Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-02
MAYORALTY CAMPAIGN
IS OPENED OFFICIALLY
Candidates for Offices to Be
Filled in November May File
Nomination Petitions.

The Philadelphia Mayoralty campaign
| begins today, when candidates for offices
to be filled at the election next November
may circulate their nomination petitions.
There was no rush of Mayoralty candl-
dates to the County Commissioners Of
lce. In fact, 1t was said at that Office
that the papers are not ready and that
days. August 81 is the last day for filing
the documents.
Director Porter according to his polit-
ical aides, will be among the first to file
papers for the Mayoralty. He still main
tains silence regarding his candidacy.
Senator Penrose, who was elected to the
United States Senate by minority popu-
lar vote last November, now wants the
country to go back to the old system Of
having the Legislatures elect the United
States Senators
I'VE have started to undermine the
Constitution, and no one can tell where
the bricks will fall" he said
The Senator was commenting upon q
speech made by John c. Bane, OF Pitts
burgh, at the annual meeting OF the Penn
sylvania Bar Association, yesterday, at
Cape May. N. j.
Now that we have the popular cleo
tion of Senator'S the question Is, how long
will the Senate continue?" said the Sem
ator. "Will the American people tolerate
two votes from the State OF Nevada,
named by an electorate Of not more
than 1000 or 5000, and with a population
not as large as that OF many wards IN
philadelphia, yet equal to the two votes
from Pennsylvania? Nevada and Ari-
zona have the same voice in amending
the Constitution as has New York or
Pennsylvania- This condition Is Illogical
and Is bound to cause breakdown sooner
or later"
Philander C. Knox, Secretary OF State
under President Mckinley and former At
torney General of the United States, has
Issued the following statement regarding
the announcement made by his friends
that he will be candidate to succeed
George T. Oliver in the United States
Senate:
Il have made no announcement, I have
authorized no announcement and know
of no announcement having been made.
have always maintained my residence
In Pittsburgh as voting residence. It's
a long, long way 10 Tipperary, and it's
Just as far to March. 1917. Even the
primary elections don't take place until
next May. Further than that deponent
Bayeth not"
Paul N. Furman. a former newspaper
man OF Philadelphia, who acted as private
secretary 70 Governor Brumbaugh during
the recent illness of Jamss S. Hiatt, has
been appointed TO the position of chief
OF the Bureau OF Statistics and Informa-
tion In the Department OF Labor and
Industry. to fill the vacancy caused BY
the death OF Al r. Houck, OF Lebanon,
It was announced last night. The posi-
ton pays 5000 a year.
Close personal friends OF A. Mitchell |
Palmer. in Washington, are asserting that |
he viii not accept the place on the bench |
OF the Federal Court OF Claims, to which |
he was appointed recently by President |
Wilson Mr.. Palmer was desirous OF get
ting out OF politics and therefore at frst |
agreed to accept the judgeship. said his |
friends He has changed his mind since /
then. however, they say, and Is also In |
huenced by the discussion OF the prob 1
ability OF his succeeding Lansing as So
licitor In the Department OF State.
Governor Brumbaugh expects to make /
all State appointments 10 vacancies now
existing and 10 positions created by the
last Legislature by August "a, when he
leaves for the Panama -Pacihc Exposition
The Governor returned 10 his desk In
yesterday after a two weeks
In Maine. He Is attending the
family reunion at snyders
Grove, Blair County today He Will come
10 Philadelphia tomorrow, to remain here
lntil July 9.