Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-05

had, If he is not elected for four
years, and Charles w. Burtnett, head
of the Finance Department of the
city government will each serve two
years, with every indication that they
will have the support or the power
full Republican organization for the
four-year period to follow, if they
run. The Republican organization
leaders played no favorites, the ward
workers having been asked to get
out the vote for all four commits
sioners.
Council Republican
The only change in City Council.
therefore, will be in the office of
mayor, Alderman Hoverter succeed
ing Mayor Keister, and all of the
places being filled by Republicans.
The majorities for the successful
candidates range from 3, 500 to more
than 1900. Harry II. Grant, who
had the Democrl and Labor nomi-
nations, was high man among the
defeated candidates. polling 1000
votes, with William S. Rhoads, DEM
ocratic-Labor candidate, having g.
710. Lieutenant George j. Shoe
maker, straight Democratic nomi-
nee, polled 2,925 votes, and Calder
B. Shammo, also straight Demo-
cratic candidate, brought up the tail
end of the ticket with 2,195.
a vigorous fight was waged by the
Democrats in favor of James G.
Miles for city treasurer, against
Harry f. Owes, the Republican cam
didate, but it was Il miserable fail
ure, Owes winning the contest by
about 2.365 votes with John P.
Geyer, Socialist Labor candidate,
bringing up the rear. Owes had more
votes than the combined opposition.
Mr.. Owes is a former city assessor,
a lifelong resident OF Harrisburg.
former city treasurer and for years
has been city chairman of the Re-
publican party in Harrisburg. De
Witt A. Fry, Republican. was re-
elected by an overwhelming vote
over his Democratic-Labor oppo-
nent. G.. c. Burkheimer. Mr.. Fry is
a native of Harrisburg, was a for
mer councilman from the. lower end
of the city under the old council
manic system of government and
has been active in Republican poli-
tics for many years.
AS was expected Howard M. Bing-
aman, William Pavord and Franklin
J. Roth, the Republican candidates
for the school board easily defeat
ed Clarence r. Roberts. Warren r.
VanDyke and ]. f. Kistler. Van
Dyke, who is secretary of the Dem
ocratic State Committee and was
high man among the Democrats.
polled slightly less than one-third
of the $500 votes cast for Binga-
man, the high man on the Repub-
lican ticket.
a Republican Sweep
AS in the city the elections in the
county at large resulted in over
whelming Republican majorities for
all offices. The present Republican
administration of affairs, the popu-
larity of the Baker lead
ership, satisfaction with party man
agement the strength of the eandi-
dates themselves and determination
of Republicans to register this year
their intentions in the Presidential
contest of 1920, all combined to
sweep the county for the Republican
nominees.
Everywhere, even in normally
Democratic districts, the vote was
three to one and two to one in fa-
Vor of the Republicans.
The only Democrat elected was
Howard o. Holstein. who apparently
has defeated eX-Sheriff H. c. Wells
for minority place on the Board of
County Commissioners. The law re-
quireS that one minority man shall
be a member of this board. The Nc
Cormick faction strongly backed
Wells, who is the present incumbent,
and Holstein had to buck the ma
chine. The returns at noon to-day
indicate that he had been successful
by small majority. Opponents of
the Democratic leadership were hi
lariously joyful over this showing,
taking it as an indication that they
would be able to wrest the leader
ship of the party from the faction
that has led it to the brink of
ruin and would be able to dictate
the choice of delegate to National
Democratic convention next year n
place coveted by the Mccormick
people and which they had counted
upon as their own beyond question.
1t is also said that Holstein, if
the election falls to him, will be
run for Congress next spring by In
dependent Democrats against who
ever the Mccormick faction decides
to put into the field. Holstein is an
out -and-out wet" advocate and will
rest his candidacy, it is understood,
on that issue.
The defeat of Wells is even more
humiliating to the present Demo-
cratic bosses than the sweeping ma