Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
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By the Ex-Committeeman

Allegheny county's muddle over Re-
publican nominations is getting to the
point where independent movements
will be started to have the candidates
! involved fight il out. 1t Is probable
that Kirker and Johns, the candidates
for prothonotary, will be named by
| friends and the battle settled. Whether
j. Denny ONeil will run for COM
missioner as an independent will be
settled tonight. Fourteen additional
appeals were filed in Common Pleas
court by David B. Johns, from the
recount of the county commissioners.
Kirker has also filed appeals. The at
tention of the county commissioners
| was called to the fact that the legal
| right of accused members of election
| boards to serve and tabulate the vote
which would be cast at the regular
election November was raised. The
opinion of virtually all of the county
officers asked on the matter was that
their right to serve cannot be ques-
toned, except in cases where convic-
| tions are secured on confessions made
| before the election. Probing into the
recent election continues under the
direction of Judges John d. Shafer and
John A. Evans in Common Pleas
court. who showed their displeasure
at the way the hearing Jagged. You
will have to move more rapidly" Judge
| Evans said to counsel. I'VE have made
| little progress here" That the cleo
ton board in the first precinct of
Williamsburg gave voters ballots who
mary day, and permitted them to vote
as charged by Johns was admitted by
members of the board.
Simon H. Sell, the Bedford county |
candidate for the president judgeship |
of the Bedford Huntingdon Miff1in |
district, who met defeat at the recent |
primaries, has made public declara-
ton in favor of the reelection of
Judge Joseph NJ. Woods.
Only a few hundred persons took
advantage yesterday of the amend
ment to the personal registration act,
provided by the last Legislature, to
qualify for the election in Philadel-
phia. The Legislature had amended
the act so that persons purchasing a
poll-taX receipt up to October were
entitled to vote, provided that they
had an excuse for not qualifying at
the regular registration days. The
Registration Commissioners set aside
yesterday as a special day for the
hearing of these cases, but few per-
sons appeared to thus qualify. Among
those placed on the lists by the Regis
tration Commissioners yesterday were
eX-Chief Justice d. Newlin Fell. of the
supreme court of Pennsylvania and
Judge William H. Stake.
Mayor Blankenburg is taking
seriously, from all accounts, the dis
covery" by George D. Porter, his can
didate for mayor, that there was
plot to sell the Philadelphia city
water works. This is very much like
some of the discoveries made by the
Democratic State machine sleuths last
Fall. The voters of the State ap-
praised them very nicely.
Quite in striking contrast to the
disorganized condition of the Demo-
Gratis, the Republicans of Lackawanna
county have been working out a plan
for effective work at the election. The
Republicans are united under County
Chairman Herbert L. Taylor and have
opened headquarters in Scranton from
which to push their fight.
The Montgomery county Republi-
can campaign opened up last night
with meetings at Glenside and things
look very we'll for the success of the
whole Republican ticket.
Allentown is considerably stirred |
up by the charges made about the way
city finances are being administered
and there will be Taxpayers League I
formed. Charges are now being made
about the assessments and it is also |
alleged that Fairgrounds are being |
overdone.
-Recounts of votes for local offices
have been forced in a number of
counties in the eastern part of the
State. They show numerous errors on
rural boards. Apparently a school for |
election officers is needed in few
places.
Leonard Harrison, prominent |
Tioga man, has taken charge of the |
work of the citizens campaign for the |
reelection of Judge David Cameron |
The committee is trying to secure ora
tors of national repute. Attempt Is |
being made to have Representative |
Hobson of Alabama, or some other as |
noted speaker come here for series |
of meetings. According to accounts |
filed with the prothonotary, the pri-
mary expenses of the leading candi-
dates for judge were as follows: S. +. |
Channel. s2.139.S0; T. A. Critchton,
s1,32462; David Cameron, S655.22,
and +. H. Rockwell, s491.72. Cameron |
and Channell are the nominees.
County Controller Hendershot, of |
Luzerne county refuses to pay the |
salary increases provided for chief
deputies in county offices by the last
Legislature unless forced to do so by
court opinion. Controller Hendershot |
takes the stand that a salary increase
authorized by the Legislature does not |
apply to clerks in Offices at the time
that the increase was allowed. The |
clerks will carry the case to court.
I'LL USE THE OLD ONE
BY Wing DInger
nesd a new golf bag,