Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-29
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nominations will be in order through
out Pennsylvania after Friday and it is
expected that one of the grandest
rushes ever known will occur. The
nomination petitions must be filed at
the courthouses in the proper counties
on August 81. Petitions for judicial
candidates will be filed in the Office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth
on August "a.
1t is not expected that the situation
in regard to the Superior Court nomi-
nations will develop for week or two.
There are some suspected candidates,
but they have not appeared.
In many judicial districts there are
candidates being doomed who were
not even heard of a week ago.
Democrats throughout the State are
awaiting developments and fighting
among themselves to keep in practice.
1t is believed that State Chairman
Morris will keep off the meeting of
the State committee as long as posi- Bile
in order to avoid further breaches. To
all intents and purposes, the Demo-
crsts regard A. Mitchell Palmer as no
longer national committeeman.
Jesse H. Wise, of Waynesburg, who
created a furore a few years ago by his
candidacy for Congress on the Demo-
ere tic ticket. is out for the judicial
nomination in Greene county.
LackawannaDemocra have adopted
a new set of rules which will enable
the voters to have some say in the
selection of committeeman.
z. F. Saxton has been picked as
assistant director of docks in Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Saxton has been connected
with the department for some time
Chairman William ]. Noll, of Corn
wall, who succeeded the late Alfred r.
Hcuck as Republican leader in Leb-
anon county, yesterday made an
nouncement of the appointment of two
committees, executive and advisory, to
assist him in directing party affairs.
The executive committee consists of
Attorney Roy NJ. Bowman, Deputy
Prothonotary Alfred K. Mills, Clifford
Strauss. Ralph r. Hutchinson and
Edward D. Fake. Those who will act
in an advisory capacity are ex-County
Treasurer c. y. Weiss. ex-County Com
missioner H. NJ. Miller, ex-Assembly-
man William C. Freeman, Congress
man A. S. Kreider. State Senator D. P.
Gerberich and B. Dawson Coleman.
Allegheny county Prohibitionists are
meeting to-day to frame their ticket
and it is expected that they will pro-
vide for a complete list. They are
making it picnic affair. g..
Delaware county Prohibitionists
spent yesterday discussing their ticket
at an open-air meeting. They plan to
make a strong dry campaign.
Philadelphia city officials do not
seem inclined to take the estimates of
Director Zeigler for the operation of
the new bureau of housing, as they are
oh in cic Of hat
Charles H. Harman, justice of Wico-
nisco township, has announced himself
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for county commissioner.
He is we'll known in the upper end.
Nominating papers for ex-senator
D. P. Mcpherson are in circulation in
Adams and Fulton counties and are
being very literally signed. The can
didacy of the former senator has many
supporters all through the county.
Lackawanna county is going to have
an interesting contest for the job of
county surveyor this year. F. o. Stone,
the present surveyor, is a candidate
for reelection and Wallace Muir is
out for all nominations for the same
Office.
Fleetwood is planning a special cleo
tion for $4,000 for a town hall and
other improvements.
F. B. Hendershot, county controller
of Luzerne. is candidate for renomi-
nation. He is we'll known to many in
this section of the State.
Susquehanna county Democrats had
a meeting at Montrose the other day
which was unusually peaceful. E. j
! Whitney was elected county chairman
without any battling and committee
on rules named. This committee is to
get the county committee in sympathy
| with the times.