Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12
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Psh'eeuEea'ia
BY the Ex- Committeeman

Tomorrow will be final registra-
ton day in Pittsburgh. Scranton and
the thlrty-four or five third class
cities in Pennsylvania and the
Philadelphia registration commits
/ sion Will rule with regard to Chal-
lensed voters for the primary. 1t
I VIII he one of the most important
( days i'll political sense of the
J whole campaign as it will show just
/ how many thousands of voters are
/ going to be qualified to vote next
/ Tuesday in series of historic con-
tests.
/ Philadelphia newspapers are
coming more and more to the be-
! lief that the large registration
means that Congressman J. Hamp-
/ ton Moore will win. while others
notably, the Press, are going afte,
Senator f. II. Ware with vigor The
/ Philadelphia figures are close to
I $4,000, which breaks all records.
although Senator Ware declares i,
is only normal" The Senator also
says that Moore men have been
disappearing the figures. The Of
lcial registration on the last day
in Philadelphia was 66,752.
The Philadelphia contest is at
tracing attention all over the state
and many newspapers are COM
menting upon the big registration
and specializing as to what it means
to men who have been State figures.
The Pittsburgh newspapers arc
giving coluIrs to the battle against
the Leslie-Habcock combination.
which is generally admitted by men
who follow politics is up against
tremendous fight. The Pittsburgh
GaZette-TlmcS points to the hg
registration as evidence of the Vot-
ers IN that city being aroused as
much as they are in Philadelphi%
1t estimates the registration for tn
primary ut 10000 in yesterdays is
sue.
The Scranton Times says that
$500 men reg stored on the second
day and looks for big registra-
ton in that city on Saturday The
'''''N N'e'' N''NN y "NIt sN-O men ltElS-
tered. The Scranton Republican
appears to be well satisfied with the
Republican strength in the regis
tration. and urges that it he made
stronger than ever tomorrow
The Philadelphia Record says
of the progress of the Philadelphia
campaign: After an interchange
of statements yesterday between the
Moore and Patterson forces, the de
Cision was awarded to the anti
contractor fraction because of
protest filed by members OF the
Washington Party City Committee
and delegates to the Republican
State and National Convention. who
supported Roosevelt, protesting
against the efforts of the Ware ma
chine to use the name of the Bull
Moose idol in the present campaign.
The protest was signed by many
prominent citizens, who in days
gone by were enthusiastic Bull
Moosers."
-Williamsport is having some
real politics these days. The can
didates are on all the tickets pretty
much. Mayor A. W. Hoagland be-
nation by w. Heintz. They have ap-
position for the Democratic nomi-
nation from S. Herman Alter. a
longtime Democrat, who for several
years has been in the employ of the
American Federation of Labor as
an organizer. The Socialists have
nominated p. \. MCGOWAN, another
local labor leader.
DR.. Theodore Campbell. Phila-
delphia legislator. has withdrawn
as a candidate for council in his
district
Representative Jacob Hamilton
seems to have the inside track for
the Republican nomination for
sheriff in Montgomery county.
William s. Tompkins. who
figured considerably in the Brum-
baugh administration. is out as
candidate for recorder in Luzerne.
Bethlehem claims a population
of 5000.
Mayor Reichenbach has refused
to discharge Chief of Police Berk-
hard of Allentown, because of ac-
tons in a recent strike.
The Scranton Times prints this
significant paragraph about Roland
s. Morris. of Philadelphia, who is
occasionally mentioned as Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination
timber: He had been prominent
in Democratic politics both in the
State and nation from the time of the
Democratic reorganization, and was
chairman of the Democratic State
com mittee for several years. He
was trusted with many important
matters by President Wilson in the
early years of his first administra-
ton. He is n man of great ability.
The Scranton Republican says:
~igTHr r~.a- IN nil q n ~
commissioners office from the re-
turns by assessors in the boroughs
and townships of the county show
that there are $4,000 voters regis
tered this fall and eligible to vote
at the primaries September 16 and
the general election November 4.
These figures do not include any of