Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
MANY ADDITIONS
OPET|T|ON LIST
Penrose's Monster Papers Stirs
Machine Democrats to
Initiate
WAR BEGINS ON LAKE SHORE
John I. Brew Gets Erie Post Office
and Liebel Will Run For
Defeat For Congress
WAR BEGINS ON LAKE SHORE

Democratic machine candidates
woke up to the significance of the
monster petitions being filed for the
Republican candidates for nomina-
tions at the May primary yesterday
and made frantic half-past- the -elev-
enth-hour efforts to make a showing.
Senator Penrose is backed by over
1000 persons on petitions filed at
the Capitol. His first petition con-
tanned 100000 names from Philadel-
phia and $1,000 from the rest of the
State. Yesterday he added about
900 more names. Dr. Martin G.
Brumbaugh late last night added his
second instalment of petitions to the
large number already on file, making
about $4,000 sponsors on his papers.
In the number filed Lancaster county
takes high place, filing 81. Chester,
Dauphin, Blair, Schuylkill, Erie and
Allegheny have We'd with the great
petitions filed for him from Philadel-
phia. If all the Brumbaugh petitions
could be extended they would reach a
quarter of mile.
Friends of Judges Trexler and End
Itch filed additional papers for them
last evening.
When the news Of the huge Repub-
lican petitions being put on record
reached the Democratic windmill there
was great excitement and
box said to contain
Democrats over 1000 petitions, al
Made the legged to contain over
Last Car $4,000 names, was toted
to the "Hill'' and labeled
Mccormick. The Palmer
people also got on the last car, filing
90, 900 in addition to those now on
file. The congressman secretary
stated that he had $4,000 to $1,000
additional at Washington, which will
probably be kept as mementoes. AL
together Palmer is said to have 900
signers. Mccormick put all on record,
it is understood. Ryan supporters
also filed a big bunch of additional
names. as did other candidates of the
war-torn Democracy.
The Philadelphia Record of to-day
prints the following: Repeating
again and again his attack on the
so-called bipartisan ma
chine. Vance G. McCor-
mick. Palmer's candi- Philadelphia
| date for the Democratic Account of
| gubernatorial nomina- the Meetings
tion. addressed four
| small meetings in Phila-
delphia last night after speaking at
eighteen gatherings in Montgomery
| county through the day. Refraining
from direct attack upon his opponent.
| City Solicitor Michael j. Ryan, he
based his objection to the latter's can
| didacy mainly upon the men who are
backing Ryan. He drew applause
everywhere by referring to the accom-
| plishments of the Wilson admins
tration. In his tour of the city McCor-
mick was assisted by the federal office
holders. Collector of the Port William
H Berry speaking in his behalf, while
Collector of Internal Revenue Ephraim
Lederer was conspicuous at one of
! the meetings. In Montgomery county
he was accompanied on his hurried
trip by William T. Greasy candidate
for Lieutenant-G Governor. In the city
Robert S. Bright, candidate for con-
gresSman-at-large, travelled with him.
The factional war in Erie city has
been intensified by the appointment
of John T. Brew as postmaster of
Erie. Brew was opposed
by Michael Liebel. Jr,
former mayor, and the Brew Lands
announcement of the Post Office
selection is expected to at Erie
increase the ranks of
the anti-machine Demo-
Gratis in the lake city. Liebel will rur
for Congress and expects to have nc
opposition, but as Congressman Shreve
Is a candidate for reelection 1t Is
believed that the Republican will bt
returned. Brew is said to have beer
backed by Palmer He is we'll known
to many Harrisburgers.
Samuel |. Stoner, the Altoona law
yer, who filed a petition to be candi
date for Republican nomination fo
Congress at-large, is wei
known in this city. III,
. Congress filed petitions from 81,
at Large counties. of which Dau
in Demand phin contributed two
which were numerousl,
signed. The other pc
titions were filed from Blair, Perry
Juniata, Miffiin and Huntingdon. Mr.
Stoner will make an active campaign
There are now nine Republican candi
dates for the four nominations TO
Congress- to be made an,
about the same number on the Demo
, cratic side. Each faction has it's owl
set