Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-30
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

With only few exceptions all of
| the men appointed commissioners
to take the votes of Pennsylvania
soldiers and sailors in camps and
naval stations have been sworn in
| and received their instructions.
| To-day the commissions of the men
who took the oath yesterday, but
whose assignments had not been
designated will receive their notices
where to go. A number of men who
could not get here yesterday when
the meetings were held arrived to-
| day and were sworn in.
The supplies of the men assigned
to western and southwestern camps,
forts and stations, practically ali
detailed to go west of the Mississippi
are the only ones to be issued.
| These men received their commits
sions and supplies last night and
will meet in Pittsburgh on Thurs
| day. Other men will leave Friday
and Saturday, according to location
of cfmps.
S%me of the commissioners are
members of local draft boards and
owing to the newly calls and
the urgings of State Draft head
quarters to speed up classifications
some inquiries have been made as
to what effect it will have.
Most of the election commissioners
are new men, who do not know the
ropes. Very few of the men who
served in either 1916 or 1917 have
been appointed and it is noticeable
that General c. Bow Dougherty and
other military men who made up
the bulk of the delegation in pre-
vious years have not been appointed.
to accept because of influenza and
others were aware of what they were
going up against and declined.
This is the way the Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times sizes up the cam
paign: while there has been a
great deal of apathy throughout the
state, the signs are indicating on
awakening of the electors to the
Importance of the election Novem-
Der 5, when a governor other state
officials, members of Congress, state
senators and representatives and
judges of the higher courts are to
be elected. The ordinary methods
of campaigning cannot be employed
because of the influenza quarantine.
There are no public meetings, the
burning of red fire or the beating of
drums. 1t is a year when it is up
to the individual voter to turn out
and do his duty. This week the
mails will carry him many messages
and those who hope to win by gum
shoe methods and the polling of
light vote are likely to find the
night of November that their cal
culations have miscarried and their
energy and money wasted"
The fact that Governor Brum-
baugh let the retirement of l.. r.
Palmer as acting commissioner of
labor and industry, pass without
statement as to reasons. recalls
other removals. The rule may be
noticed next winter when other
changes take place.
Retirement of L. r. Palmer is
commonly attributed among men
familiar with politics in Pennsyl-
vania to friction with William II.
Hall, secretary to the Governor, and
to date back to the refusal of Pal
mer, after consultation with DIR. Pat
terson, of the Bureau of Hygiene,
TO accept DIR. Z. r. Walters, of Pitts
burgh for place in the department,
while the removals of Inspector w.
q. Fisher and Referee T. ]. Dunn
added something to it. Mr.. Palmer
will likely accept a place with one
of the big steel companies and not
be a candidate for any place in the
state government next year.
While the retention of Walter
McNichols, acting commissioner of
labor and industry. is unlikely under
the new administration, the naming
OF the Scranton man may result in
fnll lYa
partment finding the climate of
Harrisburg agreeable to Continued
work in this city instead of making
their headquarters some other, place.
Walter Darlington, writing in
the North American, says that Con-
gresham Bruce f. Sterling, of the
Fayette districs, is now courting
democrats of both camps and is
due to be defeated. Sterling has
been Palmcr-McCormicli boss.
The reelection of congressman
3. K. Focht is declared by men
familiar with the Seventeenth dis
trict to be assured Focht, say
these people, will carry every county
over Leiby.
In Northampton county a
strong move has been started by
Republicans and Democrats alike to
secure the election of Justice Fox.
The situation in the state at large
favors selection of Judge John T.
Kephart with the other place be-
tween sJustice Alexander Simpson,
Jr, and Charles B. Lenahan of Lu-
zerne. Recent actions on Capitol
Hill will hurt Simpson, it is said.
The North American to-day
says Judge Bonniwell has sent q
hurry call to Washington for aid
and also assails United States Dis
tr'ct Attorney Kane for his stand
in the Cadbury case.
Auditor General Snyder told
people at Republican state head
quarters yesterday that things were
looking very we'll for Sprour in the
lower anthracite region, says the
Philadelphia Press.
The fight of the State Grange
leaders and certain Democrats
against the road bond issue amend
ment does not seem to be getting
any farther than the Mccormick
machine scheme to drum up votes
for Fithian against Bonniwell to
avoid a vote for Sproul.
Recollection of Congressman
Rose is said to be certain as a re-
suit of the Presidents appeal for
Congressional elections.
The Philadelphia Ledger says
the Mcclure liquor crowd in Della
ware county is against Sproul. But
it don't matter.
Prohibition State Chairman
Prugh is on his way west at state
expense, after declaring for Fifth
ian with might and main.
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