Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-05
Pse;sco IL
Ps~~a4esa~ia
BY the Ex-Committeeman

siS are gong 10 nave rough traNel-
ing In the coming primary. The
| nominations are six months off, but
congressional campaigns start early.
In the central districts it is ex-
'pected that the big fights will be in
me Northumberland-Co Columbia and
Je1ferson-Clarion sections. In the
former the Republicans will endeavor
TO send Congressman John V. Lesher
to the list of former statesmen and
IN the latter Democrats are hoping
that they can win in event of dis
Sension among the Republicans. The
Lackawanna and LuZerne districts,
now held by Democrats. will be given
special attention by the Republicans.
Congressman A. S. Kreider, of this
district; b. X. Focht, of the "Shoe-
string" district; John Reoer, of
Schuylkill, and w. w, Griest, of Lam
/ caster, will be candidates for re-
election and there will be battle
royal over the York-Adams district,
where Congressman L. S. Brooks.
the Republican who upset Demo-
cratic plans, will run again.
Senator Edwin II. Wares speech
yesterday to the Republican city
committee of Philadelphia, in which
he served notice that as the charter
would keep the city officeholders out
of politics the organization would
4ANtNS " uVpSlltl upon COullS
holders, is being variously interpret
ed in Philadelphia. The evening
newspapers say that it is "a chal-
lenge" to Mayor-elect ]. Hampton
Moore as leader The Inquirer says
IT was the opening gun in the fight
for control of the Republican city
committee against Moore. while the
Record intimates that Ware realizes
that he must fight for his life. The
Public Ledger says that Ware opened
a fight with defiance of Moore as its
| Keynote. The Press sees n battle
for control of the organization.
Some people think it is a Ware
bid for recognition in city appoint
ments.
Philadelphia newspapers are
giving much attention to the success
sion to Mayor-elect ]. Hampton |
Moore. and there seems to be a re- |
ViVal of factionalism planned. Con- |
gresham II. w. Watson, of Bucks !
Montgomery, would like to succeed |
TO Mr.. Moore's committee place, one |
OF the most influential in the House.
= Mayor E. V. Babcock, of Pitts
burgh, is plannig to start a cam
paign for all Republican councilmen
from his city. Guy f. Campbell, |
a Democrat, now represents one dis
trict and wants to run again.
-Norval H. Daugherty, of Pitts
ourgh, who was a candidate for
common pleas court in Allegheny, is
an aspirant for appointment to the
county court bench which Judge
James B. Drew win leave for the
common pleas bench in January.
The Governor will have two judges
to name before the first Monday of
January the other being a West
moreland orphans court Judge.
James Scarlet yesterday entered
SUIT in the Columbia county court
TO upset the election of a Democrat |
as register of wills of that county.
He is acting for friends of A. II. |
Gennaria, a Republican, who came
very close to winning, and it is be-
HeVed that an inquiry can overturn
the election.
DIR. Thomas E. Finegan, State
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. is improving very rapidly and
was able to sit up two days this
ary before he will be able to resume
his work
The Easton school board is get
ting ready to ask a special election
on S1,20O,O00 loans for school build
ings.
An ordinance just presented in
the Chester city council would fix
the salary of the city treasurer at
$4,000.
"A shake-up in the Lackawanna
county prison management is being i
limited at in newspapers published |
in that section.
Reading city authorities are con-
sidering how far the civil service |
provisions of the third-class city law
go in that municipality. There are |
some who would like to make
changes in the police force.
John V. Barbour prominent in |
Pittsburgh financial affairs, would |
like to be member of the city |
council as successor to Enoch Rauh, |
who died a few days ago.
Two interesting school board |
presidency elections have just been
completed. In Reading, C. n. Rhodes |
won the place, and in Bethlehem, H. |
w. Lewis, who made a tie by voting |
for himself. Mrs. Edward Gearhart, |
one of the women school directors in |
Scranton, was elected vice president |
of that city's board. The Butter |
worth election in Chester gives the |
Republican League control of that |
city's board.
Wilkes Barre is said to be look |
ing for State police official to have |
charge of its force, which needs re-
organization, from what some news |
papers have intimated.
The Philadelphia Inquirer prints |
this survey of conditions in an up /
State congressional district: Word |
comes from the Twenty y-seventh Con- |
gressional district that Representa-
tive Nathan l.. Strong is not going to |
have smooth sailing to return to |
Washington next year. He is serV-
ing his second term in the House. His |
home address in Brookville, Jeffer- |
son county, where he has practiced |
law and been for years engaged in |
development of mineral lands In |
addition to Jefferson, the district in |
cludes Armstrong, Clarion and In |
diana counties. Vernon Taylor, of |
Indiana, and formerly of Brookvill>r
who is interested in soft coal min |
ing and who has been eminently sue
cessful in Oklahoma oil develop |
ments, is prominently mentioned for |
the Republican nomination for Con- |
gress in this district. Another who |
has been proposed for the same |
honor is Harry p. Hileman, of Kit |
tanning, a leading trial lawyer of |
that section, who has a wide per-
sonal acquaintanceship throughout !
the district. He is a son-in-law of
Brigadier General Willis ]. Hulings. !
member of Congress from the |
Twenty eighth district embracing |
Elk, Forest, Mercer, Venango and |