Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-13
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

pSNiliOllS lllCh 1T lilO hS-
partment of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth for the May primary
Will be gone over and the records
verified within the week so that the
list will be correct when certifled'i
to the commissioners of the various
counties two weeks before the pri-
mary election. Many petitions are
being examined by attorneys for
candidates and it is probable that
contests against number of them
will be instituted in the Dauphin
county court, that of James F. Wood
ward of McKeesport, candidate for
Secretary of Internal Affairs, against
the papers of James Woodward, of
Ashland, being now i'll preparation.
The time for withdrawing petit
tions expired last night and several
Withdrawals were sent here during
the night, too late to be accepted.
The same condition prevailed in cases
Of some aspirants for nominations
whose papers came too late yester-
day.
1t is believed that at least twenty
per cent. of the petitions circulated
by candidates We're not filed, being
retained at headquarters. This was
especially true of candidates for
statewide nominations.
Probably one of the most inter-
esting OF the unprecedented filing. at
the eleventh hour of nominating pc
titions for the May primary was
that IN so many districts either Re-
publican or Democratic leaders fail
ed to get candidates to stand. in
many sections candidates were only
secured with difficulty aud accord
ing to what has been learned here
there We're instances where men of
either high standing or great polit-
ical strength in their communities
We're given support in circulating pc
titions which virtually made them |
sole candidates. Personality seems |
to have counted for more than much |
else. While there are contests on
for most of the statewide nomina-
tions, there are four Congressional
districts where Democrats put up no
for nominations against
sitting Congressman. These districts
are Westmoreland and Butler; Arm
strong Jefferson, ,Indiana-Clarion and
the 10th and S1st districts, Allie
gheny county. on the other hand
there are numerous contests on Tor
senatorial nominations, which is due
to the prohibition amendment issue.
have not presented any
for legislative nomina-
tions in such typical Democratic
counties as Fulton, Greene, Pike and |
Montour Neither is there any can
didate in the Third Lehish district. |
The Democrats have named no can
didates in Franklin, Forest, Johns
town city, Huntingdon, Indiana, 3rd !
Lacka wanna, first Luzerne, Snyder, /
Union. Tioga and Venango. In But !
Ter, second Cambria and second blair, |
which elect two members each DEM |
ocrats have put up but one candi- |
date.
Now that the nominating petit
tions are on file it is believed that
Capitol Hill will see the state admin
istration become politically active |
and that the dism;ssals of Factory
Inspector w. G.. Fisher, Sunbury, and
Capitol Guide Boyd Manbeck, of
Mifilintown, will be followed by 9TH
ers. In the cases of these men the
removals are generally ascribed to
political reasons.
Candidates who filed withdraw
ais within the period allowed by ope-
ration of the law which gave one day
after the close of the time for filing
under operation of recent acts We're:
Congress-Walter f. Enfield,
DEM, l9tn, JOnn D. Mooie, hep'-
Dem, 18th.
Senate-John E. Baker, Rep,
2Sth T. c. Harter, Rep, oath; DIR.
j, w. Mckay, Rep, 4Sth. !
House-R. Earl Penrod, Rep, 1st !
Columbia; Stanley NJ. Evans Rep,
4th Lackawanna; David II. Fee. j.
Willis Martin, Rep, Washington;
Martin w. Yadusky, Dem, lst
Schuylkin; Conner Parry, Rep, End
Lackawanna; Charles b. Bennett,
Rep, 14th Phila.; Arthur b. Eaton,
Rep, 18th Phila.; George j. Camp
bell, T. NJ. 10th Phila.; Oliver f.
Martin, Rep, End Lancaster.
State Committees Republican,
NJ. j. Hoffman, Berks; F. w. Sapper,
Erie; Democratic, Peter j. Noll,
Joseph f. Brennan, Lackawanna. i
According to the Philadelphia
Record, Republican organization
leaders are commencing to be wor-
ried over the activity of Governor
Brumbaugh and Attorney General
Brown in behalf of the O'Neil boom
and says that while the Sproul forces
expect the Wares to turn i'm for
the Delaware Senator. The Record
also says: Both Senator Ware and
his brother, Congressman Ware, have
persistently declared that they have
made no choice as to a Guberna-
torial candidate, but will leave it up
to the City Committee to decide
whether Sproul or O'Neil is to get
the support OF the local machine"
According to gossip in Phila-
delphia yesterday Mr.. Brown had
given the Wares notice that he eX-
pected support for O'Neil because
both he and the Governor are per-
sonally unfriendly to Sproul. At the
same time the reform and independ-
ent forces in Philadelphia let it be
known that they were for Sproul.
David II. Lane is sending around
reprints of interviews he had in
Philadelphia newspapers in which
he read Penrose out of the party
which indicates that the Senator and
his followers will be attacked in
the primary If they try to vote. Sem
ator Penrose has retorted that he
does not propose to be barred out
by people who have left the reserva-
ton themselves occasionally. At the
same time the fact that O'Neil has
not made any declaration about
abiding by decision of the Repub-
lcan primaries is being used by
Penrose men.
The mayors of the two big cities
are having troubles of their own.
Mayor Smith is being assailed by
reform and other forces in Phila-
delpl<A because of vice conditions,
and d. Pittsburgh Deputy Attorney
General E X Trent has filed pro-