Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15


Although no reports on registra-
tion are sent to the State Capitol
the greatest interest is being shown
In the results in the cities because
or the contests for nominations to
be decided at the primary on Sep
tember 10. Men connected with the
state government Will leave tonight
Tor their homes to take part in the
primary and next Wednesday will
practically be holiday at the State
Capitol.
The returns of the primary for
judicial candidates and for Congress
Will be certified to the Secretary
or the commonwealth for entry upon
records here.
The hearing in the mandamus
proceedings brought against Auditor
General Charles A. Snyder by the
-FOUR state officials whose appoint
will be held in the Dauphin county
court on Monday afternoon at
o'clock, having been postponed from
last Thursday. The first move will
be the motion of the Auditor Cen
eral to quash the proceedings.
-GoVernor Brumbaugh made no
statements regarding appointments
or any state matters while here for
the FUNERAL of General Stewart and
1T is understood that he will not re-
turn to Harrisburg until after the
primary election on Wednesday.
The Governor came to Harrisburg
late yesterday afternoon and spent
last night at the Executive mansion
where the members of his staff
called upon him.
In Philadelphia judges have
started to strike off names of men
who are en- the registration lists in
the wards where there are battles.
The Magee end of the Pitts
burGh mayorality fight is told to-day
in a dispatch to the PHILADELPHIA
Ledger by Congressman John M.
NORM, who was director of safety
under Mr.. Magee, when he was
Mayor before. The Ledger says:
Magee and Babcock will be the
Republican nominees for Mayor of
Pittsburgh" said Representative
John M. NORM, discussing the poll
tical situation in that city. Mr.. NORM
returned yesterday from the District,
where he has been active in pro-
noting tho candidacy of his former
chief, w. A. Magee. Mr.. NORM said
that while the corporations and the
liquor men were unitedly behind
the candidacy of Babcock, labor and
the great mass of voters, who recog-
nize what MaEee has done for the
city, would overcome the two power
full influences in the general cleo
tion."
The Philadelphia North Amer
ican in a West Chester dispatch
says: political skies here became
clouded to-day when it leaked out
that there was something doing in
quiet way against the candidacy
of Judge William Butler for a third
term. Stickers bearing the name
of Walter S. Talbot, member of
the Chester county bar, are being
sent throughout the county by per-
sons who ask that they be pasted
on the nonpartisan ballot in oppo-
sition to Judge Butler, who is the
only registered candidate for the
Judgeship nomination. Talbot some
time ago was signer for Judge But
Ter, as were all the members of
the bar. He. is now in the Pocono
mountains"
A decision of interest was rem
dered yesterday in Wilkes-Barre,
when Joseph Kush. registry assessor
in the second west district of
Newport township, was ordered by
Judge Garman to change his registry
list to it's original form. Daniel A.
Mulherin asked the court for cor
rcction of the registry list in a petit
ton fled n few days ago. He alleged
that the party designations of ITO
men had been changed from Demo-
cratic to Republican without author
fty. Kush on the stand admitted
taat he did not comply with the reg
ulations governing registry assessors,
and that he changed the party
designations of the voters on their
mere say so, while the law provides
that changes cannot be made unless
voters properly provided slips.
The philadelphia Press to-day
prints an interesting resume of the
political situation in Lancaster and
Chester counties written by Henry
James Buxton. He tells of exciting
times in Chester county and of t.
Larry Eyrc's confidence in ability
to nominate his candidate for con-
troller but he says Lancaster county
is tame. Regarding Lancaster he
remarks: There is only one con-
test in the whole county that is be-
ing staged by four Democrats, who
are fighting tooth and nail for the
lob of Jury Commissioner. To be
nominated for this job means elec-
ton, for the law provides that there
shall be majority commissioner
and q minority commissioner. The
lob pays u salary of $1,000, which
makes it more attractive than in
other counties, where the stipend is
only $500. The Democratic contes-
tants for the nomination are: James
&. letters. of Quarryville; John w.
Wilson. of Strausburg; Daniel E.
overly, of New Holland; Thomas j.
Goodhart, of Lancaster. The nor
NAL registration in Lancaster is TO-
900, but so far with only one more
registration day, less than 4OoO
voters have registered. The princi-
nal office 10 be placed in nomina-
| tion is that of Recorder of Deeds.
| The Republican candidate is H. 70.
Welchans, of Lancaster; the Demo-
cratic candidate is John d. Penny,
a farmer. A prison inspector is to
be nominated and the candidates
are: Republican. M. G. Brubaker'
| of Mannheim; Democratic, James M.
| Paxton, of Little Britain"
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