Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-03
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Things are going swimmingly for
the Republican candidates in Dau-
phin county. Their election is as
sured. Henry w. Cough, who has
conducted the office of county con-
troller since its creation, IS not
polltlclan in any sense of the word,
but he is an expert accountant and
as result of the system he has in
troduced in keeping track of the
county's money, it is possible any
day or hour to tell just how much
has been spent, who got the money
and what it was spent for. In the
old days that sort of thing was i'm
possible. 1t is this efficiency in con-
duct of the county affairs that has
made the way of the Republicans
this fall so remarkably easy. The
other big place on the ticket is that
OF prothonotary, and the nominee,
Charles e. Pass, is a native-born
Dauphin countian and has lived here
all his life. During recent years,
although at the time not active in
politics. Mr.. Pass has been in much
demand as a public speaker in all
parts of the county. He has graced
many patriotic and other gatherings
and has wide reputation as an ora
tor. He is not a man of extensive
means but he has had an extensive
business experience and will be elect
ed by a very large vote, those fami-
liar with the situation say. Re-
publicans who have been touring the
county say also that Coroner Jacob
Eckinger will be reelected by a
larger majority than last time. His
strength in the county was revealed
at the primaries and he will be
stronger at the general election than
he was when nominated
Judge McCarrell, however, has
1T easier than any other man on the
ticket. Nominated as a nonpartisan
judicial candidate by what amounted
to a unanimous vote, his will be the
only name on the ticket for judge in
Dauphin county this fall.
How is your campaign coming
along?" asked a friend who stopped
to shake hands with the Judge the
other day.
Why" responded the Judge, IT
scarcely know I'm running
And that about sizes up the situa-
ton, except that the Judges friends
are urging voters all over the county
to roll up a big complimentary vote
for him
"A straight-out declaration for
local option in the New Jersey Re-
publican platform and what was
termed as designed silence" upon
the part of the Democrats, featured
the annual convention of each party
organization held in Trenton yester-
day. The Republican plank, how
ever, was adopted with the under
standing that any candidate for the
Legislature who won at the pri-
maries as an opponent of this issue
is not to be bound by the platform
declaration. The Democrats took the
stand that the issue being a purely
county one every candidate should
be left to determine the issue for
himself in the event of election to
the Legislature. Endorsement of the
administration of Governor Edge and
the work of United States Senator
Frelinghuysen also characterized th6
Republican gathering. A feature of
the Democratic platform was a five
hundred-word preamble indorsing
'the work of President Wilson and
likening him to Washington, Jeffer-
son and Lincoln.
The new Philadelphia city party
which will try to put into effective
ness at the polls in November the
program of civic regeneration de-
cided upon at the Town Meeting,
in the Academy, probably will come
into being to-day when pre-emption
papers are to be filed. The party
name is of course being kept a Sc
cret and will be until the papers are
filed. for the reason that those active
in the new movement see in the
earlier pre-emption of the titles
American" party and Liberty"
party a political scheme to bewilder
the voter, and to capture every pos
sible party name to that end.