Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
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BY the Ex-CoIumitteeman

Pennsylvania's Republican State
campaign will enter upon the closing
week with big meeting in Pottsville,
the home of Auditor General candi-
date Charles A. Snyder, and mass
meetings in every county in Pennsyl-
vania- Nightly meetings will be held
until Saturday, except in some coun-
ties where Halloween celebrations will
interfcre- Tho campaign is to be
closed with a dozen or more big meet
ings, one of which is to be held in
Philadelphia at which Philander c.
Knox, Governor Brunbaugh, William
Draper Lewis and Congressman
George S. Graham will speak.
Republican State Chairman Crow, en-
couraged by the reports which are be-
ing received and by the big registra-
ton, is planning to make the close of
the campaign notable. The Democra-
tic claim agents have pretty nearly
gone out of business and the predic-
tions about Democratic congressman
and legislators are about as empty as
those of carrying the State for Will
son.
The general reports about Wilson
night in Pennsylvania. on Saturday
were to the effect that only the dyed
in-the-wool fellows turned out and that
there were slim meetings in some
Dem ocrauc cepters-
-Philander c. Knox will speak to-
night in Pottsviile with the Republican
candidates. Among the vice-presi-
dents at the meeting will be Judges c.
n. Brumm and MacHenry Wilhelm.
Judge R. H, Koch will be chairman.
Reports from West Chester are to
the effect that a canvass of the III
districts of Chester county show that
in spite of the efforts of State Treasur-
er Berry and the Democratic claims T.
Earry Eyre will be elected to the State
Senate. The election OF Republican
legislators is certain and Congressman
Butler will sweep the county.
Friends of Congressman Kiess say
that it is only a question of the size
of his majority. He will be heard
from next as a candidate for Cover
nor.
Union county Republicans gave
Congressman Focht, Senator W. c.
Mcconnell and Representative II. M.
Showaiter a great reception on Satur-
day night. The congressman said that
even Democratic Fulton was going to
go Republican this year.
Senator Sproul was hailed as the
next Governor when he addressed
meetings in Chester and Media last
week.
-Vandergrift Republicans had
big meeting on Saturday night at
WHICH secretary OF lne commonwealth
Woods and Senatorial Candidate
James B. Weaver spoke.
Register ]. B. Sheehan and ex-
Representative d. j. Shern Joined the
Republican orators in the Philadei-
phia meetings on Saturday.
-Ex-Attorney General Hampton L.
Carson is making Hughes speeches in
Philadelphia and will preside at sever
al meetings.
Allegheny Republicans will have
as high as eight meetings a night this
week. The reelection of all Repub-
lican congressman in the county is
now declared certain.
Governor Brumbaugh, who pre-
dicted 100000 majority for Hughes in
Pennsylvania in speech at New
York, says that was the result of a
careful analysis Of the situation.
The old reliable T. K. Van Dyke
was put into the limelight by the
Democratic bosses on Saturday night
at the Wilson night exercises as the
type of Democrat they would like to
be IL the fusion boosters would only
leave them alone. Mr.. Van Dyke
read the Presidents message and AL
derman George D; Herbert sat on the
platform with Chairman Royal. A
speech was made hy William Ingra-
ham, assistant to Secretary of War
Baker of Valley Forge and Mexican
plot infamies.
The Prohibition national candi-
dates will be here for a plain talk to
the voters on Wednesday night. They
are now touring the State and Chair
man B. E. 2. Prugh, of the Prohibition
State committee. has joined them.
The candidates will speak in the court
house and will be greeted by a pretty
good audience as Ex-Governor Hanly,
candidate for President, is well known
here.
Republican County Chairman Joe
Kline, of Cumberland county, reports
large attendance at the meetings be-
ing held throughout the county and
that Senator Franklin Martin is sure
OF a fine majority. Reports from other
parts of that district are that Scotty
Leiby is getting about but that the
people are for Martin. Scotty is an
earnest young man, but Senator Mar
tin has the public confidence.
Warren will vote on the question
of becoming third class city on Mo-
vember 7, Butler, which has a popu-
lation of about $4,000 In also stirring