Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
REPUBLICANS
GOING STRONG
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ing which might affect the strength
of the organization herea tter.
OF course, there is mure or less
argument about this or that candi-
date and his special qualifications as
we'll as his peculiar weakness, but
for the most part the voter is en-
deavoring to find out who OF the
several candidates for office is best
qualified for public service. There
has not been a time in which Re-
publicans have demonstrated more
general interest in the choice of
candidates.
Those who are charged with the
details of party management are
quite confident that such ticket
will be nominated next Tuesday as
we'll commend itself to the average
Republican. While there are bound
to be disappointments the fortunes
of political welfare are appreciated
by the average aspirant for office and
he is generally disposed to accept
the result in the proper spirit.
Baker i'll Charge
The working organization of Dau-
phin county comprises a campaign
alignment with w. Harry Baker,
secretary of the Senate as chairman
of the Candidates Campaign Com
mittee and A. s. Cooper as secre-
tary and treasurer. Upon these two
depends in large measure the work
ing out of details and both are past
masters in political and party rou-
tine. They have been given assur-
ances of the cooperation of the
party workers everywhere in the
city and county and Chairman
Baker only laughs when it is sug-
gested that the Democrats are pre-
pairing to raid the Republican pri-
mary. He believes that such talk
clearly indicates n state of mind
growing out of the absolute disrup-
ton of the Democratic machine.
we are forced to show our hand
in the choice of some candidates"
said a we'll known ward leader to-
day, because the friends of certain
candidates have chosen to present
ticket with tiHG open declaration
that it is opposed to the present
Republican organization of the city
and county. We would be pretty
poor fighters if we didn't accept
their challenge and let the Republi-
can workers and voters know the
candidates whom we favor. There
will be no doubt on that score at the
primaries. We have not invited the
issue, but shall not sidestep it since
who hope to gain votes for their
favorites by assailing the regular
Republican organization.
AS to Former Democrats
For instance" said he I'VE are
not going to be stampeded by former
Democrats who have wohbled into
the Republican party and are now
brazenly attempting to dictate our
nominees. For instance, there is
Bert Fritchey. He is a Republican
for a while, then ran as a Demo-
cratic delegate to the national con-
Nention at Baltimore and was elect
ed. He then became a candidate for
postmaster and being turned down
by the Wilson administration again
dropped the Democracy and is now
back in the Republican camp as a
booster for the ticket that has been
placed in the field in an effort to
defeat the Republican organization"
The same leader declared that AL
derman John II. Shaner, of the Sew
cnth ward, ran as n Democrat for
the aldermanic office as late as 1915,
subject TO the rules of the Demo-
cratic party; that he was president
of the John A. Fritchey Democratic
Club, but managed to slip into the
aldermanic office through a factional
controversy among Seventh ward
Republicans at that time. Alder
man Shaner is making n canvass for
the Republican nomination for
mayor and his former political affi-
liations are discussed wherever party
workers meet. 1t all makes the cam
NaSs decidedly interesting and re-
produces to some extent the discus
sion in Philadelphia over a Demo-
crat who is in the limelight on the
Rnnn hlip1n nrinO finlEnf
these factors in the fight the cam
paign is not without sufficient ginger
to arouse the workers and get out
the vote.
Another prominent Republican
organizer said to-day, when asked
as to the situation: THE Doehne
ticket doped out to defeat candidates
backed by the Republican organiza-
ton is being boosted by Bert Frit-
chey and George w. McIlhenny, the
chief anti-organization tacticans.
On the side of the independents"
it is declared that the stating of can
didates is the basis of their fight
and that they have announced their
selections in order to make a more
vigorous campaign. They admit that
the placing of their O. K. on certain
aspirants opens them to criticism
and the charge of inconsistency
when they accuse other Republicans
of an alleged slate, but as one of
them declared this afternoon all is
fair in love and political warfare. If
we are defeated we shall show that
we are real Republicans by support
ing the nominees"
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