Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-09
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BY the Ex- x-Comn1ittccman


! carefully this summer, ic of the i'm
preston that with sucl. a ticket as
| gives promise of being nominated
the Democrats will pu. up only q
mere show of opposition. The
frightful fall-down of the Demo-
cratic organization in this county, as
shown by the enrolment figures
made public a few weeks ago. IS
commented upon by all who know
the opportunities the Democrats had
Tor the building of very strong or
| ganization. With unlimited re-
sources and all the Federal patron
age in their control they come to
the end of nearly eight years of
national control during which a
| large part of the time the rational
chairman of the party resided in this
CITY, with machine all shot to
| pieces and not able to command
| even the handful of votes that it
| had when Wilson was first elected
10 the Presidency. The case of the
| democrats IN this district is so hope
| less that 1T is not even certain that
! enough victims can be procured to
| NIL out the ticket. On the other
| hand there is a healthy rivalry for
places on the Republican ticket and
. Il number of lively contests are in
. prospect with strong candidates to
! be nominated no matter which way
the wind blows. The party or
ganization in both city and county
was never so harmonious as at pres
I ent and the outlook for a very large
vote in an "off-year" is bright.
The Altoona Tribune doesn't
| think much of the proposal to
create new political party in Penn
sylvanfa, and says that newspaper
editorially: "A number of very
earnest men and women, represent
ing every section of the United
States. Will presently hold a corr
ference for the purpose of consid-
er:ng national affairs, with. a view
TO doing something toward straight
ening out the tangles that seem to
nave got into our democratic gov
eminent. We have been honored by
an invitation to attend, but are not
disposed to accept the invitation for
various reasons. For one thing
there seems to be no sovereign cure
for anything political in the con-
struction of new parties. This has
been tried again and again. Occas-
sionally the new organization arrives
at fitting time and lives. Thus the
Republican party was the logical
outgrowth of a profound and power
full sentiment against the extension
of human slavery. 1t came into be-
nf
managed to retain the confidence of
majority of the people for most
of the time since Lincoln's first
election. Yet there does not seem
to be any urgent demand for a new
party at the present moment"
The Wilkes Barre Record is
seeking information on the question:
Can a discharged soldier, sailor or
marine register for the primaries by
presenting his discharge paper in
lieu of his county or State tax re-
ceipt?" An answer TO this question
of vital Importance to several thou
/ sand voters is expected sometime
next week, says the writer. Major
w. S. Mclean. Jr., county solicitor,
said yesterday that there is no def
mite ruling on the question by court
up with the court next week, to OBJ
tain proper ruling to determine
the procedure in the case of voters
who were in service and, therefore,
could not be assessed and registered
at the proper time. The courts rul-
ing is expected some time next week.
In the meantime county and State
tax collectors are holding the matter
in obeyance, advising discharged SER
vice men to withhold the payment
of taxes until ruling is received"
William p. f. Ferguson, recog-
nized for twenty years as the lead
ing editorial writer in the Prohibit
ton party in the Nation, announces
that he will register as a Republi-
can for the forthcoming election.
He makes the announcement in the
News Herald, Franklin's only daily
newspaper, of which he is editor.
Ferguson was formerly editor of the
Voice, the New Voice, the Defender
and the National Prohibitionist, all
Prohibition party organs in the
United States, and was the choice of
Michigan and Wisconsin and half of
the Pennsylvania delegation for
President in 1916.
Judge John NJ. Patterson, of the
! Philadelphia Common Pleas Court,
was asked yesterday to become the
! Republican organizations candi-
date for Mayor of Philadelphia.
He is holding his answer in abey-
ance fcI a few days and is TO make
| known his decision early next week.
This request was one of the days
important developments following
the announcement of Congressman
J. Hampton Moore that he will seek
| the nomination at the September
primaries, and a feature of import
ance Ghout it was that the suggestion
was made by David II. Lane, Ware
leader of the Twentieth Ward, and
Senator David Martin. Both have
long been regarded as personal
friends of Congressman Moore, and
it was only a short time ago that
Mr.. Lane expressed the belief that
| Mr.. Moore should be the organiza-
ton candidate. Senator Martin is
! generally credited with having
helped Congressman Moore in his
early political successes, but the
two Ware leaders, by the request to
Judge Patterson, gave added en-
! phasis to their recent declarations
that Moore must be regarded as an
antiorganization candidate.
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