Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-23
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


of the Republican "hfty-flfty' ticket
In Philadelphia and his endorsement
of the Town Meeting ticket as more
representative Of the sentiment of
the community at the present time
and Senator Edwin II. Vare's COM
ments thereon have attracted atten-
ton all over the state and whi'e as
yet newspapers have not commenced
to discuss the situation editorially
outside of Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh, there is disposition to re-
gard the Philadelphia election as one
which will have much TO do with the
results In the Keystone State next
year,
Senator Penrose makes 1t plain
that his move is to purge the Re
publican organization in Philadel-
phia, as was done in other years, and
Senator Ware contends that men who
vote the Town Meeting ticket car
not take part In the Republican pri-
mary in 1918, However, there have
been so many returns to the party
In the last four or five years that
the Ware position probably sounds
better now than 1t will next April.
Complete, fusion on the Philadel-
ing party and the Democratic party,
with the district attorneyship re-
garded as assured In the reelection
of Samuel p, Rotan, was accomplish
ed yesterday with the withdrawal of
all of the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party excepting that for dis
trict attorney, and the substitution
of the names of the candidates of the
Town Meeting party for the men
w n NUrnr ~ I'D 1an No, ne d,
primaries.
The fusion city nominees of the
Town Meeting party and the Demo-
cratic party are as follows:
City Treasurer - WILLIAM r.
NICHOLSON.
Receiver of Taxes-THOMAS r.
ARMSTRONG.
Register of Wills - WALTER
GEORGE SMITH.
Magistrates-E. K. BORIE, JOHN
j. GRELIS, WILLIAM Essen
BROWN and JOSEPH S. BOYLE.
Samuel p. Rotan carried out his
pledge and declined to run on any
other than the Republican ticket,
says the Philadelphia Inquirer. He
yesterday afternoon, short time be-
fore what was then regarded as the
last minute for withdrawal, sent af-
fldavits to the county commissioners
office, which automatically took his
name from both the Town Meeting
umns on the official ballot. In al
three line statement, Mr.. Rotan said
he adhered to his original position.
Other developments of the day
in addition to the Ware statement
were series of Town Meeting party
speeches in which the Wares were
bitterly attacked; refusal of Richard
McSorley, Democratic candidate for
district attorney, to withdraw; state
ments by Mayor Smith that Senator
Penrose can not boss Philadelphia
and that he was often offered
chances to make money improperly.
but declined, together with an as
sault on Walter George Smith;
threats of more arrests by Rotan and
an alleged offer of city job to a
Town Meeting worker.
Senator McNichol will probably
not be able to testify in the Phila-
delphia cases until late in Novem-
ber. His recovery is very slow and
there is a disposition to let him
alone. He has made no declaration
in regard to the Town Meeting ticket.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-
day says editorially that Senator
Ware tried to reply with bird shot"
to the Explosion bomb" of Senator
Penrose. The Ledger says: "Sena-
tor Vares rejoinder to the PenroseI
pronunciam is a confession in
effect of every indictment that has
been drawn against him and his
faction. 1t is no valid defense to call
your opponent another and that is
all the Ware statement amounts to-"
The Press declares, THE Republican
ticket with Senator Penrose asks the
people of Philadelphia to oppose
represents no Republican principle.
The New York gunner brought to
it's aid have made it represent gov
ernment by violence and murder. All
good Republicans should refuse TO
support it. An excellent ticket of
high class men, all of them well
known and highly esteemed citizens
of Philadelphia. is presented for the
approval of the people. It's success
will place the administration of city
affairs in the best possible hands and
rebuke and condemn at the same
time the attempted government by
murder"
The Pittsburgh Dispatch gives
William A. Magee credit of having
forced u general town meeting in
Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Ga
Times flays the Magee parti-
sans charges against Babcock. The
Dispatch says: "A trade meeting
at which not only the two candidates
for mayor, but the nine of the can
dldates for council will speak from
the same platform, will be held at
the Schenley High school, tonight
under the auspices of the Allied
Board of Trade. Councilman John
II. Daley, in the hospital with pneu-
monia, cannot appear. 1t will be
the first and possibly the only occa-
sion on which all the other candi-
dates will appear at the same place
on the same evening. 1t will be
the second time the two candidates
for mayor have spoken from the
same platform on the same night,
the other occasion being the meeting
Of the Pittsburgh Board of Trade
week ago Monday night"
Commenting upon the decision
of Judge Kunkel in the sole nom
inee' case, the Philadelphia Bulletin
says the nonpartisan judicial cleo
tion law is a "misfit."
Readings councilmanic election
is attracting national attention be-
cause of the effort to down the So
cialists.
Speaker r. ]. Baldwin, who was
here yesterday, says Delaware coun-
ty is furnishing enough excitement
for him in its judgeship battle.
1t Is regarded as very improb-
able that any test of constitutionality
of the half pay for state attaches in
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