Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-24
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BY the -Committeeman

Circulation of nominating petitions
for candidates for judicial nominations
will begin in many counties of the
State tomorrow, it being the first day
allowed under the act OF 1913. The
petitions must be filed by August "a.
More judges are to be nominated this
year than for a long time. in the
number being three candidates for
superior court. while there will also
be nominations in the big counties.
Much interest attaches to the con-
tests in nearby counties. Entrance of
sylvester Sadler into the race in Cum
berland county is expected. E. NJ.
Biddle. Jr., and John w. Wetzel are
already candidates. In Franklin,
Judge Gillian will be a candidate for
Hoke and d. E. Long as contestants.
In the Adams-Fulton district Judge
Swope will be opposed by Ex-senator
D. p. Mcpherson and ]. E. Butt
Papers in behalf of Superior Court
Judges Orlady and Head will be in cir
culation in many sections.
The Lebanon county Democratic
committee has been called to meet at
Lebanon on July to talk over things
and elect q chairman. AS in most
counties of the State the Democrats
of Lebanon are split up the back and
although Chairman Hartman claims
reelection will be easy, harmony is
said TO be out of the question because
of the fights of the last half dozen
years.
Reports about the Democracy of
Schuylkill county show il is in almost
the same situation the candidates
brought about by Bryan's resignation
having made the job of uniting the
factions which were created last sum-
mer well nigh hopeless.
Thomas NJ. Reese, chief of the
entered the race for city council in
Scranton. Mr.. Reese, who has been
here upon a number of occasions. says
he thinks the time is ripe for him.
T. w. Tobies, the county controller
of Blair, has announced that he Will
run for the full term. He is the man
whose selection resulted in a test suit.
F. X. Lorenz, of Roaring Springs, will
also be a candidate.
John H. Fow, former member of
the House from Philadelphia, now
counsel for Philadelphia jitney own
ers, says that councils have no
authority to regulate jitneys at all.
Friends of Louis ]. Kolb, who is
being mentioned for mayor. will give
him a dinner. in honor OF his f1ftieth
birthday tonight.
prominent in labor circles and one of
the speakers here against local option
at the legislative hearing in April, is
candidate for the Republican
nomination for clerk of the courts in
Allegheny county.
Harry A. Englehart, prominent
Cambria Democrat, has been named
postmaster at Ebensburg.
Morgan Thomas, one of Lacka-
wanna's county commissioners, was
hurt yesterday when his automobile
was hit by another.
Joseph E. Niemund has been Sc
lected as postmaster for Mifflin.
County Chairman John R. Halsey,
who has been mentioned from time
to time the past few weeks for the
Luzerne Republican nomination for
district attorney will formally an
nounce his candidacy within the next
ten days. In view of the fact that
John H. Dando is not likely to aspire
there will be no fight worth mention
ing among Republicans for this
nomination and the placing of Halsey
on the ticket seems q foregone con-
clusion. For three years Mr.. Halsey
has been Luzerne's Republican county
chairman and his service to the party
makes him a strong candidate.
The Altoona Tribune says: District
Attorney Marion D. Patterson will
probably have no opposition for re-
election, unless 1t shall come from
Democratic sources. 1t has been a
long established custom in the county
to give the district attorney two
terms"