Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12
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Pe'e~e4eso~io
BY the Ex-Committeeman

and is planning a tour by automo-
bile, a large white car. with sleep
ing, cooking and eating quarters and
rear platform for speech making
purposes" having been provided. DR..
Fithian is connected with a motor
vehicle-making concern and intends
to be real active. although If the
proposed federal tax on gasoline
goes into effect he may curtail some
of his tour. The Prohibition candi-
date for Governor is the first of the
nominees to say much about his
plans and from all accounts he has
been real active.
The Pittsburgh newspaper in dis
cussing his campaign says: Mr..
Fithian recently conferred with the
Rev. DIR. John Royal Harris, presi-
dent of the DRY" Federation of
Pennsylvania, in the hope of secur-
ing the Endorsement of that body.
DIR. Harris says that no promise was
made, as the federation will pro-
ceed slowly in determining where its
Endorsement will go. The Anti
Saloon League will give its support
to Senator William c. Sproul, the
Republican nominee. who has de-
clared in favor of the ratification by
the next Legislature of the prohi-
bition mendment to the Federal
Constitution. His principal opponent
is Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell, the
Democratic nominee. who stands on
sloppy wet platform. The in
dorsement of Mr.. Fithian by the
Dry Federation would mean the
division of the dry forces to some
extent and would be helpful to Mr..
Bonniwell. Another part of
the Fithian program is said to be
the withdrawal of F. E. Whittlesey,
of CORY. the Prohibition nominee
for Lieutenant Governor, and the
substitution of ]. Washington Logue,
of Philadelphia, the Democratic
nominee for the Office. Mr.. Logue is
dry.
-Johnstown city councilmen and
political leaders are in quandry
about the completion of the sewer
system in that municipality. Some
wears ago the State Department of
Health ordered a new system and
a three quarter million bond issue
was voted. The work can not be
completed for that amount ana the
government does not look with faVor
on more bond issues.
Erie and other cities seem to
be having the same trouble as Har-
risburg and Johnstown in regard 10
police force vacancies. The number
of applicants is smaller than ever
known and jobs are going begging.
DIR. Philip Kamin has oeen
named as Pittsburgh's police sur
geon. He takes the place of doc
tor dismissed some time ago.
-LackaWanna county authorities
intend to 20 right into the charges
of election frauds which have been
made in that county as a result of
the primaries. The court yesterday
granted District Attorney George w.
Maxey's petition for advancing the
session of the September grand jury
so as to investigate the primary cleo
ton frauds. The order fixes August
| 19 for the jury to convene. Within
an hour after the order was issued
the district attorneys office started
it's machinery for the special session.
! County detectives and constables
! were instructed to be ready to serve
! subpenas tomorrow. About 1000
persons will be called to tell the
grand jury what they know of the
fraud. Included among them will
be election board members in dis
tricts where fraud was committed.
The Altoona Tribune, which
maintained a neutral position in The
primary contest, says: Senator
Sproul has won golden opinions
everywhere since his nomination.
John E. Jenkins, attorney wei
known in eastern Pennsylvania, ha.
taken charge of the Supreme Cour
campaign of Charles B. Lenah an
of Luzerne county. A committee o
fifty has been formed.
"A Scranton dispatch indicate
an intention to contest the Lacka
wanna senatorial nomination q
counsel for Phillips, who lost,
quoted as saying an appeal would b
taken to the Supreme Court, an
he will seek to have the appeal &C
as a supersedeas. He said that MI
Phillips is not through fighting. Dur
ing the primaries Mr.. Phillips re
ceived one vote on the Washington
party. This vote was cast in Dun
more and entitled Phillips to plac
on the ballot at the election mex
fall as the Washington party candi
date. Mr.. Phillips went to the offic
of the county commissioners and hat
himself certified as a candidate ol
the Washington party. In case .th
Supreme Court upholds the loca
court and decides that Mr.. Phillip
is the nominee of the Republican
party Phillips will run for the offic
on the Washington party ticket.
The Wilkes-Barre Record doe
not like the way things are beini
handled in the Chamber of Com
merce expose of police conditions a
it says: THE request of the Civil
Bureau that the citizens get behint
the cleanup movement should hav,
been made in the form of a demand
If the people content themselve
merely with expressing surprise ant
some show of Indignation, the mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerc,
would be justified in throwing VI
their hands in disgust"