Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-10

Senator Penrose intends to take
a part in the battle and 1t is the be-
lief of his friends that under the
new charter and with the new
registration commission hat the
Ware strength can be clipped. The
Philadelphia mayoralty is a prelim-
mary to next years contests when
a presidential delegation Is to be
elected and Senator Penrose comes
up for reelection. The State will
then elect a State Treasurer and
Auditor General.
-Pittsburgh's bond election was
attended by a. light vote but the
whole s22, 0O0, 600 issue was approved
by a decisive majority, ven the
Sc. 600, 600 subway item having IA
comfortable margin. This is the
item which was opposed by the
Pittsburgh Dispatch and a certain
element. 1t Is not regarded as likely
that there will be any contests in
court. The improvements will be
started in a very short time.
The Philadelphia Press says
regarding the mayoralty: I'm trying
to poll the city on a suitable candi-
! date for next Mayor the City Club
! gets votes for some thirty more or
less prominent citizens. This is en-
~couragiRg as an evidence that we
have plenty of talent, and a good
| deal to spare. But what is going
to be necessary is that the people
get together; the political leaders
won't scatter their choice"
The Lehigh County Democrat
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Frederick as county chairman;
Arthur r. Berlin, secretary, ard
Arthur ]. D. Koenig, treasurer. The
old crowd seems to be in control.
People at the Capitol are
breathing more freely now that it is
announced that Governor William c.
Sproul will give immediate attention
to the general appropriation bill
which carries the payroll.
The Senate bill providing pro-
cedure for changing of polling
places, one of the bills in the series
known as Philadelphia bills, has
been approved by the Governor. 1t
provides that county commissioners
may change a polling place within
three weeks of a general, municipal
or special election on petition of
ten electors of the precinct or divi-
sion and after written notice to the
owner or occupant of the place. No
change, however, ear be made IL
a petition signed by a majority of
the electors OF the district is pre-
serted. Commissioners are given
authority to submit the question of
a change to the voters of the district.
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The Governor has also approved
the bill providing that the Auditor
General may name the clerks and
other persons, other than appraisers,
to assist registers of wills to collect
INHERITANCE taxes in all counties
except Philadelphia. This is one of
the bills in the Auditor Generals
series of revenue raising measures.
The Auditor General is also to fix
the compensation.
Governor Sprouts bill providing
that the Governor shall. have au-
thority to employ consultants, ex-
perts, accountants, Investigators, in
spectors n clerks on various public
works to advise him has become a
law by approval of the Governor.
This is ore of the measures urged
by the Governor to enable him to
secure advice on big public works
and to study conditions affecting
public welfare. An appropriation
of $4,000 is placed at the disposal
of the Governor.
Governor Sproul last night an
nounced appointment of H. Walton
Mitchell, of Pittsburgh, to be or
phans court judge of Allegheny,
succeeding the late Judge James w.
over as president judge. Judge
member of the court, succeeds Judge
over a spresident judge. Judge
Mitchell is one of the prominent
members of the Allegheny bar, a
law partner of EX-Speaker George
L. Alter and has for years been a
trustee of State College, of which
board he is now chairman. He has
been prominent in church affairs and
active in the bar associations. Many
attorneys of Allegheny had en-
dorsed him Judge Mitchell will
qualify at nee.
District Attorney George w.
MaXey, of Lackawanna county, is the
first candidate for a pleas
judicial nomination to enter a NOM
mating petition at the State Depart
ment. He will be a candidate for the
term of ten years caused by expira-
ton of the term of Judge James j.
lO'Neil, of that county.
Important changes are made in
the nonpartisan ballot law by the
Governors approval of the Senate bill
making amendments to the act OF
1918, which was designed primarily
to clarity the provisions relative to
computing the vote for determine
ton of sole nominees" Under the
new law all votes cast for nonparti.
san candidates, whether on the
party ballot in the npartisan group
OF on the separate nonpartisan bal
lot shall be counted and added to-
gether and the total certified. ANY
judicial candidate who receives o
number of votes greater than one
half of the votes cast for such Of
flee shall be the sole nominee. When
two or more judges are to be nom :
inated all who receive more thar
one-half Of the total votes cast FOR
the office shall be the sole nominee
for ore of the vacancies in such of.
flee. The number Of votes cast for the
respective candidates for the office
of judge at the primary shall de.
termine the precedence of names OF
such candidates on the ballot for the
election following. The candidate
receiving the highest number OF
! votes shall head the list. The bill
also provides for printing nonparti.
can nominations on all party primary
ballots as well as separately. Tho
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