Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-19
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BY the Ex-Committeemaa

NoiiiiudllnS peIltlOnS IOf the May
primary are flying in every county of
pennsylvania to-day and while many
OF them have already been signed UP it
Is regarded as likely that the usual
number will be held up until the last
day. Under the law they may be held
until April 1S. Thus far the papers
Tor Charles A. Snyder and Charles A.
Amber, aspirants for the Republican
nomination for Auditor General. are
the first Statewide papers to be put
into circulation. No Democratic state
wide nominations have been started as
yet although there are rumors that
tne rank and file of the party will in
slst upon Roland S. Morris standing
Tor domination so that the Democrats
OF the state may get chance to vote
! FOR him. The general belief is that
the Democrats will have their own pa
! pers printed when they get their slate
| fixed up.
Candidates for congressional and
legislative nominations have gotten
busy promptly throughout the State,
according to reports reaching this city
and some have applied for second
patches of petitions.
Governor Brumbaugh remained
silent on political matters at Phila-
delphia yesterday, although he was in
consultation with number of men
from eastern counties in that city
FRIENDS OF the Governor are said to
believe that he will not make any an
nouncement of presidential aspirations,
although he is being urged to do so.
The friends of Congressman B. K.
Focht have gotten busy in his behalf
In every. one of the eight counties of
his district. His papers will be numer-
OuSly signed. thew saw
Louis Young, of Freeland, Is q
candidate for the Legislature in Lu-
zerne county.
Allegheny county commissioners
are having some strenuous time be-
cause OF their action in advancing the
county tax rate.
Senator Charles A. Snyder yes
terday finished up his preliminary
campaign in Pittsburgh and hustled to
Philadelphia, where a conference of
men favorable to his candidacy is be-
ing held to-day. Speaker Amber has
been quietly working in eastern coun-
ties and his friends are planning his
hight. Harmon NJ. Kephart, of Con-
nellSVille, who was here yesterday,
SAID that he was pursuing the even
tenor of his way. Word came to the
Telegraph to-day from Washington
county that friends of J. V. Clark, for
mer legislator from Washington coun-
ty, last night started boom for him
as receptive candidate for the Repub-
llcan nomination for State Treasurer
An announcement sent out in his be-
half says: Mr.. Clark was sheriff of
Washington county from 1895 to 1898
and served in the Legislature in the
sessions of 1899 and 1901. He has
also served as chairman of the Re-
publican county committee and state
committeeman at various times. In
1912 his name was put forward as
candidate for State Treasurer and he
had many delegates pledged to him at
the republican state convention, but
withdrew his name in the interests of
Robert &. Young. Mr. Clark was iden-
tilted with the Progressive movement
in 1912 and 1914, but was one of the
first of the men prominent in that
party to get back into the Republican
party last year and reunite the two
elements. Mr., Clark is connected with
several large business interests in
Washington and elsewhere, is q di-
rector in the First National Bank and
has always taken an interest in public
and political matters"
The Democratic county committee
Will meet at Pittsburgh tonight to
select a chairman to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of John A. Mar
tin. 1t is understood that if there is
no contest for the place, Joseph F.
Guffey will accept the Craftsmanship,
but if there is to be a fight he will not
allow the use of his name. There was
report yesterday that 3. i. O'Con-
nor, of Pittsburgh would be a candi-
date. Mr.. Guffey will enter the pri-
maries as candidate for the office for
| the full term of two years. Under
the Democratic rules the county chair
man is elected in the primaries. There
I l. l..
preparedness. 1t is the intention of
the Guffey- Bremen management to
put through a resolution indorsing the
Presidents policy. There are a num-
ber of Bryan Democrats on the COM
mittee, who probably will try to pre-
vent the Endorsement, but the friends
of the administration are in control of
the steam roller
The Prohibition party state con-
vention will be held in Pittsburgh
Tuesday morning. Al the evening ses-
sion Ex-Governor William Sulzer, of
New York, is to be the principal
speaker. Virgil G. Hinshaw, of Chi
and Mrs. Flossie Slown Hyde, presi-
dent of the National Woman's Pro-
hibition Federation, viii attend the
convention. Nominations will be made
for all of the state offices, and the con-
vention will consider the advisability
of suggesting candidate for Presi-
dent. ........ ....
DIR A. B. Fleming, of Tamaqua,
! yesterday entered the field for legis-
lative nomination in that portion of
Schuylkill county. He is running on a
local option basis.
A determined fight against any in
| crease of licenses has been started in
Luzerne county and there will be
| lively hearings next week.
| Governor Brumbaugh was yester-
day asked to appoint Chester n.
Farr, Jr.. to the vacancy on the Phila-
| delphia bench. The names of David
j. Smyth and Clark Mason are also
being urged on the Governor.
Another attack on the consti-
tutionality of the Philadelphia mu-
nicipal court has been started.
Snyder county's license court,
which closes to-day, will have a big
effect on the legislative fight in that
county this year.
Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia,
spoke last night to South Philadel-
phia people and urged enactment of
! laws which would enable Philadelphia
to absorb into the municipality vari-
Gus boroughs along the Delaware river
| but situated in Delaware county. This
! is the same proposition that has been
urged by people in the Bethlehems and
! in several other towns.
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