Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-01
CUMBERLAND IN
THE LIMELIGHT
Hot Contest With Odds Much
in Favor of Republican
Candidates Once More

Carlisle, Pa, Nov. democrats
of old Mother Cumberland have
staged one of the most desperate ef-
forts to come back known In many a
moon this fall, but in spite of zeal
Gus tramping up and down the
county and the sounding of the call
for the rallying of the old Shearer
cohorts things are gradually shaping
themselves so that everything points
to the election of a Republican
/ ticket. Years ago this county was a
Democratic stronghold, but between
selfish exploitation of the party and
reorganization the once powerful
organization was split forty ways
and the county, thanks to the excel
| lent work of the Republican leaders
| and efficient methods of getting out
the vote, the county has been going
Republican pretty regularly.
This year the big fight is between
W. Searight Stuart. Republican, and
Rippey I. Shearer, Democrat. Both
| men were in the army. Shearer was
captain and Stuart a private in
the ranks. Shearer is a son of one
of the old Democratic political
chiefs who has been seeking his can
didacy as an excuse to regain power
and finding that the average Cum
berland countian has a long men,
ory. Stuart has the Prohibition en-
dorsement and is picked as a winner.
James A. Pryor, of Lemoyne, and
]. Walter Hard, of Newton, who won
out so handsomely in the primary
for the Republican county commits
sioner nominations. are leading the
field with Daniel II. Heller. of New
vile. the Champ Clark candidate for
national delegate some years ago,
and John E. Ritter, of Carlisle, con-
tending for what may go to the
Democrats. George w. Musser. of
East Pennsboro, who was defeated
in fair fight for one of the Repub-
lican nominations, has taken ad-
vantage of two whole votes which
made him a Socialist candidate to
forget that he had been life long
Republican and to make q noisy
campaign. At last accounts he ap-
peared to be running into a siding
instead of on an express track. John
w. Lehman, of Dickinson, who was
also an aspirant for a Republican
nomination and was given a couple
of Prohibition votes, has declined to
engage in any independent cam
paign and is now earnestly support
ing the Republican ticket like a
good sport.
There is a lively fight between
John r. Brandt, former burgess of
MELVILLE and who came within six
teen votes of being elected to the
Legislature in 1916 on the Repub-
lican ticket. and Captain Ralph C.
Grow, of Lemoyne, for county
treasurer: Brandt is an experienced
campaigner and it is believed that
he will win out. Crow has been
pretty busy as he has had to make
his own campaign in large measure.
Register of Wills Joseph J. lotion
is the Democratic candidate for re-
election after having served one
term and also graced the office of
country treasurer The lotion fam
lily has been pretty regular in office
holding. The poor director con-
test is between A. L. Bierbower, of
| North Middleton, and Jacob NJ.
Sheely, of Lower Allen. Republicans,
and John L. Kutz and Philip l..
Baughman, Democrats. Mr.. Bier
bower is now president of the Board.
Two former soldiers, Merrill F.
| Hummell, of Carlisle, Republican,
and John E. Myers, of Camp Hill,
Democrat, and son of r. L. Myers,
are digging trenches against each
other for district attorney, while the
auditor fight is an interesting one
| between D. F. Ramsey and Henry
Miller, Republican candidates, and
Charles A. Brehm and Paul B. Noft-
skier, Democrats.