Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-25
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By the Ex-Committeeman

and for Congress in the Twenty fourth
district expired last night at midnight
and but one petition came in too late.
1t was returned to the sender this
morning. The official list of candi-
dates will now be made up at the
| office of the secretary of the Com
monwealth and certified to the proper
authorities OF each county for the
printing of the ballots.
Seven men have filed petitions to
be candidates for the superior court
10 which three judges will be elected
this Fall. The candidates filing were
Judges Orlady and Head and j.
Henry Williams and William G. Will
son, Philadelphia; Charles Palmer,
Chester; Stephen Howard Huselton,
Pittsburgh and William C. Wallace,
New Castle.
One of the surprises of the last
hour of the filing was the entry or a
petition for Michael J. Ryan. city
solicitor of Philadelphia, to be a can
didate for Judge of court No. in
Philadelphia. Mr.. Ryan was a candi7
date for the Democratic nomination
for Governor last year and is q State
figure. There are ten other candi-
dates for the same court, one of whom
Joseph w. Gross has filed papers for
DOIAl NO. L anu d george NC
Curdy, president of common council,
has filed papers to rrsS for orphans
court in Philadelphia
I'm practically every district in
this part of the State except York,
and Lancaster county there is a con-
test for judicial honors. in Lancaster
Judge A. B. Hassler is not opposed.
In the York district Judge Wanner
has easy sailing. However in the
Huntingdon-Bedfor -Miff1in, Franklin,
Adams Fulton, Chester, Tioga, Center
and other districts there are hard
fights.
Harry L. Jones, of Newport, filed
a petition to be a candidate for as
sociate Judge in Perry. There are
half dozen candidates and a contest
only second to those in Adams and
Snyder
"A move for nominating A Merritt
Taylor, director of transit for mayor,
has been started in Philadelphia.
The committee named by the
Democratic and Bull Moose bosses to
arrange for getting control of the
school board, which they cannot do
at the polls, will meet tonight to re-
ceive the reply of the Republicans
who have declined to surrender the
advantage of the majority. The sug-
gestion of the names of Messrs.
have met the desires of most citizens
in the Democratic party who do not
have axes to grind. The machine
Democrats are getting ready to put
forward DIR. Galen Hahn, who has
gone to the we'll several times and
come back in a shattered state;
Charles F. Spicer, for assistant fire
chief. and others for school board.
Some of the men mentioned in the
fusion bugle to-day as possible candi-
dates for this or that nomination re-
turned thanks for the compliment and
backed off.
The committee of 100 in Phila-
delphia is whirling around over the
mayoralty very much in the same
manner that Fred Mergenthaler and
Ira Mosey and the rest of the dual al
lance are revolving on the school
board scheme. In fact there is a
striking similarity about the way they
bump into things and only let day
light in on their schemes.
Tomorrow is the first Fall registra-
ton day in the third class cities of
the State and it is expected that there
will be some lively registering of
names throughout Pennsylvania. In
every one of the third class cities there
is a fight of some kind and determined
efforts are being made by all parties
without regard nOnpdTUSdn COLI
tests to get men registered.
The Montgomery county Democra-
tic committee has done a funny thing
in endorsing a candidate for Judge.
1t has set up a whole slate for county
nominations and this, too. in the face
of the fact that there are numerous
Iaspirants It Is something like the
way the Dauphin county Democracy
issues its lists of eligibles."
IL. a. ant
as a candidate for council in Scran-
ton. The former mayor started off to
do some things but got twisted in the
politicai game.
Anent the Philadelphia mayoralty
situation the Philadelphia Inquirer
to-day says: Prominent manufac-
turers businessmen and others inter
ested in Republican harmony on the
Imayoralty to insure triumph in this
city to strengthen the party for the
Presidential election yesterday inau-
gurated a movement with a view to
bringing about the nomination of
former Postmaster and present Pub
lie Service Commissioners Thomas B.
Smith for mayor. Their action is in
line with that of the Northwest Busi-
nessmen's Protective Association,
which the night before adopted resolu-
tions In favor of the nomination of
Mr.. Smith and calling for the cooper
alton of Governor Brumbaugh in
bringing about his nomination. Many
prominent Republicans continue of the
opinion that If there is to be har-
mony among Republicans for mayor
former Postmaster Smith is the most
likely man upon whom the leaders
will agree. Should Congressman Will
liam S. Ware be candidate, there will
unouestionably be a contest at the
primaries. 1t was stated upon the
highest authority yesterday afternoon
that nomination papers for Congress-
man Ware for mayor will be filed be-
fore the last day for recording such
petitions, Tuesday, August 81. 1t may
be that Mr.. Ware may later conclude
to withdraw in the interest of har-