Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-20
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Pe~~oqeoanio
BY the Ex-Committeeman

Printers are hustling all over Penn
| sylvania to-day on the planning of the
! ballots for the election on November
2. The Office of the secretary of the
Commonwealth finished certifying the
judicial nominations within two hours
after the Dauphin county court rend-
cred the decisions placing all six can
didates for superior court on the ball
J lot and determining the issues raised
l in Court No. of Philadelphia and
\ Erie county.
While there is little chance of the
! printing being disturbed in any coun-
| ties there is manifested all over Penn
sylvania general dissatisfaction over
the nonpartisan judicial nomination
law and the drafting of a bill to put
the enforcement of the act on a COM
mon sense basis and to set forth the
way 1t shall be enforced will be started
at the Capitol. Meanwhile sentiment
for repeal of the whole nonpartisan
scheme will be growing it is freely
predicted at the Capitol.
The entire vote in the First ward,
Braddock, cast at the primary election
on September 81 for David B. Johns
and William b. Kirker, Republican
candidates for Prothonotary, was
ordered thrown out in a decision hand
ed down in Pittsburgh yesterday by
Judges John D. Shafer and John A.
Evans. The vote in that ward as GER
titled by the Election Board gave
Johns ass and Kirker %. Johns ma
jority in the entire county, according
to the returning board, was As. BY
throwing out the vote in the Braddock
ward, Kirker obtains the nomination
for Prothonotary. Johns will contest.
-Fayette county Repu blicans have
effected probably the best organiza-
tion for a county campaign that they
have had for many a day and will go
into the election with the Democrats
split as they are in every other county
| because of the policy of the reorgan-
ization gang bosses and the blundering
way in which patronage has been dis
trbuted.
Chairman Coughlin's opening of
the Republican campaign in Luzerne
county has been a striking example of
get together among the men who
were Republicans and Bull Moosers a
few years ago. They are pulling to-
gether this year and will clean up the
Democrats.
Sheriff L. P. Kniffen, of Luzerne
county, who lost out in the Wilkes
Barre mayoralty contest, is suing to
have his name put on the ballot.
Mayor Kosek received more than Il
majority of the vote. The case is
something like that in this city.
The Philadelphia Ledger to-day
says: Governor Brum baugh's en-
trance into the Philadelphia mayoralty
campaign. under the auspices of the
Wares and as an advocate of the Or
ganization slate, marks in the opinion
! of the leaders, a definite joining of the
| Governor and his local option allies
with the fuero political plans OF Con-
gresham Ware and his brother,
Senator Ware. According to the gen.
eral talk yesterday in Organization
| circles, the Wares are preparing TO
| support the Governor in a State wide
| fight next year, if not for local option,
then surely for a commanding place
in the conference which will attempt
| to decide on delegates to the 1916
Republican National Convention AMI
| successor to United States Senator
| Oliver. So it would surprise none of
the politicians were the Wares to de-
clare for local option"
! Judge Robert s. Gawthrop has di-
rected the County Commissioners to
open the ballot box of the third pre-
cinct in West Chester and recount the
ballots cast at the late primary cleo
ton. 1t is charged that fraud was
| committed by the election officers.
| Warrants have been issued and sew
eral colored men have been arrested
on charge of furnishing liquors at the
| polling places.
Fusion has gone to smash in
Schuylkill county. A Pottsville scheme
to align the Democrats and the Bull
Moose remnant was prevented by
documents held by Republican Coun-
! ty Chairman Leib and Senator Snyder.
The Washington party leaders decided
to give their endorsement to H. II,
Seltzer, Democratic nominee for
Register. w. f. Moody, of fremont,
the Washington party nominee for this
| office agreeing to withdraw. Potts
vile dispatch says: Moody, a Re-
publican, gave his letter of withdrawal
to Leib, who instead of filing it, car
ried it around with him. In the
meanwhile Senator Snyder got a let
! ter from Moody, reconsidering his
withdrawal and Seltzer was unable 20
get on the Washington ticket. The
Washington party placed Joseph Carr
of Frackville, on their ticket for Re-
corder. Carr is also the Republican
nominee for this Office"
The Philadelphia campaign is get
| ting hot. The Philadelphia Inquirer
to-day says: Branding it the biggest
| falsehod ever uttered in Philadelphia,
Thomas B. Smith, Republican candi-
date for mayor, last night emphatically
refuted accusations made by George
| D. Porter that ten years ago in his
capacity as a bonding agent he had
conspired or assisted in any conspiracy
against George c. Dietrich. a contrac-
tor. Presenting proofs of his absolute
innocence of any such action and prov
ing beyond doubt that he had gone far
out of his way to help the contractor,
Mr.. Smith was cheered by three en-
thusiastic audiences, who individually
and collectively by their applause
showed their belief in his statements" "
WHY THEY COME BACK
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