Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03
Pses6cA &.
Ps~~4yesa~io
BY the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

because or the ruling of the War
Department that it is not considered
practicable to permit such officers
TO so abroad TO take the votes and
should submit cheerfully to the sit
uation according to an opinion given
! to-day to Secretary of the Common
wealth Cyrus E. Woods by William
H. Keller, first deputy attorney gen.
eral.
When Adjutant General Beary
was informed that the War Depart
ment did not deem il practicable TO
have commissioners take the votes
OF the soldiers in the field and that
II could not permit the sending or
election commissioners abroad as re-
quested by the state of Pennsyl-
Nania' Mr.. Woods asked the Attor-
ney Generals Department for ad-
vice. Mr.. Keller says that 1t
amounts to "a definite refusal 10
the proposition to send commission
ers. While soldiers have the right
TO vote he says that right must be
enjoyed in such manner as not TO en-
danger the existence of the repub-
lie
Mr.. Keller further says IF mill
tary operations in which the soldiers
from this state are engaged are or
such a nature that in the Judgment
of the supreme command their sue
cess would be interfered with or
imperiled by an attempt to take the
soldier vote, then this right will have
TO be, for the time. foregone. II
as we'll as many other constitutional
rights, is subordinate TO the supreme
duty of defending the nation in time
of peril"
The state of Pennsylvania" con-
tinues Mr.. Keller even if ii so de-
sired, has no means to force those
in command of the army of the
United States to permit its soldiers
overseas TO vote. Even II II had
such power il should not exercise
il if those in charge of our military
forces state il as their deliberate
Judgment that il is not practicable
to secure the votes of soldiers until
military conditions have considerably
changed"
The appointment of commissioners
is in the hands of the Governor
There is nothing TO interfere with
naming men to take the votes OF
the soldiers from Pennsylvania in
camps and cantonments and sta
tions in this country.
Heads of political, committees
in every city of the state are starting
TO call attention of voters and work
ers to the fact that Saturday is the
last day TO register. and in more
than one place the men in charge OF
political organizations have en-
pressed their dismay at the fact
that voters seem 10 be more inter-
ested in the war than in the election
and that the Liberty Loan seems
TO fill mems minds to the exclusion
of politics this week. However. II
is to be noted that men in sympathy
with the wet" interests are finding
some time to urge men to get reg
istered and that they are boastlng
that they will control the next Leg
islature.'
Meetings are TO be held to-
morrow in most of the cities TO
arrange for Saturday TO be devoted
to registration work. The first two
registration days were marked by
very light registration in almost
every city, so light in some places
as to disturb political leaders.
Governor Brum baush's decla-
ration as to what he regards as the
qualifications a man must possess
TO be selected by him to be judge
is given much prominence in the
newspapers to-day. 1t is generally
believed that the Governors re-
marks, which were made at the
conclusion of the Westmoreland
county judgeship hearing at the
Capitol yesterday. indicate that Rep
resentative D. ]. Snyder will be ap-
pointed judge and that the Gov
ernor will not make any appoint
ment until December, when Snyder's
terms as a legislator will expire and
he can legally take the place. The
Governor said that from what he
had heard the business of the courts
was not suffering by the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Doty
remaining untitled.
Appearance of the Rev. c. D.
Scanlon, of Pittsburgh. national sec
cretary of the Dry Federation and
active in the dry cause, friend Of
Highway Commissioner ]. D. O'Neil.
and we'll known as a temperance
man, as an advocate of c. E. Whit
ten, yesterday caused perturbation
among the Snyder men and some
annoyance in the Governors depart
ment. Mr.. Scanlon made a strong
plea for Mr.. Whitten, who is a man
of marked ability.
State Chairman Crow yesterday
put MS lIIO MS IA iSSdAu " tI4S
danger of apathy into writing and
warned committeeman to get busy
after the Liberty Loan drive.
Judge Bonniwell made a speech
at Lancaster fair yesterday. 1t had
some Liberty Loan flavor, but the
Judge took good care of himself
He has some other Liberty Loan
county fair dates this week.
| Members of district appeal
board No. pleaded guilty yesterday
at the start of their trial in federal
court at Philadelphia.
According to Philadelphia news
papers there will be more arrests in
! the controversy between Mayor
| Thomas 3. Smith and a number of
citizens of the Quaker City over the
way the Mayor handled the selec-
ton of Edward r. Gudehus as head
of the playground recreation di-
vision. The newspapers give prom
inence TO the fact that ex-Judge
James Gay Gordon is the counsel in
charge of the prosecution and from
their accounts there was consider
able feeling displayed at yesterdays
hearing. The Philadelphia Press
says regarding the developments of
the day: Mayor Smith was held
yesterday by Magistrate Carson in
his own recognizance in the sum of
$4,000 to answer in the Court of
Quarter Sessions the charge of mis-
behavior and malfeasance in office"
The case is in connection with the
examination and certification of Ed
ward r. Gudehus for supervisor of