Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-03

tention to the shameful manner in
which the Democratic candidates
have been deserted by the bosses this
year. They have no interest what
soever in the Dauphin county fight
and have refused to come across
with the usual large campaign funds
and already there are heard rumors
of what the workers intend to do
next year when the same bosses will
be trying to line them up for Gov
ernor and ready to grease the
ways" as literally as on other occa-
sions when they have been person
ally interested. I'VE are getting tlred
of these personally cam
paigns," said a friend of kinsmger
| to-day, "and next year we are gong
to show the bosses what 1t means 10
have the shoe on the other lool'
Colorcd Men Arc Angry
To-day colored men of this city
expressed themselves as indignant
over the manner in which friends OF
Daniel i. Keister are said TO nave
used a recent patriotic demonstration
in his behalf. and AlfonZo E. Harris
| issued the following statement
81, Alfonzo Harris. true Amerl-
can, patriotic citizen, deem 1t my
duty to make a statement 10 tne
public condemning the attitude OF
Daniel Keisters friends and admirers
| in irving to make political capital
out of the colored patriotic parade.
"If he and his friends treat the
colored people with such bitter con-
! tempt and hold up respectable col
ored citizens to public ridicule before
election, what can the colored people
expect of him and his friends If he
| Is elected?
supported by a body who has always
been hostile to the colored people,
but 1t was surprising to see MS
friends stood so low as to try to in
ject politics into patriotism espe-
cially at a time when our country
is at war. While l have been strong
supporter of Mr.. kiester, L deem II
my duty to my country to now sup
port Alderman Hoverter and ask all
other patriotic American citizens to
support Hoverter and resent the un-
patriotic spirit of Kiester and his
friends, and by their ballot let the
outside world know Harrisburg citt-
zens are patriotic, and condemn any
candidate for Office who would at
tempt to inject politics into patriot
ism. And let it be emphatlcally
known that Daniel Kiester did not
contribute one cent towards the band
or flags used in the colored parade.
The band was donated by E. q.
Gross, William f. Lynch and DR..
Hassler, only, and ex-Mayor Royal
and Alderman Hoverter contributed
toward the flags. In justice to these
gentlemen / would state, they did not
look for any political capital out of
this donation as all of them have in
the past been true friends to the col
ored people,
Keister's Friends Sore, Too
When the Harris statement be-
came noised about the Keister peo-
pie went up in the air. as well. They
said that they knew nothing about
the matter and placed the blame on
the stupidity of the Democratic press
agent, who has been bossing the
Keister candidacy on orders of the
man higher up" but who has been
making so many blunders that he
has hurt Keister almost as much as
he helped. 4
The Hoverter campaigners were in
high glee to-day and insisted that
they have their fight won and even
in Keister quarters it was admitted
that Hoverter has been slowly but
steadily gaining in strength. On the
other hand Keister people have been
counting on what support the Gov
ernor and his friends could give
them and have also reckoned on the
Mccormick strength being thrown
his way on the Democratic side, al
though the back handed slap given
Keister by the Patriot, terming him
an unfit candidate, is not very rcas-
suring. However, neither Hoverter
nor Eeister is asleep and the contest
is growing livelier every minute and
friends of both were to-day claim
ing victory.
Strong In the County
There is no Republican disaffec-
ton in the county and 1t is absolutely
certain that Cough, Pass and Ecking-
er. together with the lesser candi-
dates, will be elected by large ma
jorities. Democrats were even ad-
mitting to-day that Eckinger will
carry the city.