Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-20
POST OFFICES ARE
ABOUT DUE To FALL
Disputes Over Availability of Men
in Half a Dozen Counties Are
Growing Bitter

The almost daily announcement OF
selections of postmasters for towns in
this section of the State has put the
berland on edge for the next appoint
ments 1t is believed that some OF
them cannot be long delayed.
Among those to be named are VIII
liamstown and Millersburg, in both of
which towns there are contests of a
real lively character. In Cumberland
county the inability of the bosses to
agree upon the men has set various
factions to fighting just as has oc-
CURED in Perry and Lebanon counties.
There are also several selections to be
made in Lancaster soon.
The selection OF O revenue collector
for the Ninth district is to be put up
to Vance c.. Mccormick, according to
a story afioat in political circles to-
day, and it is said that he is inclined
to drop both the Van Dykes and to
go outside of this county. This caused
a revival of the boom for George
Harris. of Fulton county.
Judge Fl. A. Fuller, of the LuZerne
county courts. said yesterday he would
not enter any free-for-all campaign
for Superior Court and that unless
Luzerne and Lackawanna counties
united TO support him he would not
permit his name to so before the peo-
pie. Judge Fuller declared that he
would much prefer a second term as
common pleas judge to n term on the
Superior Court bench, so far as the
work and salary are concerned, but
made it plain that if the people of his
section of the State wanted him as q
candidate and the bar associations
would act he would make the fight.
The associates Of Judge Fuller on the
county bench declared that they be-
lieved him to be the proper candidate
for the office. Judges O'Boyle, Strauss,
Woodward and Garman each made
this statement. The Luzerne County
Bar Association has not yet taken any
action in the way of indorsing Judge
Fuller, as the bar leaders wanted to
ascertain whether or not he would be
q candidate.
AT a meeting of the Lackawanna
Bar Association in Scranton yesterday
President Judge Charles l.. Rice and
Judges Orlady and Head, of the Su-
perior Court, were unanimously in
dorsed for reelection next November.
The action of the association in indors-
ing judge Rice. after he had an
iOuHtGu ilC WOutu llOl bt d
was mark of respect to the retiring
jurist. IT is thought the bar will later
indorse Judge Fuller.
M. NJ. Naginey, the new post
master at Mllroy, received word of his
appointment while he was lying sick
in a hospital in Philadelphia. He ex-
poets to assume his office soon.
-Conressman-el elect NJ. Liebel, of
Erie. GNnectS tn ba n nropinaIft Upurp
in Democratic state councils hereafter.
He was five times mayor of Erie and
is no lover of Palmer.
Vance c. Mccormick last night
denied the statement alleged to have
been made in Congress that he had
covered up campaign expenses.
Judge r. n. Wilson, q member of
the Philadelphia bench for thirty
years. last night sent his resignation to
the Governor. He was advised to re-
tire by his physicians, as he is about
75 years of age. He will retire under
the state act of 1911.
The retirement of Judge Wilson
leaves two vacancies on the Philadei-
phia bench for Governor Brumbaugh
to fill. One was caused by the death
of Judge Kinsey and has not yet been
filed. George Henderson and w. Fl.
Shoemaker are much considered for
the first place.
Up to date the people. who are
interested in reviving the Progressive
League have not attracted much at
tention. State Chairman A. Nevin
DIETRICH is watching the coming of
spring up the Cumberland Valley and
enjoying life after the strenuous cam
paign of last year. He is allowing
some of the other fellows to steam
around.