Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06

! right OF each candidate for whom
| ne desires to vote. For such Off ce
votes shall not be counted for cam
didates not individually marked"
Notice is also given that a cross
in party square does not carry a
| vote for any judge. To vote for
! judicial candidates names of candi-
dates must be marked, says the no.
tice.
No one seems to know when
the Philadelphia count will be COM
pleted and the remarks of judges
designed to end the various attempts
to delay are commencing to meet
popular approval. The newspapers
charge the Ware lawyers with at
tempt to retard results and a story
Is printed by the Press that man
who was aligned with the Wares
went to the court and declared his
petition made on false premises.
which drew warning from the bench
that any more such performances
would mean arrests. The Public
Ledger says the Wares have been on
fishing expedition" for fraud in
the primary and the Inquirer as
serts that ii must be plain to sensi-
BILE men that Congressman ]. Hamp-
ton Moore has been nominated for
mayor and predicts that he will be
formally endorsed by Ware leaders
and elected. The Inquirer says the
results have demonstrated "A fair
election" and that District Attorney
Rotan's warning was needed" The
Evening Bulletin expresses the gem
eral impatience with the policy of
delay in the count.
In most of the other counties
judges put n quick stop to any at
tempt to delay and in spite of
charges appear to have avoided pro-
tracted sittings. The Delaware stu
alton Is one that has attracted much
attention because of the charges
made in connection with the cleo
ton in Chester City. Pittsburgh
did not have more than the usual
fiare-up. but n movement for better
elections is likely.
OF much greater interest than
the wrangles over Philadelphia di-
vision primary tables is a stateme ent
by Mr.. Moore that he intends 10 end
the factional fighting in the Quaker
City which has disturbed the Re-
publican party in the whole State:
bothered Legislatures and ruined
regulations. The Public Ledger
says regarding it:
Representative ]. II pto n
Moore, Republican nominee for
mayor, is determined to end fac
tional warfare in the Republican
party in Philadelphia and to assume
the party leadership himself "It
will be necessary" he says. ito
knock some Of the older political
heads together" He is prepared to
10 Ha &c 20
tally with the leaders OF any fac
ton. but is going to conduct his own
campaign from a new headquarters,
where he says all Republicans
whether they be Ware men. Penrose
men or independents. will be re-
ceived with ready welcome. Dur
ing the primary campaign Mr.
Moore asserted that if elected
mayor there would be a new leader
of the Republican party in Phila-
delphia. He is now preparing to
set the stage for his own leadership.
To that end he has conferred with
leaders of all camps and he will
meet other leaders tomorrow"
The Evening Ledger rises to re-
mark: That Bucks county voter
who all by his little lonesome put a
complete Prohihitionist ticket in the
field has n dry humor."
Charles Seger, the Philadelphia
councilman, left an estate of $780,
900.
-Schuylkill and Blair Repub-
licans are confident of electing their
tickets this fall. Carbon and Centre
are also classed as surely Repub-
lican.
Harry L. Hackett, former legis-
lator and son of the late ex-senator,
has been appointed register of the
Philadelphia Water Bureau at
$4,000. He succeeds Frank j.
German.
Congressman Arthur G. Dewalt
made harmony speech at the
Reading Democratic rally on Sat
urday However. most of the men
there were old guard adherents and
the Palmer boom was not on ex-
| hibition.
Heading is preparing to submit
n million-dollar public Improvement
! loan to voters in November.
Food PrOfiteerinQ in Gerr1dnu