Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-03
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Bond issues to the amount of
$S,075,0 900 will be voted upon in ten
of the thirty-four third-class cities
of Pennsylvania tomorrow, accord
/ ing to data assembled by the bureau
of municipalities of the State De-
partment of Internal Affairs and
there will be numerous other bond
elections in the boroughs and school
districts, with Bradford and other
| counties voting on road loans.
The cities where loan elections
are being held include several of the
largest of the class. In Johnstown
100000 school loan is to be act
ed upon and in bethlehem the loan
proposition amounts to $1,7OO,OOO
for the purchase of the water com =
pany supplying that new city. Read
ing also has a water loan, 81 100000
being up for approval for extension
of the water system and also for
sewers, motor fire apparatus, high
way and bridge improvements. New
Castle has a bond issue for 81 ,00O,-
! 600 for new schools.
Cities having less than n million
dollars to submit include Easton,
with 100000 for sewers and sewage
disposal; Hazelton, 100000 for
general. improvements; Harrisburg,
$490, 900, which includes q PROPOSE
ton to transfer 100000 already
voted so that it can be used for the
city's share of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Memorial Bridge, this being
the first election of the kind ever to
be held in the State; Pottsville,
$47O,0O0 for street, sewer and other
improvements; Williamsport, $780,
600 for schools. and Titusville S15,-
600 for school improvements.
The strike situation to-day inter
fered with the usual observance of
election time at the State Capitol
and most of the departments were
open and in touch with the situa-
ton. Ordinarily, owing to the fact
that many of the men connected
with the State government live in
other counties, the day before cleo
ton finds few people here. This
year, owing to the strike, men in
various departments remained at
desks and left late in the day for
their homes to vote. For the same
reason various offices will be open
tomorrow, although the day is gen.
orally a holiday.
Now that the local campaign of
1919 is about ended in the sixty
seven counties, forty cities, thou
sand boroughs and 100 odd town
ships in Pennsylvania it is said by
Republican leaders that things are
| in good shape generally as in spite
of the primary battles the Republi-
| cans seem to have gotten together,
while the contests at Democratic
primaries only appear to have ac-
centuated the i'll feeling between the
men who acknowledge the bosship
of A. Mitchell Palmer and those
who follow the fast fleeting colors
of Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell. The
Palmer machine is being speeded
up since the Attorney General got to
| be the sole owner and there will be
more action in getting national
delegate and State Committee can
didates set up after this election is
over than there is among street
sweepers after Halloween.
Various Philadelphia newspa-
pers which have been devoting
much attention to their own cam
paign yesterday devoted consider
able space to the counties and the
signs indicate that the Republicans
enter upon a good clear track for
1920. The 1920 election will be
most important as, in addition to the
reelection of Senator Boies Penrose,
Pennsylvania has to elect a Supreme
| Court justice, a Superior Court
! Judge, auditor general, State treas
urer and thirty-siX congressman,
twenty-five senators and 207 repre-
sentatives.
Congressman ]. II a m p o n
Moore predicts his election by over
100000. which Joseph MacLaughlin,
the Charter party man, says Will not
happen. Henry d. Wescott, the
Democratic nominee, says he will
poll $4,000 votes and build up a
strong minority. The Philadelphia
voter will have six tickets to choose
from. The Inquirer predicts "a
clean sweep" by the Republicans
and the Public Ledger, in an article
by T. F. Healey, says that Moore is
only concerned about council as he
has n cinch himself He says he
will judge the leaders by what they
produce. The beer drivers organiza-
ton has came out for Wescott.
The Philadelphia Press in a re-
view of the Quaker City situation
brings out this thought There is
ample reason for the Independent
voter to be watchful and to do his
share This is because there are al
sorts of rumors afloat about at.
tempts to knife" the ticket anG
secondly, assa matter of policy or
the part of the independent. This
matter of policy is fundamental. We
may start to consider 1t with the as
sumption that Congressman Moore
will be elected Mayor and the as
, sumption that the full Ware organi
zation vote will turn up at the pools
and support him for the office. /
the hitherto observed apathy con
, tinues to hold sway on election da!
and the total vote cast is compare
lively small, it will be the independ
ent voter and not the organization
: man who will be found wanting. Ii
other words, the Ware organization
Moore and not the Independents"
The Kiess boom for Governo
: Sproul for President and the Potts
l vile peoples demand for Audito
: General Charles A. Snyder for Stat
3. treasurer have given plenty to tail
about. The Governor has severa
: times said he Is not bothered b
bees. Mr.. Snyder will be candi
1 date. AS to the auditor genera
nomination Col. Joseph H. Thomp
son is doing missionary work 4
[ western counties, while friends c
: Samuel S. Lewis. of York, ar
y mounting guard along the Susque
p hanna.
> Senator Boies Penrose was
: on Saturday and got many remind
C ers of 1T from friends. Mayc