Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-31
DR.. BRUMBAUGH IS
STILL A SPHINX.
A.
Meets a Thousand People in Pitts
burgh but Declines to Give
!. Amy limitations
SILENT ON HIS SELECTIONS
Philadelphia Press Says the New
Attorney General Will Be a
Philadelphia Man

Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh spent all
of yesterday in Pittsburgh, but did not
give a sign or q word about any or
his appointments. He remained as
silent as ever, listening to all that was
said and saying that he would con-
slider it. He said that he hoped to
have a speaker who was in accord
with his platform pledges and that he
would be glad to talk over matters with
those who disagreed with him. Then
he paid a high compliment to Cover
nor Tener.
According to dispatches from
Pittsburgh the candidate saw thou
sand people in the western city yes
terday, including some of the men
most prominent in Republican affairs.
One of his early callers was Robert
McAfee, secretary of the Common
wealth, but neither the new Governor
or the secretary would say anything
about their conversation. Highway
Commissioner Bigelow also saw the
new Governor, but he also declined to
say anything. State Chairman Crow
was also caller.
"A dispatch from Pittsburgh gives
this account of the Brumbaugh visit:
Members of the next Legislature, sem
ators and Representatives from west
ern counties. he quizzed as to their
stand on local option. child and wo-
mems labor bills, workmen's compen-
sation, reorganization of State chart
ties, better roads and other legisla-
ton in his own platform pledges. Sen
ators and representatives, reporting
afterward marveled that when they
disagreed with him the Governor-elect,
observing, You have good reason
want to know more about 1t" never
lost his smile. In his public state
ments to-day and last night Governor
elect Brumbaugh reiterated his dec
larations in favor of local option and
woman suffrage; declared he hoped in
coming to Pittsburgh to see those
who wanted to confer with him in
stead of having them come to Phlla-
delphia to establish precedent by
which he will keep continually in
touch with the State affairs outside OF
what goes on in Harrisburg
Governor Tener was highly COM
plimented by DR.. Brumbaugh in his
formal statement. In the statement
the new Governor said
81 am interested in the organization
of the Legislature to the extent that
want a speaker elected who is in en-
tire sympathy with the pledge | made
to the people in the campaign, and l
am opposed 20 any candidate for
speaker who is opposed to those prin-
ciples to which 1 stand committed /
am not ready to talk of appointments
yet, in fact, Pennsylvania now has
governor. 1t appears to me that
courtesy requires that we all keep this
in mind. I am still a private citizen
Your Governor came in under cloud,
but after four years we must all ad-
nit that he has given the State a
good businesslike administration. My
appointments | do not expect to an
nounce until day or two before l take
office.
Tho Philadelphia Press to-day
says: THE Attorney General who will
serve under Governor Martin G. Brum-
baugh will be Philadelphian, close
friend of the Governor-elect and a
man experienced in public life, but
his name will not be announced until
after the organization of the Legisla-
ture on January 5, and probably not
until a day or two Immediately pre-
ceding the inauguration on January 19
of the new Chief Executive. These
conditions have come directly to the
knowledge Of the Press from unques-
tionable authority. They set at rest
the rumors which have been in circu-
lation for the last few days that the
attorney generalship was to come as a
New Years gift to one of n dozen
men whose names have been men
toned, residents of Philadelphia or
Pittsburgh, of Erie and other parts
of the State. DR.. Brumbaugh has nev-
er changed from the position he took
Immediately after his postelection rest
in Florida. That was that he would
not give the matter of appointments as
governor consideration as long as he
was superintendent of schools. Schools
and politics-or statesmanship-wer
| to be kept entirely separate and dis
tinctive so far as it lay in his power
at least"
Speaking of the Gather appoint
ment yesterday in Philadelphia Sena'
| tor T.. III. Ware summed up the whole
public service board situation thi.
way: while I do not now what the
attitude of the Senate will be, [ dc
know that the Public Service Com
Imissioners will serve under Governor
Brumbaugh and therefore it is onl!
fright and proper that his wishes OF
their confirmation shall be learneo
Until he expresses himself on tn
Question I do not care to announce
what 1 as a senator propose to do
John H. Maloney was last nigh
reelected president of the West En'
Democratic Club. 1t was his thir'
election and there was no opposition
Luther T.. Kast was reelected vice
president; William McAlicher wa
made secretary, and Fred l.. Morsen
thaler, treasurer Trustees for tn
coming year are: Elmer e. Holbert
Edward Weber and ii. +. Peter:
Members of the new membership com
mittee are Fred j. Morgenthalel
Eugene ]. Fogarty and Elmer e. Hol
bert.
Michael Bowen was yesterda
named mercantile appraiser of Lu
lzerne county and NJ. c.. Murray scale
of weights and measures.
DIR. Henry NJ. Slime, who has en-
tered the race for county commits
sioner, was busy receiving proffers c
support to-day.