Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-28
Poeitic4 ;n
Pe~~oqGsanio
By the Ex-Co,umitteeman

Southern congressman, assistant
secretaries from the departments at
Washington, Federal jobholders from
south OF the Mason and Dixon line
and men aligned with the old South
ern Democracy which is running
things at Washington are invading
pennsylvania and making a desperate
effort to roll up a big vote for Will
son so that 1t can be used to bolster
up ambitions of certain Democratic
bosses for 1918 and 1920. The Will
son managers, despite the vaporings
OF State Chairman Guffey. have few
Congressman from this State, still
less of Carrying the State, but they
are, engaged in the furthering Of
some we'll laid schemes which look
ahead quite a few years. The Demo-
Gratis are counting upon row among
Republicans in Pennsylvania after
election day and are prepared to take
advantage of any friction which may
occur in the Legislature. They are
getting ready to make a tremendous
campaign for the governorship in
1918 and the men who can make a
dent in Pennsylvania's Republicanism
is going to be the man who can COM
n1and anything at the hands of the
Democratic party.
These are the reasons for the drive
now being made. In addition the
Democrats are making plays for cleo
ton or congressman in the southern
tier counties where southern Con-
gressmen and assistant secretaries are
making nightly speeches. Tonight
this county will also be invaded by
men from Washington as a part of
the national observance of the last
1.-THE paying Saturday.
Dismissal of NJ. J. Walsh, the vet
eran pure food inspector in Luzerne
county Is understood at the State De-
partment of Agriculture to be the first
of series of changes to be in
Charles e. Patton not, only in the
pure food bureau but in other
branches of that department. Patton
has been one of the Governors ad-
visers in favor of warfare on men in
office not in sympathy with the Gov
and he has had a list made of men
who are under consideration for re-
placement by Ware adherents and
anti-Penrose men in the State. Pat
ton wanted to start beheading last
summer, but was held back by the
Governor. The dismissal of Walsh
before the eelction was a surprise. The
next changes are understood to be
scheduled for the eastern part of the
State.
The statement of Dean William
Draper Lewis, the Bull Moosers can
didate for Governor two years ago
until he withdrew in favor of Vance
G. Mccormick, the Democratic ma
tional chairman, that all progressives
should vote for Hughes, published in
the Philadelphia Ledger yesterday,
was a body blow to the Democratic
machine. The dean says that Hughes
nd n ha Inf
President Wilson has gotten into
Joe Guffey's class. He said yesterday
that he was going to carry Philadel-
phia.
Isaac A. Pennypacker has been
elected president of the Hughes AL
lance in Montgomery county and
meetings are being arranged for next
week.
John Wanamaker is taking an
active part in behalf of the election
of Hughes and urging his friends in
Philadelphia and throughout the
State to get busy. The veteran mer-
chant is one of the men who is giving
much time to the campaign.
j. Henry Geer, of New Brighton,
was dismissed from his place as a
State road superintendent in Beaver
county with one days notice this
week. He was fired" on Thursday,
October 26, for political activity. Geer
is said to have been fighting a Re-
publican Senatorial candidate in
Beaver county who was friend of
the Governor and dry candidate.
Republican county leaders are in
conference with State Chairman Crow
at Philadelphia to-day and reports
are generally satisfactory regarding
the prospects. Many meetings are
being held.
Republican State candidates will
will speak at Uniontown. Philander
G. Knox will join them. The candi-
dates had fine meeting at Altoona
last night.
-Philander c. Knox will speak Fri
day at the big Philadelphia rally to
which Governor Brumbaugh and
Mayor Smith have been invited
William Finn in a battling speech
at Pittsburgh said that the nation
owed no progressive laws to Wilson.
They were bound to come and Wilson
only happened to be in, Finn has
been making some strong speeches
daily.
Governor Brumbaugh will finish
up his speaking tour in New York
to-day. He will be in Philadelphia
tonight.
Declaring that President Wilson
has proved himself an enemy of or
ganized labor and that, on the con-
trary, Mr.. Hughes has shown himself
the friend of labor throughout his
whole career. series of resolutions
supporting the candidacy of Mr..
Hughes was passed last night at a
meeting of the Philadelphia Building
Trades Council, representing in all
about 10000 men.
Congressman John r. K. Scott,
who is personally directing the strik-
ing of "phantoms" from registration
lists in his ward in Philadelphia, was
complimented yesterday upon the
zeal he has displayed this year in
cleaning up the lists by registration
commissioners.
The States commissioners to take
the votes of the soldiers will meet
here on Wednesday afternoon. They
will assemble at the Capitol.
Mayor Reichenbach of Allentown,
fined himself for violating the traffic
ordinance he had drafted and which
is one of the most stringent in the
State.
Dan L. Hart, former city treas
urer of Wilkes Barre and figure in