Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-09
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

|
ed at the state printers for the
spring primary and it is expected
that twithin fortnight the Secretary
of the Commonwealth can begin
distribution of the papers to the
prospective candidates for state
congressional and legislative nomin-
ations for circulation under the pri-
mary acts. There are six forms
this year because of the statewide,
superior court, congressional state
senatorial and Legislative nomina-
tions.
Under the law none of these
papers can be circulated or signed
before March 2 and they must be
filed for members of state commit
| tees.
State wide nominating petitions
require 100 signers in each of FIVE
counties; papers for congressman or
| senators 200 signers in the district
and for members of the lower branch
of the legislature 100 residents OF
/ the district. The state committee
papers require 100 signers of the dis
| trict and each senatorial district is
entitled to two members.
In years gone by there has been
n rush to file nominating petitions
on the closing day, but the secre-
| tary has called attention to the ad-
| Visibility of filing early so that de-
fects can be cured and petitions not
! be invalidated by matters discover
ed too late TO correct
Knowing people expect the alb
sence of Governor Brumbaugh from
! the Capitol to be marked by some
strenuous doings. The Governor left
the city last evening and it is re-
! ported that he is going to Florida or
some other southern state. No one
! at his office will say where he has
gone or when he will return. When
the Governor goes away changes are
made at the Capitol and places filed.
AS the administration leaders in
various counties have been making
up lists of the men they want fired
and hired, some action may be ex-
pected.
Senator Sprouts announcement
has again been deferred, but the
| Senator is busy getting around
among people and accepting invita-
tions. 1t is said that he will have
| headquarters in Pittsburgh as we'll
as Philadelphia.
Highway Commissioner O'Neil
said this morning that his headquar-
| ters would be opened next week and
in full blast. This evening, he said
he would speak in Red Lion. He
was in Carlisle yesterday and says
he met many people who were in
terested in his candidacy.
In it's account of the meeting
of the Philadelphia Republican city
committee, the Philadelphia Record
shows the way the Democrats hope
by calling much attention to the ar
rangement made by Senator Ware
for discussing the attitude of his or
ganization on the liquor question.
In the near future we will have a
gubernatorial campaign to deal
with" said Senator Ware, to the
committee, "and the situation ought
to be gone over by you men with the
members of your ward committees,
so that you can learn their senti-
ments on the different candidates.
All the candidates proposed for the
| Republican nomination for Govern
or are friendly to this committee,
and the way ought to be canvassed
before this committee endorses cam
! didateS for the GoVernorship or any
other state office" Observing that
this state of affairs was "a healthy
condition" Senator Ware took up the
question of whether candidate
should be accepted or rejected be-
cause of his views on the liquor
question. This committee is not
built on liquor platform" he con-
tinued, land we will not hesitate to
support a man for state office or in
local districts because he is known
to be opposed to the liquor. If a can
didate has the proper qualifications
for the office which he seeks and the
people of the district want him, so
long as it is for the best interests OF
the party we will support him."
AS a matter of fact the Demo-
cratic state organization is about as
badly off in spite of the enormous
number of federal officeholders as
it has been in years. and this 'ac-
counts for the attention being given
to Republican affairs by the Record.
The row brewing between the Humes
sylvania and the insistence with
which some anthracite region men
are demanding General c. b. Dough-
erty, oC Wilkes Barre, for Governor
are tabooed subjects with Demo-
cratic newspapers, although the
pittsburgh Post is rather fearful that
il the two western factions get into
a fuss that the state bosses may
force the Democrats to nominate an
i eastern man. w nat Is making the
Democratic machine clank, however,
is the liquor issue on which the
bosses themselves are divided.
The Republican city committee
of Philadelphia yesterday referred
the charges against Magistrate "BilI''
Campt ell to committee instead of
firing MIN. The plan is to make
Campbell the goat for the Town
Meeting movement, but as long as
there is O chance for him to return
and be good he will not be rattaned.
II will be noted that Senator Ware
| Is becoming very much of a pacifi-
, Gator.
Stories of row between Mayor
Smith and Director Wilson were re-
ceived with much salt here to-day
The York County Republican
Club, of York. has gone on record
favoring The candidacy of only those
aspirants for Republican nomina-
tions for the State Senate and House
of Representatives who favor the
passage of local option law and
: the GdoptIcn by the State Legislature
of the prohibition amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
Signs of more trouble loom al
Pittsburgh where Council seems dis