Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-17
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Ps~~ssssossia
BY the Ex-Conlmittccmau

Men who follow politics general
ly agree that no primary in recent
years when municipal and county
tlckets were to be nominated was
ever marked by so many strenuous
contests as that of yesterday and
that the aggregate of the votes
polled will be tremendous for an
on year" And by the same token
the amount of work done in organ
izing the various judicial, county
and municipal contests. especially
mayoralty battles was unusual And
likewise the work was very expen-
sive.
The closeness of the contests in
Philadelphia and Allegheny coun-
ties will furnish themes for some
interesting speculation in regard to
next year, but the manner in which
men aligned with the Republican
State organization cleaned up in
various up State districts shows
that things are not going to be so
dlnerent in other sections.
things about the elections held yes
terday was the poor showing of the
Democrats. In counties where the
Democrats had been strong, they
did not poll votes anything like
what they used to show and in
most of the cities their registration
was away below former years. But
that did not prevent Democrats in
many places from having fights of
their own that were fully as inter-
estinS as the scrap in Dauphin and
the row over the hopeless place of
Democratic candidate for mayor of
Philadelphia.
Superior Court Judge William
II. Keller is as good as elected for
ten-year term as a result of the
primary yesterday. He was the
only statewide candidate and had
no opposition. This fact is a great
compliment to the former first dep
uty Attorney General, who was
named last winter and who will
begin his term in January.
There was great interest here
in the fate of various judges ap-
pointed by Governor Brumbaugh.
James NJ. Barnett seems to have
been the high man rather decisive
ly in the Perry-Juniata district,
while Judge S. l.. Shull has had to
fight in Monroe-Pike. Many have
been interested in Judge II. G.
Wasson. of Allegheny, and Judge
George Henderson, of Philadelphia
The latter was one of the men for
whom Governor Sproul took up the
cudgels insisting that he be nom
mated with Judge Joseph p. Nc
Cullen. his own appointee. Judge
j. l. Brownson, of Washington, had
no opposition.
in Washington and Lehigh
new judgeships were the objects Of
tremendous battles and in Somer-
set the Governors appointee sat on
the bench and watched four men
contend for the honors.
Just what would have happened
il the nonpartisan law would have
remained in effect in the third
class cities is hard to say. In any
event the strenuous party contests
for honors indicate that partisan
spirit has been revived with a bang.
I'm about half of the counties
of the State judges will have to
sit as the returning boards for the
count of primary votes in view of
Nthe fact that County Commissioners
were candidates for denomination
and therefore debarred from sit
ting. The count will begin Friday.
George ]. Brennan in the course
of a review of some of the turn oils
in Pennsylvania politics in the
Philadelphia Inquirer comments
upon the battle of millionaires" in
Allegheny county, the Chester coun-
ty skirmish, the Luzerne county
free-for-all, and then remarks:
Political storm signals are flying
in both counties of the Seventh Con-
gressional district and Representa-
tive Thomas S. Butler, known in
Washington as the Fighting Quaker
of the House" when he makes the
rounds next year for denomination
will probably find many new faces
n the ranks of the entrenched coun-
ty committeeman.
Delaware county is all torn
asunder with the row that has
broken out as the result of the
formation of the new Republican
League which has in its ranks
many who worked with the Anti
Saloon League, and which now
looks upon Governor Sproul as it's
leader"
People here were much inter-
ested in the announcement of the
selection of Prof. Emory R. Johnson
to be dean of the Wharton school
of the University of Pennsylvania.
DR.. Johnson was formerly a public
service Commissioner, a member of
the Tener board, on which he was
the rate expert. He was removed
by DR.. Brumbaugh in his reorgan-
ization effort. DR.. Johnson was the
man who worked out the tolls for
the Panama canal and was regarded
highly all over the country. 8.
The State Game Commission
will probably not meet until next
week to select secretary and other
officers.
Col. Joseph H. Thompson, OF
the 10th, will be one of the speak
ers at Freeport Saturday. Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer will also
be there.
Congressman E. S. Brooks has
postoffice in sight for Red Lion
but is having trouble to get the
right site at the right price. Z
A Last Word
Thing of a day! Fret out thy little
hour;
whecce thy unceasing plant, tn,
bitter cry;
And why in tears consume thy spir.
it's power?
| Immortal is thy soul, thy tears will
| dry.
Thy heart is racked and wrung b!