Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-15
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ties occurred yesterday when ]. Ken
inedy Johnston, the temperance candi-
! date, quit the field. Center contest
| had attracted wide attention through
| out the State and the sudden with
| drawal of Johnston caused surprise
A dispatch from Bellefonte says: u.
| Kennedy Johnston, who came out
| last week as the leader of the temper
ance and church people, withdrew
from the contest, because he says he
was not receiving the united support
of either the Center County Temper
ance League or the churchmen who
| induced him to come out. Mr.. Johns
tons withdrawal leaves the fight be-
tween Judge Ellis l.. Orvis and Henry
c. Quigley, both license candidates.
| Concerning his withdrawal from the
race, Mr.. Johnston says: MY mind
has not been changed one iota as to
what I consider for the best interests
! of our people, but, owing to the mac
tivity of those who were presumed to
assist in the campaign in various ways,
as we'll as the lack of unity of purpose
of our church people, | deem it advis-
| able to withdraw from the contest,
which l hereby do, as / do not feel
warranted in attempting to carry the
burdens without a hearty cooper
alton" The Rev. Walter Fay Carson,
head of the Temperance League, stated
that Mr.. Johnston's withdrawal needs
Rev. Carson, "I feel that we have on
the one hand eXacted too much of
| Mr.. Johnston, and on the other have
conceded too much to the opposition"
Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. IA. - To ex-
pedite the hearing of appeals taken by
| David B. Johns. one of the candidates
on the Republican ticket at the pri-
mary for the office of prothonotary,
| from the recount of votes, two more
judges of Allegheny's Courts of Com
mon Pleas were put to work. The
judges are Ambrose B. Reid and James
| Carpenter Judges Shafer and Evans
will remain on duty in Room No. 2.
The Philadelphia campaign is
starting in earnest. The Philadelphia
Press to-day says: The Republican
Mayoralty campaign now occupies the
stage of public interest-monopoli
! by the worlds series-and until the
close of the contest, Saturday, October
80, it will make up in vigor what it
may have lost in length. Tonight
Thomas B. Smith, harmony candidate
for the Mayoralty, and all the other
candidates will begin their tour of the
city by attending three meetings de-
signed primarily for the workers.
Meetings, however, are not to be the
only activities of the Republican or
ganiZation. Yesterday the committee
of thirty lawyers recently appointed
| by the city committee to prevent the
illegal use of the police force in the
election, appointed a subcommittee to
formally draft an open letter to be
sent to Director of Public Safety
Dripps, Superintendent of Police Rob-
inson and other officials, notifying
them that any violation of the law will
be met with instant prosecution
George n portar r,ade I,ic fret on
pearance as the MayoraIty candidate
of the Franklin party, of Philadelphia,
before meeting of it's city commit
tee last evening at Philadelphia and in
his address he explained that though
during the last few weeks on the
stump he had repeatedly declared him
self to be Republican in national
politics, he did not desire to be mis-
understood, because the Franklin par
ty sis fundamentally no more a Re-
publican party than 1t is a Democra-
tic party"
Men conversant with Cumberland
county politics have remarked upon
the utter collapse of the Democratic
campaign in that county. A few years
ago the Democrats were decidedly
militant in that county, but they seem
to have quit the game this year. The
| WetZel- Biddle judicial contest stirred
up few old fights and the result will
probably be a Republican victory all
along the line.
Over 200 ties had to be decided by
lot in Pittsburgh yesterday. This is
the largest number in any county out
side of Philadelphia.
| Perry countyS district attorney
ship contest is attracting much atten-
ton. The candidates are rivals of two
campaigns and are making tours of
the county and personal appeals 1t
looks Republican.
Assistant Postmaster General
| Blakslee is having a hard time to
straighten out the kinks in the Demo-
cratic administration of the Philadel-
phia post office.
-Easton's mayoralty campaign bids
fair to be stirring one. The two
candidates are former rivals.
Steps are being taken to start an
independent movement against Jonas
Fischer nominated for mayor of Will
Transport by more than fifty per cent
-Allegheny's Democratic County
Executive Committee decided no at
tempt would be made to have one of
the Democratic candidates for county
commissioner withdraw. This will
mean the names of John Houlahen
and John A. Martin will be printed on
the ballot Some effort has been made
to have Mr.. Houlahen retire, but he
declined to quit the contest. The fight
in the November election on the COM
missionership will come on the min
ority place. A. c. Gumbert and Frank
j. Harris, the Republican nominees
are not expected to have any real con-
test. ]. Denny O'Neil has the Bull
Moose, Roosevelt Progressive and Key
stone nominations, So far he has not
indicated what he intends to do.
Blair county Republicans expect
to elect their whole ticket with good
majorities.
Following the meeting of the AL
legheny Democratic Executive COM
mittee, County Chairman John A.
Martin announced his campaign com
mittee with James A. Clark as chair
man and H. E. Williams as secre-
tary. The membership is big enough
| to contain most of the Democratic vot-
ers of the county. With a presidential
election coming next year and hard
fight in prospect for the minority
county commissionership, the Martin
| faction is recognizing for the first time
the ''old guard" Democrats. The cam
paign committee includes Colonel Cuff
fey.