Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-12
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Registration In Philadelphia. Pitts
burgh and Scranton yesterday
jumped with vigor that surprised
everyone when 1t was taken into ac-
count that 1t was only the second
registration day. In some wards of
the cities the figures were far beyond
expectations and indicate the man
ner in which the campaigns are be-
ing waged for municipal honors.
The Pittsburgh figures will not
be complete until to-day because of
the heavy listing, while in some sec
tions of Philadelphia to workers re.
ported high figures. Scranton's s
mayoralty contest stimulated regis
tration in every ward.
Saturday will be the last regis,
tration in all cities.
The Pittsburgh mayoralty con-
test has gotten down to as many
meetings and speecnes day as in
the closing week of November
campaign. Not in years has the city
been as stirred up and the whole
state is watching the result. The
contest of four years ago between
Armstrong and Porter was mere play
compared to this battle.
Governor Brumbaugh will be
home in time to vote at the Phila-
delphia primary. He will meet a
number of friends in PHILADELPHIA
early next week and come here later.
Senator Ware says that the jump
IN registration shows that people are
taking big interest in politics. They
certainly are.
Insurance Commissioner O'Neil
has written a letter to the Governor
pledging him his best efforts in the
time at his disposal to make the
Highway Department a credit to the
state in every way.
State suffragists and antisuffrag-
lists have passed up the Maine cleo
ton. No one seems to want to COM
ment upon it,
Garrett b. Cochran, one of the
Williamsport guardsmen, is being
doomed to run for Congress on the
Democratic ticket. He is a son of
the late Senator j. Henry Cochran.
-Representative Thomas r.
McNichol is in line for the next
judicial vacancy in Philadelphia after
his term as legislator expires.
Chester countys three-cornered
county controller fight is said to
be anyone's battle now. In Mont
gomery Prothonotary Fredericks is
now assured of clear field.
Owing to the absence of Major
c. N. Berntheizel. who is judge ad-
vocate OF the Pennsylvania division,
the Lancaster county court has
nomed Sumner V. Hosterman to be
district attorney ad interim. Mr..
BerntneiZel is the district attorney
and must personally pass on all in
documents.
Senator Boies Penrose has been
asked by Senator McNichol to start
an investigation into alleged draft
frauds in Philadelphia, which are
said 10 have been uncovered by the
ward fights in Philadelphia. An
other thing interesting about the sit
uation in Philadelphia is that
eX-Judge James Gay Gordon has
gotten into the prosecutions and is
after some men higher up"
Wilkes -Barre's city council yes
terday voted money to pay for a
demonstration on September 10 in
honor of the drafted men from that
section of the state. This is the first
city to take such action officially, as
all other demonstrations have been
met by contributions or private ex-
pense, as in this city.
The hearing on the mandamus
proceedings brought by the four State
officials against Auditor General Sny-
der will be called up in the Dauphin
county court on Monday and will be
the first round. The Auditor Gen
erals motion to>quash will be argued.