Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
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lation for the filling of three superior
court Judgeships. twenty-six common
pleas judgeships and two orphans
court judgeships in Pennsylvania next
November, and 1t is doubtful If in
many years so much interest has been
aroused in the campaigns which were
launched yesterday when the nomi-
mating papers were started on their
sfXty-day tour.
What makes the contests for the
unusually large number of places so
absorbing in interest is that in many
counties the liquor license question is
uppermost. Counties which were
noted for anything but temperance
| sentiment a comparatively short time
| ago are now divided into wet" and
dry camps. and judges whose re-
election would have been q matter
of course under conditions of very re-
cent years are now face to face with
| battles.
The wet" and dry issues have
taken the place of the Republican and
Democratic tickets which used to OBJ
| tain in the days before the non-parti-
san act of 1918. became effective. The
| liquor issue has no political lines in
most counties. 1t seems in some dis
| tricts to be as bipartisan as the ju-
dicial election is nonpartisan.
Another interesting feature of the
election of judges this fall is that men
I appointed by Governors Tener and
! BTumbaugh to fill vacancies are up
| for nomination and election. They
| include Judges Bushong, Berks; Ir-
win, Washington Brodhead, North
ampton; Miller, Montgomery; Dough-
erty, Shoemaker and Finletter, Phila-
delphia; Carpenter, Allegheny; Gaw-
tnrop' Chester; Reppert, Somerset.
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ner and handsome clock in honor OF
his fiftieth birthday in Philadelphia
last night, Mayor Blankenburg, Con-
gresham Ware, Senator Ware and
others prominent in Philadelphia af-
fairs being among the hosts to the
colonel of the Governors staff. DR.
| Brum mbaugh, who is in Maine, sent a
message by Paul n. Furman, the act
ing secretary, saying that he loved
the colonel and that anything that the
gentlemen present would do for him
would meet his heartiest approval.
Col. Kolb, Congressman Moore
Coroner Knight. Receiver of Taxes
Kendrick and others are among the
men mentioned along with Congress
man Ware for mayor of Philadelphia.
The vitriolic denunciation of the
course of the Democratic State bosses
in giving offices to silk stockings
and college boys" at the meeting OF
tee in Philadelphia the other night
and the attacks made on the course
of the State chairman and his CO.
bosses by men connected with the re
organization faction in that city have
not been lost upon the State and are
being freely commented upon. The
meeting was intended as a "get to.
gether" session, but turned out like
the recent meeting of the Democratic
county committee, to be ruction
State Chairman Morris did not at.
tend, but Robert S. Bright did and
some one touched a match to the oil
he poured out in an effort to calm the
troubled waters. w. A. Carr a close
friend of Postmaster Thornton, raised
a fuss by calling Palmer "the worst
licked Democrat that ever ran for
Office"
Charles e. Rhodes of Altoona. WELL
known here. is a candidate for mayor
of the Mountain City.
Sheriff Harry c. Wells last night
added to the unpleasantness in the
ranks of the machine Democrats by
announcing that he would be a can
didate for county commissioner. Wells
will probably show County Commits
sioner Eby and Samuel Taylor how ia
make a campaign. Friends of Eby
were inclined to be bit miffed at the
sheriff to-day.
Fortieth ward Democrats of Phila-
delphia last night turned down George
w. Norris, the man favored by the
State machine for the nomination for
mayor of Philadelphia, and endorsed
Judge James e. German. Norris is
a warm friend of State Chairman
Morris, but that only made it worse.
| City Commissioner Harry f. Bow
man last night announced his can
didacy for denomination and received
many assurances of support from
| f,ia will Sf Fri.
day.
Friends of Auditor General Powell
say it is too early to prognosticate
what he will do about running for
United States Senator. Powell is said
to bank on the support of the Gov
ernor and the Wares: However, the
school appropriation is to be paid and
many other things must come to pass
before the senatorial primary.
County Commissioner P. ]. Boyle
OF Schuylkill county. who is well
known here. is after a third term as
commissioner in his county. He will
the nomination.
Governor Brumbaugh's veto rec
ord, according to Capitol Hill statis-
} ticians, Is not only greater than that
of Tener, who was the high man, but
beats Pattison and Pennypacker rec
ords.
Senator Horace A. Tompkins, ot
} Cambria. will be a candidate for re-
nomination next year. The senator
was elected to fill the vacancy caused
, by the death of J. C. Stineman, who
died in the midst of the session oi
1913.
: Walter S. Frees. who was elected
by the Socialists to the old select coun.
, Gil in Reading, but who parted COM
] pany with them when he refused tC
; have them dictate his actions and /:
now regarded as back in the Republi
con ranks. has announced his candi.
dacy for city council He is a promi
nent fireman and will likely make g
strong candidate. Former Select
Councilman William Abbott Whitman
who is we'll known to Harrisburg peo.
pie will also run.