Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26
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watched with the greatest interest by
people interested in politics for 1t is
expected to show even more en-
Phadcally than the county enrolment
| that the back to the party movement
among the Bull Moosers is under way
with full force. In some Of the cities,
| according to reports received here, the
| washington party people are not MAX
ing any effort to get people registered.
while in others the Bull Moosers are
making attempts to secure alliances
with the Democrats in order to hide
/ their weakness
| In Pittsburgh 1t is openly said
that William Finn and his friends
are going back to the Republican
ranks this Fall so as to be in posi-
ton to take advantage of any fac
always strenuous politics of Alle-
gheny county.
When one considers what is going
on in the State the antics of the rem
nant of the Dauphin county Bull
| Moosers are almost as amusing as the
| attempt of the Democratic minority
in this city to stampede the majority
into giving it control of the School
Board
Tomorrow is the last day for
judicial candidates to withdraw and
any one who does not want to run will
have to file a withdrawal with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, un-
DER oath, before p. m. tomorrow
Thus far there have been a number
or inquiries and some of the candi-
dates say that they may quit. Under
the ronpartisan judicial act there can
be no nominating by nomination pa
pers but everything must be done at
the primary. Certification of the Pc
titions filed will be started within a
few days.
-Philadelphia independents appear
to be having about as hard time
70 get candidate for Mayor as the
Dauphin Democrats are to find an
angel to finance their campaign with
out wanting to be boss of the whole
show.
Democratic organizations in Phila-
delphia are now endorsing Ryan for
Judge.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
devotes a couple of columns to tell
ing story of how Congressman Ware
took Thomas B. Smith to Governor
Brumbaugh in Maine before Smith
was appointed Public Service Com
missioner. Mr.. Smith refused to deny
or confirm the story.
-Kensington businessmen yester-
day adopted resolutions calling for
Mr.. Smith to run for Mayor. This is
the Moore stronghold and the action
is significant.
&C. F. j. FaIkenstein, the new
head of the State Elks, is a former
Mayor of McKeesport, and was read
ing clerk of the last House of Repre-
sentatives and journal clerk a couple
of sessions.
George F. Eisenbrown, Reading
councilman, has refused to run for
council again.
Mayor Blankenburg is out with
an endorsement of Director Porter for
Mayor.
The Philadelphia Inquirer in sum-
ming up the Philadelphia mayoralty
situation to-day says: The opinion
prevailed yesterday among active Re;
publicans who have been identified
with different interests in the party
organization that the outlook was
brighter than ever for an agreement
upon harmony" candidate for
mayor and that Public Service Com
missioner Smith seemed to be the
most likely choice. This conclusion
was reached Notwithstanding the fact
that petitions were yesterday put into
circulation for the nomination of Con-
gresham William 8. Ware, George II.
Earle, Jr., and A. Merritt Taylor and
others for mayor. 1t had been pre-
viously announced from the Ware
headquarters that nomination papers
would be filed in behalf of the South
Philadelphia congressman, although
some friends Of Mr.. Ware are of the
belief that he may ultimately conclude
to continue his activities in Congress
and join In movement to insure the
nomination of Thomas B. Smith. Mr.
Earle has said that he is not an as
pirant for mayor. but the strenuosity
with which some of his admirers have
been exploiting him in this connection
has been the subject of comment"
Friends of Judge ]. Davis Brod-
head, of Northampton county late
yesterday filed a supplemental petition
In his behalf. The supplemental pc
tttion made the total number of sign
ers on his petition 6,477. Judge
Brodhead was appointed by John K.
Tener to the bench last November to
succeed the late Judge Scott. He took
his seat in December and since that
time has made most enviable record.
He has tried q large number of cases,
clearing the calendar that had become
somewhat clogged because of the long
illness of Judge Scott. OF all the
cases Judge Brodhead has tried only
one was appealed, and in that instance
the Supreme Court unanimously, up
held the finding of Judge Brodhead.
The petitions filed by Judge Brodhead
contain the names OF large majority
of the active members of the bar OF
Northampton county, clergymen Of all
denominations and men in every
other walk of life. On one of the
petitions there appear the names of
seventeen ministers in the borough of
Bethlehem In Easton, South Beth
lehem and the towns in the slate dis
trict in Northampton county the clergy
men also have signed the petitions.
William McKeer another capdidata
files 2.170 and William Fackenthai
has 23A eienars