Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-04
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BY the Exc Committeeman

President Wilson's course in in
sistlng that Pennsylvania, busy with
war activities and smitten by influ-
enZa, should have a campaign after
all has worked to the immense ad-
vantage of the Republican party in
the Keystone state. 1t has stimulat-
ed interest in the election, made GER
tain an increase of Republican rep
resentation in the congressional dele
cation, assured a fine majority for
the Republican state ticket and will
put Democratic strength in the next
Legislature at a low figure.
Almost of equal value to the Re-
publicans with the Presidents parti-
san appeal for election of Demo-
cratic congressman after adjourn
ing politics" has been the attitude of
Judge Eugene G. Bonniwell, the Dem
ocratic nominee for governor who
has campaigned in the fact of quar-
antines and pretty nearly everything
else, making a typical liquor inter-
ests' drive for the highest office in
the state.
Senator William C. Sproul. whose
dignifed position has attracted at
tention in other states, will be a ma
tional figure after tomorrow. VIM
ming against a powerful coalition
and by a remarkable majority at the
primary he will be chosen governor
after hardly making any campaign
at all. The estimates of Republicans
like Senator Boies Penrose, State
Chairman william E. Crow, Secre-
tary w. Harry Baker, of the Re-
publican state committee; Senator
Edwin II. Ware, Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Frank 3. McClain and others ia
miliar with Pennsylvania and its
people. run from $50, 600 to 200, 900.
The senator himself looks for around
10000, but he y always careful
about figures.
Judge Bonniwell talks glibly of
100, 900 majority and his
supporters say victory is assured.
The Democratic national chairman
is. looking the other way.
AS a result of reports from camps
and various military and naval
stations here there are Pennsyl-
vania soldiers and state officials, who
have been arranging for the taking
of the votes of the soldiers, believe
that there are more Keystone state
men in the army and navy overseas
than there were in the combined
| I'll lAllCo at SCNINo bulh r. SON0IHOI
Martin G.. Brumbaugh,- who went
over the reports received as to the
number of Pennsylvanians in SER
vice, says that he believes there are
about 100000 men from this state
in France. Estimates made at Ad-
jutant General Beary's office are
that there are something over 75, 900
Pennsylvanians in military and naval
establishments in the United States,
At the rate men are moving it is
likely that there will be a quarter
of a million Pennsylvanians in
France before long, in opinion of
men at the Capitol.
1t is believed that quite a num-
Der of the Pennsylvanians in camps
and stations to which commissioners
have been sent are under voting
age and this will cut down the
number of men to cast ballots. The
commissioners, all of whom are on
their way to their assignments, will
return their pollbooks as soon as
possible after the election is held.
Under the regulations they will or
ganize the election boards and gather
the certified returns and file them
with the pollbooks at the State
Department. They will be paid ten
cents for each mile travelling upon
! presentation of the returns. Owing
to the great distance some will have
to travel. including. the men who
went to the far west, it may be two
weeks before their official returns
have been filed. Some of them have
arranged to telegraph results on the
state ticket. More commissioners
were sent out this year than ever.
Camps will have elections where
there are less than 80 Pennsyl-
vanians in some cases.
John F. Short, of Clearfieid.
was sworn in as United States Mar
shall, at Pittsburgh Friday before
Judges C. P. Orr and w. H. s..
Thompson in The United States
court. Mr.. Short took the oath in
the presence of the retiring mar
shall, Joseph Howley, deputy mar
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