Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-07
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The time for fling petitions to be
candidates for the judicial nominations
70 be made this Fall will expire in n
little over a fortnight and il is ex-
pected that there will be the usual
eleventh. hour rush to enter papers.
More Judicial nominations are to be
MADE this year than ever before, partly
due to the operation of the consti-
tutional amendments which extended
.he terms of judges whose terms would
nave expired on the first of January
this year. There are three Superior
court judges, six associate judges and
one municipal court judge. Philadel-
Judges, having four, and Adams the
most associate judges, having two.
very few nomination petitions are
on nle although scores have been sent
out at the request of committees in
charge OF campaigns and of candidates
themselves. Less than ten common
pleas judge petitions are on file, but
there are a dozen papers for associate
Judge on record at the State Depart
ment. Forest county has FIVE candi-
dates already.
Tuesday, August "a. is the final day
for filing petitions for judicial nomi-
nations. which must be entered at the
once OF the Secretary of the Com
monwealth. The time for filing pc
titlons for municipal or county nomi-
nations, which must be entered with
county commissioners, expires on Au-
gust 81.
Edwin NJ. Abbott, former member
OF the legislature from PHILADELPHIA,
to-day filed petition to be a candidate
Tor judge of common pleas court No.
in Philadelphia.
Democratic State Chairman Roland
5. Morris, who spent few DAYS in this
section of the State in conference with
Democratic leaders and in an effort to
secure some support for liquidation of
debts left from the last campaign, is
planning to visit number of the in
terror counties. The State Chairman
is keeping a close line on the judicial
contests.
The Philadelphia Inquirer in a
Washington dispatch says:
Progressives of the country are
now engaged in what virtually
amounts to a stampede back to the
Republican Party is admitted by lead
ers of the Democratic Party here, who
nave been hoping against hope for a
third ticket in the field in 1916 at the
Presidential contest. II is admitted
now that the only man among the Pro-
gressive leaders who is fighting against
the general return to the Republican
Party is George W. Perkins, rlnanclal
hacker of the Bull Moose. That Col
onel Roosevelt will return to the Re
publican standard when he belieNIs
the time most opportune is now re-
gretfully admitted by the Democrats
While it is conceded that the men in
the Progressive ranks have already re-
turned to the Republican Party, the
whole discussion in politics turns upon
ha fNvR ~ I, -. 4. -
the skeleton organization that still re-
mains"
Ex-senator Ernest L. Tustin is be-
ing backed by almost all factions for
denomination for recorder of Phila-
delphia. He seems to be about the
only one on whom all are united. II
is generally believed tsat an agree
ment upon a mayoralty candidate will
be reached in Philadelphia next week
Judge Barratt is being strongly boom
ed.
Senator r. V. Farley or PhlIa-
delphia's Old Guard, is being doomed
for nomination for county commits
sioner. The reorganization raction will
also have candidate for the place.
William c. Wilson, an assistant
city solicitor of Philadelphia, is a can
didate for superior court. A COM
mittee of lawyers has presented his
name
AN organization is being built up
in some of the cities or the State to
bring about registration of every
voter. 1t is chiefly made up of church
men. Branches have been established
Fin Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Charles Palmer of Chester, is be-
ing doomed for superior court judge
by Prohibitionists.
The friends of ]. Henry Williams
are making a strong bid for him fol-
superior court nomination. Commit
tees are active in half a dozen cou1
ties.
Frank A. Moore, the new deputy
factory inspector, has resigned his
place as court crier in scnuylkili
county.