Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-28
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BY the Ex- Committeeman

II bE LE1e AXsNOIlinnStScInan II
The only thing about which men
active in politics appear to agree
concerning the registration of Tues
day is that the listing of names the
first day of the three set aside for
the purpose broke all records. The
champions of Congressman J.
Hampton Moore claim that the huge
/ figures mean the nomination of Mr..
Moore beyond doubt. Senator
Edwin Ii. Ware and other men back
of Judge John NJ. Patterson says
that 1t is u foregoing conclusion that
the Judge will win. The figures
surprised both sides.
However the general impression
among men who observe politics in
Philadelphia is that the Philadelphia
reIormer and independent, the man
whom the newspapers have been
calling a Stacker" went out to regis
ter. The conclusion of many here
is that the Moore people have the
best of it, From all accounts the
Ware people did not exert them
selves, sort of leaving the first day
to the Moore people, to show in a
practical way what they had in the
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seem to have shown. Now the Wares
may be expected to muster their
strength and the Moore people,
spirited by the record breaking
registration. to redouble efforts.
The tremendous registration at
| tracted much attention all over the
State, and it was the general i'm
preston that unless the figures for
the day went over 125,0O0 the
ri /,
have gone far beyond that figure.
Philadelphia newspapers gen
orally claim that the big regis
tration is favorable to Moore. The
Congressman says in the Philadel-
! phia Inquirer that I'VE have taken
our first trench in fine style" The
Inquirer says that the big registration
hit the Nale camp like a cyclone,
and gives the figure as over 1855, coo. |
! The Public Ledger says that the big
registration startled the leaders, |
and editorially declares that Phila- |
delphia is awake and will no longer |
! let Ware do it," The evening news |
papers generally declare that the |
registration Shocked" the Ware |
leaders. Senator Ware claimed the |
registration was all favorable TO !
Judge Patterson.
very large registration on Tuesday |
ijustifies the faith that this year is
to be one of political revolution III |
Philadelphia; that Ware will be |
broken down." While the North |
American declares 1T is an unmis- |,
taxable fact that the registration |
campaign carried out in the inter |
ests of Moore by the Republican |
Alliance and the Town Meeting |
/ NJ pfx 60.
! part of the increase over the regis |
tration of four years ago"
A Democratic view given by the |
Philadelphia Record says: Both |
sides claimed a political victory, but
there was no Disgusting the fact
that Ware chiefs were panic-stricken |
and that they suddenly realized that
Congressman j. Hampton Moore |
votes at the primaries"
At Washington Congressman w. |
: S. Ware told congressman that Pat
terson would win as a result of the
registration and that there would
he some sensations sprung in Phila-
! delphia affairs
The North American says that
Senator Nare's right to vote in
! Philadelphia will be challenged.
Just as the State at large watch
ed the first day of the Philadelphia
registration to see how the wind
was blowing, the registration which
starts to-day in the third class
cities will be closely followed. The
general belief is that because of the
revival of interest in municipal
elections. due to the repeal of the
nonpartisan law, the many county
contests that there will be large
registration in every one of the
! thirty-five third class cities
Pittsburgh and Scranton news
papers are commencing to call their
voters to remember that the second
class city registration starts next
week.
The Wilkes Barre Record
prints this comment on registration:
newspapers in all the Pennsylvania
cities are again exhorting the citi-
Zens to turn out and register, that
they may be qualified for voting.
| But every year a host of citizens do
not take the trouble to give up d
few minutes of their time to walk
to the nearby polling place. The
great majority of them would walk
a mile to save fifty cents. They
have no concern in saving many
dollars in taxes"
At Beaver the courts have lust
finished hearings on a petition filed
to prevent the County Commission
ers from placing the name of Miss
Wilhelmina H. Behnaman upon the
Republican primary ballot as a cam
didate for the office of County Clerk
of Courts. When Miss Behnaman
who has been acting as deputy in
the office of Clerk Hamilton filed
her petition. it was accepted by the
Commissioners, while objections
We're filed on the grounds that Miss
Behnaman had no legal status as q
candidate and could not take office
If nominated and elected. To de-
termine the legality of the proceed
ings, a petition was filed by other
candidates for the nomination and
the Commissioners were ordered to
withhold the placing of the woman's
name upon the ballot. Miss Rehna
man is the first woman in the State
to seek election to the office of
County Clerk of Courts.
The Phi1adelnbia