Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26


Hess is not re sarded as serious. The
Griest course hs been an interest
ing one in recenr years, but it may
not bring results this year, high men
in Republican councils intimate.
Stock of Representative Robert
S. Spangler, of York, is rising for
Speaker, but up on the Northern tier
the flag of George w. Williams, of
Tioga, is continuing TO be a rallying
point.
1t was announced yesterday that
Charles Il. Lenahan, of Wilkes
Barre, received the third largest vote
in Philadelphia of the candidates for
the Supreme Court. Mr.. Lenahan,
who is a Democrat, receiver 1857
in that city, and 1876 soldier votes
making a total of 1913. The total
vote for Alexander Simpson, Jr., was
95,6S9; John w. Kephart. 36,07S.
There are indications that Lenahan
ran we'll generally.
Senator Sproul is in Washing
ton to-day, say reports and will be
in Philadelphia tomorrow night.
Official returns reaching the
State Department from the counties
show that at the election on Novem-
ber scores of people in almost
every county reporting voted the
Washington party ticket, but. that
except for local contests the Roose-
welt Progressive and Progressive,
Bull Moose and other parties which
were created in the historic cam
paign of 1912 and retained their
place on the ballot because of their
votes in following years, polled a
very few votes for 1917. Indica-
tions are that the bulk of them will
disappear this Year. The Washing
ton party will retain its place only
in event of polling five per cent. of
the vote.
-Governor-elec William c..
Sproul and Lieutenant Governor
elect Edward +. Beidleman were
Washington nominees and the votes
noted range from 19 to "a in the
smaller counties which have filed.
The Philadelphia Bulletin edi-
torially voices a thought which is
uppermost in the minds of many
men in politics in Pennsylvania, Re-
publicans and Democrats. 1t is that
the various war boards and regu-
lators. some of which furnished
roosting places for deserving Demo-
Gratis, should disappear. The Bulletin
says: The war is at an end; there is
no likelihood of its revival; our
enemies have been subdued, and
there is now no good reason why we
should not move back promptly to
the paths of peace and the normal
life of the nation. All extra agents,
inquisitors, regulators and admins
traitors should be released at an early
day from their functions, to the end
that all citizens may find themselves
free of every form of VeXatious, ir-
regular and arbitrary authority
which has been saddled upon them
as a war measure" or a patriotic
obligation
One of the interesting things in
state politics is what the French
call a rapprochement between Gov
ernor Brum baugh and Auditor Gen.
eral Snyder. 1t is not so long ago
that they were throwing tomahawks
at each other and now the Auditor
General is Insisting that the Gov
ernor be made the historian of the
war against objections raised by the
Philadelphia Ledger and Record and
men in politics. Mr.. Snyder said last
night that he had not changed his
course and that as far as the Gather
action to restrain payment of any
money to the Governor from the
$2,0OO,000 war fund for writing his
tory he was certain that the War
Board would do nothing that savored
of illegality" and that its acts would
pass legal muster on Capitol Hill.
According to the Philadelphia
Inquirer. Scott S. Leiby, of Perry
county. the only McCormick-P Palmer
Democrat in the Senate. tried to go
to Congress at the recent election,
but he was ANONYMOUSLY defeated by
Congressman Benjamin K. Focht,
of Union county, who swept the dis
trict with a great Republican ma
iority."
All the men elected 10 the Leg
islature from Allegheny county are
Republicans
The act of 1864 providing for
the taking of votes of Pennsylva-
mans i'm war service will probably
be one of the statutes brought down
to date early in the coming session
of the Keystone State Legislature
and at the same time there will like
ly be a clarification of the act pass
ed to provide half pay for dependents
of state officials and attaches who
enter active military or naval serv-
ice so that IL shall not become a
roosting pole. The latter law was
passed last session and some men
who could hardly hope to be retain
ed by the incoming administration
are wearing khaki and their families
getting nice pay. Just why the last
Legislature was not urged to change
the act of 1864, which was found
more or less cumbersome when COM
missioners were sent to FL Paso to
take the votes of National Guards
year.