Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-23
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1t is a week since Pennsylvanians
voted at the direct Statewide primary
and no one knows to-day with any
degree of accuracy the result of the
various elections, while the honors
over which men battled are still in
doubt. The dissatisfaction expressed
in this city last week and noted in this
column is growing all over the State
and there are demands for remedies
which range all the way to a return
TO the old vest pocket ballot which a
man might take home the night be-
fore and mark at his leisure after
studying 1t to the convention system.
Efforts are being made to hurry along
the count, but in each county commits
sioners have their own troubles over
it.
The report of the elections law COM
mission, for which the State spent over
$4,000, went into the discard. 1T
represented the ripe judgment of such
men as William U. Hensel David II.
Lane and Others well known in politics
and 1t is believed would have removed
many of the causes for irritation now
so freely pointed out
Just what attitude will be taken by
the Governor on one side and Senator
Penrose on the other regarding a
change in the law is not known, but
something will be done. A flock of
bills for changes from the systems
enacted ten years ago and tinkered
with since are certain when. the gavels
fall on Capitol Hill next year.
Justice Emory A. Walling, does
not appear to be disturbed about the
vote for Palmer for supreme court
justice nomination and the friends of
the Erie jurist point out that it will be
impossible for Palmer to become the
sole nominee. Under the law and the
decisions of the Dauphin county court,
candidate to be sole nominee must
not only have a majority of all votes
cast for the office to which he aspires
under the nonpartisan act, but he
must also have majority of all votes
cast at the primary. AS the total nom
partisan vote may not reach fifty per
cent. of the primary vote. as computed
for nominees getting high vote, it
will be impossible for any one to be
sole nominee. Hence, both names will
go on the ballot.
The Reading Eagle, among other
State newspapers, voices the dissatis-
faction of the voters of it's community
with the operation of the personal reg
istration and primary laws. The Eagle
says that while the vote was fair at
the primaries in Berks county, there
is generally heard objection to the
cumbersome restrictions and q prefer
ence for a change which will simplify
matters.
From all accounts Governor
Brumbaugh is as fixed in his deter
mination to be n candidate for chair
man of the Pennsylvania delegation to
Chicago as he was three months ago.
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advisers to fight for the chairmanship.
1t is likely that this ambition will
bring him into direct conflict with
Senator Penrose.
Pittsburgh men are said to be
urging the Governor to throw up his
candidacy for President unless he can
get all of the votes in the delegation
and to announce himself as a candi-
date for chairman of the delegation
instead, a move, which 1t is believed
by the western men, will give him
Roosevelt delegates in the fight with
Penrose.
Local option men, who have been
scanning returns, say that as a result
of the primaries the Governor has
lost supporters in Jefferson, Somerset,
Luzerne, Washington and Allegheny
counties. The men defeated, they say,
were backed by the administration
and on a known local option platform.
Senator Charles A. Snyder, who
was here yesterday afternoon, appear
ed to be supremely confident of the
outcome of the primary for Auditor
General. The Senator did not make
claims or give figures, but he said
that he was sausfied with the result.
The Philadelphia North American
quotes Henry G. Wasson as saying that
he is not candidate for reelection as
ton nd hpf h a
will abide by the State committees
selection of his successor.
Beaver county returns show
Mayor Armstrong high man in the
delegate-at-large fight with the Gov
ernor next.
Roosevelt got 500 written-in
votes for President in the Tioga county
primaries. The Governor. whose name
was printed on the ballot, got 1893,
and Ford, who had stickers, got 13.
Judge Brumm threw out the re-
suits in the Lost Creek voting last Fall
because of fist fighting.
Philadelphia is now having row
over the loans.
r. b. Scandrett, Western Pennsyl-
vania delegate, predicts ten Roosevelt
votes from Pennsylvania on the first
ballot.
that the Brumbaugh leaders will have
a meeting to-day or tomorrow to take
stock account and to arrange their
plan. 1t looks as though Attorney
General Brown had already arranged
it,
Congressman Coleman got over
1.45O majority over NJ. Clyde Kelley in
his district.
Snyder leads Amber in Allegheny
county by over II, 500.
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