Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13
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which exists in nimany sections and the
State and district candidates are
mountingthe stumps every night, com
mittees of lawyers in most of the
counties of Pennsylvania have gotten
TO work in the interest of the re-elec-
ton of Jostice Emory A. Walling, of
the Supreme Court. The May primary
| gave jolt to the confidence of many
people in the nonpartisan judicial
nomination act and men of activity in
| tne, law are determined that there
shall be no slip-up in November.
IN thirty counties committees have
| Undertaken to push the Walling cam
paign and lothers are being actively or
Sanlzed. Newspapers without regard
to political complexion are also calling
attentfon to the Supreme Court cleo
tion and lawyers are on their mettIe
| ticket.
Before leaving the city last night
/ Attorney General Brown decided r.,
alioW writ OF quo warranto to test
tne citizenship of Mayor Jonas Fischer.
OF W1ll1amsport, and the formal order
goes out to-day. The application will
oe made in the Lycoming county courts
Tor O. writ of quo warranto compelI-
ing F1scher to show cause why he
holds his office. This action is taken
at the request of Williamsport citi
| zens, who started custer PROCEEDINGS
against Mr.. Fischer on the grounds
that he Is not naturalized. A hearing
IN the case was held before DEPUTY
attorney General largest here on Sep
TEMPER IL. Fischer has contended that
ne has naturalization papers, but he
mas never shown them publicly. He
was elected mayor last November
alter having received more than SO per
cent of thefvotes cast at the Fall pri-
maries.
-Gmord Pinchot is to address the
fiughes club in Philadelphia. The for
| Her forester insists that Wilson does
not meet the standard.
| Congressman John r. K. Scott Is
| OUT IN a speech in which he assails the
| poltical club and urges savings funds
In each ward.
The Democratic contingent from
! Dauphln, Cumberland, Perry and ad
Joining counties for Shadow Lawn will
leaVe here on special train to-mor-
row morning and 1t Is expected that il
VIII be an impressive list of Federal
oihceholders and boys with a desire to
staiu IN: Practically every postmaster
getting over $1,000 a year in these
PARTS is expected to be on the train,
me pilgrims will be checked up on
leaVlng Philadelphia. Five bands will
go along. "i''
When the Democrats march down
market street to the train they will
pass under the new campaign banner
swung across Market street. The ban
ner hath strange device. 1t also lacks
the lst OF Democratic candidates for
congress at large.
--Phtlander c. Knox is expected to
make a speech more sizzling in its
ldenunciation of the Democratic shams
than that he made at Greensburr last
night when he comes to Harrisburg.
Harry
the Compensation Board. in an address
at Philadelphia praised Mayor Smiths
transit ordinance.
Single Takers are planning to
make a campaign drive in Luaerne
county. A branch of the PhiladeIpbia
| headquarters will be opened.
Joe Guffey. Democratic state chair
man rs suffering again. He saws now
! ,ua' pennsylvania will give Wilson a
tecorc breaking vote. Guffey generally
nops into the limelight when there is
nothing doing, but he is always enter
| tanning.
! Philadelphia registration figures
snow nat all records were broken and
Soo'4o6 persons registered. Last year
II was 2Ss,726. The first day s2.624
The third day 110.269. The returned
Guardsmen are now being registered.
Friends of Scotty Leiby, the
9em moerauc candidate for senator in
,lo IhirlS-nfst district. have got the
blues over the failure of the voters TO
enthuse over Scotty He has been go
! ing up and down the four counties. but
lhe people appear to have pinned their
trust to Senator Franklin Martin and
| wiz re-elect him. It is said in Perry
whence Scotty halls. that he will not
carry that county.
= state Chairman Guffey added to
the Joys or Philadelphia asst night by
announcing that Vance c. Mccormick. |
oemocratio national chairman, would
PRESIDE at the Pennsylvania day cele- |
hration at Shadow Lawn to-morrow
aiternoon, The exercises will start at
lSo O'Clock. Mccormick will make |
me introductory speech. presenting A. |
Mitchell Palmer. Democratic national !
committeeman from PENNSYLVANIA to |
President Wilson. The President will |
respond to Palmer's address. After
the speaking all the visitors will be |
presented to the President by McCor- |
mex, Palmer and Guffey. Tt will be |
me day for the reflected glory squad. |
The executive committee of the
Democratic State committee will meet
.o-morroW morning in PHILADELPHIA |
motel prior to the departure of the
SHADOW Lawn specials to fill a num- |
Der or vacancies.
Cumberland countv's camnatgo
mas assumed much activity and the
formation Of clubs in Carlisle and
other places will proba bly, cause The
campaign 20 assume at it's close some
thlng or tho oid-time eayety. Josia h !
/ W. Kline end Samuel Bentz have
GharGe OF the Republican center and |
County Treasurer Robert W. Peffer OF |
the Democratic. rrhe Hughes club O |
inc Dickinson law school, which Is |
headed by F. ]. Reiser. of Altoona.
has challenged the Wilson body to de.
bate on vital issues of the campaign.
Clubs have also been formed at Dick
inson College, Conway Hall and the
Carlisle Indian School. o. ]. Eichorn.
Homecoming. Md, is president of the
Wilson club at Dickinson and Fl, d.
Robinson, Winchester. Va, of the
| Hughes organization. c. c.. Walters.
Harrisburg, heads the Hughes BODY at
Conway Hall. and d. w. Justice. Balti
more, Md. the Wilson. Harry Sutton,
Seneca, of Conesus, N Y, is the
hughes Indian School club president,
and Green Choata. Seneca, Valient
Va, Is head of the Wilsonites They
will hold parades and act with the
county organizations.
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