Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-02
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BY the Ex-Coi1mirteeman

brlSK ming or nomination papers
for candidates for congressional and
legislative offices is expected to occur
at the office of the Secretary of the
commonwealth to-day and to-mor-
row. The time for filing nomination
papers by Independent bodies of citi-
zens will expire at o'clock tomorrow
and inquiries made indicate that there
are many to come.
The Local Option party, which pre-
empted the name for almost the whole
State several months ago, has filed
papers for a score or so of candidates
for the Legislature and there have
also been some papers filed by other
organizations and committees. The
Single Tax people have gotten a whole
set of blanks.
AS soon as the time expires the
State authorities will compile a new
list of candidates for Congress and
the legislature which will contain all
OF the numerous changes to date and
which will be used for the informa-
ton of the soldiers on the border in
their voting.
Judging from reports coming here
there will be strenuous work done by
political committees in every part of
the State to boost registration on
Saturday which is the last day for
going on the books. In Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and other larger cities the
committees are going after every
voter The registration in some of the
smaller cities has shown up better in
proportion than in the big ones.
suggestions for planks for the Re-
publican platform are crowding In on
the committee. The interest shown in
what the Republicans will do is in
marked contrast to the lack of inter-
est in the Democratic State committee
meeting. The Democrats in their plat
form of May made the issues strictly
national and the Republicans will
probably do the same when the COM
mfttee meets at Philadelphia on Mon
day.
Replacement of DIR. James M
Esler. of Tarentum, as chief of the
division of distribution of public docu-
ments, is taken to be the start of some
pretty lively changing around at the
Capitol. For some time there have
been reports that the Governor was
getting ready for the Fall house
cleaning" but the general impression
was that he had decided to wait until
after the election so as not to compli-
cate matters in the selection of legisla-
tors. This is said to be the reason
why he has held off so long on the
filling of important places and also
why so many justice of the peace
vacancies remain untitled. The Gov
ernor has had before him on every
visit here the "beheading list" which
was compiled by his personal friends
right after the primary election. If it
had not been for the Governors
reluctance to fire" people there would
have been many vacancies on Capitol
Hill long ago.
While Presidential Candidate
Charles Evans Hughes will visit Phila-
delphia next Monday as a guest of the
Union League, and meeting which he
will address that evening will be held
under the auspices of that organiza-
tion, Republicans generally will be in
vited to help make the demonstration
in honor of former Governor Hughes
a pronounced success. President John
Gribbel and the committee OF the
Union League which is planning for
the meeting and of which former Am
bassador to Berlin, Charlemagne
Tower, is chairman, will be busy all
week upon the details of the arrange
ments for the visit of the Republican
standard bearer. 1t was announced
yesterday from the headquarters of
the Hughes Alliance in the State of
Pennsylvania that the officers of the
Alliance. including State Chairman,
Powell Evans; Secretary, George d.
Porter; Treasurer. Edward B. Smith,
and vice-chairman. j. BENJAMIN Dim
mick. of Scranton; H. d. W. English,
of Pittsburgh; William draper Lewis,
Alba B. Johnson and Bayard Henry,
Philadelphia. have been invited to
meet Governor Hughes at a dinner to
be rendered him at the Union League
at six o'clock next Monday evening
preceding the Metropolitan Opera
House meeting. Through the courtesy
of the Union League, Sc was stated
the Hughes Alliance will name a re-
ception committee. the members to
confer with the Union Leagues Re-
ception Committee in the welcome to
be extended Governor Hughes upon
his arrival at Broad Street Station.
and to escort him later to the Metro
politan Opera House.
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