Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
PETITIONS ARE
FILED In PATCHES
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day. They were similar to those filed
last night and although Allegheny and
western counties did not arrive up to
? p. M. they were expected before
nightfall. Every county in the State
will file for the Governor for Presi-
dent.
The petitions for the Brumbaugh
delegates at-large and alternates also
arrived in bundles to-day and every
county will be represented before mid
night according to the Brumbaugh
managers.
Attorney General Brown appeared
TO he in fine fettle to-day. The pa
pers will all be filed by tonight and
all will be in form. The contest is
under way
No one at the Capitol would COM
ment upon Senator Penrose's telegram
calling attention to the declaration
feature of the law, but it was evidently
a subject of concern for the acts and
the Keller opinion We're looked up.
KephaTt's Big Petition
Harmon NJ. Kephart, chief clerk OF
the Senate, to-day filed one of the
most remarkable petitions ever re-
corded at the Capitol. He is candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for State Treasurer and put on record
petitions from Dauphin, Cumberland
home county,; Luzerne, Lackawanna,
Erie, Lancaster and Lebanon. The
Philadelphia papers contained the
names of every Republican ward
leader and Senators Ware and Nc
Nichol, City Chairman David Fl. Lane
Councilman Charles Seger and others
prominent in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Kephart personally filed the
papers and was greeted by number
of friends at the Capitol.
About the same time nominating
petition for treasurer was filed for
James NJ. Cramer, Democrat, of
Youngwood.
over 1,500 petitions filed by night.
When the Office closed last night prob
ably 800 were on file. The last hour
rush is expected to be the worst ever
known at the State Capitol.
Henry Opperman, OF this city, filed
a petition to run for Democratic
alternate.
Representative r. P. Habgood, one
of the prominent figures in the last
House was here to-day and filed his
papers to ruin for Republican re-
nomination in Mexican.
Ira T.. Ulsh, Millersburg. and Daniel
j. bechtel, Steelton, filed for Re
publican nomination for the House in
the Second Dauphin district.
" llSOIl "A DOuSllO TNON
fled TO be candidate for Democratic
committeeman from Juniata.
Other petitions filed were:
Congress
Republican: O. d. Bleakley, Frank
lin, 2Sth; Rowland r. Murdoch, Graf
ton, 32nd; Thomas c. Boyd, Pitts
burgh. 31st; Jacob Scoffel Pittsburgh,
32nd.
Democrat: VIM. ]. Mellon, Beaver,
oath; John P. McCullom, Pittsburgh,
31st; a. NJ. Thompson. Gibsonia r. +.
d. No. ,, 29th; Guy f. Campbell, Graf
ton, 32nd; c. II. Arnold, Pittsburgh,
30th.
Socialist: p. A. MCGOWAN. Williams
port. 18TH Ralph w. Tiblotson, Erie
18th: Karl c. Jursek, Pittsburgh, 29th;
VIM. Adams, Williamsburg, 30th; VIM
w. Nooning, Grafton, 32nd.
Rep. Dem. Wash: John NJ. NORM
Pittsburgh, 31st.
National Delegates
Republican: Richard r. Quay
Edgeworth. 29th; Daniel T. Kelly
Pittsburgh, 29th; Frank II. Dukesmith
Meadville, 25th; John d. Graham
McKeesport, 30th; Richard B. Sean
drett, Pittsburgh. 29th; Walter Lyon
Sewickley. 29th; Miles Bryan, Nc
Kees Rocks. 32nd; Frank II. Kennedy
Oakdale, 32nd: Morton ]. Emery
Ariel, 14th; Herbert G. Gates, Kit
tanning. 9th.
Democrat: p. ]. Sheridan, Pitts
bureh, 29th.
Washington: II. d. Lindemuth
Auburn, 18th.
AlternateS
Republican: John A. Bell, Carnegie
32nd; William n. Gordon, Pittsburgh
91st; David F. Collingwood, Brad
dock. Goth; F. c. Beinhauer, Pitts
burgh, 32nd; John B. Barbour, Pitts
burgh, 31st; Edward e. Armstrong
Natrona, 29th: George L. Walker
Sharpsburg, goth.
Washington: G.. z. Gangloff, SchuyI-
kill Haven, 18th.
Among the 500 or more nominating
petitions filed for House seats were
papers from eX-Representative Samuel
B. Scott, who was a figure in the re-
formers ranks in several sessions:
Representative James A. Dunn, OF
the farming" district of Philadelphia
as he used to phrase 1t; Representa-
tive John NJ. Flynn, Elk county,
Democratic floor leader; H. H. Shenk,
Annville, and Prof. Clellan A. Bow
man, Myerstown, Lebanon county;
Richard B. Scandrett, Pittsburgh
lawyer.