Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-19
PoeHca IL
Pe~~oqeSo~ia
BY the Ex-CoIumitteeman

Republican state candidates. who
are touring the northwestern and
northern counties this week. are meet
ing with big crowds in almost every
town and are finding an abundant SEN
timent in favor of Hughes and the
election of Republican congressman.
The attendance at meetings has been
large and the receptions to the candi-
dates cordial, while committeeman re-
port that things are in excellent shape.
c, The party is headed by Senator
Aduitor General. and Harmon M. KEEP
hart. candidate for State Treasurer.
and Congressional Candidates-at at-Large
Crago, Garland and Mclaughlin are
travelling with them. The sentiment
for Republican congressman Is as
marked as that for the state ticket and
the candidates are urging that Repub-
licans work for the election of Repub-
licans to the Legislature.
The withdrawal Of Washington
party legislative candidates lis general
all over the state and there is much
pain caused thereby to the Democratic
schemer In only few districts have
the Democrats succeeded in making
some combinations on senatorial and
legislative candidates and it looks as
though they would be thoroughly
beaten, while in the anthracite district
tho Republicans are nearly all Wash
ington men. too. The two Cumberland
Washington nominees filed withdraw
ais late yesterday.
President Wilson will be here this
evening and will follow the example of
Mr.. Hughes and speak from Union
Station plaza. The President is due at
6.45 and the plan is to have him star'
hero seven minutes. State Charm o
To rttff will Ar11x ~ .,ttI
choice assortment of Democratic ma
chine bosses.
According to the Philadelphia
North American, a bill Is being pre-
pared which will take appointing
power from judges. The bill is aimed
primarily at the Philadelphia judges,
but 1t is expected that it will affect
those all over the State.
George Ellis. of Pottsville, sub
stituted for the Twelfth district Demo-
cratic elector, has been active in poll
tics in that county for years.
Bradford Republicans opened
their campaign with a rally in that
p. Habgood for reelection to the
House are said to be doomed to
failure.
The latest development in Phiia-
delphia politics Is an attack by Senator
r. V. Farley upon the residence of
DaVlO maFtln, VINO Is n Canul0ate Tor
the Senate. where he sat some years
ago. II Is claimed that the senator is
not eligible for the district in which he
is running.
The following dispatch from Chi
cago shows an opinion of the western
situation by one who Is accustomed to
observing conditions: Congressman j.
Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia. a
member of the ways and means COM
mittee, who spent the whole of last
week in Ohio stumping for the Repub-
lican national ticket, conferred with
the western headquarters in this city
to-day and then left for the Cham
paign district of Illinois. where he is
to speak in the interest of Congress-
man William r. Mckinley, former
chairman of the national congressional
committee. Mr.. Moore reported to the
western managers that Pennsylvania
Republicans and Progressives were
united for Hughes and that a majority
of from 100000 to 100000 could be
looked for from the keystone State
ETe said he had been In Massachusetts,
New York and New Jersey recently
and that all of these States together
with the whole of New England, would
be found side by side with Pennsylva-
MIA. He inquired about Indiana, which
is one of the pivot States this year,
and was assured that it was better or
eanized and moro likely to be Repub-
lican than in any recent presidential
campaign"