Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-15
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Rv ARsa Ex- OoznulftfeetUa0
By tho Ex-Commftteeman

lately in the more than thirty cities
governed by the act of 1911 ana
Judging from newspapers the return
to the old system of nominating and
electing mayors and councilmen is
generally favored. Here ana there
! newspapers and disgruntled polltl-
clans are heard complaining. ana
declaring that things are going
/ backward, but when studied 1t is TO
| be seen that there is personal rea-
son or blunted ambition that IN
spires the criticism.
| Most of the newspapers publish
ed in third class cities play up the re-
newed interest in local polltlcs
| which has followed approval or the
repeater and seem to think 1t Is a
good thing.
| Folks at Reading have an idea
that the repeater will not take with
1t the sole nominee" clause. At the
State Ciptal 1t is declared that the
repeater means return to the old pri-
mary law or in other words that
mayors and councilmen will be
elected as before 1911 or on the
same plan as county officers are
elected. Pottsville newspapers are
1 also wrestling with problems as the
, Schuylkill Capitol being compare
lively young city, has held all its
municipal elections on the non
partisan plan.
The Erie Dispatch urges fusion
on a municipal ticket in that city,
saying: Some office holders are ad-
vocating fusion of Democratic and
Republican parties in the coming
city election to combat the Socialist
evil which, they say, will be more
apparent this year than ever before.
Ralph Waldo Tillotson, now serving
term of sixty days in the Allie
gheny county Jail for violating of
the espionage act, is being gToomed
as a martyr candidate for mayor by
the Socialists, it is declared"
According to the Easton Free
Press there is a stir in both city and
county politics that is most interest
ing and regular rush on the part
of men to take out papers. The re-
pealer did not cause mourning in
Northampton county. Neither does
it seem to have created much sor-
row in Williamsport, where the
newspapers announce activity among
candidates and much party inter-
est. The Lycoming city has had eX-
periences of it's own with the nom
partisan act. The Johnstown Demo-
crat is one Democratic newspaper
which looks at the matter sanely and
it records political activity being re-
vived.
George w. Coles, active in Town
Meeting party affairs and prominent
in the Philadelphia charter legisla-
ton, is being talked of as a pos
sible candidate for sheriff of Phila-
delphia. He formerly lived in this
county.
"A. p. Ingram, former register of
wills OF Chester county, has re-
signed and been succeeded by the
son of the present register, who
used to be Ingrams deputy.
County Commissioners William
, S. Leib will be candidate for re-
election in Schuylkill county.
Senator Charles w. Sones, of
Williamsport, entertained the Rotary
and Kiwanis clubs of Williamsport
at his country home at Halls.
Judge James b. Drew, of the
Allegheny county court, will be a
candidate for judge of the common
pleas court.
Evidently things are as bad
| among the Democrats of Lacka-
wanna county as they are among the
| Democratic factions of Dauphin,
Lebanon and Cumberland counties.
This is what Roderick Random
writes in that organ of real Demo
cracy, the Scranton Times: There
Is fear abroad that the Democrats
will make good their record of years
of folly in making up county ticket
, with candidates drawn from "a single
| predominant element. OF course the
part of wisdom is to draft candi-
dates from all elements that go to
make up the party, so as to unite the
Democracy of the county and to draw
| strength from the opposition If
we do this the Democracy will be
sure winners. The danger is great,
however, that only one element of
the party will be represented. In
that case the fight is lost before 1t
is begun. 1t is time that the leaders
or the Democratic party get together
ana at least make an effort to ar
range for ticket that will win"
DR.. William c. Powell, of Bryn
Mawr, who has been chairman of the
Board OF Education of Lower Merton
township, Montgomery county, for
a number OF years, has resigned be-
cause OF i'll health, and William l..
Austin, of Rosemont, chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Bald :
win Locomotive Works, was elected
10 succeed MIN.
The Scranton Republican opens ur
a channel of interesting speculation
by saying that while Compensation
Referee Eager w. Beemer, of that
.city, will be retained, there will he
changes in districts. This is said
to be true regardless other parts OF
the state. The whole compensation
system is reorganized by hill man
in the Governors hands and the
Republican says "the measure will
provide for fourteen referees instead d
of ten, and it is understood that
Wilkes Barre will be selected as n
location for a referees Headquarters
thereby dividing the local district over
which George w. Beemer has Juris.
Idiction. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
and the anthracite region during tho
year give to the board ninety nor
cent. of all compensation cases. and
IL Is understood that the political
leaders of Luzerne county believe n
high time that they be represented
with a referee. Should one be Sc.
lected for the adjoining County, Il /,
said that the district will comprise
the counties of Luzerne Cambria
Columbia. Wyoming and Montour
The Scranton district would there
fore lose two counties and Il is be
lieVed the other FIVE counties would
still he considered as the Scranton
district. namely. Lackawanna, Mon.
roo Pike WaVna and gusuuab a >, ., N