Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-17
PETITIONS POUR
INTO CAPITOL
Many Candidates Waited Until
Almost the Eleventh Hour
10 File Papers

The time for filing nominating pc
titions for the May primary will ex-
pire tomorrow night but thus far less
than 1900 have reached the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Estimates are that about $500 will be
filed. None of the Republican dele
gates-at-large has iiied any petitions.
Only the presidential papers of Wood
row Wilson are on file.
Information has been received at the
Capitol that the bulk of the delegate
petitions will be filed late to-day or to-
morrow when many of the candidates
for State committees will also enter
names.
In the scores of papers received to-
day We're the petitions for the Lancas
ter delegation for the House.
Dr., S; G. swallow will be candidate
Samuel b. Philson, Meyersdale, Demo
crat and f. J. Fithian, Grove City,
Prohibition, have filed for State treas
urer.
Ex-Judge t. L. Orvis. of Bellefonte,
filed as Democratic candidate for United
States Senator and Judge Il. c. Bonni-
well, Philadelphia, may oppose him.
Bruce Sterling, Uniontown. will run
for Congress in the Fayette district.
He is Democratic leaders.
Among papers filed were:
Congress at Large: Republican,
Joseph L. Campbell, Braddock.
Congress: Republican. Edward r.
n,
e. Costello, Philadelphia, 5th Wash
ington, Peter e. Costello, Philadelphia,
9TH. Republican. w. W. Heffner, Cen
tralia 18th; Democrat, Warren Worth
Bailey, Johnstown,1 9Th Democrat. Harry
c. Golden. Kittaning, 27th; Washing
ton. r. j.. Robbins, Greensburg, 22nd;
Washington, John r. Farr Scranton.
10th; Prohibition. William S. NJ. Heer-
E. Tobias Clearfieid: 21st; Republican,
VILLAS j. Hulings. oil City, 2Sth Pro-
hihition, S. $. Watts. Terre Hill. 9th.
observation-disclosures: Democrat. Mar
tin Jennings Cation, Pittsburgh: Dem
ocrat, Jesse H. Wise, Pittsburgh.
District Delegates: Democrat, Joseph
|: Rene. Rochester,. oath; Republican,
Lucien W. Doty. Greensburg, 22nd; Re-
publican, E. L. Stratton, SO Lincoln
avenue, Pittsburgh. SOth; Republican,
Democrat Martin E. Howley, 1916 Lib
erty avenue, Pittsburgh. Goth: Demo-
crat. Frank Emsworth, Waterford,
10Th; Republican, Levi l.. Wise. Butler.
North 62nd street Philadelphia, eth; Re-
publican, Asa. A. Rute. Freeland, 18th;
Republican, Charles Miller, Franklin,
Ra9d,n ESth; Repq6tihean Edward M Lgdeq sr,
RiXford. 21st; Republican. James H.
cunningham, Beaver gath; Prohibition.
o, ID. Brubaker. Bird in Hand. 9th; Pro-
hibition, Mariana g. Brubaker,, Bird in
Hand, 9th; Democrat, w. M. Fairman,
PunXsutawney,- eth. pledged; Demo
erat. Charles, Neubert, Kittaning, 27th;.
Grove, 9TH, pledged; Rep, Herbert G.
Gates, KittaninE, 27th, pledged; Demo
crat, James W. Gunlisk, Punxsu-
L02s Febe ssth hMa1sqStSn Rep9b
can, Harry B; Scott, Phillipsburg. 21st;
RepublIiGaHn' bI,, Alvin w. Evans. Ebens-
Ter. Doylestown. Sth: Republican, Will
liam NJ. Thomas. Ridgway, 2Sth; Dem
ocret. John II: Deane, Mansfield, 18th;
9th:. Prohibition, Horace Il. Kelsey,
Marietta, 9th; Democrat, Thomas
Lynch, Greensburg, 22nd, pledged;
Democrat; j.. Clarke Bell Greensburs,
22nd. pledged.
The following We're filed late to-day:
Congress - Republican, w. w.
Griest, Lancaster, 9th; NJ. Clyde Kelly,
Braddock, 30th; Republican-Pro.
w. w. Kincaid, Meadville, 25th;
Democrats, Andrew r. Brodbeck, Han
over, goth; John D. Brennan, Pleasant
Mount 14th; Pro, John B. De-
Saints. Indiana, 9th; Democrat, e. II.
Beshlin, Warren, 2Sth.
Mine nspectors-Republic Demo-
crat, John ]. Strickler, Hazleton, 1st;
David 7. Davis, Willles-Ba 1st.
Senator - Republican, Horace l..
Haldeman, iron manufacturer, Mar
Usher, Strasburg, 18th; w. b. Adams,
attorney, PunXsutawney, 37th; Cassius
l.. Alexander, undertaken, Cory, 49th.
Delegates (District) - Republican,
III. Edgar Sherts, Millersville, 9th;
William w. Griest, Lancaster, 9th;
r. A. Fulton Lyon. Greensburg, 22nd;
Edwin P. Young, Towanda, 14th
(pledged); Democrat, S. K. Pfaltz-
gruff, York, goth (pledged); Charles
j. Reilly, Williamsport, 18th; Chauncey
E. Stoneback, Bristol, Sth; John p.
Quinnan, Scranton, 10th (pledged);
Democrat Bernard ]. Clark, Altoona
Cat large); Republican. George II.
Finn, 5000 5th ave-, Pittsburgh, 30th:
Charles T. Aikens, Selinsgrove, 18th
(pledged); Severn p. Kerr Sharon,
2Sth.
Alternates - Democrat, Oscar II.
Roudebush, Meadville, 25th; Thomas
+. Gallagher, Honesdale, 14th: Repub-
lican, A. l.. Trevaskis, Turtle Creek,
3Oth (pledged); Charles f. Hager,
Lancaster, 9th; Walter +. Mylin, In
tercourse, 9th; Robert +. Bentz, AL
burtis, 18th (pledged); Alfred Marvin,
Matamoras, 26th Charles Landon
Fellows, East Stroudsburg 26th