Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-22
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mus ol OlnCldl returns IN the state
superior court judicial and gath con-
gresional district nomination con-
tests Will begin at the department OF
the secretary of the commonwealth
within few days. The official counts
VIII begin by commissioners, the
county returning boards, tomorrow
ana Ming at the Capitol will not be
much longer delayed. Probably by
next Tuesday ii will be possible to
give a good forecast on the results in
November.
The greatest interest is being shown
at the Capitol and indeed all over the
state in whether Judges orlady and
Head will have the fifty-one per cent
essential to make them sole nominees
In the cities where the nonpartisan
rule prevails and in judicial districts
there were tremendous efforts made to
clnch elections as was done in the case
ot ). h. Sadler in the Cumberland ju-
dicial district and DIR. e. S. Meals in
the Harrisburg mayoralty.
Many thousands of dollars which
have been paid by the State as ex-
penses of conducting primary elec-
uons ever since 1907 will now be paid
by the counties. the cost of yesterday
election being one which must be met
oy the commissioners of each county
on its own system of doing business
Ever since the special session of 1906
took from the party organizations the
cost OF primary elections State officials
nave been endeavoring to reach some
basis for paying bills and a sort OF
schedule was worked out especially
Tor printing and pay of election off,
GERS Now through the economy
act of the last legislature it is all put
up to the counties, This act will save
the State about 100000 every two
years. The 1912 primary was one of
the most expensive ever held and ii
IS believed that it cost the State not
far from half a million dollars. That
OF last year was not so expensive be-
However, there are still pending a
number of the primary bills for last
year which the State has contested
and which will not be paid until GER
tain points are cleared up.
Officials of the State Department
have sent to each candidate for a iu-
dicial nomination in the State blanks
for the fling of accounts for primary
election expenses. These must be
hled by candidates. whether nomin-
ated or not within fifteen days of yes
terday The candidates for congress
sional nominations come under the
same classification.
The judicial contests in the State
have been the greatest in a decade
and some of the best known judges
viii have hard battles to get back on
the bench. The liquor issue was par
amount and in most cases judges who
stood for dry districts were strongly
supported. 1t will be days. before ali
judicial results can be known.
The Republicans in Philadelphia
polled such a primary vote that an
Overwhelming victory in November is
forecast. The Democrats in that city
as in Harrisburg fell far short, an evil
dent desire to repudiate the present
party management causing many to
remain away from the polls entirely
The defeat of the lmer-McCormick-
Morris ring at the next State commit
tee is one of the things very clearly
toreshadowed by the primary.
In Lancaster county the Griest or
sanizatio cleaned up its opponents in
the usual thorough manner.
W. j. Cullen, the Hazleton coun-
Gilman, who sued DR.. Slough, seems
to have collected a tremendous
vote for that town. In other parts
OF Luzerne there was the usual trou-
Bile. Ballots disappeared, fights oc.
Cured and other events added to the
festivities.
e. A. Weimer, former mayor OF
Lebanon, seems to have lost his battle
to be renominated.
I'm Schuylkill county some trouble
occurred over specimen ballots and
Judge Brumm promptly had infor.
nation made against County Chair.
man w. S. Leib. The judge does not
like the chairman
Governor Tener's appointees tc
the Northampton and Montgomery
benches appear to have won easily
So did Governor Brumbaughs appoin.
tee in Fayette.
Senator w. c. Sprouts friend.
cleaned up the Delaware county pri.
mary handsomely. The insurgent
movement was shattered.
&C. e. Rhoads and Richard Smith
are apparently nominees for Mayor ir
Altoona after a hot fight