Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-02
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The time for candidates for coun-
ty and municipal nominations to cir
culate petitions for nominations open
ed in Pennsylvania to-day and
throughout the State, which is al
ready stirred up by contests for some
thing like thirty judicial places, pa
pers are flying. The petitions for coun-
ty and municipal nominations must be
Med by August 81. while those for
judicial nominations are due on Aug
ust "a.
The crop of candidates for county
and city nominations throughout the
State will break all records, it is be-
leved. In many counties as in Dau-
phin, aspirants have been going about
Tor months. The campaign for the pri-
maries will run until September 81,
work done as the. presidential cam
paign next year looms up in many dis
tricts.
Next week will probably see nu-
merous announcements by aspirants
for nominations in the third class
cities and it will be interesting to
note how many mayors will try to
succeed themselves
President Judge Charles L. Brown,
of the Philadelphia municipal court.
is now being doomed for mayor of
Philadelphia along with Judge Cor
man and Director Porter, Mr.. Brown
was formerly senator.
Senator Oliver is back in Pittsburgh
and yesterday had a long conference
with Mayor Armstrong.
Revenue Collector B. F. Davis
has started making room for more
deserving Democrats. Four of the
outside deputies have been dropped,
Milton C. Karns, of the Harrisburg
district; M. G. Myton, Altoona dis
trict; j. F. Norton, Mechanicsburg dis
trict. and H. R. Skiles, Lancaster dis
trict. 1t is stated that the removals
have been made on the score of econ
omy. but it is generally believed
among Democrats here that when the
presidential campaign opens there will
be some openings.
The greater Pittsburgh movement
is on again. This time it has been
smaller boroughs are being memorial
lied as to the advantage of joining
the city.
Blair county Democrats appear to
be having a fine contest under way
for county commissioner nominations.
This is the only office of which the
Democrats are sure and they are in
this county fighting over the place.
Democrats and Bull Moosers in
this part of the State are watching
with considerable interest the result
of the latest flirting match between
the Democrats and Washingtonians
in this county. Neither party has a
ghost of a show this year and even
If they combined they could not do
as we'll as they did last fall on gov
ha ie 10 oof
E. n. Lobo, a Bull Mooser, to run for
sheriff on the two tickets In return
it is said that the Bull Moosers will
not bother about filling county COM
missioner nominations.
A Cape May dispatch says: phil
ander Chase Knox, one time Secretary
of State, according to friends here will
be a candidate for the United States
Senate to succeed Senator George T.
Oliver Mr.. Knox, when seen at the
Cape May Hotel here, where he was
addressing the Pennsylvania State Bar
Association, would not confirm the re-
port. The announcement by his ad-
mirers was the occasion of much
said the former Sena-
tor, nor have 1 authorized any an
And I have heard of no
being made. Neither
can 1 be responsible for what my
friends may say. Besides just as it
is long, long way to Tipperary, it
is a long, long way to March, 1917.
The primary election does not take
place until next may When asked
what reply he would make to a direct
question, Mr.. Knox smiled broadly and
replied I would make exactly the
answer expected-that had nothing
to say. And further deponent sayeth
not He added that he had always
maintained his voting residence in
Pittsburgh and that there was moth
ing strange in his absence from Valley
Forge"