Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
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BY the Ex-CorSamittecman

With the official ballots certified to
the commissioners of the counties of
the State and the commissioners to
take the votes of the Pennsylvania SOL
diers in the federal service sworn in
the preparations for the election of
November are we'll in hand as far as
the State government is concerned.
1t is now up to the candidates and the
committees and the manner in which
the Republicans are pushing their
work shows the effect of good organi-
zation and confidence.
The Republican State candidates are
touring the State and will do so un-
til the sun sets on the eve of cleo
tion. Meetings are held nightly in
every county and the manner in which
the candidates are going at the ma
tional administration record is COM
mencing to tell.
The Democratic campaign thus far
has been confined to claims by State
Chairman Guffey that Wilson will
carry Pennsylvania, the Democratic
State windmill being surpassed in the
products of it's previous campaigns.
The names of the Democratic State
candidates are seldom heard and most
of the Democrats, like those who or
dercd the banner for this city, show
Ignorance of the names of candidates
for Congress at large. No Democratic
meetings worth the name have been
heard and the rank and file is disgust
ed with the Guffey method of running
campaign by making collections and
issuing claims.
The election commissioners for
the border arranged late yesterday to
leave this city on the evening of No
vember /. They will travel in a body
and have q private car which is be-
ing arranged for at their expense. The
commissioners after being sworn in
by Secretary of the Comm onwealth
Cyrus e. Woods yesterday called upon
the Governor and were greeted by
him. In response General G. B.
Dougherty thanked the Governor and
expressed appreciation of what the
department of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth had done to facilitate
the arrangements for getting the SOL
diers' votes.
The commissioners will take the
ballots and books to the commanders
of organizations to which they are ac-
credited and General Dougherty will
bring the returns to the Secretary of
the Commonwealth. The captains of
organizations, who will act as judges,
will send their returns to the prothon-
otaries of the counties represented
among the soldiers.
The assignment of Harry r. Row
land, of Philadelphia, named to take
the votes of field hospital No. 2, which
has returned, has been changed so
that he will take the vote of the field
bakery.
The Republican State candidates
will join Senator Philander C. Knox
here tonight. They are coming from
Center county and Will be met here by
friends. Tomorrow they go TO Blair
county.
Theodore Roosevelt will be asked
to speak in Philadelphia on Novem-
Der g.
William Finn, Congressman
Coleman and Representative Wood
ward spoke from the same platform
at an Allegheny meeting last night.
| Ilipn is making speeches nightly with
the Republican candidates.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: "a
Mitchell Palmer. Democratic national
committeeman from Pennsylvania, has
written letter to Joseph P. McCullen,
| secretary of the lawyers campaign
committee. indorsing the candidacy of
Judge Emery a. Walling for the Su-
prone Court and expressing a willing
ness to cooperate with the committee
| The letter reads in part: The nom
partisan judiciary law will prove itself
a sad failure If Judge Walling is not
elected by a large majority. His abil-
ity as g. lawyer and his fine record as
judge through many years of service
make him pre-eminently qualified for
| the Supreme bench. His appointment
| by the Governor met with widespread
| approval on the part of the bench and
bar of Pennsylvania and confidently
hope that his service may be continued
| by his overwhelming election by the
people,"
--Philadelphia's Republican cam
paign was enlivened last night by
| meeting at which Congressman Gra-
ham and Ware made speeches flsying
| the Wilson administration. A num-