Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-07
Pse;tca IN
Pe'snS4esa~ia
By The Ex-Committeeman


of Allegheny, has 254,565 votes for
denomination for superior court, and
stephen H. Huselton 122,317. The
unoffcial returns of Allegheny coun-
ty increase Judge Porter's vote. to
319,214 and that of his rival to 1 AZ
727.
There is considerable interest in
whether the judge will be the sole
nominee and the State Department
statements on the total number of
ballots issued and cast
Official computation of the votes
cast for the statewide nominee will
not be started until all of the returns
are in hand and requests have been
made to authorities of counties
which have not filed to expedite the
returns.
The statement of ]. Denny O'Neil
declaring that he will support Sem
ator William c. Sproul for Governor,
has been considerably commented
upon. The Pittsburgh Gazette Times
says that it "fulfills the moral obliga-
ton which rested upon him to accept
the result of the Republican pri
mary and shares the hope of Mr..
O'Neil that Pennsylvania will ratify
the amendment. The Philadelphia
Ledger which was expected to sup
port O'Neil and did not, says: "An
external harmony for the purposes
of the campaign for state officers
will mean little if no attention is paid
to the complexion of the Legislature
1t is there that the crucial battle will
have to be fought whether the Gov
ernor be for or against the prohibi-
The Philadelphia Inquirer says
about the declaration: 1T is not
surprising that ]. Denny O'Neil, who
was the chief competitor of William
c.. Sproul for the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor, should come out
in statement announcing his in
tention of supporting Senator Sproul
for the election, and of urging his
friends to do likewise. In doing this
he is simply bowling to the force of
public opinion, which is so strongly
in favor of the Senator from Della
ware county that any fight against
him would be wasted powder. Mr..
O'Neil, as well as Mr.. Hapgood, who
contested the primaries with Senator
Sproul, realize that he won in a
fair battle, and both naturally pledge
their support to his candidacy"
The Philadelphia Bulletin says
Ounce vote" declaring: 1T is a
highly notable illustration of the
loose. slovenly and ignorant fashion
in which a large portion of the cleo
torate may exercise their rights at
the polls when a man who is al
most unknown in the greater part
of the Commonwealth and who had
expressly declared that he was not a
has been voted for by one
hundred and twenty-five thousand
of his fellow citizens.
Senator Sproul carried Allie
gheny county by 5772 majority over
O'Neil.
The Republican State Commit
tee meeting will be notable for
harmony.
Prospects that the exemption
from payment of income tax of per-
sons deriving their living from SAL
aries of public office whether nation
al, state, county or municipal, from
Governors to police officers, has
caused more or less perturbation
throughout this city and the state as
well. The plan at Washington is said
to be to tax the incomes of Congress
men and state legislators and all
clerks and attaches. The result of
this would be that over l 900 persons
in Harrisburg alone would be affect
ed, while the total number of persons
on the state payroll, salaried or
otherwise, who would come under the
law would run about $500. One by
one the attractions of public office
in these days of the high cost of
llVlng and numerous appeals for
funds are fading.
Senator Edward E. Beidleman's
address to the men comprising the
state League of Boroughs at Pitts
'burgh is considered to be very signi-
ncant. The Senator has taken an ad-
Vanced stand on the problems at
tending home rule for municipalities
and while he did not make any spe-
cific declaration his address in favor
of greater measure of such govern
ment was well received. The Senator
long ago took the position that what
suited Meadeville or Cory did not
suit Harrisburg and that often times
what suited this city did not fit
Wilkes-Barre or Lancaster. Briefly
stated, the Senator favors a code that
would enable third class cities and
boroughs to make their own laws for
local self-government within certain
wen ueIlHeu llnllJS.
John r. Halsey will probably be
the next Republican county chair
man of LuZerne. The state commit
teemen from that county are Con-
gresham T. w. Templeton and Ex-
Senator E. F. James from the Twen-
tieth district, and c. d. Coughlin and
Mr.. Halsey from the Twenty-first.
The situation in Lackawanna
'county's Republican Senatorial battle
is attracting much attention. Both
Phillips and Davis claim they have
won and it may be matter of a few
hundred votes.
George f. Brumm, who asserts
that he was defrauded of the Repub
lican Congressional nomination bv
ballotboX stuffing, yesterday at Potts
vile, filed statement with the
courts declaring that the County
Commissioners computed false re-
turns, and that one of the commits
sioners knew the returns were false.
The commissioner referred to is not
named. w. S. Leib, Republican coun-
ty chairman, is chairman of the
Board of Commissioners, and the
other members are E. C. Brobst. of
Shenandoah, and Thomas Mcdonald
Of Girardville.
"FIRNT COTTR1EE"