Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-10
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Pen~oqesanio
BY the Ex-Committeeman

Senator William C. Sprouts visit TO
Susquehanna, Bradford and Tioga
counties over the weekend has fur
nished the state with the most pro-
life topic for political discussion
since Governor Brumbaugh named
j. Denny O'Neil state highway COM
missioner. The senator went right
into counties which have been noted
as partial to the state administration
and not only was the guest of such
administration supporters as Senator
E. %. Jones, but spoke at fairs and
various meetings.
The most interesting report re-
garding the visit is that Sunday the
Delaware county senator was in
Wellsboro where he visited E. A.
Van Valkenburg, editor of the North
american, and went to BloSSburg to
call upon Commissioner Robert K.
Young, who is in a hospital.
Senator Sproul has been saying TO
friends who have rendered him their
support If he should come out for
governor that he appreciates what
they say and may avail himself of
their Offers
Ihe Democratic state headquart-
esr people have manifested consider
able dismay over the Sproul visits
because 1T is an open secret that
they have been counting upon
swinging the northern tier into the
Democratic column by boosting as
the national administration choice |
secretary of Labor William B. Will |
son. In the last two or three days
there has been lot of Wilson talk |
from the headquarters company.
The Democrats throughout the
state who remember that Wilson
went down before Congressman
hless are urging a candidate from a
moro populous district and sentiment
for Colonel Richard Coulter, Jr., is
pretty strong.
"A movement to bring to the at,
tention of national authorities at
Washington the course of United
States District Attorney Kane has
been started at Philadelphia. Kane,
VINO Is a rampant reorganizer, has
Deen accused of not being stiff
enough in draft matters.
-Pittsburgh's mayoralty candi-
dates start off to-day with three
meetings day planned between now
and primary day.
Philadelphia registration seems
to have fallen off on first day ex-
cept in wards where there are rows,
but Pittsburgh and Scranton are
away up. Tomorrow is the next
first and second class city registra-
ton day. Saturday ir the final third
class day.
The judicial and congressional
aspirants who were bowled out as !
too late by Judge Kunkels opinion |
will not appeal.
-Pottsvilles mayor, F. P. Morti-
mer, is running for reelection with
one opponent There have been |
some threats of a judicial test, but
no one knows why.
Ralph D. Hurst, the new cor
poration clerk in the State Treasury,
is expected there this week. He is a
Greensburg man and close friend of
the State Treasurer and State Chair
man Crow.
A day of prayer has been set for
the judicial candidates in Columbia |
county. The w. c. T. U. started the
movement.
&C. Oscar Rudy is the latest can
didate for District Attorney in York |
county to withdraw Captain w. w. |
VanBaman gave up the fight because |
of war service, although an aspirant
for years.
Senator C. w. Sones, of Will
Will llOl run lOI BONSEhOLg
but will be a candidate for re-elec- |
ton to the Senate. This is relief to |
National administration men.
The Philadelphia Ledger says in |
it's review of the Pittsburgh mayor
atty battle: "As this city's three
cornered mayoralty. primary fight
enters its last campaigning week, the !
big feature is the steadily gaining
strength of DR.. ]. P. Kerr, president
of City Council and independent can
didate, who is making inroads into |
strongholds both of eX-Public Ser |
vice Commissioner William A Magee, |
the Brumbaugh-Vare candidate, and !
e. V. Babcock, the Penrose organi- |
zation entry. The Babcock support |
ers, who encouraged Kerr to run af-
ter the Magee forces dropped him |
and Magee himself became can
didate, in the hope of dividing the |
Magee support, are a little uneasy
over the sentiment for Kerr in wards |
they considered safe for Babcock |
Kerr's battlecry, Down with both !
Philadelphia rings!" is as vigorously
cheered when he invades a Babcock
stronghold as when he is in a Magee
ward, and to date the doctor flayed
both his opponents impartially. Reg
10
292, against $4,000 the first day a
year ago, presidential election year,
is interpreted by both the Penrose
and Brumbaugh-Vare leaders to
mean a big outpouring of independ-
ent voters"
A Wilkes-Barre dispatch to the
Philadelphia Inquirer predicts the
denomination and election of Judge
II. A. Fuller and also says: mot
only is the Republican organization
In LuZerne county certain to nomi-
nate its candidates for prothonotary,
clerk of courts and jury commits
sioner, but it would occasion no sur
prise if the organization candidates
walked off with the Democratic
nominations for the same offices.
There has been so little activity in
the Democratic ranks that Repub-
lican leaders considered it wise to go
out after the nominations of this
party and assure certain victory in
November by winning both nomi-
nations"
Under an order made by Chief
Justice Brown, of the State Supreme
Court, at Philadelphia. on Saturday,
the conflict in the constitutional
amendments regarding the election
or appointment of an orphans court
Judge to succeed the late Judge Dali
lett will be Strengthened out by ar
gument and decision on September
"a at Pittsburgh, when the higher
court convenes there on that day.
The matter came before the Supreme
Court on an appeal taken by F.
Pierce Buckley, who had filed a citi-