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

From all accounts there are some
Tree for all races being conducted in
smaller counties where there will be
associate judges elected this fall. The
time for circulation of nominating
petitions began on Monday and i'll
some counties there were half 4
dozen candidates before night. There
are associate judges to be elected in
sixteen of the counties OF the State
and the rivalry is keen in most OF
them. In Perry county, for instance,
there is only one judge TO be elected
and there are several candidates. In
Juniata, Montour, Sullivan and Union
counties there will be two judges
selected and the candidates are ex-
pected to be numerous. Circulation
OF petitions for most of the judges
who will run again began this week
but there were not many reports re-
ceived here of rival candidates.. The
demands for petitions this year have
been pretty extensive and the supply
laid in by the secretary of the COM
monwealth has been in demand.
The first changes of any conse-
quence to be made in the fiscal de-
partments of the State government
Will be started the end of the coming
week. Auditor General Charles A.
Snyder and State Treasurer H. NJ
hephart have managed to keep their
own counsel pretty we'll about the
appointments to be made and they
will make them gradually. In the
Treasury. Corporation Clerk H. d.
Jones will retire on Saturday and
there may be some changes in the
Auditor Generals Department an
nounced next week. Reports of
changes in the Public Service and
Insurance Departments are denied.
Governor Brumbaugh last night
announced his approval of the Stern
House bill fixing the date of tho
September Primary for the third
Wednesday instead OF the third Tues
day. This change affects only the
primary in odd numbered years and
was made because of a Jewish holi-
day falling on the third Tuesday.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
says that it looks as though the rival
leaders had agreed upon a slate for
Philadelphia offices this fall. Sem
ator Penrose is to have the district
attorney, the Wares, the city treasur-
er, the mayor, the receiver of taxes
and Senator McNichol the register.
This means that District Attorney
Rotan, Register Sheehan and Re-
ceiver Kendrick will succeed them
selves. Senator E. W. Patton will be-
come city treasurer.
According to the Philadelphia
Inquirer Ex-senator Ernest L. Tus-
tin has landed the appointment Of
caretaker at the Fairmount Park.
The ex-senator was downed by q
Ware combination but appears to be
able to capture several places every
now and then.
Democratic National Commit
teeman A. Mitchell Palmer is still
suffering from the clouts handed to
him by the Governor and others
relative to his assertions regarding
the conscription boards.
1t is figured out that Governor
Brumbaugh will approve appropria-
tions to amount of SS2,00O,000. The
appropriations as made aggregate
SS5, ,SS2.169 and the Governor will
tackle the job on Monday. The
amounts carried are all higher than
approved two years ago and the
chances are that the Governor will
cut things down to the original fig
ures agreed upon in the committees.
The appropriation bill carries
two items for the Fire Marshal's De-
partment. One is in case the reor-
ganization. goes through.