Evening journal., 1906-09-26
ON THE EVE
OF THE PRIMARY
Political Activity is Increasing
and Many Close Contests
Predicted
COUNTY OFFICES THE PLUMS

This is a week Of intense political
activity on the part Of candidates for
the Republican nominations to county
and legislative offices.
On Saturday the Republican pri-
maries are held and the result Of
those primaries will determine the
nominees Of the reorganized Republic
can party for election November G.
The results are hard to foreshadow but
each candidate has already counted
oyar the lists of voters in his district
and ward who is qualified to vote at
tho primaries of the party, and can
with some degree OF accuracy deter
mine whether in his own ward or dis
trict he can defeat his rivals.
The greatest contests are perhaps
the contests for the county Offices
Sheriff, Register Of Wills, Recorder Of
Deeds. Clerk OF the Orphans Court and
Register I'm Chancery In all Of these
offices except the sheriff. who is in
eligible for reelection the present in
cumbents are candidates for renomina-
tion.
Register Of Wills Frederick e. Bach
is opposed by his opponent Of two
years ago. Francis II. Walker, and the
winner in this fight will not be known
until the polls close on Saturday
night Mr.. Bach who has been for
many years a power in Republican
politics in the city and State, is maxi
| ing his fight for denomination on his
! record as Register and upon the fact
that throughout his political career he
has done nothing he would be ashamed
ITO see in print. Mr.. Walker has a
strong personal following who are de-
! sirous Of seeing him nominated be-
cause this is his second attempt and
| they do not believe IN second terms
| for county officers II Is rumored
that the old Republican organization
is taking a hand in the fight through
fear or jealousy Of Mr. Bach's poll
tical ability.
H. H. Billany, the chairman of the
City Committee. is in the field for re-
nomination as Recorder of Deeds. He
is opposed by Samuel II. Baynard, Jr.,
a popular member Of the junior bar
of the county. and by William Chand-
Ter, both OF whom have a personal
following of no mean proportions. IL
was rumored for a time that many Of
the Republican workers I'm the city
would knife Mr.. Billany. but his Sc
lection to head the reorganized Re-
publican City Committee has set at
rest this rumor and It is now predicted
that he will win in a walk.
Joseph c. Jolls. present Clerk Of the
Orphans Court and Register in
Chancery is opposed for denomination
by II. W. Hutchinson. Mr.. Jolls is
secretary Of the City and County
Committee, but will have a hard fight
to win if many prophets in the party
can foresee the result.
There are four candidates in the field
for sheriff and the result perhaps tn,
hardest to predict. Two Of the present
candidates have been candidates be-
fore and have Withdrawn upon assur-
ances of friends that they would bt
favored next time and others are new
names IN the contest.
In the case OF all the county offices
the next incumbent will have a fixed
salary and ten per cent of the fees Of
the office as compensation. Heretofore
and at present the fees Of the office
have belonged to the official holding
it.
The polls are open from 1 to p m.
on Saturday next and all registered
voters who were registered during the
first three registration days are en-
titled to vote at the Republican pri-
maries.