Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-05-23

ed by this convention. There are but
two candidates to be nominated, one
for justices of the supreme court to
succeed Justice Potter, of Allegheny
county, and a candidate for state treas
urer to take the place of Col. James e.
Barnett.
AS TO CANDIDATES..
There is not likely to be any opposi-
tion to the nomination of Justice Pot
ter to succeed himself. No one else
has been mentioned for this honor,
and, in accordance with the practice
Of re-electing members of the judiciary
who have served we'll and faithfully,
he will be nominated for the full term.
He holds his present position under an
appointment by the governor to fill an
uneXpired term.
A state treasurer cannot succeed him
self, so that Col. Barnett will retire at
the end of his present term. He has
made very efficient and attentive pub
Tic officer, and under his administration
the funds of the commonwealth have
continued to be guarded safely, as they
have been in the past.
There are several gentlemen mention
ed to succeed him, but the only one
for whom friends are making can
vass is Representative Frank G.. Har-
Tis, of Clearfield county. Mr. Harris
has been stalwart among stalwart Re-
publicans and conscientious and sue
cessful legislator. He has a splendid
record as a member of the house, and
his recent activity in the cause of pure
butter must command admiration and
support of the farming element. He
is the author of the Harris anti-oleo-
margarine bill, which, after a hard
fight, he succeeded in putting through
the house of representatives. Among
Others who have been mentioned for
the nomination of state treasurer, al
though none of them is regarded as an
aspirant for the place, are Senator H.
II. Cummings Of Warren county, Repre-
sentative A. Nevon Pomeroy of Frank
lin and Speaker of the House of Rep
Allegheny
REPUBLICANS WE'RE ALERT.
Republicans members of the legisla-
5ure are still smiling over the manner
IN which they caught their Democratic
colleagues mapping when they put
through a bill which will protect the
present Republican membership of the
superior court of Pennsylvania. While.
had the matter been made a party is
sue, the Republicans would possibly
have had no difficulty in passing the
legislation they have secured, they are
pleased to have slipped through a bill
giving them what they desired without
contest and before the Democrats
knew what was going on.
Under the old law, on the expiration
OF the terms of office of Justices w.
". Porter Of Philadelphia, and w. d.
Porter, of Allegheny, one of them
would have to retire to make place for
"A representative of the minority party.
both Of them being Republicans.
There was introduced in the state
senate some time ago bill which at
tracted little interest. 1t amended the
act of 1899 regulating the election OF
judges of the superior court.
Under existing conditions, when two
or more judges of that court are to be
elected, the voters are restricted to
voting for the entire number to be
elected, less one. This provision of
the act was inserted to give the Dem
Ocrats representation on the bench.
when there was more than one vacancy
TO be filled. The bill which passed last
week amends the law by allowing vot-
.ers to vote for the entire number to be