Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
FRANK A. SMITH is
ELECTED SENATOR
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of Mr.. Smiths friends, who resented
the hostile attitude of the supporters
of his opponent, assumed at almost
the last hour, in an effort to pc"
Smirch the motives OF the we'll
known businessman who had been
prevailed upon by many friends TO
aspire for the place lately held by
the Lieutenant-Govern The fact
that Republicans, always loyal to
their best men, were wholehearted-
ly for the Republican candidate left
no doubt ntthe minds of the party
leaders who were disposed to treat
the efforts of Mr.. Smiths opponents
simply as a desperate move to cut
down the inevitable big majority us
ually given Republican candidates
in Harrisburg and Dauphin county.
"The returns will show just how
far this sort of thing goes" said one
of the Republican workers in the
upper section of the city as Ire bus
led himself in getting the Republican
voters to the polls. This sort of
thing never wins. This has been
proven in nearly every campaign in
which the present managers of the
Democratic party in city and county
have taken part"
No Personalities
Mr.. Smith permitted no personali-
ties to creep into his campaign.
1--WE might easily have made a very
disagreeable campaign had We been
so inclined" he said, but do not
believe the public is in sympathy
with that kind of politics. At least
am not. l believe in clean cleo
tions. L am basing my candidacy
on my business experience and
knowledge of the needs of the dis
trict and the state. 1 am convinced
that the taxpayers are much more
interested in hearing that from me
than they are in hearing what 1 may
think my opponent is not"
Mr. Smith has lived in Harrisburg
since 1895, when he entered bust
ness here. Fritz has not lived in the
city nearly that long but the Nc
Cormick organization has chosen to
make it appear that he is a native
Dauphian countian and has lived
here all his life. He received his
nomination at the hands of the
Democratic machine and is a ma
chine man." therefore, if Mr.. Smith
is such. as the Democrats have tried
to make the voters believe, both
received their nominations in pre-
cisely the same way. Fritz and his
friends have injected the only dis
agreeable features into the cam
paign, but Mr.. Smith has been con-
tent TO keep away from fake issues.
The assertion that "all free men are
voting for Fritz" caused a laugh
among Republican voters to-day in
localities where it did not bring
down wrathful declarations of in
Il Il I,A
who We're sore over the insinuation
that they either had to wear the
brand of the Mccormick machine or
label themselves as controlled"
Republicans. This alone lost Fritz
q lot of votes.
Many Vote Early
With about twenty-five per cent.
of the registered vote polled at an.
early hour this afternoon at the spe-
cial senatorial election officials on
the election boards in the various
city and county districts prepared
for heavy balloting during the late
afternoon and early evening.
In the city districts the votes cast
early in the afternoon varied from
fifteen per cent. in some localities
to as high as thirty per cent. in
other sections. In thirteen districts
with an enrolment of 1855 votes.
544 had cast ballots the boards re-
ported.
In some districts number of
voters are working on eight-hour
shifts in the various manufacturing
plants starting work at o'clock in
the morning and completing the day
at 3 in the afternoon. Many of
these are expected to ballot late in
the afternoon.
At the courthouse. Third precinct
Third ward, "a of "a voted during
the morning. Other districts from
which reports were secured includ-
ed: Thirteenth ward, First, 33 of
1856; Third ward, First, s32 of 14O:
Third ward, Second, SO of 100; Sec
ond ward, Third, 46 of PA; Second
ward, First, 32 of 95 Second ward.
Second. IS of 106; Second ward.
Fifth, 70 of 329; Fourth ward, Sec
ond, SO of 3S5; Tenth ward, Fourth.
50 of 373.
Late yesterday the court appoint
ed Elmer G. Stipe an inspector of
elections for the Second precinct,
Second ward, Middletown, succeed
ing A. E. Sohn, resigned. At the
county commissioners office today
few calls were received because of
any difficulties in organizing cleo
ton boards. AS only the office of
state senator is to be filed and there
are but two candidates on the ballot
the boards expect to complete the
count shortly after the polls close
at o'clock this evening.