Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-21
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

The defeat of woman suffrage in
New Jersey has stimulated rather than
anything else the campaign over the
amendment in this State. The "antis
have taken fresh hold and are getting
busy in a number of counties not Wis
tied thus far. while the advocates OF
the amendment are bracing up their
campaign.
1t seems to be the general impress
sion that close to a million votes will
be polled on the amendment. Some
people say that this is too high, but
the interest in the amendment is
greater than in any similar move
ment since the prohibition amend
ment fight in the eighties. The big
gest vote in the 1913 amendments
when the bond issue was up, was
close to 100000.
There seems to be somewhat OF
a similarity between the candidates
of Democrats in various counties OF
the State. In several counties the
Democratic nominees, like County
Commissioner John H. Eby, are on the
defensive and paving around desper-
ately to get out of the pits they have
| dug for themselves. George d. Porter
| is also doing some defending now.
Frederick Shoyer, who was one
OF the members of the reform cabinet
in Philadelphia few years ago, is out
against the Porter candidacy in Phila-
delphia.
Judge German has retired as a
candidate for mayor of Philadelphia.
The Forty-sixth Ward Democra-
tic committee in Philadelphia last
night refused to endorse George D.
Porter.
There is talk of a sticker cam
paign against Jonas Fischer, the sole
nominee for mayor of Williamsport.
Franklin county Republicans say
that there is no doubt about the whole
Republican county ticket going
through next month. The Democrats
are split as in other counties.
The announcement in the morn
ing organ of the fusion bundsters that
Mr.. Sheesley is satisfied with the
mayoralty situation reminds people of
the satisfaction felt by boy left on
an island by his pals who are rowing
home in boat to escape rain storm.
The Harrisburg mayoralty situation,
on account of the prominence given
to some politicians from Harrisburg
last year, has attracted State atten-
ton and it is generally believed that
the men behind Sheesley could not
have been prevented from running
MIN Dy all the locomotives In EnOla II
they saw a ghost of a chance.
1t is believed that the fifty per
cent. nomination clause will be very
unpopular among Democratic re-
organization gangsters when they next
meet. State Chairman Morris and
other prominent machine Democrats
were very strong for nonpartisan acts
a few years ago.
The State Grange executive COM
mittee came to town last night and
"resoluted" strongly against the pro-
posed increase in the army and navy,
but endorsed IAN educated citizen SOL
diery." The action of the Grange was
not as heavily played by the Demo-
cratic newspapers to-day as some of
its resolutions were last year.
Candidates Smith and Porter are
to debate the issues in the Philadel-
phia campaign which is presenting
many unusual features. Candidate
Smith is getting ovations at his meet
ings. The Philadelphia Inquirer to-
day says: while hundreds of voters
at two meetings in the northeast
cheered him to the echo, Thomas B.
Smith, Republican candidate for
mayor. promised real improvements to
a section of Philadelphia that loom
up as a big factor in the city's growth
during the next few years There was
nothing vague about the Smith
promises.