Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-05
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BY the Ex-Commltteeman


next week by state officials and the
general plan will be submitted to
Governor Brumbaugh for approval.
The Governor said to-day that he
hoped to be able to name the COM
mlssfoners within the next ten days
1t has been determined that COM
missioners will be sent to the camps
where there are organizations of the
National Guard, the mobilization
camps of the drafted men and the
various training camps where there
are ten men or more, but another
problem has entered into the case
because when election day comes
Pennsylvania soldiers may be on the
high seas.
While there is no information
When any of the men will sail, ar
rangements will be made with the
Federal Government whereby COM
missioners will go on shipboard if it
| is found that any units will be on the
ocean on election day.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Woods has telegraphed to the COM
missioners of a number of the coun-
ties asking that they forward imme-
diately lists of the nominees for of
fees to be voted for byncounties or
cities. In a number of instances the
lists have been sent in without the
address of the candidate being given
so that they could be identified. The
idea is to gather all of such nomina-
in NJ n OF Il
to soldiers, who can also be given the
local nominees by committees which
send them. The department has pre-
pared n form of skeleton ballot
which will be sent to county officers
for their guidance. Soldiers will have
the right to write in any name they
please.
The time for paying taxes, which
is a requisite for soldiers to vote, ex-
pires tomorrow.
Governor BruInbaugh, who has
been getting numerous letters and
kilograms of protest against the dis
memberment of the 18th, 18th, Sth
and other regiments, will likely send
a personal representative to Wash
ington to call the attention of Sec
retary of War Baker to the situa-
ton which has arisen as a result of
the reorganization at Camp Han
cock. The Governor informed visitors
yesterday that General C. NJ. Glenn
ent was the officer in charge and
that all he could do would be to pro-
test. The reorganization has caused
so much objection that the Governor
will likely issue a statement about it.
Secretary Baker will be in Harris
burg next Monday and the matter
may be brought informally to his at
tention as this city is the headquar-
ters of one of the dismembered regi-
ments.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
says: Under the name of the Town
Meeting Party, the committee author
lied to put an Independent ticket in
the field at Philadelphia at the Town
Meeting in the Academy of Music
last Thursday night began it's
campaign against Government by
Murder" and against the election of
the contractor bosses ticket for
Councils and county offices. The title
for the new party was pre-empted
yesterday when papers covering
every ward in the city were filed in
the office of the Prothonotary of the
Common Pleas Court. At the same
time u duplicate set of pre-emption
papers were filed in the office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
party title for the state at large.
Through this measure of precaution
the new party will be enabled to put
state ticket in the field at the
Gubernatorial election in November,
1918, when the successor of Govern
or Brumbaugh is to be elected
Should political conditions at that
time justify the move the new party
might put a Gubernatorial candi-
date up.
Half dozen of the big counties
have failed to file the official returns
of their primary on judgship nomi-
nations and there is unusual interest
in them because upon what is found
may depend the test of the sole nom
ination clause.
From all that can be learned all
is not lovely in regard TO the Pitts
burg mayoralty situation because
some men connected with the state
government have declined to espouse
the cause of William A. Magee for
mayor with the vigor hoped on Cap
itol Hill. Some Pittsburgh papers say
! that the Philadelphia upheavel is
having its effect in that city, while
IL
ton friends in Scranton are not
pleased with the situation in that
city at all.
Harrisburg people read with
considerable interest the clash be-
| tween Congressman John r. K. Scott
and District Attorney Rotan, as Mr..
Scott, who is well known here be-
cause of his legislative service, said
he represented the Department of
Public Safety of which William II.
Wilson, his former legislative col
| league is chief.
Governor Brumbaugh is being
besieged by men with booms for
various appointments, but it is not
likely that he will name any one to
! big places for some time.
Senator w. M. Lynch, of Lacka-
wanna, said last night before going
home, that he did not think he would
have much trouble being reelected
superintendent of Farview state in
stitution
According to the expense ac-
! Alex II. Connell, one of the success
| full candidates for the nomination
of Mayor of Scranton, spent $6,-
| 263.6S, while A. A. Vosburg, defeat
ed for the nomination, expended
ts6.513. ]. r. Schlager, successful
candidate for the Republican NOM
ination as sheriff spent 1926.
Charles e. Jefferies, who OBJ
tanned the Democratic nomination for
county controller at the Blair county
primary election, filed a unique ex-
pense account. In letter to the Pro-
thonotary he said: ito secure 2,336
votes and the Democratic nomina-
ton for county controller in Blair
county, cost me just twenty-five