Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
Poeitica i~
Pe's~OqeOo~ia
BY the Ex-Committeeman


ment filed answers on behalf of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth to-
day in the mandamus proceedings
brought in the Dauphin County
Court by General Willis ]. Hulings,
oil City. candidate for Republican
nomination for Congress in the 2Sth
district, and George Sterner and T.
w. Tvibiu. candidates for judicial
nominations in Philadelphia, to re-
quire the secretary to file petitions
presented for them. The secretary
declares in his answer that the
papers were not presented in time.
The Dauphin County Court will fix
a date for argument next week as
the nomination petitions must be
certified within a short time If al
lowed.
The proceedings raise interesting
questions. General Hulings claims
the printed forms furnished him
were not in accord with the act of
1917. but the state contends that
furnishing of petitions is not obliga-
tory on the commonwealth and that
CaIlu1uaJcS SnOulu ne ldIllllldT WlIn
laws. In the Philadelphia cases it is
declared the papers came too late.
Five candidates out of 169 who
filed congressional or judicial petit
tions at the Capitol have withdrawn.
The time for Withdrawing expired
last night The candidates who
withdrew were four common pleas
and one associate judge aspirants.
It is expected that the Dauphin
County Court will fix a date late in
September for the argument on the
motion of Auditor General Snyder
to quash the mandamus proceeding
brought by four state officials whose
appointment the Auditor General
has declined TO recognize.
A number of nominating petitions
for county and municipal nomina-
tions have been sent by mistake to
the department of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth. Such nominat-
ing petitions says Chief Clerk George
D. Thorn. must be filed with County
Commissioners. The time for filing
such nominations expires August %.
The time for filing judicial petit
tions expired August 10.
The Philadelphia transit situa-
ton bids fair to be an issue in the
politics this fall in spite OF all that
could be done to keep out. The six
cent fare is being denounced.
Governor Brumbaugh will have
to name a judge for Monroe County
to succeed the late Judge j. p.
Staples. Whether one will be named
before election is an interesting
point. The county is Democratic.
-York's police situation is attract
ing much attention. The report Of
the mayor to council shows that
some of the officers accepted bribes
Roland S. Norris, former Demo-
cratic State Chairman, and now
Ambassador to Toxic, was guest of
honor at a dinner last night in Phil
adelphia. Meanwhile Democratic
leaders throughout the State are
trying to get people to stand for
office.
e. V. Babcock last night
| launched his campaign for Mayor
of Pittsburgh at a largely attended
meeting over which EX-Representa-
tive H. w. Cromer presided. Mr..
| Magee will start his campaign in a
| day or so.
The Philadelphia Ledger has
this to say about Senator Penrose:
Senator Penrose arrived in the city
from Washington last night, but
announced that he would have
nothing to say until after he has
conferred with his friends at the
shore to-day and tomorrow. 1t is
expected by the political leaders that
one of the features of the Senator's
visit to Atlantic City will be a talk
with Mayor Smith on city politics,
with special reference to the franz
| ing of the harmony ticket between
! the Ware and McNichol factions for
the city and county row offices"