Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-26
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Candidates for Pennsylvania only
congressional election this fall will
be chosen in different ways. The
only election is in the Twenty eighth
district, composed of Venango, Mer-
Ger. Forest, Warren and Elk counties,
to fill the vacancy caused by retire.
ment of o. D. Bleakley.
The Republican candidate will be
named at a conference of represen-
tatives of the five counties, in ac-
cordance with the rules of the party,
while the Democratic candidate, in
accord with the rules of his party,
will be selected by the Democratic
state executive committee. The DEM
ocratic meeting will probably be held
here shortly. The Republican meet
ing will likely be held in the dis
trict.
These nominations and any others
made for the district will be filed
here next month.
Nominating petitions for judicial
candidates are commencing TO reach
the Capitol at the rate of three or
four a day, mostly from candidates
for associate judgeships. The timo
will expire next month.
News of the death of ex-Speaker
John E. Faunce, of the House, at
Philadelphia, was received with re-
gret by many people here who re-
membered the days when he welded
the gavel. Mr.. Faunce was seventy
seven years of age and a native of
this county, being related to the
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a prominent Democratic leader and
sat in the House for six terms. In
1883 he was elected speaker and was
the last Democrat TO fill that office.
The plans of the Prohibition
state committee for the eastern tour
by State Chairman Prugh will be an
nounced soon. Much interest has
been aroused among Prohibitionists
in Western Pennsylvania in the pro-
posed tour of that section.
j. Banks Kurtz, prominent Blair
county attorney, was among visitors
to the Capitol yesterday
-Ex-Insuranc Commi S n e r
Charles Johnson was among men
here yesterday. He left in the after
noon with Auditor General Snyder.
-Conferences are under way at
the Capitol to-day with a view to
having the proceedings to test the
Governors rights to reappoint Off
cials rejected by the Senate launch
ed about August l. The payrolls of
the four departments in question
have been received and all but the
chiefs will be paid this week. On
the refusal to pay the officials the
mandamus will be based. 1t is ex-
pected that Auditor General Snyder
will also refuse TO pay any requisi-
tions for salaries for Commissioners
Leech and Young and William
Young. member of the State Indus
trial Board.
State officials here say that in
Ohio there was a clear cut decision
in which the Supreme Court held
that the Governor had no right to
reappoint after rejection by the Sem
ate.
Governor Brumbaugh has prac-
tically completed work on the appro-
priation bills and he will scan his
work finally tonight or tomorrow.
In addition to the two and three
quarter millions cut off appropria-
tions up to last Saturday, the Cover
nor is said to have cut off more than
two millions. The total cuts will run
close TO flve millions.
The McNichol firm got the big
end OF the Phlladelphla transit con-
tracts let yesterday. The face value
OF the contracts was over 5,00o,-
900.
Delaware county is facing one
of the liveliest judgeship contests in
years, but friends of Judge Brom-
mall says he will be reelected.
York has probably a dozen can
didates for council with more in
sight.
Friends of Commissioner Magee
expects an open declaration from
him regarding the mayoralty very
soon. The general belief is that the
commissioner will be a candidate and
If he wins will be looking toward the