Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-07
Pelit;c4 III
Pe~'se4tsa~io

President Judge George Kunkel,
of the Dauphin county courts, is re-
garded as likely to be appointed to
the bench before the close of the year
either as successor to the late Justice
John P. Elkin or as successor to
Justice John Stewart, who has several
times been reported as likely to resign
in the closing months of the year.
1t is not believed that the governor
will be any more hasty in appointing
successor to Justice Elkin than he
has been in choosing the men for the
secretaryship of agriculture. the pub
lie service ommissionership, water
supply commissionership and men,
berships in the Board of Education.
The names of a dozen men have been
suggested for the supreme court
vacancy caused by the death of the
Indiana justice.
| The Governor paid fine tribute
to Justice Elkin yesterday while in
Indiana county. He paused almost at
| the hour the services were being held
and issued this statement: "The Gov
ernor greatly regrets that his plans,
announced long ago, will keep him
| from attending the funeral of Justice
Elkin. The tour in which the Gov
ernor has with him 80 guests carries
him for four more days through the
State. Extensive arrangements plan
ned all along the line compel him to
continue his tour. The death of JUS
tice Elkin is a distinct loss to the
Commonwealth. His long and honor
able public service endeared him to
the thousands who knew him, and he
was justly held to be one of the ablest
and most lovable of our great men,
splendid in intellect, honest in pur-
pose, clear in vision, warm of heart,
Jealous to help in all good. He was
indeed q worthy son of Pennsylvania.
He loved her much; he served her
WELL His influence we shall cherish.
His example we may well strive to
emulate.
Senator Penrose, who is in Bed
ford to-day attending the county fair,
appears to have had lively time in
his tour from Philadelphia to the an
cient town in the mountains. He play
ed a first aid part in getting doctors
to boy who had been hurt in a run
away, had to make several speeches
and was hailed as q candidate for
president at reception given in his
honor. A Bedford dispatch says: "A
few miles from Everett late this aft
ernoon, the Penrose party was met by
delegation of prominent citizens in
automobiles who escorted the Senator
to the Union Hotel where a large
crowd had gathered to welcome him.
After reception of half an hour,
Senator Penrose and Representative
Focht made short addresses. They
were presented by John c. Chamber
lain. The crowd cheered when Con-
gresham Focht declared that the Re-
publican party must nominate for the
Presidency, "a statesman of ripe ex-
perience, of recognized ability and un-
questioned integrity" and that Penn
sylvania would present such a candi-
date in Senator Penrose"
District Attorney r. H. jackson
will start prosecutions Immediately in
the ballot box frauds in Allegheny
county. 1t is stated that he has con-
fessions from men who were MEM
bers of ten boards and yesterday
specific allegations of fraud were
made. The election fraud case now
rests on the result of the criminal
prosecutions, for the recount of the
vote in 1877 of the TIT districts in the
county. which was finished yesterday,
decided nothing and left high in the
air the disputed nomination for
Prothonotary between David B. Johns
and his opponent, William B. Kirker
The courts will now decide who is the
nominee in disputes involving 5000 or
1000 votes. Under q ruling County
Commissioner ]. Denny O'Neil himself
defeated candidate in the primaries
and his colleagues counted every vote
they found in the boxes. The COM
plete recount gives Kirker a net gain
of 80 votes on Johns over the certified
vote.
The Philadelphia city administra-
tion appears to be having a hard time
to get the funds to make a campaign
It's supposed supporters have been
slow in coming to the front and the
enthusiasm which 1t was expected
would cause an overf1owing treasury
has been lacking.
Jonas Fischer the mayor-elect of
Williamsport, certified in his expense
account that he had spent s145O, con-
siderably more than his rivals. In
the items was $239 for an oxroast.
II. NICK Chidey, the Republican
candidate for district attorney of
Northampton, is we'll known here He
is a brother of a well-known attache
of the Internal Affairs Department.
The election of C. D. Coughlin,
one of the leaders of the Bull Moosers
in 1912, as chairman of the Luzerne
county Republicans, has emphasized
the return to the party movement in
one of the Roosevelt strongholds. The
united Republicans count on clearing
out the Democrats and ending family
reunions in the courthouse.
The Democrats in Cum berland
county are having a hard time in get
ting together. They seem to be about
as far apart as they can very we'll be
and the task of Chairman Finken-
binder has been made difficult by the
animosities aroused in the recent cam
paign.
THE STATE TOURISTS
From. the Philadelphia Press.1
Governor Brumbaugh's automobile