Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-26
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BY the Ex-Committceman

aroused by the opening of the regis
tration period in Philadelphia to-
! day because of the great Importance
of the contest over the Republican
mayoralty and councilmanic nomi-
nations to be decided at the Sep
| tember primary. These nomina-
| tions are preliminary for the first
| election of officials to serve under
the new charter which occupied so
much of the attention of the recent
/ Legislature.
! Philadelphia has different regis
/ tration days from other cities for
the first time and the first of the
/ three days is looked upon by some
! people US a test of strength. News
/ papers in the Quaker City are
, strongly urging the voters to so out
and register, calling those who fail
'slackers'. The Public Ledger, for
/ instance, says that many independ-
I entS are "slackers" and that many
! of them are loud complalners. 1t
I is believed that the Wares will hold
! back their registration in order to
| size up the independent strength.
/ Meanwhile the war goes merrily on
and new attacks are made daily on
| the Ware strength and influence
! Congressman }. Hampton Moore has
! issued a series of statements show
ing how the Senator's control works
/ to the benefit of the Senator and the
/ Ledger says the issue is Mr.. Ware.
/ Mr.. Moore is pointing especially to
Philadelphia'S chances and what a
big asset is its river.
| An interesting illustration of the
way the Philadelphia contest is
viewed outside of the State is fur
/ nished in an article in the Phila-
delphia Press from its Washington
, correspondent. The Press says that
some of the National Republicans
fear that defeat of Congressman
Moore, who is backed by Senator
Boies Penrose, might mean the de-
| feat of the Senator next year and
that already there is talk of a can
didate against the Senator who will
be stronger than recent opponents.
However, Governor Sproul, eX-Gov-
ernor Stuart and c. H. X. Curtis,
whom it mentions as possibilities,
have been talked of before. The
Press article says bluntly that de
feat of the Penrose faction in this
mayoralty fight would mean the re-
tirement of Senator Penrose in
1921 at the apex of his career" 1t
would also end the career in Con-
gress of Mr.. Moore.
The Press likewise says that the
movement to nominate Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer for
President is growing and that it is
taken seriously, so seriously that
opposition to him in the Senate and
to his course as alien property Gus
todian grows out of fear of his
prowesS.
Washington does not take seri-
ously the Clifford Pinchot boom.
The conference held here last
month has been measured up and
while much has been made of it by
the various means used by the for
mer forester it is regarded as hav-
ing been more or less of a frost.
Many former progressives have re-
fused to line up either for Pinchot
for Senator or in an organization in
side of the Republican party in line
with his so-called progressive"
ideas.
Much that will be worth watch
ing in Democratic State politics will
develop 1T the convention of the
postmasters of Pennsylvania to be
held here next week. Virtually
every Democratic leader will be
here, the presence of cabinet Off
GERS being a good excuse for them
to come to Harrisburg when the
postmasters come to town.
In spite of the manner in which
some Democratic newspapers used
to assail everything the Republicans
did it is noticeable that they are
not only using the organization
met bOIS eO1nlopa5 in oona hv
in Pennsylvania, but are improving
them. The Democratic machine in
this State is as good as the Demo-
cratic machine in any southern
State when it comes to collecting
cash.
While some Democratic leaders
have heard of the plight into which
the Democratic organization in
Dauphin county has fallen and
know the lamentable showing made
in the nth, 18th and Goth Congress
sional districts in 1918, it is said
that they do not intend to criticize
unless they are attacked for condi-
tons in their home districts. Then
of lack of ability to keep up party
spirit.
Judge John NJ. Garman will not
be opposed for judge in Luzerne
county. The Sherwood withdrawal
is now announced as leaving the
field clear. Talk that Sherwood
would run independent for district
attorney is not believed.
Things are growing interesting
in York county just now and this
from the Philadelphia Inquirer
that will ha
watching: while a factional strug-
gle in the Republican ranks between
the Lewis (Penrose) and Lafean
(anti- i-Penrose) followers was preci-
pitated by the last-hour candidacy
of George T. Eckert for county
treasurer, and Stuart Lafeans switch
from the fight for nomination as
register of wills, Republican chances
for snatching one of the county Of
fees from the Democrats at the
general election is vastly improved.
Lafean successfully evaded the eff
fort to compel him to make his fight
against a popular hero. Lewis has
the only candidate who, at the pres
ent time, seems to have any chance
of overcoming the Democratic pre-
ponderance, as shown by the regis
tration in the county"
Lancaster county Democrats are
fighting just like the Dauphin Demo-
Gratis. A Lancaster dispatch to the
Philadelphia Public Ledger says:
THE County Commissionership is the
only court house office to which
the Democrats of this county have
representation and they hold mem
bership on the Board through virtue
of a legal provision that makes it
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