Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-24
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By the Ex- Committeeman

Certification of the official ballot of
the November election was completed
last night by Chief Clerk George ID.
Thorn, of the department of Secretary
of the Commonwealth, who has been
sitting up at night getting it into
shape. The official ballot goes to all
of the counties. and is sheet twenty
two by twenty-five inches square with
eleven places to vote straight ticket
and five electoral tickets with the
usual blank column in addition.
The straight ticket spaces are DEM
ocratic, Washington, Republican, So
cialist, Bull Moose. Roosevelt Pro-
gressive, Prohibition, Industrialist,
Keystone, Personal Liberty and Sin
gle Tax and some of the parties named
are making their last appearance.
The nonpartisan Supreme Court
ticket is in space at the top and
there are spaces for the other offices
to be filled.
Some attempts to withdraY names
were made to-day, but the ballots have
gone out and tardy men will have to
ask county commissioners to take
their names off the final proofs. Some
eminent citizens who are on unusual
tickets will have surprises when they
see the ballots.
Many people from this section of
the State will attend the Knox meet
ing here tomorrow night. Mr.. Knox
is coming from Washington direct
to this city and will be the first speak
er. He will leave next day for In
diana to make a speech. The State
candidates will be here tomorrow af-
ternoon.
Democratic State Chairman Cuff
fey is out again. In a speech at Phil
adelphia last night he solemnly as
sured a bunch of Old Guard Demo-
Gratis, whom he had been fighting for
couple of years, that Wilson had
chance to carry PENNSYLVANIA. He
said that the President was going to
the Philadelphia line with a majority.
The Guffey rhapsody included carry
ing Allegheny for Wilson and election
of many Democratic congressman.
Southern congressman are being
imported into Philadelphia to tell the
voters how to vote.
-Senator Charles A. Snyder, Re-
publican candidate for Auditor Cen
eral, who spoke last night at the Pen
brook rally LETT this morning for Cen
ter county where he will make
speeches tonight The senator was
we'll satisfied with the outlook and re-
marked uron the enthusiasm shown
ct the Penbrook meeting. He will
speak here tomorrow night.
-Governo.. Brumbaugh will leave
tomorrow for New York, where he
has two days speaking engagements.
provided his cold does not interfere.
Tile ballots and other parcels of
supplies for the soldiers will contain
notices that since the lists were print
ed numerous changes have been made
AMI that attention should be directed
tc ;hem.
The Pittsburgh Times
charges that DIR. r. J. Black, former
mayor of McKeesport and one of the
men named to take the vote of the
soldiers on the border is opposing part
of the Republican ticket in his con-
gressional district.
The Lackawanna county Republi-
can committee has arranged numerous
| meetings for this week and next at
which men prominent in Republican
and Progressive affairs in that end
of the State will speak,
Richard J. Baldwin, the Delaware
| representative, who is prominently
mentioned as the probable speak
er of the next House, will participate
in the campaign in Allegheny and
other counties. He will speak in be-
half of the national and State tickets
William Finn was the speaker at
the noon day Hughes rally in Pitts
burgh to-day. 1t was his third speech
of the campaign in behalf of the ticket
congressman NORM and Porter will
speak later in the week.
philadelphia Republicans will have
- 0f !, t.
which Governor Brumbaugh and 9TH
ers are to speak in behalf of Hughes.
The suit to oust Tamaqua coun-
cilmen on charges of being interested
in borough contracts was inaugurated
yesterday at Pottsville, the writ hav-
ing been allowed by Attorney General
Brown recently. The action will de-
termine a number of disputed ques-
tions.
Governor Brumbaugh has reiter-
ated his stand in favor of woman suf-
frage in a letter sent to Mrs. c.. w.
Dibert at Johnstown. The Governor
says he will do what he can.
II. Larry Eyre is having q lively
time on the stump in Chester county.
Farmers, egged on by Democratic
bosses, have started to hackle him
about road taxes.
Public Service Commissioner Will
liam A. Magee is to make some speech
es in Allegheny county this week, the
first being tomorrow night when he
will discuss national issues.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Woods is to be the orator of the occa-
sion at several Westmoreland county
rallies this week. He will speak at
Latrobe tomorrow night
-Ex-Mayor Weaver and others
prominent in Independent politics in
Philadelphia, made addresses last
! night in that city in which Wilson was
sharply attacked. Prominent Pro-
| gressives also spoke.
In Philadelphia there are threats
of fights on councilmen who vote in
favor of the tax rate advance
DR.. w. w. Trinkie, Philadelphia
common councilman, has been ap-
pointed a coroner's physician in that
city.