Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-22
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One hundred and two Republican
members of the 1915 House of Repre-
sentatives are candidates for re-elec-
ton according to the returns of the
primaries filed at the State Capitol.
this being the highest number of Re-
publicans to seek reelection in recent
years. Twenty-six of the Democratic
members are also candidates for re-
election. The last House contained
164 Republicans and Al Democrats.
One Washington and one Socialist
member Of the last House also appear
as candidates.
OF the candidates for the 1917
House twenty-five are men who serv-
ed in the legislature of 1918, but not
in 1915, while three were members in
1911, but not in the two following
sessions.
None of the legislative candidates
named at the May primary has filed
withdrawal papers.
The time for filing nomination pu-
pers by independent bodies of citizens
will expire on October 8.
Papers involving the tenure of Office
of mayor of two third class cities are
to be laid before Attorney General
Brown when he returns to the State
whether to permit the use of the name
of the State for an inquiry into the
right of Mayor John " Kosek, of
Wilkes-Barre. to succeed himself as
mayor and will set a date for a hear
ing of the proceeding to inquire into
the eligibility of Mayor Jonas Fisch-
er, of Williamsport. In the latter
case it is declared in a petition filed
here that there is a question of the
citizenship of the mayor.
District Attorney Rotan has taken
hold of things in the Philadelphia vice
crusade and there are signs that the
probe will be pushed and some in
quiries made as to how long the con-
ditions disclosed by the activity OF the
police had existed.
Congressman Ware says that he
will try to win the armor plate plant
for League Island. He appears to
favor the plant because he says it
would give increased capacity. al
though admitting that government re-
quirements have not kept the three
Pennsylvania plants busy. Ware ap-
pears to be for the plant because Pen
rose is against 1t.
Congressman D. F. Lafean, of
York. has declined to run on the vari-
Gus tickets on which he was nomi-
mated. He says that he will not take
a vote from a single Republican candi-
date Tor Congress.
Lancaster county is now about to
put into effect the plan of making
prisoners work at occupations which
can be useful to the public Mont
gomery has the same plan under way.
The investigation into the removal
of Postmaster Mcneil. of Pittsburgh,
will start next week. Allegheny Demo-
Gratis are afraid of an explosion when
ii starts.
Chairman William S. Mclean, of
the State organization, is expected to
be at the State headquarters in Phila-
delphia to-day. when he will probably
confer with Chairman Lank, of the
city committee, and other members of
the city organization. Secretary
keenan,, who has been in charge of
the State office here. has been trans
ferred to the headquarters of National
Chairman Vance C. Mccormick in New
York, but no steps have been taken
as yet to organize force in the State
headquarters to look after campaign
details. Chairman Mclean expects to
develop an organization during his
weekend visits in Philadelphia during
August, after which he will make
Philadelphia his regular stamping
ground until the campaign ends.