Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-09
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By the Ex- Committeeman

Indications are that the Republican
State committee will stand upon the
national platform as has been done by
the Democratic State committee in
this campaign. The Democrats adopt
ed resolutions which dealt with ma
tional matters at their meeting here
in June and have apparently seen no
occasion to change it. The Republicans
will probably do likewise.
The State committee is meeting this
afternoon in Philadelphia with men
from all over the State in attendance
and the candidates on hand to make
addresses. 1t is doubtful whether Gov
ernor Brumbaugh will attend the
meeting.
Tonight the members of the State
committee will attend the big Hughes
meeting. Mr.. Hughes will be the only
speaker at the meeting. He will be
met at Trenton by a committee and be
escorted to the city and given a not
able welcome. The two United States
Senators and the Governor and his
staff will welcome him with a COM
mittee of eminent citizens.
Registration appears to be trou-
bled with the same apathy as the ma
tional campaign. None of the parties
has registered what was expected.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh both
Wilkes-Barre are mot up to two years
ago. Reading is the only city to make
good return and it is within Al of
the record. Easton registered only
$500. Pottsville showed a Democra-
tic loss of 1000 citizens who refused
to declare politics.
The official returns will come in
to-day and tomorrow and something
like an estimate will then be possible.
Speaking in Philadelphia Satur-
day Governor Brumbaugh said that he
expected to see Hughes get 125,000
plurality in Pennsylvania with ease.
The Clarion county bar has given
Justice Walling u notable endorse
ment Other upstate lawyers organi-
cations are lining up for the justice.
Candidate Hughes will come
through this section of the State to-
morrow, leaving Philadelphia for
Chambersburg during the morning
From that point. where he is to make
a brief speech, he goes to Hagerstown.
Mr. Hughes will speak at the Union
station plaza tomorrow morning.
Philadelphia policemen and all city
employees are earnestly agitating an
increase in pay.
Fifteen Wilkes-Barre policemen
who resigned because ordered to ride
on street cars, will be replaced al
once.
Republicans of Upper Bucks
county had big meeting at Quaker
town on Saturday and arranged the
campaign. The Bucks Republican or
ganization is a strong one this year.
-Philander c. Knox will open the
Westmoreland county campaign al
Greensburg on Wednesday when the
district and legislative candidates will
speak with him.
The Philadelphia North American
accuses Democratic National Chair
man Mccormick of forgetting some
thing in his eagerness to run the ma
tional campaign. 1t twits him because
he was called from the job of Saving
Pennsylvania for Wilson" to the task
of directing party maneuvers." II
adds that he Seemingly left his local
option convictions behind him in cold
storage"
William Finn. who is one of the
Republican candidates for presidential
clector, does not agree with some of
the men who object to the present
primary and judicial nomination laws
and says he would oppose any change.
Speaking at Pittsburgh, the former
senator said: 1.-THE direct primary and
the nonpartisan ballot laws were Sc
cured after years of effort by q ma
jority of the people that believed
Pennsylvania should have the advan-
tage of these advanced laws and, in
my judgment, very large number of
these people would quickly turn in re-
sentiment against any party which in
its platform sought to strike them
down. Instead of returning to the old