Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-11
PeeHica in
Pe~~oqeoania
By the Ex-Corumiaeeman

Philander C. Knox's visit to Harris
burg on October 20 will be made the
| occasion of a notable Republican dem
onstration and many Republicans from
/ this section of the State will gather
here to honor the former Secretary of
State. The arrangements for Mr..
Knox's visit are being handled by the
county committee. Senator Beidleman,
State Committeeman Smith and Charles
e. Covert having discussed the pre-
iiminaries with him at Philadelphia
yesterday.
Mr. Knox is planning to make a
dozen or so speeches. He will go to
Greensburg tomorrow, where he will
open the campaign in Westmoreland
county the home of his friend. Secre-
tary Of the Commonwealth Cyrus E.
| Woods. He will also visit Erie, Wilkes
| Barre, Uniontown, Pottsville, Lancas-
ter, Norristown and Pittsburgh.
The senator's speeches, which have
| been mastery reviews of national af-
fairs. have attracted attention through
! -It the country and have been re-
printed in newspapers in New England
and the Middle West.
The plans for the prosecution of
|
j been completed in Philadelphia and
there will be numerous meetings held
in the next fortnight. Senator Charles
A. Snyder. the candidate for Auditor
General, says he is dated" for every
county in the state.
Governor Brumb mbaugh has not yet
named the commissioners to take the
votes of the guardsmen and efforts
arc being made to find out how many
| regiments will be ordered home this
month so that he will know just how
many men to select.
Charles E. Hughes said late yes
terday afternoon as he went into Mary
land that he liked Pennsylvania and
would like to make speeches here.
News that Roosevelt was coming
into Pennsylvania to speak for Hughes
was given out in Philadelphia last
evening. Harmon M. Kephart, of
Fayette county. Republican candidate
for State Treasurer, returned from
New York last evening. where he went
in company with a committee of Re-
publicans of Luzerne county. They
visited the headquarters of the Repub-
lican national committee, where ar
rangements were made for a meeting
in Wilkes Barre on Saturday evening,
to be addressed by Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr. Kephart will accompany the
Colonel on his visit to the anthracite
coal fields.
Philadelphia lined up for Justice
Walling yesterday and will vigorously
push his candidacy. A committee of
lawyers formed to support the candi-
dacy of Judge Emory A. Walling, of
the common pleas courts Of Erie coun-
ty, for associate justice Of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania yesterday
opened headquarters in the Morris
building. John G. Johnson is chair
man of the committee. The vice.
ohairmen are Abraham M. Beitler.
Francis Skunk Brown. Henry 2.
A. Glasgow. Jr.. James Gay Gordon,
Charles e. Morgan. S. Davis Page.
George Wharton Pepper, Frank P.
Prichard. Alex Simpson, Jr., and NJ.
Hampton Todd. Joseph P. McCullen
is secretary and Charles c. Norris
treasurer of the committee. which is
a nonpartisan organization.
The Pittsburgh registration amount
ed to about $4,000, which is less than
that of last year, when there was a
stirring local election. but better than
two years ago.
-Connelisville. which Joined the
city class some time ago. started out
this week to get municipal building
in keeping with the coke metropolis.
p. J. Calpin has withdrawn as
Socialist candidate for the House in
the Second LuZerne district.
Representative J. w. Vickerman.
of Allegheny county. who was here
this week, will be in charge of the
local option measure in the next Legis-
lature. Mr.. Vickerman had charge of
the local option bill in the House last
session. when it was presented by Rep
resentative G. w. Williams.
-SchuyllSill Democrats organized
Yesterday to push their campaign, Ma
tional Committeeman Palmer having
ironed or rolled out some of the kinks.
W. G. Dewitt was elected chairman and
Sheriff Charles Ritchey treasurer.
Congressman George s. Graham,
of Philadelphia, one of the best known
speakers in Philadelphia. is going to
the McKeesport district to stump for
Congressman Coleman, who is being
fought for reelection by M. Clyde
Kelley, behind whom is an aggregation
of Democrats and renegade Repub-
licans.
philadelphia Democrats have been
galvanized by Charles P. Donnelly into
some action and are arranging for a
series of meetings in each congress
sional district. For years the Demo-
Gratis in that city have been at logger
heads with the reorganization ma
chine. but Donnelly and Palmer and
his pals are all together again.
philadelphia guardsmen who have
returned from the Mexican border will
be given an opportunity to register for
the presidential election November Z.
Reginning Thursday at 10 o'clock, the
registration commissioners will hold
special sessions daily until the day be-
fore election Guardsmen will be given
precedence over electors who were un-
able to qualify on the regular days set
by law. The same will likely be done
in Pittsburgh.
Roozo and R11cipecS