Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-03

Another interesting Democratic
development is that w. w. Roper,
the old Princeton football star, who
had some experience with the DEM
ocratic machine during his brief
tenure of the place of appraiser at
Philadelphia, is out as a candidate
for council in Philadelphia under
the new charter. He has not an
nounced whether he will run as a
Democratic candidate or as an in
dependent Republican. However, he
makes the illuminating statement
that he thinks it is time for the
citizens to step in and make the
politicians go out. Until he got
tangled up with Palmer r-McCormick-
Morris politics. Roper was a very
ardent Democratic reorganizer.
Congressman Arthur G. De-
Walt, of Allentown, who trimmed
the Democratic machine so thor
oughly at the last congressional pri-
mary, is said to be seriously consid-
ering being a candidate for the new
Lehigh judgeship on a nonpartisan
ticket Democratic State Chairman
L. II. Rupp, who also lives in Allen
town where DeWalt's faction has
beaten him regularly, is also said to
have a judicial bee. Senator H. w.
Schantz and eX-Representative
Claude T. Reno have been spoken of
from time to time.
In LuZerne county they are look
ing for Major George S. Mclean, the
Democratic State chairman until a
short time after the war got under
way, to become a candidate for
judge against Judge John NJ. Gar
man. That would make straight
out Democratic fight and decide how
Luzerne would line up when the
fight comes for control of the State
machine next fall.
Another thing which is going to
initiate against the continuance of
the control of the Palmer-McCor-
mick group is the sorry showing
made in the Legislature which has
Just adjourned. There were chances
for a united Democracy, such as has
been frequently proclaimed in this
city, to have made at least bid
for public notice, but a number of
the Democrats voted against suf-
frage when Palmer sent letters here
urging it's support.
Naming of a judge to fill the
vacancy On the Orphans Court
bench of Allegheny county will take
place within a short time, it is eX-
pected. Allegheny county attorneys
have submitted the names of several
men, some of them among the emf
nent members of the county's bar.
| The Philadelphia Bulletin ex-
presses the opinion that the pro-
posed investigation at the Eastern
penitentiary will not do Warden
Bob" McKenty any harm, but will
| likely do Cherry Hill some good.
The Bulletin also remarks that there
have been a number of investiga-
tions of one kind or another at the
| place.
! One of the first of the bond
issues to be put out by counties to
help give the State a fine system of
roads in conjunction with the High
way Department is now being offered
| in Philadelphia. 1t is of the Mexican
county bonds issued at per cent.
Others will come along gradually.
! Col. C.. NJ. Berntheizer, district
attorney of Lancaster county, will
likely be a candidate for election for
another term. as he was in France
a good part of his term and in Mex
lean border service much of the rest.
Judge ]. Willis Martin, of Phil
adelphia, has declined to serve as
chairman of the committee to Sc
lect candidate for mayor on be-
half of the independents in that
city. The Judge seems to have been
selected as chairman without know
ing much about it. The committee
was announced after a dinner of
thirty and among the committeeman
to select the man to buck the Ware
candidate are Powell Evans. Alex
ander DeHaven and Thomas Rae
burn White. all more or less known