Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18
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BY the Ex- Committeeman

parties in Pennsylvania will be con-
siderably abridged because of the big
Liberty Loan drive which is coming
years have occupied six or seven
weeks will be materially cut or con-
densed. The schedules for the can
didates' tours are being made up,
are ready as the men in charge are
awaiting information as to the man
ner in which the big drive is to be
conducted in various counties. Men
active in politics here say that they
do not want to interfere in any way
with Liberty Loan matters. Many
candidates volunteered to be loan
speakers long ago and some have
sent word here that they will reduce
their campaign work.
State Chairman Lawrence H.
Rupp, of the Democratic State Com
mittee, who is expected here this
week is getting into touch with va
rious districts and it is probable that
the campaign speeches under au-
spices of the State Democratic head
quarters will be in the last two or
three weeks of the campaign.
The time for filing nomination pa
pers for the Supreme Court election
will expire q week, from tomorrow.
The Saloon League endorse
ment of Senator Sproul at Philadel-
phia will be followed by similar ac-
ton in Pittsburgh.
Following the instructions and
warning given the assessors of Clin-
ton county in court by Judge r. b.
Mccormick, as to performing their
sworn duty without fear or favor
and assessing real estate at the fig
ure it would bring at public sale,
three of the assessors have already
handed in their designations and
nine others have signitied their in
tention of doing the same thing. 1t
is likely that others will take SIM
liar action, for they they are not go
ing to run the chance of being hailed
into court and fined, as there is very
little pay in the office as 1t is. Under
the circumstances 1t may be some-
what difficult for the Clinton County
Commissioners to secure competent
men to fill the vacancies. Two of
those who quit stated 1T was their
intention to resign before Judge Nc
Cormick gave his talk to the asses
sorS.
Representative John w. Wicker
man, of Allegheny county, the lead
er of the dry" legislators in the last
session, who was here yesterday, is
- 1,o,,, 1,ioorouy Ohio p,piop of Sprorl
I'VE have endorsed Sproul at the
meeting of tn headquarters COM
mittee of the Anti-Saloon League.
We believe in him and will work for
him. He will get the solid vote of
the church people," said he. The
booze outfit is slipping. I do not
see anything to Bonniwell, but at
the same time we have got to stay
on the firing line. Mulvihill and his
crowd are backing Bonniwell and
going around with him in Western
Pennsylvania, but they are not get
ting anywhere. Sproul suits us. And
1 guess he suits the state"
-Ex-Congressman Thomas w.
Templeton, of Luzerne county, will
likely be named to succeed Repub-
lican County Chairman John r.
Halsey, who had to retire from poll
tics because he is a railroad attor-
ney.
Filing of the nomination petition
of Judge Joseph w. Boston, of Nc
Kean county, as a candidate for the
Supreme bench, is taken by people
at the Capitol to mean that an active
to create in the Republic
can party a situation like that in the
Democracy which had four aspirants
is to be undertaken. The Mexican
Judge has been an aspirant for ap-
pellate seats upon several occasions.
Retirement of Representative A.
Ramsey S. Black, of this city, from
the Democratic legislative ticket, is
to be followed by other railroad men,
according to what was heard at the
Capitol to-day. Inability to get any
further information from Washing
ton in response to requests is inter-
preted as meaning that candidates
must withdraw.
Already there is speculation as
to who will succeed Deputy Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth Fred A.
Godcharles, who has been commits
stoned a captain of ordnance in the
army. Under the law Chief Clerk
George d. Thorn takes over the
duties. Captain Godcharles will go
on the war-leave list and get half
pay during his term of service.
Senator William c. Sproul, Sena-
tor E. e. Beidleman and Auditor
General Charles A. Snyder were the
speakers at the big rally of the
Republicans of the Amber district
at Amber last night. over 1000
persons cheered them. The sena-
tors promised business methods in
the state government and the Audi
tor General, who was in rare form,
handed the Democratic ringmasters
a series of iolts on the way they have
adjourned politics for everyone but
themselves.
With Chief Zoeller and Police
Chief Nolan back at work the
Wilkes Barre council yesterday, af-
ter temporary suspension, began
consideration of bills amounting to
more than $1,000, all concerned with
the Chamber of Commerce charges
of graft and inefficiency against the
department of public protection.
Chief Detective Hergert, the only
man expelled from the force, is popu-
larly supposed to be slated for q new
position. OF the bills, $500 is for the
transcription of testimony. Cham
Der of Commerce officials paid &c.,
coo of their organizations money for
the probe.