Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-22

Guard element, who said such an ac-
ton would be an insult to Mr.. Smith.
The Press says: Washington was
called on the long distance telephone
and Mr.. Palmer was called off with
satisfying emphasis" A good many
things are being done these days in
the name of men in high places who
are too busy to know what is going
on in cellars.
Readings municipal campaign,
which is now one of statewide inter-
est has assumed a stage where for
the first time in its history, the
Berks capital is witnessing the novel
spectacle of leaders of the Republican
and Democratic parties, fighting side
by side under the banner of newly
organized fusion American Party, for
the election of four members to the
next City Council and for the defeat
of four Socialists. The result of the re-
cent primary election makes it a
clean-cut fight for control of the
municipal government
The Philadelphia Inquirer prints
this dispatch from Wilkes Barre:
with Judge John Garman and his
followers devoting their time and en-
ergy solely to the campaign of Thorn
as d. Shea for judge and the Palmer
wing of the party unconcerned in
either the success of Shea or the
nominees for prothonotary and clerk
courts to determine whether candi-
is very much on the rocks in Lu-
Zerne."
A new third class city test case
has been sprung by candidates for
council in the city of Pittston. They
have started an action in the Luzerne
courts to determine whether candi-
dates who receive fifty per cent. of
the votes cast in a primary election,
are entitled to an exclusive place on
the ballot at the general election.
John McGarry, E. L. Kearney, NJ. n.
Donnelly and w. H. Rosencrans.
Pittston candidates, have mandamus-
ed the county commissioners, with
the hope of keeping the names of
other candidates off the ballot. The
petitioners set forth that there were
1914 votes cast in the primary cleo
ton, and that they received more
than fifty per cent. of the number.
Each of the candidates who are in
terested in the action received from
so to $50 votes, more than fifty per
cent of the number cast.
-Luzerne is to the front again.
In a recount of the votes in the West
District of Plymouth township, Judge
| John NJ. Garman declared that era
sures on the ballots showed that
Nicholas Logue had received six
votes for the Republican nomination
of tax collector. The returns gave
him no votes. The nomination was
close according to official returns,
Thomas Delaney winning by two
votes. The order of court directing
that Logue be given credit for six
votes means that he wins the party
nomination.
According to the Philadelphia
Press. "A suit that will stir the en-
ployes in all state departments will
be instituted soon by Attorney Cen
eral Brown, according to present in
dications. 1t will test the constitu-
tionality of a law passed at the last
session of the Legislature committing
the state the payment of half sal
airy to all state employees who shall
enter the military or naval service of
the Federal government, and pledg-
ing the state to restore their positions
to these enlisted or drafted persons.
Acclaim followed the passage of the
patriotic statute, but now some one,
delving into court decisions, finds or
thinks he finds that the law is un-
constitutional. If the court shall sus-
tain this view it will work especial
hardship to those who, counting upon
the assurance of half pay and guar
antee of their old jobs, hastened to
enlist for the national defense"
The campaign for the election
of judge for the Delaware county
courts at the November election is
now in full swing, and the two can
didates Judge William b. Broomall
and former District Attorney Albert
Dutton MacDade, who are to be
voted for on a nonpartisan ballot for
the first time in the history of this
county, are being supported by pow
erful influences. During the week
the William b. Broomall judicial
committee opened the campaign with
public meetings and the MacDade
judicial committee will open the CAM
paign in MacDade's behalf in Media
on next Tuesday night. The speakers
will be Collector of the Port William
Fl. Berry, and Ex-Representative v.
Gilpin Robinson.