Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-18
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DEMOCRATSARE
DISSATISFIED
Incompetency of Leadership
Drives Voters From Polls;
Republicans Are United

Official count of the returns from
the city and county districts will be
started at noon tomorrow by the
court.
With unofficial returns from every
district showing that the leading
candidates who had been nominated
had safe majorities, it is not eX-
pected that the count will change
the totals by more than q few votes.
Candidates have fifteen days from
the primary election to file expense
accounts at the Office of Prothono.
tary Charles E. Pass. Calder L.
Shammo, one of the four Demo-
cratic nominees for city council, was
the first to, file, stating that he had
spent less than $50"
Forecast of Victory
7. G. George, a Republican cam
didate for nomination for director
of the poor, who lost at the prl-
maries, made a statement today
that he would support the Repub-
lican nominees at the November
election.
General satisfaction was expressed
to-day with the outcome of the pri-
maries, and Republicans generally
are talking now of n big victory in
November for the entire ticket. The
small Democratic vote is being DIS
cussed as an indication of the dis
organization within the ranks of the
minority party, and with this ad-
vantage at the start, Republican
workers declared they will bend
every effort TO turn out an over
whelming majority of votes for the
Republican nominees.
Close Contests
A study of the returns from the
city and county show how COM
plete was the victory for the organ
ization candidates over the So
called Independent" list. The two
closest fights were for city treasurer
and county treasurer. In the former
Harry f. Owes won out by 261
votes, while in the latter Oliver c..
Bishop had a majority of about L.
$40.
His opponent, Joshua E. Ruther-
ford, at present deputy county
treasurer, polled the highest num-
Der of votes on the Independent
ticket. In the city Mr. Rutherrord
carried two wards, taking two of
three precincts in the First and
three of four in the Tenth. In the
county Mr.. Rutherford carried twcn-
ty-three of seventy-one districts, in
Guiding his home district, PaxtaES
borough. In one other county dis
trict he was tied with Mr.. Bishop.
Wins Only Three Precincts
In the district attorney fight, Ed
ward f. Doehne. head Of the Inde-
dependents, carried only three of the
fifty-three city precincts. the First.
and Third of the Seventh ward. and
the Second of the Eleventh ward In
the county he lost all but eleven Of
the seventy-one districts, and car
ried three by three votes each, and
one by q majority of one vote.
Many friends of Philip S. Moycr
and the other Republican nominees
met them to-day and extended con-
gratulations promising them sup
port in November.
Next to Mr. Rutherford. Lock-
wood B. Worden made the best In
dependent showing in the city.
carving one ward and a total of SIX
of fifty-three precincts. He had q
majority of one vote in the Tenth
ward. taking two of four precincts
there, polling 44S votes. while NJ.
Harvey Taylor the Republican NOM
inee. had 447 votes. Mr.. Worden
carried the First, Third and Sixth
of the Seventh ward, and the Second
of the Eleventh. In the county MIR.
Worder carried fourteen of seventy
one districts. three or four by ma
jor ties of two or 'hr0a votes.
F9sFc"'s BIG Vo+n
In the sroriff cor4o~t George w
Karr,ary. the Renuhlican nominee
lost only five precincts TO Henry ID
Koons, and in the county twenty
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