Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-21
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


The decision reached yesterday in
Philadelphia by men opposed to the
Ware regime to make a contest of
the election i'll the Quaker City will
mark the start of vigorous cam
paign to be extended throughout the
state in anticipation of the primary
next spring. 1t is contended that the
contest will develop such conditions
that the rest of the counties will turn
on the Ware adherents and defeat
any attempt they may make to domi-
nate selection of the next Republi-
can state ticket
The conferences were held in Sem
ator Penrose's office and the Sena-
tor has assurance from men in many
counties that they will give support
to wide movement against the state
administration. While the meeting
was going on high men in state ad-
ministration circles were together,
planning to meet the attack. 1t is
intimated that the attack will not be
awaited, but anticipated and that
some appointments to be made by
the Governor will weaken the PEN
rose side.
Concerning the meeting yester-
day the Philadelphia Record says:
According to the legal authorities of
the Town Meeting party the elections
court has established precedent in
the matter of opening ballot boxes
having yielded to the independents
demands for the opening of the
boxes in divisions in the Fourth and
Eighteenth wards. They contend
that the elections court has full jur-
isdiction in the matter, although
lawyers for the Republican City
Committee have met every attempt
to open the boxes with the conten-
ton that the elections court is mere
ly computing body. Bitter opposi-
tion from the Republican city COM
mittee lawyers to the demand for
the opening of all the boxes is an
ticipated. Town Meeting party law
yers, however, contend that the evil
dence which will be submitted to the
court is sufficient to show that gross
frauds or Irregularities were COM
mitted by election boards in counting
the vote cast. The evidence, they
say, will prove theiT assertion that
many ballots marked for District At
torney Rotan and the fusion candi-
dates for row offices were considered
invalidatede by Republican officers
and thrown out"
The Inquirer comments on the
participation of the Democrats, say
ing: The most important develop
ment yesterday was the fact that
both elements of the CITY Demo-
1A io;,,
tion for the opening of the ballot
boxes. Z. w. Lank, chairman of
the Democratic city committee.
which is controlled by the "Old
Guard" element, and Robert S.
Bright, the Philadelphia leader of
the Vance Mccormick organization
wing of the state Democracy, both
participated in the conference in
Senator Penrose's office. They pledg-
ed the hearty cooperation of every
active Democrat in the city iden-
titled with their respective organiza-
tlons IN the movement to have cleo
ton frauds exposed and the guilty
men sent to Jail"
The annual statement of the
state committee filed at
the State Capitol to-day by Thomas
II. Hamilton, the treasurer of the
committee, shows that the party
has money in the bank. The state
ment reports a balance on November
IL, 1916, of S1,2S2.0S and contribu-
tions of $4,941.30 since that time.
The expenditures during the year
amounted to $4,455.95, leaving a bal
ance of $1,767.43.
The official count of the votes
cast by Pennsylvania soldiers in var
ious camps will begin in the courts
of the state on Friday, the last day
upon which returns are to be made.
All of the commissioners have re-
ported, according to state officials.
Governor Brumbaugh's office
to-day denied that any charges had
been filed against any of the men
who went to camps to take the votes
of soldiers, although there have been
reports that such action would he
taken. State afficials say that they
do not know what would be done
in case any were to be preferred.
The commissioners are in many
cases out of pocket as the ten cents
a mile allowed for taking the soldier
vote will not by any means cover
their expenses.
The name of the Town Meet
| ing party has been taken for North
| umberland county.
The Sheehan fee case in Phila-
delphia is to be appealed to the
| Supreme Court.
The suffragists convention al
| Pittsburgh has taken on decided
war tinge. The advocates of the
amendment are pledging support tc
the government in every way and
men active in politics say that il
they move in that line they will wir
! in 1921.
The Philadelphia Bulletin is at.
tacking the Philadelphia financia
system in which money is taken from
sinking funds to make up tempo
rary deficiencies in revenue.
Representative William Davis
of Cambria, is still in q serious con
dition.
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