Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-27
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By the Ex-Committeeman

IhiouSilout IeHHSylNaHlu Will eAplTo
next Wednesday, October /, accord
ing to officials at the State Depart
ment and although only candidates
for Statewide nominations are re-
quired to enter their financial state
ments at the state Capitol a num-
ber of aspirants for county and mu-
nicipal nominations have been send
ing accounts to this city. They are
returned by the State Department.
The time for filing nomination pa
pers for county or municipal nomi-
nations, which must be with county
commissioners will expire on Oc-
tober Z.
Filing of official returns from var
ious counties is commented upon at
the Capitol as unusually slow this
year. Among the counties to file
lately have been Pike, Schuylliill,
York and Clarion.
According to what is reported
about Philadelphia's city hall there
is not much chance of the election
count being finished before October
8. Rumors of contests are growing,
although in regard to mayor there
have been statements that the Wares
will agree to abide by the official
, count. Some charges are being
made by the Philadelphia Press and
other papers that the Wares are try
ing to delay the count, while the
Record says that Ware officeholders
are hunting up grounds for con-
test. In the event that a contest is
made it will furnish an interesting
fight and one that will make State
history.
announcement of official counts
is bringing out some unusual adver-
tisements from losers. who thank
their friends for the efforts made in
their behalf One of them is by AL
vine Sherbine, candidate for dis
trict attorney in Cambria, where
there was a fuss over numbering
of bahots in addition to stubs. He
says that under the act of 1919 the
ballot boxes were opened in some
counties and results changed. Il
express no opinion as to the final re-
suit if this reasonable course had
been followed in Cambria county,
says he in an advertisement in the
Johnstown Democrat. He says he is
still Republican.
B. +. Ruth, prominent progress
sive and Reading councilman, was
defeated for denomination. 1t cost
him S305.
Frank J.. German, former
Philadelphia newspaperman and
county commissioner, has resigned
his place in the city water depart
ment.
..--Williamsport is the latest place
to turn up with contest of primary
results and it looks as though ? 2?
Superior Court Judge w. II.
Keller received 21,S40 votes in
Lackawanna county. George w.
Maxey. district attorney, led for
judge with 14.060 and Judge ]. ].
O'Neil was next with 12,S07.
Things have quieted down in
Allegheny county since the primary
and there is little talk of any inde-
pendent ticket.
The Scranton Times says:
Ralph E. Weeks, permanently
elected president of the general citi-
zens' committee on mine caves, is
directed by motion of the organiz2-
ton to appoint a subcommittee
whose duty it shall be to draft a
plan to eliminate the mine cave
menace. A second step in the line
of action hit upon by the organiza-
ton is to call for a conference with
heads of the coal mining corpora
tions. Failing in their search for n
solution through an amicable under
Will the IlllllllS Wi Pbi tl-
tions the organization will then pre-
pare to fight it out on the floor of
the Capitol at Harrisburg a year
and four months hence"
There is q more relieved feeling
in the big gray State Capitol, now
that T. q word has gone about that
there vii be no "raiding" of various
departments and little foundation for
frequC Ay reiterated reports of long
conten. plated reorganizations. Gov
ernor Sproul has let it be known
that he does not intend to tear up
departments and that the new bu
reaus will be created in good time.
For the present the Governor is CIV
ing his attention to the selection of
we'll qualified men for the commits
sions to study revision of the Con-
stitution, health insurance and other
things provided by the last General
Assembly which he regards as highly
essential n get started right, so that
they will pe ready with their reports
for the session of 1921. 1t is re-
garded as improbable that there will
be much of a change in the Work
mems Compensation Bureau for q
| time at least and if there are any
new referees named it will hardly
be until new year comes along. Sew
eral of the departments are under
stood to be revising their lists of
employees to bring the staffs within
payroll appropriations.
Capitol Hill is good bit inter-
ested in what Clifford Pinchot may
do as a possible candidate for United
! States Senator. The conference of
the former progressives here in July
was regarded as start of cam
paign in this direction, but whether
the ardor of the former forester has
cooled since the primary is what
many would like to find out.
Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
der is being much mentioned as a
possible candidate for the State
Treasurer nomination.
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