Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-06
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BY the TX Committeeman

situation in the third-class cities,
| which all show increases, has
somewhat detracted from the re-
markable series of political battles
being waged in judicial districts of
the State. There are several which
in an ordinary year would be given
| daily reviews, but which are now
scarcely being noticed by the State
| at large.
The Philadelphia mayoralty and
| first councilmanic contest under the
new charter, the struggle against
the -Babcock county ticket in
| Allegheny county and the mayoralty
and councilmanic battles in Read
ing, Altoona, Erie, Allentown and
other cities arc winning some notice
! because of the ardent variety of
| politics being played. But some of
the judicial battles are fully as i'm
| portant
| Philadelphia has several con-
| tests for judge. two aPpointees be-
ing fought Judge Eugene c. Bon
niwell, Democratic candidate for
Governor last year, is candidate
for judge this time. In Allegheny
county it looks as though all seven
of the candidates for the five COM
mon pleas court places would go
on the final ballot. Three men ap-
pointed to the bench are candidates.
H. Walton Mitchell, appointed or
phans court judge. is assured of
winning his place and so is T. c.
| Jones, of the county court. Senator
Charles H.. Kline, Henry G. Wasson
and Stephen Stone, common pleas
benches, all have to fight.
In Washington county there
are four pretty evenly balanced
candidates for orphans court judge
with Judge j. I. Brownson, of COM
mon pleas, an appointee, unopposed
for election for the full term. In
Westmoreland. Judge d. ]. Snyder,
Brumbaugh appointee, is being
pressed by his rival for the appoint.
ment, Judge c. D. Copeland. of the
orphans court bench, with the
most singular lineup of old leaders
known in the county in years. Cope
land is the Democratic leader of
the county and men like Ex-State
Treasurer James S. Beacon are
backing him.
Judges G. A. Endlish and G.
w. Wagner of Berks, and Aaron I.
Hassler, of Lancaster, are not op-
posed, and Judge John NJ. Garman,
of Luzerne, might as we'll not have
any opposition.
"A judicial contest which is of
absorbing interest is being waged in
the Perry-Juniata district where
Judge ]. n. Keller, of Miffiintown,
appointed by Governor Brumbaugh
to succeed the late Judge w. n.
Seibert, is being hard pressed by
James M. Barnett, the New Bloom
field attorney. The liquor issue is
III ~ tc
case of personality and organiZa-
ton of the friends of the candidates.
Owing to the activity of various
Democratic officeholders in the dis
trict considerable resentment was
caused and this has had the effect
of Strengthening Mr.. Barnett The
friends of the Perry county man
claim that he will be the next judge.
Certainly he now has a strong COM
mittee behind him.
james w. Leech, former COM
pensation commissioner, is fighting
orphans court, with D. l.. Pardons.
of Johnstown, also in the field and
in Somerset, where Judge f. j.
Kooser, an appointee, is not cam
didate for election, there are four
candidates, John A. Berkey, ex-
banking commissioner, and Norman
T.. Boose, noted dry" being the
leaders. Judge J. j. O'Neill, of
Lackawanna, is being opposed by
District Attorney G. w. MaXey and
w. r. Lewis. For the new COM
mon pleas place in Lehigh, for
which the Governor did not have
to make an appointment, Senator
II. w. Schantz, Congressman A. G.
DeWalt and Ex-senator NJ. A. Hen
ninger are "candidatinE" as only
men do in Lehigh. Judge Mac
Henry wilhelm, of SchuyllSill, is be-
ing opposed by EX-Representative
John f. Sones and NJ. A. Kilker.
And in addition to all this
there are fourteen associate judges
to be elected in the less populous
counties.
Verify, this is some political
year in Pennsylvania.
Judge William II. Keller, of
the Superior Court, has the field all
to himself for election to the full
term. At the same time committees
of lawyers are working in his in
terest in every county.
Next year Pennsylvania will
elect an auditor general, State treas
urer and n Supreme Court judge or
two as we'll as all it's congressman,
twenty-five senators and all the rep
resentatives.
Election of n successor to Albert
L. Allen as assistant manager of the
State Workmen's Insurance Fund
which is expected to take place in
the next week or so is q very pro-
life source of discussion at the State
Capitol. w. w. Green, who has
been connected with the New Jer-
sey State Fund for some time, is
said to have been seriously con-
sidered and to have had an inter
view with Insurance Commissioner
Thomas b. Donaldson. The names
of F. E. Bedale, who is in charge
of some of the coal rating work of
the State fund and located at
Greensburg, and Captain f. I. De-
Haven, now in the United States
Army, are two men connected with
the Pennsylvania fund who have
been talked of.
| Considerable recommendation
of Seth e. Gordon, assistant secre-
tary of the State Game Commission
! for several years, to succeed the
late DR.. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary
! of the commission for a long time,
is being heard of. Mr.. Gordon lives
in Paxtang and has been urged by
! number of prominent men because
| of familiarity with the work of the
commission and the plans for the
new reserves and other activities.
George Baker, prominent in
Republican affairs in Adams coun-
| ty for wears, is mentioned as n pos-