Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-10
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By the Ex- Committeeman

Philadelphia slump In registra-
ton of voters amounts to about 30.-
000 men, but this may be made up
by voters who were sick or kept at
home by the Influenza outbreak on
Saturday and who will apply within
the next ten days to the commits
sioners to have their names put on
the lists. People In Philadelphia,
however. are contrasting the decline
In their city with that in Pittsburgh
where the registration fell off more
than $1,000 and they point out that,
proportionately, the drop in regis
tration in the Quaker City Is con-
siderably less than that In the Allie
gheny metropolis,
Following the official tabulation
by the Board of Registration Com
missioners of the electors who en-
rolled last Saturday, last of the three
fall registration days. announcement
was made last night In Philadelphia
that between 24s,009 and 243,000
voters were eligible to participate In
the election of November 8, During
the last registration days last year
more than 2T5,000 citizens enrolled.
while the total enrolment of 1915,
Presidential year, was $4,000,
The figures for this year We're an
nounced by the Republican City
Committee and three reasons are
given by the leaders for the big fall
ing off. First, absence from the city
of thousands of men who are in the
Army Navy or Marine Corps, lack
of interest In the present guberna-
torial contest and the influenza epi-
demic,
Many ward leaders reported yes
terday that hundreds of their con-
stituents were unable to enroll Sat-
urday because of illness, 1t was de-
clared, however, that many of these
will appear before the Board of Reg
istration Commissioners and request
that their names be added to the
lists
-Lackawanna couny's protract-
ed contest over the Republican Sem
atorial nomination was settled by
the Supreme Court at Pittsburgh
yesterday when Representative AL
bert j. Davis was declared the win
ner, The opinion was handed down
by Justice Edward J. Fox, of the
Supreme Court, The decision was
in the appeal Of D, w, Phillips, who,
upon the official returns, was de-
clared the victor, but who Davis al
legged obtained the nomination by
fraud. The official returns gave
Davis, who asked for a recount,
charging fraud. The County Com
missioners opened the ballotboXes
in the district and the recount gave
Phillips a majority of 12 more votes
than were counted in the original
count. Davis then filed an appeal
to the Common Pleas Court, despite
the finding of the County Commits
sioners, and asked for an inQuisition.
speaking of the promotions in
the Insurance Department the Phil
adelphia Inquirer says: The ap-
pointment of Albert G., Costello,
youngest son OF Congressman Peter
E. Costello, as eXaminer-in-chief in
the State Insurance Commissioner
office at a yearly salary of $4,000
was announced yesterday. Mr., Cos
tello has been an examiner in the
Insurance Department for several
years. His brother, Captain E. G.
Costello, is in France with the Fiji
teenth Field Artillery, Regular
Army. Immediately after gradual
ing from the Wharton School, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, seven years
ago, Mr.. Costello became connected
with the Insurance Department"
A very interesting contrast in
cities is furnished by Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh. While the Pitts
eurgh officials are hustling to clean
streets because of the influenza cpl
demic, there is a storm of protest
against the condition of Phil0 delphIL
highways and men like r. Dewitt
Cuylcr are asking whether it is tho
intention 10 clean the streets.
Scranton city councilmen have
not lost any time about fighting in
fluenza. Then thousand dollars was
voted for the fight and questions as
tc right to do it were left Tor dis
cCssion later.
Much comment has been caused
in Philadelphia by the criticism of
United States District Attorney
Francis Fisher Kane by the Demo-
cratic Philadelphia Record. This is
the Records latest comment upon
the way Federal court matters are
being handled in that city: AN
other example of the loose and un-
certain methods of the local United
States District Attorneys office in
dealing with alleged draft offenders
was disclosed yesterday, when Fed
eral Judge Thompson, of the United
States District Court, quashed the
indictment against members of
Local Board No. 10. 1t was the first
attack nade on the thirty-three in
dictments returned last month by
Federal grand jury which probed
draft scandals here. The prosecu-
ton broke down because the indict-
ment in this case was flagrantly de-
fective. AS if dealing with a
veritable neophyte in matters of
law, Judge Thompson patiently
pointed out to Assistant District At
torney Walnut, who drew up the in
dictment, just what was the matter
with that document"
F. B. Row has become deputy
prothonotary of Clearfield county,
and ]. A. Durling, long connected
with the Carbon county commission
ers' office, has resigned. EX-Pro-
thonotary James F. Corkill has sue
ceeded him.
Senator Sproul has refused to
make any statements on campaign
matters until the Loan is concluded.
Judge Bonniwell, who had some
tours" under way, has decided to
stay home.
slaughtered by influenza. The Ches-
ter Times gives the total registration
for the city at less than $500. Potts
Vile newspapers tell of a sharp drop
in that city's registration.
The Philadelphia Press also