Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-28
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By the Ex-Committeeman

The great increase in the Repub-
lican enrolment and the correspond
ing slump in the showing of the
Washington party people in Cumber-
land county has had such a depress-
ing effect upon the Democrats that al
ready they are canvassing the posi-
oilities of making a deal which will
relieve them of the necessity of max
ing a costly general fight at the cleo
tons this Fall and at the same time
will secure for them one or two of the
less important county offices. 1t is
! felt by all who are familiar with polit-
ical conditions in Cumberland, Demo-
Gratis and Washington party men as
well as Republicans, that the contests
OF this Fall are as good as settled
now and the Democrats do not take
kindly to the idea of spending money
on what they realize will be a losing
tight The only thing that is prevent
ing actual negotiations for q deal is
the difficulty of putting such thing
across with the election machinery
that exists in this State in full play.
Unlike in the days when few leaders
could arrange such matter and be
reasonably sure that it would be car
ried out to the letter the whole cleo
torate must be taken into the scheme
now. This makes it absolutely i'm
possible, of course, but there can be
! no denying that some at least of the
influential Democrats in old Mother
Cumberland dwell fondly upon the
prospect in their minds eye.
The gain in the Republican enroll
ment in Cumberland was almost 1000,
While the Democratic enrolment in
creased 270. The Republican increase
came largely from the Washington
party ranks and thus bears out the
prediction that the Republican party
would be united in the cross river
section OF the State this Fall.
OF the $500 votes polled by Roose-
velt only 225 in the entire county re-
main, the number having fallen from
700 last year. The Republican enroll
ment last year was approximately
5,100. This year it is $3.50. gain of
1870. The Democratic was last year
$500 in round numbers. This year it
is $40. There is a small scattered
enrolment: Prohibitionists 129, So
cialists 147 and unenrolled 1,730.
DR.. F. H. Brobst, head of the Tax
payers League of Reading, who has
acquired some reputation as munich
after honors as joker. At all events
he has told Reading people who have
urged him to become candidate for
mayor that he will, if the salary of the
place is reduced to 81 per year. 1t
now pays $500. AS that would make
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the hard-headed citizens of the Berks
metropolis have turned their attention
elsewhere.
A call has gone forth for a meet
ing of the Democratic county COM
mittee of Lancaster county, to be held
next Tuesday. There is nothing for
the committee, to do but according to
the Lancaster newspapers someone
suggested that the committee was not
called together often enough, and that
was enough for Battling Ben Davis.
collector of internal revenue for the
Ninth district and Democratic county
chairman of Lancaster county, and he
'socked' in call. If the committeeman
when they turn up do not have some
thing of weight to consider the chair
man will tell them some stories and
supply them with choice Lancaster
county cigars.
j. Henry Williams, well-known
member of the Philadelphia bar, is
beginning to be prominently mentioned
as a possible successor to Charles E.
Rice, president judge of the Superior
Court who has declined to be a candi- |
date for reelection. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Williams is entirely accept
able to the Republican organization,
which has already endorsed Judges
Orlady and Head, of the Superior
bench. whose terms have expired and
who will come up for reelection next
Fall.
1t is among the possibilities that
Philadelphia will join Chicago in hav-
ing q woman for city superintendent
'of schools. Among those mentioned
as possible successors to the late
DR.. William C. Jacobs, who followed
Governor Brumbaugh in that position,
are DR.. Lucy L. L. Wilson, a teacher
in the girls high school; Miss Kath-
crime E. Puncheon, head of the Phila-
delphia high school for girls. and Miss
Margaret 7. Mcguire, principal of the
George Washington public school. DR.
John P. CARRIER has been appointed
acting superintendent until the Sep
tember meeting of the board.
Friends of William T. Tilden. three
times president of the Union League
OF Philadelphia and prominent in the |
political, business and social life of that
city, are beginning to feel real alarm |
over the state of his health. He is |
suffering from a general breakdown |
and has been removed from his apart
ments at the league to the German
Hospital
A. Nevin DIETRICH, of Chambersburg,
and State chairman of the Washington |
party, has qualified for place in the |
Optimists' Hall of Fame. In response
to a telegram from a Philadelphia |
newspaper calling his attention to the |
decision of the New York State Pro-
gressives to maintain their State or
ganization he wired that the Wash
ington party State organization is all |
right and will be heard from in no un-
certain terms when the time comes"
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