Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-17


Primary election, May 10, and gen.
| eral election. November 3.
The first day for seour-
Ing signatures on petit
tions for nominations is Dates To
February 81. Keen Tn
Inc last day for filing Mind
such petitions is April 21.
The last day for filing
nomination papers, September 20.
Last day to be assessed, Septem-
ber.2.
Last day to pay tax, October 3.
Last day for candidates to with
draw before primary, April "a at 4
p. m.
Last day for filing primary expense
accounts, June 8.
Last day for general election ex-
pense accounts, December 8.
One of the interesting things about
the election this year is that it will be
the first time that the people have
been called upon to
nom II ate United
new Ihlngs States senatorial can
IN ISi4 didates and then elect
ELECTIONS them by popular vote.
The Supreme Court
justices will also be
ioiinndIeu NY popular vote, although
IL VIII be on a nonpartlsan ballot for
the first time. The year bids fair to
be as productive Of interesting things
In the way of first times' as it will be
or political situations out of the or
dinary.
DR.. Hugh Hamilton was the speak,
er at the weekly meeting Of the Cen
tral Democratic Club last night, dis
cussing citizenship DIR.
Hamilton spoke about
the dominance of the DIR. Hamilton
Anglo-Saxon race and AddresSas
argued that the Dem Democrats
ocrats were the per-
sons to have charge
OF the government of the United
States. The doctor made an earnest
plea for the Democratic voters to
stand by President Wilson In his poll
cles and to convert their neighbors
to support of the nations chief. 1t
was announced that Charles S. Prizer,
OF MIddletown, who is a single taxer,
would speak on the currency law ON
January 80 and that c. s. Leftwich
would talk in February on the Pana-
ma canal.
The friends of William Draper
Lewis. the Philadelphia professor,
nave starteu movement to put him
to the front for the Pro-
gressive nomination for
Lewis governor, notwithstand- :
to Be ing the sentiment ex-
Doomed pressed in favor of Stata
Treasurer r. K. Young
for the nomination by the
militant Bull M oosers here on Thursday.
1t is said to be certain that nominating
petitions for Lewis would be started
in February and men who do not like
the Finn manner of managing the
party will line up behind the dean.
1t Is probable that the faction headed
by Dripps will start the Lewis boom.
Finn is said to be convinced that
English would have no show and is
now said to be committed to Young.
President Wilson will butt into the
Pennsylvania political field this Fall.
just as he did in New Jersey last year
and in his role of
national boss of the
Democrats will endea- President
vor to throw out Ryan Will Take
as nomination pos Hand Here
sibility, in the opinion
of some people. 1t is
said in Philadelphia that the Presi-
dent has caught the scare among the
Democrats over the probability that
Ex-Governor Stuart may be a candi-
date again and is declared to be seri-
ously considering an order to Secre-
tary Of Labor Wilson to be a candi-
date. Wilson is said to be annoyed
at the width Of the breach between the
factions of the Democracy in this State
and believes that the labor man can
get them together.