Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-04
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BY the Ex-Committecman

II By the Ex-COmn1ittecmaU II
From all accounts the second
days registration in Philadelphia
not only broke records. but in most
of the third class cities, the number
of voters turning out on the second
day was larger than anticipated and
marked by much display of Re-
publican strength. Nothing like
the more than $4,000 men who put
down their names Tuesday has ever
been known in the States metro
polls on a second day, while in
Reading, Erie. Wilkes Barre. AL
lentown and other third class cities
the enrolment was also large with
Republicans predominating. In fact,
in some cities, just as in Harrisburg,
the registration of Republicans was
almost as remarkable as the large
number.
To-day Pittsburgh, which is in n
political turmoil second only to
Philadelphia, is having its first
registration day and there will also
be lively registration at Scranton.
on Saturday, Philadelphia and
the third class cities will have their
final registration days. and a rush
is looked for.
The tremendous registration in
the cities is believed to have its
counterpart in the enrolment IN
boroughs and townships and to in
dicate that this is going to be
ct II Tnnn GNrlN1 MIA nOli-
tics, even more so than that which
ordinarily precedes Presidential
election.
The heavy second days regis
tration in Philadelphia has been
hailed by both the Moore and Pat
terson partisans as indicating VIC
tory. but the general impression is
that il gives the Moore people more
ground TO stand on. The Philadel-
phia newspapers generally take the
view that the big registration is un-
favorable to the Wares, but the Sem
ator and his chieftains are claiming
that such calculations are erron-
eous.
Governor William C. Sproul is
back in Harrisburg, after an alb
sence of over three weeks, during
which he attended the Governors
conference at Salt Lake City and
visited Washington with COM
mittee of State executives in Ma
tional problems. The Governor
came here late last night from Dan
Vile, accompanied by Auditor Cen
eran Chagles A. Snyder. and Will
remain a day or so, attending TO
State affairs. The intimation is Civ
en-, however. that he does not T.. in
tend to make any changes in de-
partments until after the primary
election, although men have tried
to interest him in the primary con-
tests in the big counties have found
that he continues to "sit on the
fence" While here the Governor
will occupy himself with State de-
partmental affairs.
Clifford Pinchot is due here to-
morrow for his second meeting as
a member of the State Forest Com
mission, and there is considerable
interest in whether he will attempt
to inaugurate some new policies.
At his first meeting, Mr.. Pinchot
made q few suggestions and has
occupied himself by making
pretty thorough study of the State
forest system. 1t is probable that
he will take a hand in the State
policy of leases of tracts where the
State owns valuable natural re-
sources and in the operation of the
laws and the fire prevention service.
1t fell to the lot of q delega-
ton of Cambria countians to-day TO
learn that the State Highway De-
partment is not interested in county
politics. but instead, much concern
ed about road building. The Cam
bria delegation consisted of County
Commissioners T. Stanton Davis, f.
w. Baumgardner and II. B. HefIley,
P. y. Shettig, c. r. Myers, B. w.
Harding and J. L. Berkebile, and
came to inquire why some bids had
been rejected for construction be-
tween Cresson and Gallitzin. As
sistant Commissioner George II.
Biles stated that the bids were too
high and that it had been decided
to readvertise. The county COM
missioners are said to have init
mated that there was some politics
in the matter. This department is
not at all interested in Cambria
county politics" retorted Mr.. B.les.
we are interested only in building
roads and building them at the low
est possible figure. For that reason
we rejected bids for the work and
they will stay rejected. Political
expediences have no place in the
work of this department"
George ]. Brennan. who is the
architect of the who's Who" col
umn of the Philadelphia Inquirer
makes this comment: William
Finn, erstwhile leader of the Bull
Moose is back again in the saddle
in Allegheny county politics. He
has assumed command of the op-
position to the Republican city and
county organization leaders who
have been cooperating with Sem
ator Penrose and boasts that he
named the candidates on the county
ticket which his faction is support
ing, and that he is going to put
them over" Finn cannot forget
the prominence he suddenly obtain
ed in National politics when in the
Roosevelt landslide, he found him
self in control of the Republican
State Convention at Harrisburg,
when he had with him a majority
of the Pennsylvania delegates to
the Republican National Conven-
ton"
Arthur II. James and Joseph p.
Lord are the candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for Luzerne's
District Attorney Though James
claims he will win, which claim ap-
pears we'll supported by conditions,
| Lord, too, thinks he will be the VIC
! tor. No Democrat filed papers
against the present incumbent,
Frank P. Slattery. Says the Wilkes
Barre Record: There is a merry
scramble for recorder of deeds.