Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-25
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By the Ex-Comnitteeman

Pennsylvania's municipal n
county election of 1919 enters upon
its home stretch on Monday with
the Republican party united in
places where a few months ago
there were bitter rivalries and with
the leaders taking nothing for
granted and moving as carefully as
though they had fight on in counr
ties where there is nothing to indi-
cate anything by the usual Repub-
lican majorities.
People on Capitol Hill, who come
from every county in Pennsylvania,
who keep in close touch with home
conditions, are not inclined to worry
and some of them will not go home
until late in the week to take a
hand in the canvass, q fact which
is indicative of favorable situations.
Many of the reports coming here
tell of Republican strength being
manifested in unexpected ways. The
Philadelphia and Allegheny situa-
tions have cleared up, although to
read some Philadelphia newspapers
one would imagine the city sizzling
| Win plOtS. III LdChdWan1ld ana Lu-
zerne the chances are strongly in
favor of election of Republican
county commissioners again and
there are good chances for the Re-
publicans in Lehigh county.
Some of the mayoralty contests
have simmered down considerably
and there is now n well settled be-
lief that the mayors of Reading and
York are going to be Republicans
and that Miles B. kits may be rout-
ed in Erie.
Democratic State headquarters
men are out watching every devel-
opment in the county fights so that
they can get lines on the chances
for national delegates this year and
also to see if the federal office hold
ers can not be brought to n realiza-
tion of the importance of providing
grease to run the windmill. The
Democratic tithe gatherers have
! been having a hard time but are
hopeful that the next State commit
tee statement will show a clean
sheet.
Pittsburgh newspapers are
commenting upon the lackadaisical
manner in which the Democrats in
western counties, especially Allie
are lHelF
paigns. The breaches caused by the
primary have not healed and there
are some things being said as re-
suit of the Houlahan-Myer fight for
county commissioner in Allegheny.
The court disclosures in Fayette
county, referred to in this column
the other day, are causing some an
noyance to democratic leaders. FAY
cite is the home of Bruce +. Sterl-
ing. one of the chief ringmasters,
and SO much fuss has been made
about them that the soft pedal is
being put on the stories.
The Charter party is declared to
be making target of Robert E.
Lamberton, the Republican nominee
for sheriff of Philadelphia, by the
Evening Ledger, which goes into de-
tail of the way it is handling it's
campaign. The Record says the
same thing and remarks that the
Mackey men are refusing to play"
The Bulletin on the other hand has
this to say: ''It had been expected
when the Charter party was
formed that it might at least provide
some entertainment or diversion for
the town. But up to this time it has
not furnished us with even some
passing amusement. Sometimes lit
tie side-show concerns of this sort
relieve dull campaigns of their
monotony"
Delaware county unterriffed
Democrats will start a boom for A
Mitchell Palmer for President. This
will be the first of the moves to be
made in advance of the delegate
election of 1920.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says
about the big Moore meeting:
Party harmony was the watch
word at a Republican rally held last
night for the First Councilmanic
district. embracing all of the wards
In the First Senatorial district, in
Guiding the First, Twenty-sixth,
Thlrty-ninth Forty-eighth
wards, each of which returned a
majority for Judge John NJ. Patter-
son for mayor over the successful
candidate, Congressman j. Hampton
Moore. Congressman William S.
Ware, who, with all of his political
associates. supported Judge Patter-
son for mayor, was the presiding
officer. Both factions were repre-
sented in the cheering throng.
William j. Tracy, formerly n
magistrate in Philadelphia and for
years active in organized labor in
Philadelphia, has been offered the
place of Chief of the Bureau of
Mediation of the Department of La
Dor and Industry at $4,000, and will
probably accept it. Mr.. Tracy has
been in Colorado on some business
for several weeks and is UNDER
stood to be on his way East. He is
expected here within a week. The
appointment of Mr.. Tracy will be
credited to the influence of Frank
Feeney, prominent in labor affairs
in Philadelphia. He has been a
union man most of his life and had
wide experience in such matters.
The place had been held by James
A. Steese, of Cumberland, who re-
| signed to take effect on November
/.
William A. Riddle. at present
acting chief clerk, is regarded as
likely to get that place as success
sor to Louis A. Irwin, who resign
| ed.
while the name of James w.
Leech, of Ebensburg, formerly
| State Compensation Commissioner,
is mentioned for the new place of
| Supervisor of Referees it is not re-
garded as probable that he will get
the position. No appointments of
new referees are expected for some
| time.
Judge John M. Patterson is
proving a good sport. Speaking to
the Dickens fellowship in Philadel-