Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-16
KUNKEL FAVORED
IN MANY COUNTIES
Greensburg Newspaper Endorses
Him and Lawyers Are Every
where For Him
PAPERS ARE in CIRCULATION
Philadelphia Press Shows Pennsyl-
vania Democracy Is Divided
Against Itself

Reports received here by members
of the Dauphin county bar committee
favoring the nomination of President
Judge George Kunkel for the Supreme
bench indicate that the candidacy of
the Judge is supported in more than
half the counties of the State and that
his papers are being signed in Frank
lin. Adams, Cumberland. Lancaster,
Lycoming. Luzerne, Westmoreland.
Mifflin and other counties.
The Judge is being supported by
many men who are familiar with State
taxation business which is the big end
of the business appealed to the Su-
preme Court from the Dauphin County
Court, and his splendid record in the
Capitol cases is remembered all over
the State.
The Greensburg Tribune edited by
Robert w. Herbert, one of the best
posted men on political conditions in
Pennsylvania, says editorially: George
Kunkel, president judge of the Dau.
phin county courts, has thrown his
hat into the ring and will be a can
didate for place on the Supreme
Court bench at the May primaries.
Judge Kunkel was exceedingly capable.
as a lawmaker and he has been Won
derfully successful as law dispenser.
Therefore. if not, why not?''
The Lewistown Sentinel says: MEM
bers of the Mifflin county bar are
signing a paper indorsing the candi-
dacy of George Kunkel of Harris
burg, president judge of the Twelfth
judicial district, candidate for justice
of the Supreme Court"
The Socialist State conference at
q &c IN
Saturday night and recommended this
ticket for the May pri-
maries: Governor. Jo-
seph Allen, of Montgom- Socialists
cry county: Lieutenant Select a
Governor. F. J. Scholar Full Ticket
Altoona; Secretary of In
ternal Affairs. Robert B.
Ringler. Reading; United States SEN
ator, F. w. Whteside, Philadelphia;
judge of Supreme Court. j. j. Kint-
ner, Clinton county; judge of Superior
Court, A. NJ. Fuller, Allegheny county;
congressman -at-large, Edward Hayden.
Allegheny county; Charles Sehl, Phila.
delphia Charles F, Quinn, Luzerne,
and Z. d. Fulton, Fayette county.
Charles Maurer, of Reading, was
named for State chairman. The liquor
question caused a spirited discussion
several of the delegates urging that
the party take a stand in favor of
local option. The majority, however,
voted for the committee report declar-
ing the present economic system to be
the cause of intemperance and urging
the abolition of private ownership as a
means of promoting temperance.
While admitting that a fight in the
party for a nomination was a good
thing, Dauphin county Bull Moosers
Saturday neatly sidestepped
declaring for either Brumm
Dauphin or Lewis and will await the
MOOsers word from the source of
SideStep supplies before taking any
part The Dauphin county
people lined up back of the
conference when it declared for Lewis
and DR.. j. Fl. Kreider. the late county
chairman, who took part in the slate
making, was for Lewis a while ago.
There is no question but that Brumm
is strong in this county and the men
who have favored militant candidate
rather than a man like Lewis will line
up back of Brumm. The friends of
State Treasurer Young are keeping
quiet, but do not conceal their dis
appointment that he declined to be a
candidate. Some are expressing the
hope that things might so shape them
selves that he would enter the field as
a compromise.
Just at present the popular pastime
of men in politics appears to be talk
ing about invasions of Pennsylvania
by men active in affairs.
1t has been stated that
Senators Borah and Invasion
Cummins would come Popular
into this State to speak just Now
for Dimmick. To-day it
is stated that Borah will
not come here. Secretaries Daniels
and Wilson are to come to boost the
Jersey ticket for the Democrats Os-
car King Davis says Col. Roosevelt
will give three weeks to Pennsylvania.
| Senator Penrose remarked on Satur-
day that he would like to have some
candidates stand on their own bot
toms.
The Philadelphia Press in series
of articles to-day makes a startling
statement regarding the policy of
President W son,
accusing him of in
Interference terfering n t h e
Irritates the Democratic politics
Democrats Now of several States de-
spite promises of
neutrality in local
affairs. The Press says the interfer-
ence was open in New Jersey and Ala
bama and is but thinly yelled in Penn
iSylVania, New York and Illinois. In
some instances the Interference has
been so raw as to cause protests from
national committeeman. The Press
makes a poll of the State on the
Democratic row and finds the Demo
Gratis split everywhere, the presiden-
tial interference being one cause OF
the dissatisfaction that exists.
Nominating petitions for Superior
Court Judge Frank M. TreXler for the
full term are in circulation in many
parts of the State. Following the dec
laration in behalf of the judge by hi
home bar committees all over the
State took up his candidacy on non
partisan basis.