Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-04
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


tions of 1920, the important quad
riennial delegate and State committee
election and nominating time for
many officers, have been started at
the State Department. The Bureau
of Elections has sent to the printers
the forms for the nominating petit
tions for the primary. They will have
to be filed in April and the first day
! for circulating them will be Febru-
ary 2S.
The primary will be held in May
when the party delegate and commit
teemen will be selected and in addi-
tion to candidates for the appellate
courts the State will nominate candi-
dates for United States Senator, Au-
ditor General and State Treasurer
and the whole congressional delega-
uon, half of the State Senate and all
OF the members of the House of
Representatives.
Considerable interest is being
manifested here whether the aggre-
gate vote at the election to-day will
run close to the total vote cast at the
state election last year when owing
10 the war the aggregate was lower
than known at State election for
years. Ordinarily the total vote in
an odd numbered year election runs
hundreds of thousands below that of
National or State election year.
Last year there were 906,760 votes
cast for the gubernatorial candi-
dates, 610,S80 for the supreme court
candidates and 522,5S3 for the super
lor court candidates. There was no
statewide election in 1917, but in
| 1919 the superior court contest
showed less than $4,000 votes cast.
In 1916 the aggregate of votes for
Senator was 1,208,463 and for State
Treasurer 1,219,316 and in 1914 the
aggregate of votes cast for candi-
dates for Governor was l 1,111,252 and
for United States Senator 1,111,932.
The Boston Post, a strong DEM
ocratic newspaper, has editorially
declared for law and order, which
virtually means it's endorsement of
governor Coolidge for reelection.
Long, the Democratic candidate, has
stated that he would reinstate the
policemen who left their posts, and
this plank the Post deprecates.
when party paper declares for a
candidate who stands for American
ism 1T is placing itself above political
issues. Governor Srroul made
speeches for Coolidge, which at
tracted national attention.
One of the interesting things |
about the election to-day is the man
ner in which warnings of fraud and |
of voting of aliens have been given |
in various cities of the State. In |
Philadelphia, District Attorney S. ]. |
Rotan has issued notice that he will |
push every election fraud case and |
calls special attention to the illegal |
ity of voting men who are not citi-
Zens.
Places which are being watched |
with interest to-day are Lacka-
wanna, LuZerne, Washington, Fay
ette, Franklin, York, Bradford, Erie. |
Centre, northumberland, Blair and |
Northampton counties.
Two notable congressional events |
will take place at Washington this |
week. Thursday night Congressman |
John Reber, of Schuylkill county, |
will give a dinner in honor of Con-
gressman j. Hampton Moore, |
which Senators Penrose and Knox |
and various State officials will at |
tend. Friday the congressional dele |
cation from Pennsylvania will have |
a meeting to outline action in ad-
vance of next years campaign.
The Philadelphia Evening Bull |
letin on the eve of the election prints |
this comment: "In the last three |
campaigns for mayor the candidates |
had to go through the Uniform Pri-
mary election first. Reyburn was /
the outcome in 1907 and had 3d. |
600 majority; Earle came out of the |
primaries of 1911 successfully, but |
was overthrown by Blankenburg at |
the general election after q hotly |
fight, and Smith, after win ,
ming his nomination, faced George |
d. Porter in a lively campaign for !
November and won by about 10000 |
majority. But il the present cam
paign the regularly nominated Re-
publican candidate has made only |
q brief campaign in which the pub
lie. outside of politicians. has had |
little interest and in which, to use
his own words, he has been chiefly |
concerned as to "snipers" and |
"bushw He will be elected |
to-day largely in the spirit of a No
vember ratification meeting in con-
firming the September verdict"
Men who could not go home to
vote because of strike duty and who |
found chance to break away from /
desks in the Capitol this afternoon |
seemed to have all turned nimrods |
for most of them went hunting. |
And their example was followed by !
people connected with banks and |
business establishments so that |
Novemb Der election day is up to it's !
tradition as a good day to hunt. |
Weather conditions did not appear |
to daunt these men because as soon |
as they had voted they took to |
trolleycars and trains for woods.
Considerable is being written in
Philadelphia about the Smith APP
pointment as a member of the Della |
ware River Bridge Commission. The |
Inquirer says it was in accord with |
law because he is mayor.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times |
is saying pretty vigorous things |
about an attempt to defeat a sitting |
member of council. 1t claims an CT |
fort is being made to elect a strip"
politician. Otherwise the election in |
Allegheny county is harmonious.
The campaign closing III Lacka-
wanna is one of the most strenuous |
known in years and many sharp |
things have been said. Hazelton |
and Erie have had some keen nlu-
nicipal fights, while it looks as |
though j. K. Stouffer would beat |
both Democrats and Socialists for |