Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
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BY the Ex-Comnitteeman

monwealth, to committees in charge
of candidates campaigns and candi-
dates or their friends. The demand
| has been very heavy, but as yet
there have been scarcely any petit
tions filed. In some instances re-
quests were made for ten times as
many papers as would be required
for the making of any man a candi-
date, while in others, committees
sent in from various parts of a dis
trict.
Some gubernatorial candidates
have had their own papers printed
at private expense and from all ac-
counts they will file many thousands
of names. Four years ago the De-
partment of the Secretary was over
whelmed by petitions which come
in bundles Some of the state can
didates filed enough names to have
qualified the whole list of candidates
for the state senate at the time.
The bulk of the papers is demand
are those for the House of Repre-
sentatives, whose entire membership
of 207 will be elected this year.
There will be three special elections
to fill vacancies in the state senate
People who follow state politics
were considerably interested to-day
in a declaration made by Democratic
City Chairman Edgar w. Lank, of
Philadelphia. and given much prom
inence by the Philadelphia Record,
that Vance c. Mccormick is the man
who should lead the Pennsylvania
Democracys ticket this fall. For
several days the Record has been
printing editorials expressing dis
satisfaction with Guffey. To-day it
says that Mccormick is the logical"
candidate for Governor and remarks
that leaders are urging" incorpor-
alton of a dry plank in the party
platform.
The Record has this to say
about the Philadelphia chairman's
attitude: "Mr. Lank said that per-
sonally he liked State Chairman
Guffey, who has been mentioned in
connection with the Governorship,
but thought that it was up to the
Democrats to put forward their
strongest candidate at this time. In
saying that Mccormick .was the
strongest man who could be put for
ward he emphasized the fact that
he did not want to cast any reflec-
tions on the State Chairman's
strength. Lank also added that he
considered it to be McCormick's duty
to consent to be the party'si candi-
date at this time. when the prospects
of victory were good. Charles p.
Donnelly, Robert S. Bright and
others active in local Democratic af-
fairs are known to hold the same
sentiments on the Gubernatorial sit
uation."
Senator Sproul is putting the
finishing touches to his declaration
of principles which will be issued in
a few days and Highway Commits
Ci ~ ni1 10 CT oh ut To r
made a blistering speech against
rum in politics. He made his GUS
tomary attack on the state organiza-
ton. Representative Robert p.
Habgood rs starting a series of
speeches in northern tier towns.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times
to-day announces in n first page
story that a general consolidation of
all dry" forces in Western Penn
sylvania is under way and that the
most formidable movement in years
in temperance circles has been or
ganized in behlaf of the dry"
amendment. 1t will have it's head
quarters in Pittsburgh.
An attack upon dual officehold-
ing in Philadelphia was launched
to-day by the Public Ledger which
announces that nineteen councilmen
in dual offices reap $4,000 in yearly
salaries, accompanying it by bitter
attack on what it terms "Vareism."
The Record says that the recent po-
lice carryings-on, especially in the
automobile thefts and the Nobre af-
fair, have forced a Shakeup which
will shear Captain Tate of power,
while the North American continues
it's attack on Senator Ware with
whom it used to be on more or less
friendly terms. The Inquirer says
the action of 'councilmen in passing
certain ordinances under suspension
of rules will likely be taken into
court on a taxpayers suit"
Pittsburgh city fathers are
discussing with considerable inter-
est propositions which may cause
more experts to be secured to han
die transit and other problems.
Pittsburgh has been the happy hunt
ing ground for experts of various
kinds.
Captain II. B. Fetterolf, of Col
Ilegeville, according to Montgomery
county newspapers. has aspirations
to run for the Legislature in that
county. He will be a candidate for
the Republican nomination in the
Third district, where Representa-
1--WE j. L Will dSdln.
Senator W. NJ. Lynch, of Scran-
ton, has not yet indicated whether
he will be q candidate or not. AL
bert Davis is out for the honor.
John +. Durkan may become the
Democratic Senatorial candidate.
leighton II. Campbell of
Pittsburgh, has been endorsed as a
dry" legislative candidate in the
Fourth Allegheny district. He is an
attorney and prominent Repub-
lican.
F. E. Weist, a Chester lawyer,
may run against Representative w.
T. Ramsey, chairman of the Rules
Committee in the last House, for
Republican honors.
Senator Sproul will be the chief
speaker at the Swarthmore cele-
bration late this month.
According to Easton people,
Assistant Postmaster General James
l. Blakslee is going to make a great
fight to defeat Congressman II. J.
Steele for denomination. Blakslee
is said to claim that he can swing
Carbon county for Calvin +. Smith,
the choice of A. Mitchell Palmer
and his pals for the Democratic
nomination, to which Steele aspires.
Willard Bunnell. former Lack
awanna Prothonotary, is being
doomed for the Democratic Con-
gressional nomination in that coun-
ty, with e. A. zimmerman as a pos
sibility.. %. i-
"A PottsvilIe dispatch to the
Philadelphia Inquirer says: ed
ward $. Silliman, of Mahanoy City,