Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-05
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kept their return and tally sheets. In
Philadelphia, Lehigh, Berks and
other counties the count of the vote
yesterday developed that there were
many blunders made by election Off
GERS. These errors. however. did not
seem TO have much effect upon the
results. but indicated that the boards
had not followed instructions.
The mistakes are considered to be
due in many cases to the failure of
election officers to carefully carry out
the printed rules. to the haste to get
through and to the WEAKNESS incident
TO the long sitting on election day and
the tedious counting due to the
enormous ballots and the complicated
Icutting
All over the State there are COM
plants being made about the ballot
and the blunders turned up in the
counting only show what is the usual
result of conditions such as prevail IN
the election laws,
speaking at Philadelphia yester-
day Senator Penrose said: The cleo
ton clearly indicates two things;
First, that the country is strongly
| Republican; second, that President
Wilson'S alleged popularity and
strength because of the war have no
foundation whatever. President Will
son is distinctly unpopular through
Oul liC tOuHiiNs anu HIS
tion is destined to be repudiated at
| the next election"
/ That Senator Penrose is to be
much before the people the next year
or so and will be strongly supported
is indicated by the Philadelphia In
quirer to-day. The Inquirer says:
| Thomas B. Smith, mayor-elect of
Philadelphia, will leave to-day for a
two weeks visit to Hot Springs. Vir-
ginia. He has announced that he has
determined upon a policy in which
when he has anything to say upon
public questions he will make known
his views in a formal way. He yes
terday met a number of the men who
were potential in bringing about his
election and it is believed that he will
adhere rigidly to his promises of Civ
ing a high-class administration and
recognizing all elements of the party
which contributed to the big victory
of Tuesday last. Mr.. Smith was in
conference with Senator Boies Pen
rose yesterday and there is reason to
! believe that upon all questions OF
State or National politics the incom-
ing mayor will cooperate with the
senior Senator whom he is said TO
recognize as the head of the Republi-
can party in Pennsylvania and the
representative of the State in the Ma
tional Republican organization.
THE Schuylkill court is puzzled
about what to do in the case of an
election error which came to light
yesterday. Although he was nomi-
mated at the September primaries as
Democratic candidate for Supervisor
in Washington township, his defeated
opponents name appeared on the off,
cial ballot last Tuesday, and Henry
Wagner is contesting the election of
II. II. Hummel.
The returns for the six candidates
for the three places on the superior
court bench are still incomplete. In
many counties the returns are sealed
up and will not be known until official
counts are completed. In some coun-
ties it will take week or more be-
fore the complete vote is officially
known. However, figures at hand
show that, beyond all doubt Judges
Head and Orlady were reelected and
that ]. Henry Williams was chosen
for the third place on the bench by a
large plurality.
The Philadelphia Press to-day
says: philadelphia can secure the
Republican National Convention
which will nominate the next Presi-
dent OF the United States if neces-
sary efforts are put forth" said Sena-
tor James P. McNichol yesterday, dis
:
publican National Committeeman
from every State to arrange for the
Presidential nomination convention.
The committee will meet in Washing
ton December IA. Senator McNichol
!, pointed out, however, that no matter
how eager Philadelphia was to Sc
cure the convention, the desire must
be supported by substantial obliga-
tion of liabilities if any hope of sue
cess in the movement to make Phila-
delphia the meeting place is enter
tanned"
District Attorney George w.
MaXey and county detectives are
searching for several election officers
; accused of having perpetrated frauds
in Tuesdays election in Lackawanna.
Carbondale election officers padded
! the vote, according to the evidence
the District Attorney has, it being ell
legged that in one district where only
120 voters were registered that 100
voted.
I'm the closest election in the his
tory of Columbia county the official
count last night showed that Henry
Pursel had been elected County Com
missioner over William Vought by five
votes.
-Lehigh, Democratic stronghold
. ! uulll Tie DObSeS DeR0n
to reign, has elected a lot of Republi-
can county officials including a sheriff.
Franklin county is strongly Re-
publican again and so is Columbia.
The official count of the TUESDAYS
! election results in Northum berland
county was completed late last night.
1t showed that woman suffrage car
ried Clio to SOLO, a plurality of just
, 100. The successful candidates are
, John H. Glass, Republican, Shamokin,
! county treasurer; Frank H. Strouss
Democrat, Mt. Carmel, district at
torney; Reese jeremiah, Republican,
, Shamokin. sheriff; DIR. Frederick p
. Steck, Democrat. Shamokin, coroner:
Aaron Raker, Democrat, Shamokin,
controller; Frederick r. Dornsife,
Democrat, Dornsife: P. Joseph
Schmidt, Democrat, Shamokin, and
John ]. Roach, Republican, Shamokin
commissioners.
Senator Jarrett, who lost out in
the judicial contest in Mercer county
to James A. McLaughry, made this
statement: 1.-THE battle is over. /
gave the best that was in me. The
people have spoken. have no
apologies and no regrets. I am salts
fed" McLaughry was law student
under James 4 Sfranqhan