Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-06
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By the Ex-Committeeman

| A good many people in this part of
the State are taking an interest in the
candidacy of J. Henry Williams, of
Philadelphia, for the Superior Court
ana IL is expected that his entrance
! into the field will mean many more
candidates. The terms of three of the
| present Superior Court judges expire
TINS year. They are President Judge
Charles e. Rice, of Luzerne, and
| George B. Orlady, of Huntingdon. Re-
publicans, and John B. Head, of West
moreland, Democrat. Judge Rice does
not aspire to succeed himself Judges
Orlady and Head are candidates for
| reelection and have been indorsed by
many members of the bar throughout
the State. Under the provisions of
an act passed at the recent session of
the Legislature, minority representa-
tlon on the Superior Court has been
abolished and each voter both at the
primaries and the general election will
be entitled to vote for as many candi-
| dates as there are to be elected.
For some time friends of City So
llcltor Michael j. Ryan have been urg-
! ing him to become a candidate for the
superior Court, but up to date he has
declined to give them any encourage
ment to look for him to enter the race.
Among those in the interior of the
state whose names will appear upon
the primary ballot for the Superior
Court are eX-Common Pleas Judge
Harold M. Mcclure, of the Union
snyder district; Common Pleas Judge
Joseph w. BouIon, of Mexican county;
Common Pleas Judge Emory A. Wall
Ing, of Erie, and ex-Judge w. D. Wal
lace. of Lawrence county. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be a number of
others enter the contest and that the
struggle will be one of the most in
teresting in recent years. There is an
unquestioned sentiment among mem
bers of the bar in favor of the re-
election of Judges Orlady and Head
People in the upper end of DauphIn
county and a good many in the lower
| end. as well as the city, were grnning
to-day over the announcement by
County Commissioner John H. Eby
that he would be candidate for
Democratic nomination as county COM
missioner. There are some recollec-
tions, say folks, of a statement made
by Eby when he was elected commits
sioner that he would not seek renomi-
nation. 1t is not believed that Eby
Will be serious contender IL he should
be nominated. as he represents only
one segment of the badly shattered
Democracy.
Down in Montgomery county the
Bull Moosers have adopted a new plan
to get back into the Republican fold.
I They have formed what is called the
Republican League and the object Is
to prevent the ticket being made UP
this Fall of old-time Republicans. The
eX-Bull Moosers want a share.
-Philadelphia people are waiting to
see Tor which court George McCurdy
and Joseph p. Rogers make a move
They have not announced which court
lney VIII try. Judges Finletter and
Shoemaker will not be opposed.
Republican leaders Of tha Twanty-
fourth congressional district will have
| a confab in Pittsburgh this week to
| agree on candidate. Among those
mentioned are c. E. Carothers, former
member of the House from Washing
i ton; eX-Congressman c. N Matthews
New Castle; John Elliott, Beaver. and
j. {. Sutherland, Washington. Henry
W. Temple. former congressman, who
won in the Bull Moose year, would
like to be nominated, but the Repub-
leans have not heard of his retire
ment from the Washington party as
yet.
1t is expected that formal an
nouncement will be made in a few
days of the candidacy of Sheriff Harry
c. Wells as a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for county commits
sioner. The sheriff has had his eve
on the nomination for some time
|
ming.
The political ruction caused in AL
legheny by the retirement of Senator
oliver has caused a multitude of can
didates to enter the field for city and
county nominations and the most
complicated campaign ever known in
that county is in sight.
Victor Burchel, the new chairman
OIL the Lackawanna county committee
is making every effort to get harmony
in the ranks of the Democracy. The
Iklokers now assert that the newl rules
take the power away from the people
and that the reorganization element
will be able to do what it Wills The
new chairman is trying to dispell this
idea.
People in Philadelphia general,
believe that Congressman Ware has
about made up his mind to make q
try Tor mayor and an announcement is
expected in a few days. 1t is sai6
that the Wares count on the support OF
the Governor, who had been supposed
to favor the naming of Louis j. Kolb
Alfred L. Reichenbach, city treas.
urer of Allentown, well-known here
is a candidate for mayor of the city
on the Lehigh.
Henry Butler, county commits.
sioner of Lackawanna, is a candidate
for reelection. Patrick J. Boland
Joseph Jennings and John T. Lotus
well-known Democrats, are also can.
didates for the nominations. The Re
publicans have somewhat of a fight or
hand, too.
Farmer" Greasy is out with &
new assault on the system of appro
priations by the legislature and doe.
not like the way they were handled
by the chairmen of the appropriation.
committees or the Governor. He use,
the statement of State Treasurer r
K. Young as a text for broadside.