Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-10
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BY tho Ex-Committeeman


Secretary of the Commonwealth or
sitting around watching what the
others are doing. The filing of pa
pers is in accord with the very best
| traditions of the elventh-hour rush
and the clerks in the department
are working at the rate of twenty
hours day, as each petition has to
be gone over. About one in every
fifty is rejected.
The plan of the department is
to close the receiving of petitions
with office hours tomorrow, if pos
sible, although generally the depart
ment has to be kept open to receive
the papers from Philadelphia. Most
of the state ticket papers are gener-
ally filed on the last day, there being
ncton that it is highly important
to hold them as long as possible.
What strategic position is gained by
such moves it is hard to determine
when candidates have been heralded
over the state.
The Sproul petitions will be
brought here late to-day or to-mor-
row. Only small part of the bale
OF signed petitions will be filed. The
Beldleman papers are being made up
to file to-day. There has been a
very gratifying demand to sign pa
pers for the Dauphin Senator.
At the O'Neil headquarters it was
SAID to-day that nominating petitions
in behalf of the Highway Commits
sioner's boom for Governor signed
by almost 10000 persons were in
hand. At least 10000 more are ex-
pected. The petitions have been
coming into the Third street head
quarters in bundles and the morn
ing mail to-day almost filled a sack.
Every person who circulates an
O'Neil petition, whether a Capitol
attache acting on orders or not, re-
ceiVes a handsome card of thanks
from the headquarters. In all prob
ability the O'Neil papers will be filed
late to-day or tomorrow and about
5000 signers will be on the papers
to be entered.
The filing of papers to run for
Congress-at-Large on the Republican
ticket has created no end Specula-
ton about the Capitol, both factions
being involved. The three Congress-
men-at-Large now sitting who are
candidates for denomination have all
filed papers and the O'Neil people
have prepared papers for Aaron,
Atherton and Burke. Lex n. Mitchell
is looking after his own papers. Both
sides are flirting with Thomas Rob
ins, of Philadelphia, who filed papers
late yesterday, as a means to get the
Progressive vote. Anderson H. Wal
ters, the JohnStown editor, another
Progressive, has also filed. If the
Penrose people take up Robins the
Wares and O'Neil people will go
along, but If Penrose backs Walters
the other side will play to Robins.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
says: The forces back of O'Neil, it
is understood, will not make a formal
endorsement of the Scott candidacy,
but will carry it along quietly. AS
neither Scott nor Beidleman can be
considered dry" the O'Neil forces
apparently have made some sort of
a deal with the Wares in deciding to
carry along Scott rather than rush
Straightaway dry" candidate into
the field for second place on their
ticket. The disposition of the third
place on the O'Neil ticket has not
been settled, although it is expected
that Governor Brumbaugh will sue
ceed in having Paul w. Houck slated
for the nomination to succeed him
self as Secretary of Internal Affairs.
Much interest is being shown in
the filing of nominating petitions for
Congress as practically all of the
members now sitting have entered
papers. Congressman Aaron S.
Kreider filed his papers yesterday
and Benjamin K. Focht, of the Sew
enteenth. sent along a bundle of g.
600 signers and remarked that the
fight was on and that he proposed to
enjoy it. Congressman Griest, Farr,
Watson, Steele, Dewalt, Lesher, Rose
and others have also filed.
According to the Pittsburgh Ga
zette-Tilnes Acting Democratic State
Chairman Joseph f. Guffey said
with emphasis that filing on Demo-
cratic tickets by Republicans worli
not be stood for What aroused his
ire was the fact that in Pittsburgh
Max Leslie, who has senatorial nspl-
rations, raided the Democracy's
ranks. 1t seems to be the fashion to
file on as many tickets as possible
in the anthracite region. 1t also
seems to be spreading.
Fred w. Scott, former burgess Of
Duquesne, will be a candidate for
f. Campbell, one of the accidental
Democratic congressman from Ale
gheny county.
The settlement of the Schuylllill
county senatorial rumps, which was
outlined in the Harrisburg Telegraph
yssterd day, came as a great surprise
and has removed one fight that
promised to be of statewide inter
est. Confirming what was said here,
Pottsville dispatch to the Phila-
delphia Press says: Congressman
Robert d. sHeaton, who is serving
his second term, and who was an
aspirant for reelection, has agreed
to step out and make room for John
Reber, of this city, who was an
aspirant for the Republican nomina-
tion for state senator. Heaton is 10
be the candidate for that office and
Cyrus NJ. Palmer, of this city, who
has been contesting with Reber for
the state Senate nomination, has
agreed to remain a candidate for a
denomination for the Legislature
from this district. The changes
wrought are intended to bring peace
between the Republican triumvi:ate
of Schuylkill county. Petitions are
being circulated for each of the cam
! didates. 1t is believed Palmer's am
bition to become district attorney is
greater than that to become state
senator and caused him to remain a
candidate for the Legislature. Reoet
and Heaton have the fields to theu1-
selves by this move"
Mayor Smith and the Wares were
scored by George w. Coles, chair
man of the Town Meeting party, and
ex-Director Porter. at a meeting held
last night by the anti-Vare forces in
| Philadnlnhia The meeting was q