Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-19
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BY the Ex-Committecman

nominations and what will be the
!effect of disclosures in the investiga-
ton the independent element behind
Congressman j. Hampton Moore
: proposes to set on foot. In some
OF the Ware wards the Patterson
majority went away below the ex-
pectations, the North American
saying that absence of cops" had
a good bit to do with it, while the
Inquirer says it shows the strength
of the movement for Moore. Mr.
Moore says that he was surprised
at the poor showing of the so-called
! Independent wards. However, it is
the old story. Germantown and
| other Independent sections of the
city often forget to vote. The
Evening Public Ledger says that it
is one of the reasons why political
control gets into the hands of a
personally conducted organization
! and that the Independent voters
! have no one to blame but them
selves.
The fact is that out of over $780,
006 persons registered to vote not
more than $4,000 at the very out
! side voted on the Republican side,
while less than $4,000 Democrats
voted in the whole city. This Demo
cratic slump is one of the notaolc
! things in the Philadelphia election
and shows that the party is in as
wretched shape in that city as IL Is
| in Allegheny county, where less
voted. D1u-
phin and some other counties which
have loud sounding Democratic Or
gans. 1t is possible that Lacka-
wanna Democrats polled more votes
than those in Philadelphia.
-Congressman Moore is going to
run his own campaign and since
Senator Edwin II. Ware, David ii.
Lane and other leaders have issued
statements that if nominated IN the
show down they will support IT rs
expected that the Philadelphia Re
publican city committee. which
broke precedents and formally en-
dorse Judge John M. Patterson
will meet and pledge support. Judge
Patterson has declared that nc VIII
support the ticket. of course, ana
seems to have taken his defeat
serenely. Some of his friends say
he will be just as happy on the
bench. probably more so. Joseph
:. McLaughl ". Mayor SMITHS a.
rector Of supplies, who's" attacks
on Senator Ware attracted STATE
wide attention, says he intends 10
file nomination papers as an lhde-
pendent candidate because when he
withdrew from the primary he
planned that line and will hew to
IT. Thu real ind 'pendcnts VIII form
an organi2ation and support Moore.
investigate frauds and keep the
home drae .urniiig brightly so that
some Of their people who forgot to
vote AT the primary may not over
| look il in November. Some or the
men identified with the Patterson
campaign are said by the Thiiadei-
phia Press to be planning to run
an Independent candidate. too. The
| Democratic candidate is ". ID. WeS-
colt. said to have been backed by
Judge Eugene G. Itonniwell. The
Donnellcy element which is sup
nosed to be part of the Palmer-Mc-
Cormick machine. Just now in such
bad repair. and r"Dute. backed EN-
! CONGRESSMAN Michael Donahoe.
The victor gor less than 5000 votes.
| There used to be that many Demo-
| cratic votes in Dauphin county Mayor
! Thomas Il. smith lost his own ward
and ii looks as though the Wares
| have lost the sheriff and Will have
| trouble to hold council. The North
American claims that the council
! will be anti-Nare.
The official count will be started
| in every county seat in Pennsylvania
| to-day and judges will sit for the
! first time in many places, owing to
the fact that county commissioners
! are candidates.
-Dne of the interesting things
! about the election was that Scranton
nominated three women candidates
| for school director. tom Con-
ners, IA returned soldier and noted
| as a boxer. is one of the candidates
| for council.
| -Representatives Edwin r. Cox
and S. j. Cans. two of the members
who sat in the last House and voted
on the city charter, were elected to
council in Philadelphia. Cox was a
| former candidate for speaker and
one of the leaders in the House.
DR.. j. n. Jacobs, who is 81 and
was formerly controller of Mont
gomery county, was elected to coun-
ell in Lansdale.
Samuel S. Lewis, the York
county leader. has gone to the sea-
shore for rest He won every
thing in his fights except one place.
| Among his opponents were the vet
Grams, ID. +. Lafean and James A..
/ Dale.
district Attorney G. w. Maxey
led Judge j. j. O'Neil in the l4acka-
wanna judgeship battle. w. II. Lewis
ran third There were over $4,000
votes polled.
Robert Thomas, the Bryn Mawr
justice of the peace, who aroused ire
of automobile people, was fifth in u
race for reelection.
! --George T.. Weingartner. former
Senator, was nominated for county
commissioner of Lawrence.
Two former soldiers, Charles
Phillips, northumberland. an d
Charles Ungst, Northampton, were
nominated for county treasurer in
their counties. Phillips was seri-
ously wounded in France.
There will be IA new Democratic
row in Allegheny over the county
commissioner nominations.
Judge Copeland's defeat OF
Judge ID. j. Snyder in Westm oreland
is one of the interesting things. 1t
means that Copeland will be Judge.
The two men were candidates for
appointment by DIR. rumbaugh and
Snyder won. There will he an or
phans' court vacancy for the Gov
ernor to fill after November.
Mayor A. ID. Newell has been
renominated by Democrats and Sam
uel A. Barnes will be his Republican
opponent.