Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-23
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By the Ex-Committeeman

One hundred and twelve of the men
who sat in the last House of Repre-
sentatives have been reelected, ac-
cording to the reports which have
been received here from counties.
These reports are in advance of the
official returns, which will commence
to come in as soon as the soldier vote
is all counted. The House contains
2O7 members. so that there is rather
large proportion of new men.
Analysis of the reports shows that
IS of the members of the last session
who voted against the local option bill
have been reelected and that 33 of
those who voted for it have been re-
elected. Likewise, one member who
declined TO vote has been returned.
Local option people claim all the
way from So to II members of the
next House.
The first returns from counties
which completed soldier votes are ex-
pected at the State Department next
week. Official returns have been sent
back as fast as received, as the law
demands that the soldier vote be in
cluded. 1t is expected that within ten
days the official vote will be COM
pleted.
With nearly 5000 friends and ac-
quaintances present, funeral services
for Charles j. Roney, Philadelphia
member of the House of Representa-
tives and we'll known in political cir
cles, were held yesterday. Until 10
o'clock in the morning q stream of
mourners' passed in and out of the
family residence and the street near by
was crowded with people. No funeral
in South Philadelphia had for years
been attended by so many persons.
After the services at the home the
body was removed to the Church of
st. Philip de Neri, where solemn re-
QUEEN mass was celebrated.
William G. Wright, treasurer of the
state committee of the Single Tax
party. filed a statement of expenses of
the party organization at the Capitol
to-day showing s240.17 contributed
and S235.0S expended.
Thomas Shipley. Republican elector,
certified to spending s125, and Ma
thaniel Spear, Republican elector, to
$3.50. Less than $50 was expended by
the Walling judicial campaign COM
mittee of York county; ]. Elmer Perry
and Charles Winebar, Socialist cleo
toral candidates, and Charles Burner,
Industrialist electoral candidate, Ellis
A. Gimbel. Republican elector, and
II Etu IL. w N6tuO, electoral
candidate, spent nothing.
Judge Harvey W. Whitehead refused
the motion of attorneys for Mayor
Jonas Fischer to quash the quo war
ranto proceedings against the Will
Transport executive to compel him to
show cause why he holds Office. Upon
the petition of citizens, the Attorney
General has started custer proceedings
against Fischer on the grounds that he
is not naturalized. They contend that
he was born in Austria and that the
only step he has ever taken in this
country to obtain citizenship was to
take out his first papers. Numerous
demands have been made on Fischer
to submit proof of his citizenship with
out definite results He was elected
mayor at the 1915 primaries, receiving
more than a sufficient number of votes
over his opponent, ex-Mayor Stabler,
to give him the Office without a fight
at the general election. The former
mayors friends. however, waged an
other campaign with the use of stick
ers, but Fischer was a winner. The
charge of not being a citizen was
lodged against the mayor soon after
he was elected, but was not presented
for definite action until several months
ago, when the Attorney General was
petitioned to start quo warranto pro-
ceedings for the ousting of the mayor
Ine petition was granted, the State
becoming the plaintiff. with the under
standing that the costs were to be
borne by the petitioners.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
says: Whether or not the charges of
fraud preferred by Democratic watch
ers against certain election boards
warrant congressional investigation
of the methods employed in rolling up
big Republican majorities in some of
the wards of the city at the presiden-
tial election will be determined to-
morrow. when the organization COM
mittee of the Democratic city commit
tee meets. Much evidence concerning
the filing of fraudulent returns and the
forcing of assistance on reluctant
voters who, although registered as Re-
publicans, were desirous of casting
their ballots for the Democratic presi-
dental electors, has been placed in the
hands of the committee"