Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-13
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Republican campaigns have been
opened in most counties of the State
under auspices as favorable as those in
Dauphin county and the leaders of
the Republicans, encouraged by the
return to the ranks of many who fol-
lowed the Bull Moose in 1912, are
making their fights for clean-ups in
city and county tickets. The feeling
of victory which was in the air before
tions last November is far greater this
year and the general State situation is
indicative of Republican sweeps.
The Republican State committee Of
hcials have been keeping in close
touch with the county organizations
and are helping wherever possible,
the work preliminary to the campaign
of 1916 being mapped out
The manner in which the campaign
has started in Philadelphia has heart
ened Republicans in many districts.
The opening meetings have been held
in Delaware, Jefferson, Erie and other
counties where Republicans are lined
up strongly.
The Democracy of Lackawanna,
which has been pointed to with pride
number of occasions is all shot to
pieces this year and it looks as though
Lackawanna would have fine Repub-
lican vote this year. This is the way it
is summed up by one of the Scranton
papers: Talking of Democratic poll
tics is reminder of the definition of
chaos The two-year county organi-
zation doesn't seem as permanent to-
day as the night when, with w. A. Will
cox out of the city, the committee met
and elected Victor Burschel chairman.
Wilcox guided the Lackawanna Dem
ocracy through its last State campaign,
when the party was rent asunder by
the strife between the Palmer-Mc-
Cormick faction and the Michael j.
Ryan strength. His organization then
was very much divided against him,
and his friends thought that with
some of the old scorces forgotten and
chances for welding the factions to-
gether Chairman Wilcox ought to get
the job for at least one term. This
idea didn't come to pass. Instead, the
committee organized and got busy be-
fore the primary"
Philander c. Knoxs candidacy for
the United States Senate from Penn
sylvania to succeed Senator George It.
Oliver, who has stated that he will not
run for reelection, will be announced
in the near future. The term of Sem
ator Oliver extends to 1917, but the
election of his successor will take place
year from next November. The
former Pennsylvania Senator is now
in Washington.
Forty more informations, charging
violations of the election laws, growing
out of the contest for the Republican
nomination for the office of Allegheny
county prothonotary, being waged be-
tween David b. Johns and Prothono-
tary William B. Kirker, were made
yesterday before Alderman Patrick j.
Sullivan in Pittsburgh No arrests
have been made, Alderman Sullivan
stating the arrests would be made to-
day. The irformations were made by
William F. Fidler, one of Mr.. Johns
supporters. Mr.. Sullivan said he could
not divulge the names of the men.
Prospects for the reelection of
President Judge Charles E. Terry, of
the Wyoming Sullivan district, are i'm
proved by the fact that H. S. Harding,
who failed as candidate for nomin-
alton at the primaries. has declared
in favor of Terrys election, and asks
his friends to support him. Judge
Terry, who Joined with Associate
Judge Mott in refusing all liquor Ii.
censes in Wyoming county this year,
county dry" also, because he was out
voted by the two associate judges of
that county, is supported by the tenn
perance people.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
says: Campaign leaders of the Penn
sylvania Association Opposed to Wo-
man Suffrage, who met yesterday at
the headquarters in the Finance
Building, expressed the opinion that
this State will defeat votes for women
at the election to be held in November.
Reports from various counties were
read by Mrs. Horace Brock, president
of the association, and they tended to
show that q large majority of the vot-
ers intended to cast their ballots in the
mo" column. Most of the districts in
the eastern part of the State were rep
resented at the meeting, and those in
charge of the work declared there was
little doubt but what the antis would
win an easy victory"