Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-27
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

By the x-Committeeman
Senator William c. Sproul and
Senator Edward e. Beidleman, Re-
publican nominees for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor. who are at the
Reading fair to-day, will not make
any speeches except for the Liberty
Loan during the coming week, ac-
cording to present plans. but will de-
vote considerable of their time to
visiting various gatherings. The two
Senators have accepted invitations
to speak for the loan and will also
send letters urging subscriptions.
Next Monday both will help loan
committees in their home localities
and Tuesday will be at various gath
erings in Delaware county. wednes-
day they will visit Bellefonte and
various places in Center county, in
cluding fairs; Thursday they will be
in Clearfield county and Friday tour
Indiana county.
Democratic state headquarters
people expect that the same plan of
refraining from. campaign speeches
will be followed by Democratic can
didates next week. Most of the DEM
ocratic nominees will speak at loan
meetings. State Chairman Lawrence
H. Rupp will be one of the speak,
! ers.
Speaking at Pittsburgh Senator
Sproul told men interested in edu-
cational matters that it will be nee
essary to appropriate more money
for public schools and that the
! friends of the plan to relieve the
teachers will have to help in finding
| new sources of revenue. Until the
Pennsylvania constitution is amend
ed to provide for levying of gradu-
ated taxes, the income source in the
state cannot be tapped. The neces-
sary amendment was defeated by
the people several years ago and is
| again on its way through the Legis-
lature but cannot be submitted to
the people before November. 1919.
| War time was reflected in the
addresses made at the annual meet
ing of the York County Republican
| Club, on Wednesday, when more
than one hundred enthusiastic mem
| bers gathered to hear addresses by
several candidates and others and to
/ transact annual business. James H.
| Findley was elected to his third
term as president. He presided
Wednesday night, with w. R. But
torff acting as financial secretary;
| Charles ]. Gotwalt, recording secre-
tary, and William H. Eisenhart.
| treasurer.
Some of the Democrats in Berks
county are making faces over the
! Presidents appointment of Lot w
Reiff, of Reading, to succeed William
| NJ. Croll as naval officer of customs
at the Philadelphia Customs House
Mr.. Cross, who held that office for
five years, recently resigned to run
| for congress in the Berks county
district. He was defeated, however
and it was expected he would be re-
turned to his old post. E. H. Boch
has been acting naval officer at The
customs house since april 8. Mr.
i Reiff, who is SO years old, was al
one time a member of the State Leg
islature. He is active in Democratic
| state politics. Cross was a Palmer
man, but may not be hereafter.
Mayor Thomas B. Smith, oi
Philadelphia, is to be arrested on q
charge of violating city ordinances In
securing the selection of e. r. Guhe.
hus, former secretary to Senator Id.
win H. Ware, as supervisor of play.
grounds. 1t will be recalled that the
mayor got into row with men or
the playground board because they
| refused fn Gndn1nS
moved some of them. Then GUIDE
hus was elected. 1t is odd that the
charge was made by Otto I. Mallery
member of the state industria
board, friend of Governor Brum
: baugh and well known in most o
the uplift movements. The Inquirer
says: Mayor Smith is now unde
indictment charged with violation
of the Shern law forbidding partici
patton in politics by municipal office
, holders. The charge grew out of tn,
, Fifth ward election irregularitie
which resulted in the murder of Pc
liceman George A. Eppley. The nev
/ affidavit alleges that Mayor Smitl
r demanded that Ernest L. Tustin
Rabbi Henry Berkowitz and Miss So
phfa l.. Ross, then members of tn
Z board of recreation, elected Gudehu
> to the post of supervisor, as til
. mayor personally desired to rewar
him, and had promised him an an
pointment on the city pay roll as
e reward for personal services"
The time for filing noninatio
> petitions for the two Supreme Cou1
seats to be filled at the Novembe
= election expired last night an
o when the department of the Secre
tary of the Commonwealth closed n
= petitions had been filed since Tues
day. There are now nine candidate
in the field and George D. Thor
chief clerk, says that he doubt
Y whether any of them can Withdraw
3 The nonpartisan act says in on
y part that a candidate having bee
v nominated or filing papers after
primary can not withdraw" said h
II take that to mean that there ca
be no Withdrawals. If any is pei
: missible o'clock Friday afternoo
= would be the time"
n The men who have filed for tt
Supreme Court will have their nam,
on the ballot in alphabetical ordt
and in the order of filing papel
thaV are r T Eov Eacfon o~I Az.