Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-14
APPOINTMENTS To
Be PUT INTO A LIST
Terms Of Prominent State Off
cials VIII Expire During the
Coming Year, Too
REORCANIZERS ARE BUSY
Northampton and Butler Finally
Get Their Returns Made Up
For the Election

The list OF the appointments made
by Governor John K. Tener since the
adjournment of the last Legislature,
and which must be sent to the Senate
of 1915 for approval, is being COM
piled at the Capitol and show compar-
atively few important officers as COM
pared with the list sent to the last
Senate. There will be the Public Ser
vice Commissioners, who were named
about the first of August, 1913; Com
missioner of Labor and Industry John
Price Jackson, who headed a new de-
partment, and Commissioner of Bank
ing William II. Smith, Philadelphia; F.;
Commissioner of Forestry Robert S.
Conklin, Lancaster; superintendent of
State Police John C. Groome, Phila-
delphia; State Librarian Thomas
Lynch Montgomery, Chester, and
Water Supply Commissioner John
Birkinbine, Philadelphia, who were
reappointed since June 80 of last year.
The terms of Lieutenant Governor
John M. Reynolds, Secretary of the
Commonwealth Robert McAfee, Attor-
ney General John G. Bell and Adju-
tant General Thomas j. Stewart Will
expire with Governor Tener's admin
istration at noon of January 10, but
General Stewart is regarded as sure
to be reappointed. The officials whose
terms expire in 1915 are Commissioner
of Health Samuel G. Dixon, Insurance
Commissioner Charles Johnson, Secre-
tary of Agriculture n. B. Critchfeld,
Dairy and Food Commissioner James
Foust, State Zoologist II. A. Surface,
Chief James n. Moore, of the Legis-
lative Reference Bureau; State Vet
erinarian G. j. Marshall, Highway
Commissioner e. M Bigelow, Super
intendent S. B. Rambo, of the Public
Grounds ond Buildings, State Chief OF
Mines James E. Roderick and a few
others. Numerous appointments of
trustees and similar officers will go
to the Senate for confirmation.
Two counties have filed official re-
turns at last. Following is the North
ampton county official vote: United
States Senator-Palmer, D., 6,471;
Pinchot, w. 2,164, B. NJ. 412, r. P. 266,
total 2,842; Penrose. r. 6,37S, p. L..
/, ,069, total 7,447; Whiteside, Soc, $685.;
Larkin, Prohib., 1888; Lands, Indus,
10. Governor-McCormick, d. 6,92S,
w. l,O5z, IOJal, o,0EU, umDdugn, X.
6,461, K. 429, p. l.. 1,035, total 1925.
This is the official vote of Butler
county for United States Senator:
Palmer, 2,8S6; Pinchot, 2,6S9; Pen
rose, 3,056. Governor-McCormic
4,772; Brumbaugh, 1850.
The Philadelphia Record of to-day
SAYS THE executive committee OF
the late Palmer and Mccormick
League met at the local headquarters
of the Democratic State committee
yesterday afternoon to arrange pre-
liminary plans for continuing its or
ganization under some new name
While the active spirits of this 'reor-
ganization' movement have abandoned
all of the proposed schemes for rip.
| ping out the Tenth and Walnut streets
! organization, they stated yesterday
that they regarded it necessary thai
the State leaders should have some
body distinctly in sympathy with then
in this city. 1t is regarded as assured
that the late Palmer and Mccormick
League city committee will be revived