Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-17
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Pea~aYesania
BY the Ex-Committeeman

One of the most striking facts
about the returns of judicial cleo
tons held in Pennsylvania on No
Nember and filed at the Capitol is
the railing off of the vote as COM
pared with that polled at the pri-
many election for Judicial offices.
mle IN most cases heard of, the
aggregate of tie vote at the general
election for municipal or county Off
GERS ran we'll along with the total
OF the votes at the primary in coun-
ues the Judicial vote declines. In
some instances the loss is 1000 votes
IN single county which polled from
e,Ooo to 10000 votes for the same
oInces at the primary. This decline
apphes to the district judicial re-
turns as we'll as the returns of the
county on the superior court.
At the primary. Judge William H.
hedier received an aggregate of 6S1,-
VVo votes, with the remarkably small
numoet Ci 156 votes scattering.
Many of the county returns show
such declines that State officials
thlnk that the total at the Novem-
per eiectlon may run considerably
oelow that of the primary. The
number of scattering votes will also
De much smaller.
A. ]HS utop is attributed to the fact
that Judge Keller had no opposition
ana also to the increasing indiffer-
ence OF voters to judicial election
spaces on the, ballot.
returns from the last primary
were the latest to be complied on
record and tie delays, seriously in
teriered with the certification of the
pailot There have also been marked
ueiays IN the same counties in filing
primary returns.
Governor William c SnroniI
plans to spend THANKSGIVING time al
virginia Hot Springs. He will leave
! early next week and be AWAY ten
| Gays. Attorney General William c.
SchaHer, who is i'll at his home in
Ihesler' may not be able to get here
this week
speculation about Presidential
oooms Is commencing to occupy con-
siderable space in New York. chi
caso and Philadelphia newspapers,
some OF which refer to tie COM
manding position of Pennsylvania in
ooth parties and to the skillful way
In which the Keystone States Re-
puolcan leaders are keeping their
counsel to themselves. 1t is gener-
ally admitted that Attorney General
\. Mitchell Palmer will have the
pulk or the Democratic delegates.
II he does not have them all. as he
is now recognized as the sole leader
or one faction, and the other faction
Is Ve;y respectful to him, at least. |
The Republican attitude is !
summed up by Richard j. Beamish !
In an article sent from Washington |
to the Philadelphia Press, In which |
he remarks: Gen. Leonard Woods |
Presidential boom is about to receive
IT'S hrst test in Pennsylvania. The
test VIII come in the first instance
when United States Senator Boies
Penrose will be asked to define his
position toward the candidacy of the
General. In the meantime, although
the Wood boom leads all others in
the race for the Republican nomi-
natlon, 1t Is encountering uneXpectS
ediy strong opposition from those
who argue against the nomination of
any military man"
Governor Sproul, whom it has
been the effort of some writers to |.
draw into a discussion of the dele
gate elections, has been declining to .
talk on the subject, but his friends
have been suggesting him.
There is a funny situation in
Berks county. Representative Wall
ter A. RinSler, member of the last
House, got elected county commits
sioner. His democracy is not the
brand of Calvin Miller, the other
Democrat Eaches, the Republican
commissioner, is an enterprising
citizen, and in order to make sure
that the Democrats got the patron
age, Ringler and Miller decided to
bury differences long enough to toss
penny for determination OF ap-
pointments.
-Mayor-elect J. Hampton Moore,
of Philadelphia will resume his work
in Congress this week and serve
until he takes his new place. Mean
while, says the Philadelphia In
quirer, the cabinet makers will guess.
In the Public Ledger the present city
adm !nistration is charged by the
municipal researchers with making
"a scrap of paper" of the charter
in budget making.
-Philadelphia's official count has
been finished. showing Moore's ma
jority is 172.359 in 227,7S1 votes
cast for mayor. MacLaughlin got
only $4,000 votes.
The Philadelphia Inquirer. in a
Harrisburg dispatch, says Senator
Frank. A. Smith and Representatives
Albert Millar and David /. Miller
will be candidates for renomination.
William Ward, Jr.. former mem
Der of tie House from Chester, will
be director of safety in the cabinet
of Mayor William T. Ramsey.
Reading newspapers say Nicho-
las Rapp will be a candidate for
Democratic National delegate on a
nationally wet" platform.
Mortimer Fuller, the Scranton
salt manufacturer, will likely be n
candidate for Republican Congress
sional nomination in Lackawanna,
where John r.. Farr. former Con-
gressman, and G. l.. Connell, son of
the late eX-Congressman w. J.. Con-
nell, also aspire to. run against Con-
gresham Pat" Mc1.ane, Democrat.