Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-12
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Pen~oqeson;a
By the Ex-Corumitteeman

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approach of the election is causing
more and more comment and as 1t
comes out it is plain that the Re-
publican ticket is very strong with the
people and that 1t is growing. Almost
without exception the Progressives
who swept the State for Col. Roose-
welt four years ago have aligned them
selves for Hughes and their presence
at meetings and activities in behalf
OF the nominee is daily becoming
more and more disconcerting to the
Democratic leaders.
There is much interesting specula-
ton as to the size of the Hughes
majority in Pennsylvania. The DEM
ocratic chiefs have ceased making
themselves ridiculous by claiming the
keystone commonwealth for Wilson
and are now asserting belief that
Wilson will run ahead of the 44O,-
600 votes for Bryan in 1908 and carry
legislative seats. They are not NAM
ing what districts and as for a State
| ticket the Democratic windmill does
not even intimate that there is a list
| or Democratic State nominees Two
years ago and four years ago State
nominees got much attention from the
democratic leaders. This year, unless
for requests for contributions, they
are not getting notice.
Walls are commencing to be heard
| from Federal officeholders and others
ABOUT the demands of the Democratic
national committee for coin and some
OF the folks at the Democratic State
| headquarters, which was Justly fam
Gus because of its 'bagmen" two years
ago, are wondering how the milf in
this city is to be run. The exactions
OF the Democratic national machine
must be pretty severe judging from
the lamentations that ascend from the
post OFFICES OF Pennsylvania, but when
one remembers how the Democratic
Reorganization machine came into
being and how it adopted and improv-
ed on all the methods it condemned
IN the other organizations nothing is
surprising. The boast of the re-or-
ganizers, who condemned the unit rule
When seeking power, is that they de
hVerea pennsylvania Democracy.
pound hand and foot, on Wilson's
front porch.
! Harrisburg was a sort of center
or Democratic interest last night -
from national standpoint. President
wilson's train hesitated here for five
minutes last night, but no one seemed
10 care and there was no crowd to
greet him and Democratic National
chairman Mccormick was home on a
| little visit.
-Philander c. Knox opens the
Westmoreland campaign at Green's
purg to-day and will visit Pittsburgh
ana other western places the remain
der of the week. The Senatorial car
uldate Will speak on Monday at Erie
Speaking at Pittsburgh, Governor
Brumbaugh said of the Campaign.
It's fight. The campaign needs
an electric battery under it. The
great danger lies in the apathy of
the voters toward the Fundamental
lssues-the tariff, the merchant ma
rlne and other things that will be
with US permanently whether we have
war or peace. The people OF the conn
try apparently are not taking the us
uai interest in the campaign. This is
oue parity to war prosperity, but
more l think. to the failure of both
sides to crystalline campaign issues
Before the national convention the
republican and Progressive ma rtias
were interested primarily in getting
together. Now we have a united party
again. and Republicans are acceptins
enat 1act as insuring party success in
~ ~. HeIioeI' rms Is not enough. We've
got to get out the vote"
lebanon Valley College is Show
ing the way to boom the camnaign
A dispatch from Annville saws: A
Repuollcan Rally was held last night
by number of students at Lebanon
7 a1iey |olIege and a Hughes College
marks were made by Alfred K. Mills
VINO explained the new college move,
ment In politics, and who toSk chnrge
OF the meeting until an Organization
had peen effected and the various ofTi-
GERS elected. The officers elected are
as follows: President, e HaroiS
White; vice-president, Reuben VII
Ilams; secretary and treasurer, Harold
Rlsser President White then took
charge OF the meeting ana fntroduced
the speaker of the evening. Prof II
II. Shenk. Professor Shenk gave a
very forceful and energetic address
upon tne present political situation
ana stated in a convincing manner
the gross mistakes of the present ad-
nlnistration, showing on the other
hand, the peculiar fitness of Mr
Hughes, by reason of his sterling
strength of character. his deep in.
slgnt into human affairs. and his ex-
tended legislative, executive and
judicial experience to hold the first
office in the land.
Preparations for big mass
meeting to open the Republican cam
paign in Scranton's section of the
state are being completed. The meet
| 80 ~ ASid III tuc rooms OF the
South Side Republican Association on
FRIDAY evening, under the auspices of
that club, and will be featured by tbe
attendance of State Senator Charles
A. Snyder, Republican candidate for
auditor general, John r. Farr. Re-
| publican candidate for Congress-. and
many other local speakers Republican n
County Chairman Peter w. Haas will
preside at the meeting and fire the
opening gun in the campaign. and
beginning with next week, with the
baseball series out of the minds OF
folks hereabouts, campaign issues will
claim the center of the stage.
| One of the things which is inter-
esting men In politics In philadelphia
Is what has become of the bath tub
in the city treasurer's office. 1t an
pears to have excited more comment
than the tax rate.
Some of the Wilkes-Bar police-
men who quit because ordered to ride
on street cars now want their jobs
again.
| Senator ]. p. McNichoI gave a
dinner to the workers and leaders in
his district in Philadelphia last night
and Congressman John r. K. Scott
made speech in which he praised
him to the skies.
There is a chance for the Re.
publicans to clean up Congressman
Warren Worth Bailey in the Nine.
teenth Congressional district if mer