Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-21
PENROSE ENTERS
MONSTER PETITION
All Records Broken by the Papers
Entered For the Senator'S
denomination
BIG BRUMBAUCH PAPERS
Trexler Files Papers With Every
Lehigh Minister on the
List To-day

Inc STedteSt petltiOn ever liieu SiHCe
the practice of filing nominating pa
pers in advance of the primary was
prescribed by law was entered at the
Capitol shortly before midnight in be-
half of United States Senator Boies
Penrose. 1t was proof conclusive of
an advocacy of his candidacy against
which not even the snorting of the or
gans of the Democratic machine can
be raised
On one batch of the papers were the
names of 100. 900 residents of his home
city of Philadelphia, Papers from
sixty-siX other counties contained
$4,000 additional names and it was
| stated that by tonight over $4,000
more names would be put on file. The
Penrose petition made the Democratic
scouts weary when they sighted it.
The papers for DR.. Martin G. Brum-
baugh. Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. were filed shortly before the
names from all over the State and
$4,000 more from Philadelphia alone
Will be put on record.
The rush to file nominating papers
kept up until midnight last night and
it, Is expected that by the time the
office of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth
closes at midnight to- Rush to File
night large number Keeps Going
additional will be en- Until Late
tered. Congressman-at
large appears to be an
office which is tempting many. Last
night papers for Republican nomi-
nation were filed by General A. ]. Lo-
gan. Pittsburgh; Daniel F. Lafean.
York; John r. X. Scott. Philadelphia;
John b. Robinson. Media: Nj. NJ. Gar
land, Pittsburgh. and w. d. r. Ainey,
Montrose. and for Frank ]. Powers,
Philadelphia, on the Democratic ticket,
The Philadelphia Republican nomina-
tions came in late last night, Harry
Wittig. secretary of the city commit
tee, entering them. He Is we'll known
here and received a cordial greeting
from friends on the Hill" George f.
Brumm, of Pottsville, brought in the
papers of his father Judge c. n.
Brumm, for the Washington nomi-
nation for Governor. William Will
helm, of Pottsville, filed for the Su-
preme Court.
Friends of Judge Frank NJ. Trexler,
of the Superior Court. who is can
didate for nomination for the full
term, to-day showed the
strong support of their can
didate right In the home TrexIer's
district of Thomas ]. Pra- Petitions
ther. of Meadville. whose Notable
candidacy was announced
the other day. A paper
signed by many prominent LAWYERS
and bankers of Crawford county was
entered this morning and with it were
papers signed by Judge George S.
Criswell and most of the members of
the bar of the adjoining county of
Venango; from Mexican county signed
by Judge Bouton and many lawyers
and business men; from Mercer,
signed by many lawyers: three from
Warren county and others from But
Ter. Lawrence and others in the vicin-
ity. Papers were also filed for Judge
Trexler from Washington, Jefferson,
Blair, Philadelphia. Adams headed by
Professor j. A. Singmaster. of the
seminary: Lebanon. with G. H. Meyer
and many prominent men supplement-
ing that filed yesterday, and Cumber-
land. The most remarkable of all
these petitions, which were filed In
addition to the dozens already filed,
was from Lehigh county. 1t contains
the names of seventy-seven men, all
clergymen. No paper like it has ever
been filed at the Capitol and it is a
rem arkable tribute to Judge Trexler's
standing. Bishop Talbot, President
Haas. of Muhlenburg College, and min
listers of every denomination signed
| the paper.