Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-13
TOSSED PETITIONS
OVER TRANSOM
Reason That Three Philadel-
phians' Nominating Pa
pers Were Late
EXPECT MANDAMUS SUITS
General Hulings, of Franklin,
May Contest for Place on
Congressional Ticket
HARRISBURG. Aug. IS.


Two or more ina ndanus suits may he
brought in the Dauphin County Court as
the result Of procrastination by candidates
IN fling their nomination papers at The
state Department.
one OF these cases may be brought by
General wills i. Hulings, OF Franklin. who
desires to enter the congressional contest In
the Twent y-eishth District, comprising Mer-
Ger. Nenanso. warren. Forest and Elk Coup-
ties. q. y. Bleailey was elected there last
wear but resigned as the result OF an ex-
pose OF his election expenses, For that
reason q special election will be held this
fall.
Nomination papers filed before Friday.
the last dan for hling. came from Il ".
Beshln Of Warren and g., q. Martin, both
Democrats. aud /. g.. Lyons Republican.
General HGlugs hed paper as Bepub-
lican candidate. but. as already announced.
1t contained only 100 names. Petitions for
Congress must contain 2O0 signatures. The
additional signatures were mailed by
registered letter OH Friday. but did not ar
rive here until late OF SATURDAY
As there II no other congressional fight
in the State, no blank petition forms were
printed the wear, and the ones sent TO GEN.
eral Hulirgs fN the last day for filing az
tweutN-eglIt days prior TO the primaries
The law was changed by the legsla ttlre
fixing tie last day as forty days prior to
the primaries. The other candidates In the
Tweuty-eiehth District struck out the
figures "tweuty weight" aud inserted forty
General Hulinss says he did not know the
law had been changed
THREE PHILADELPHIANS INVOLVED
The other suits may come from three cam
ddates for judge of Common Pleas Court
No. 3, Philadelphia. They are Thomas r.
Twibin Frank T. Matthews aud George
Sterner. A messenger with their petitions
and with an additional petition for Judge
Eugene g. Bonniwell arrived here late Fri
day night. He went to the State Depart
ment aud found the office locked for the
night,
The closing hour Of the state Depart
ment is o'clock in the afternoon, but on
the last day, to accommodate those who
always arrive late the office is usually kept
open az long as the department officials
know petitions are on the way there On
Friday night the Office was closed at 1880
o'clock
The messenger with the petitions called
no Chief Clerk George d. Thorn and got
him out Of bed at II so o'clock. He said
lie would send a tsXicab for him il he
would go TO the State Department to re-
ceiye the petitions. Mr.. Thorn said he
could not get there before 12 o'clock.
you blooming old crab said the mes
senger over the telephone.
Same to you and many OF them" re.
piled Thorn.
When the state Department was opened
the petitions wee found in the department,
having been tossed through an open tran
som.
In Ave Of the judicial districts the can
didates have no opposition and they will
most likely all be reelected al the pri-
maries. They are Judge s. J. NJ. McCarreli
Dauphin County; Judge William Butler,
Chester County: Robert Mccormick. Cam
eron-Cinton-Elk district: Judge A. Swartz
Montgomery, and Judge John Add Nell
yaine. Washington Judge Hall. of the
Cameron Clinton E,ik district. a brother of
the late state Senator Hall, was expected
to file papers, but none arrived.
LIST OF CANDIDATES
The following is list OF candidates in
the counties filed at the State Department:
CONGRESS
Twenty eighth District. Elk Forest,
Mercer, Venanso and Warren Counties Ito
hll vsGancy)-G II. Besniin. Warren,
DEM. L. G. Lyons. Warren, Rep. G. G.
Martin. franklin Dem.
ORPHANS COURT JUDGES
Philadelphia County ttwo TO be elected) -
Edward A. Anderson. 'Josepn F. Lamor-
ellie, Emanuel Kline. George Ullrich. Rob
ert F. Bonner William &. Lynch.
COMMON PLEAS JUDGES
Chester tone to be elected)--'W ilIiam
Butler.
Delaware tone TO be elected) william
B. Broomall. James $. Rankin, Albert Dut-
ton MacDade.
Montgomery County lone to be elected
sAaron =. SwartZ.
Philadelphia County mo. !, one TO be
elected)-'F. Amedee Breezy Walter V.
Chew.
Philadelphia County tNo. 3. two to be
elected}--'William e. ferguson, "Charles
b. McMichael, David LaVis Joseph Il,
Thomas, Edward ID. Mitchell, John Lyman,
Roy Harold sherman. Fred Boyer, j. j,
McDevitt, j. Louis Breitnger
Philadelphia County mo. 4 one 10 be
! electedt-%Charles V. Audenred, Alexander
| Z. Lauer, Richard =. McSorley. William }.
| Higgins.
| Philadelphia County mo. g. one to be
| elected William II. Stake. "John Mon.
Afghan, Frederick s. Drake, Joel Parlier Crit
| tenden. Julius d. Love, John y. Landberg
| Eugene c. Bonniwel.