Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-09
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ed and passed up endorsements Tor
any candidates for state tickets. Tx
cept for q bouquet thrown at Con-
gressman John r. X, Scott. there
was no reference to state candidates
and only congressional. senatorial
and legislative candidates were en-
dorsed. The lack OF action ON n
state ticket was all the more signif-
cant because Senator Ware dominated
the meeting and made speech in
which he declared that men who
wanted to be dry" could be so and
that 1t was the part of wisdom to
line up what he termed the church
vote"
1t is now said that the Philadel-
phia City Committee will not meet
again for more than a fortnight. The
meeting yesterday seated the sue
cessor to Magistrate "Billy" Camp
bell and completed details for nom
mating petitions to be filed here to-
morrow. The fact that there were
no endorsements Is taken to mean
that the Wares intend to await de-
velopments.
Senator Sproul and his friends
are confident that the Wares will en-
! dorse the man from Delaware county
Notwithstanding any fight which may
develop on Lieutenant Governor. The
Wares are insisting that It shall be
Scott or a fight and there are intima-
tions that the state administration.
in an effort to force the Wares hand.
may bring out a candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor who would. be en-
dorsed along with ]. Denny O'Neil
for Governor and thus be run against
both Scott and Beidleman,
Meanwhile O'Neil Is getting
ready his platform, This will be
document which will enable him
to have what is hoped to be last say.
O'Neil has made frequent announce
ments and statements of his po-
sition, but the platform will be the
final statement. Clifford Pinchot, who
came here last night, will remain a
day or two to draft some planks,
while Governor Brumbaugh and At
torney General Brown will see that
the administration is we'll cared for,
while the Commissioner and his al
lies will attend to state prohibition
at once and other burning issues
which O'Neil men have been raising
the last few days.
Action of the O'Neil men in
making up their slate for Congress
man-at-Large recalls the slate for
presidential delegates for the Gov
ernor two years ago. At that time
the administration placed W. 5.
Aaron. Altoona merchant, at the
head of the list, going on the as
sumption that A is a vote getter. The
latest slate with Aaron, Atherton and
Burke seems playing close to the
top.
-Pinchot's presence here started
reports that he would be named as
commissioner of agriculture very
promptly. but he refused to discuss
the matter and the Governors office
was silent.
Robert P. Habgood is first of the
Republican candidates for Governor
to file papers, He entered an impos-
ing bale OF petitions last evening.
State political sharps are now
sitting back watching the filing of
nominating petitions at the Capitol
and there is many a strategic move
being made.
ALI the members of the. present
Congressional delegation We're en-
dorsed for denomination by the Phil
adelphia city committee yesterday.
The State Senator's endorsed for re-
dl toetluos Vi lllC SSSOllu
district; Patton, of the Fourth, and
jenkins, of the Sixth. William ]. Nc
Nichol was endorsed to fill the Third
district vacancy caused by the death
of his father, the late James p. Nc
Nichol, and in the Eighth Senatorial
district George Gray, a manufactur-
er, living in the Twenty-third ward,
was endorsed for the seat held by the
late Senator William Wallace Smith.
The Town Meeting party open
ed it's drive for a big registration
of independent voters at meeting
last night in Philadelphia. Chair
man George w. Coles, who was the
principal speaker, attacked the can
didacy of Congressman John r. X.
Scott, which he said would make the
issue clear at the May primary, be-
cause it related directly to the city
and it's welfare
The York county court ordered
an inquiry into the fees received by
Sheriff William Haas for Victualizing
prisoners in the county jail and a
decision will be rendered later
whether the sum of forty-five cents
per day for each prisoner is excess
sive. y petition was recently filed
| by A. NJ. Grove, of Muddy Creek
I OThS, anu CillLenS Ine
county, praying for the investigation
of this question. as well as of certain
alleged cruelties practiced by the
| Sheriff upon prisoners under his
care. The Judges rendered an opin-
ion that the cruelty charges are sub
jects either for prosecution by the
party injured or by the District At
! torney.
i Efforts to bring out a large reg
istration of independent voters was
begun yesterday by an organization
known as the joint committee on
political registration, says the North
| American. The committee is COM
posed of representatives from fifteen
of Philadelphia's civic and religious
organizations and is making a con-
certed and non-partisan effort to
4 secure the fullest possible registra-
ton on April II. 1t is estimated by
the committee that 1877 900 voters in
Philadelphia failed to register last
September and thus could not vote
at the election. The committee ex-
poets to place in the hands of every
voter a voters calendar" advising
each one as to his ward and election
division.
E. ]. Martin, city clerk. and
Robert Clark, assistant city clerk
were reelected by Pittsburgh's coun-
Gil for another three-year term by
a unanimous vote. Mr.. Martin has
been attached to the city clerks Of
: flee since 1888, when he entered II
as messenger and page. In 1890 he
, became assistant city clerk and three
years later he was elected city clerk
having served continuously since
; then eXcent a neriod of three wears