Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-20
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Pennsylvania primaries for the
nomination of state, congressional
and legislative tickets will be held
ships and boroughs and in Philadel-
phia are anything to go by there will
be large poll by the independent
voters. Indications are that the
third class city registration on May
l will add materially to the list OF
those qualified to vote and in these
stirring times the person qualified
will probably vote.
The campaign for the nominations
bids fair to open earlier than usual.
and while some of the aspirants are
adopting methods ordinarily not en-
ployed until the wind up of general
elections, it is questionable whether
the people are going to get heated
up over much of the talk, especially
when it is based on topics which
have been mulled over and over again
in the last half dozen years. 1t seems
to be pretty generally believed that
the prohibition amendment is going
to be ratified in Pennsylvania, and
while the ''wets" are starting fights
in both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties, they will not succeed
in making nominations for state Of
fees.
The contests of dominating peti-
tions whose hearings will be con-
| tinued in the Dauphin county. court
next week are developing some in
teresting things, especially the way
nominating petitions are gotten up.
For long time there has been much
talk among thoughtful men of the
need of a complete change of the
primary system and it will likely be
discussed in the next Legislature. In
cidents such as have been coming out
in court from time to time about the
papers filed by a Schuylkill Wood
ward more advantageously named.
from an alphabetical standpoint than
an Allegheny Woodward, are not sur
prising.
The campaign plans of j. Denny
/ O'Neil, which are being announced.
indicate that he intends to make
rather more vigorous primary often
sive than is usual and there are sus-
picions that the impetus he may get
may cause some of his friends to
advise that he run after the primary
in the event that he fails to land the
! Republican nomination. Mr.. O'Neil,
however, has not indicated any such
intention. To-day the Highway Com
missioner is in Philadelphia after a
tour of the eastern counties and to-.
day and tomorrow he will make
| fourteen speeches, returning to this
city on Monday. Governor Brum-
baugh will speak with him.
Concerning the plans of the can
didates the Philadelphia Press says
IEN A NEzNaW n.
Skunk Brown, who has the O'Neil
boom for Governor under his wing,
said yesterday that Billy Sunday, the
evangelist, would take the stump for
the McKeesport man between now
and the primaries. O'Neil forces plan
a series of forty-two meetings before
May 21 and Mr.. Brown said that
other speakers who would espouse
| O'Neil's cause as temperance work.
ers would include Ex-Governor J.
Frank Hanley, of Indiana, and ex-
United States Senator William S.
Kenyon. of Iowa. Governor Brum-
baugh also will be among the
speakers. Senator Sproul, who op-
poses O'NeiPs candidacy. said that
Ialthough he would make several
speeches before the primaries, they
would not be factional political ad-
dresses
Ware leaders were willing to ad-
NIT yesterday that Wednesdays reg
listration would not be more than 5O,-
OO0," says the Philadelphia Record.
"Wednesday they claimed the enroll
ment would not before than 10000,
but reports from their own workers
have caused them to materially in
crease their first estimates. Town
Meeting party leaders are confident
that 10000 voters. registered We'd
nesday and that the result spells the
defeat at the primaries of Congress-
man John r. K. Scott, candidate for
Lieutenant Governor"
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
to-day gives much prominence to a
conclusion it has reached that the
!. Wares will back O'Neil. 1t SAYS this
was forecast" by Attorney General
Brown, but its article does not have
much else to support it's assertion
The Ledger says in part: State Of
ficials. it has been rumored, recently
told the Wares that unless the Phila-
delphia organization supported Mr.
O'Neil in the city the administration
: would knife Representative John r
X. Scott, the Ware choice for Lieu
tenant Governor, in the country dis.
tricts.
| AShtu ulItNlly IL lne wares WOuiC
| support O'Neil, Attorney General
Brown said: You can say for me
that Mr.. O'Neil will receive in Phila.
delphia one of the largest votes ever
cast for any candidate for any office
He will sweep Pennsylvania
Meanwhile not a word can be OBJ.
; tained from the Wares as to wheT
they will call the city committee to,
gether to make a public selection be
tween the Republican gubernatoria
candidates, and Ware leaders are re
: ported to be getting anxious because
of the delay"
State Chairman Crow is in Phil
adelphia to confer with Republican
leaders over the situation and a mum
Der of western and up state Repub
licans are also in Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh and Scranton seen
to be more interested in the progress
of local legislative fights than in tn,
state contests.
Democratic state windmill meI
}, were inclined to snort to-day at TIL,
remarks of Judge Eugene c. Bonni
4 well that his campaign for the Dem
3 ocratic nomination for Governor wal
0 i'm such good shape that he did no
need to campaign. They said tha
!, Joseph Il. Guffey would start hi
campaign after the Liberty Loan Il
t sold and will show the judge a few
4 things.