Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-09
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I'll By the Ex- x-Committeeman
Highway Commissioner ]. Denny
O'Neil, just in from a tour of three
counties in the Northumberland re-
gion, declared to-day that he could
not see any evidence of lack of popu-
lar interest in the primary election.
The commissioner was optimistic and
said that the people were turning
out and were going to vote. On the
other hand it has been the expert
ence of certain other candidates this
spring that the voters of the state
' are not as much interested as usual
and that they regard this campaign
as more or less of politicians
light not only in the Republican,
but in the Democratic party. 1t is
generally recognized that upon the
result of the primary will hang the
control of the organizations of the
major parties in the Keystone State
carrying with it the advantages of
being in good position in advance of
the presidential election.
The enrolment in the rural dis
tricts and then the registration in
tne cities, with the exception of
PhlladelSsi.l where the reform move
caused heavy increase, demon
strated that people will be hard to
1 l1nIRTeSI Ii
a war on and young men going to
camps almost every week.
Mr.. O'Neil toured Northumber-
land and adjoining counties yester
day. Il had good crowds every
where. was surprised to see so
many people out and it shows that
the people are interested" said he.
1 had $50 businessmen at a morn
ing meeting in Watsontown and big
evening crowds in Shamokin and
Mt. Carmel" Mr.. O'Neil will be
here to-day and tomorrow will be
IN the Pittsburgh region where he
mas planned a number of tours.
Senator Sproul. who has been
touring western counties with Pitts
ourgh as his headquarters is work
ing MS way eastward and yesterday
Desah the tour of the Cambria
p,alr district The senator will fin
lsh up his western tour Saturda =
and then concentrate in the east
lie mad a notable tour of Blair county
Yesterday and met many of the
pennsylvania shopmen. going later
TO Johnstown where he met promi-
nent Cambria men last night and
VIII tour that county all of TODAY
Next tuesday the senator will be in !
Lebanon. "
In twittinS the Wares about not !
calling the meeting of the Philadel- |
phia City Republican committee to !
take stand on the gubernatorial !
situation. the Philadelphia Press
says: Suffice it for plain people 10 !
know that the politicians are in
some sort of trouble and extract
therefrom that malicious delight that
Is about all we get out of politics for |
ourselves. In the meantime we can
wait the calling of that meeting with |
mixed emotions"
-Reading men who formed the |
Patriotic Union organization in that
city have come out with a strong en-
dorsement for SprouI and Beidle- |
because there is a nonpartisan move |
ment on to prevent election of So |
Cialist legislators.
Lebanon city councils have fe-
elected Warren c.. Light as city So
licitor
-Suffragist leaders of the state
are making a determined effort to-
day TO line up both the Republican |
and Democratic party leaders in |
Phil1 dnlTOhin 4 nf n
publican city committee will be held |
to-day on the subject.
Homestead borough council |
raised salaries of all employees and |
so did the borough school board.
-Pottsville will issue $4,000 of
municipal bonds for various equip
ment.
Patrick Kearney will be chosen I
as city commissioning of Pittston to
succeed his brother. well-knownI
Democrat.
Harry Hunter, who swung one
of the old Democratic wards of Phil
adelphia over to the Republicans,
has resigned as a real estate assessor,
which he held for years.
Representative citizens of North
ampton county. who have signed a
pape rendorsing Senator William c. |
Senator Edward f .Beidleman. of
Harrisburg, for Lieutenant Govern
or, met at Easton last night and
formed a county branch of the Penn
sylvania Patriotic Union. o. D.
Senator Edward E. Beidleman, of
William +. O'Brien, secretary, and
Charles Masee, treasurer.
Mr.. O'Neil at Mt. Carmel. yes
terday, announced his purpose to
prosecute the members of the Phila-
delphia Patriotic League for alleged
desecration of the American flag by
using it as the background in posters
exploiting the candidates backed by
the league.
Confident of being successful at
the primaries, Joseph +. Guffey.
candidate for the Democratic CUB
ernatcrial nomination, landed in
Philadelphia yesterday and short
time later was busy comforting with
local leaders. Mr.. Guffey came here
from Montgomery county where he
and the candidates working with
him met many voters and discussed
the issues of the campaign. A threat |
to appeal to President Wilson to ex-
ercise in Pennsylvania the power of
prohibition given him by Congress if |
the liquor interests of the state con-
tribute money for the support of any /
candidate in the present guberna- |
torial campaign was made by Mr.. |
Guffey soon after his arrival. The |
candidate declared that. if he can
procure legalproof that liquor money