Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-19
P()LTTYCSiN STATE
AFFECTED BY GRIP
Republicans May Cancel
Active Campaign Be-
cause of Epidemic
DECIDE NEXT WEEK
Bonniwell. However. Con
tinues Individual Canvass
i'm Fight for Governor


Further campaigning by the Republic
can candidates for STATE offices probably
will be dropped because Of the Influenza
epidemic over The state,
A conference by Republican leaders
early next week viii decide whether the
Statewide campaign which was sus-
pended for the period Of The fourth Lib
erty loan drive will be resumed
The prospects at present are that there
will be no further touring " the state
by the Republican campaign party
Because of the abnormal situation
brought about by the war the Republ-
cans started their Statewide. campaign
This year along different lines from any
preceding campaign Instead Of the
usual invasion Of the rural districts on
a handshaking expedition ana the hold
z fn~ OF mass meetings i'm the important
cities and towns the state candidates
started out on a less ~urctacular cam
nslen.
Only Talks TO Active workers
Only the more importau, ccu,'rs were
visited by the campaign party made up
Of Senator william g. Sproul Nh. rubos.
Material nominee: senator r.. f.. R,td.-
man. nominee for Lieutenant govcruu,
Representatiye James = woodward.
ron,inee for secretary Of internal affair.
Senator Penrose. Auditor General Snydcr
and otber bip guns in tho state r,eari-
zation
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vor,,ers q, aach a, INA ,o,I,.ics visitod
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All preparations for "a rcsuulptiou Of
= h. tour aftar fl,., ,,,.Itteio- Of ,I,, I,a,,
drive had been made when the death
OF Henry j. Hlaer suu-in-ljW Of Seua-
tor Sproul. and the illnrss Of Mrs
Sproul necessitated another postpone
rnent.
In addition the state health authori-
ties have uut the ban on public meet
ings. SO thai IL IS doubtfur II tho cam
paien could he continued. under any cir
e,,nstances
Mnnicinai Indigo po,oi,vnu tho p,,,o-
cratic nop,inea ror Co,ar,o., has con
Quoted am irdiyidlal ron,ngiuu. and is
Fem touring ,bo St.Ie p,,ausa ,f tb.
knKt in tho Den,o.rnt,r no-t,, IN, 10 mil.
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H"' :" N'""si@'h 'onntS
m Schuylkill County, the Twelfth Dis
.t.,~-,as 80 ''o o. ''"N'ne "
1tronghold from the Republicans Con
$ressman Robert Heaton present mem
Ser, withdrew from the race 10 become
the Republican senatorial nominee ,.
John Reber. Pottsville manufac-
turer. was selected as the party NOM
nee. He Is opposed by James J. Moran
Democratic leader of the, county, and
a battle royal has eUsued. The situa-
ton is complcatei by the appearance
OF a Washington party candidate.
tieorse FRANKLIN Brumln, son of the
3ste Judge Charies Brumm who was
ueieated Dy Rtbtr Tor Inc Republican
-honinatioh by small majority.
Anotner pltter heht IS beng waged
II the bieNehth plstr'ct' Luzerne toun-
~, "here the Denoera's are Trying TO
h controL Inc Eepuol!cans nomi-
A,eu r.. y, carpenter 10 succeed Con-
eshah l.o'has lehlpieIoh' ana inc
semocrats nave put forward John