Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-05
CABINET MAKERS
ARE GETTING BUSY
Kindly Selecting Men For the I'M
portant Places For the In
coming Governor
They have start

HDuuGM for for the s.nsat, next att0r; or;
s--.=s-=EA h e Philadelphia
- S-::sEI5 press says Attor-
story is that John S. Killing, of Erie, |
or ". K. Shoemaker, of Philadelphia, |
might be named. it is certain that
Jesse e. b. Cunningham and w. NJ.
largest VIII remain as deputies. Sec
retary OF the Commonwealth McAfee |
Is regarded as sure to remain IL he de-
slres, but may go on the Public SER
vice Board. Ad1utant General Stew
art Commissioner Samuel G.. Dixon,
commissioner John Price Jackson,
Commissioner w. NJ. Smith and other
big men, who were to have been
cleaned out" despite their great SER
vices. If certain ambitious young
man had won, will be reappointed.
Another man against whom vicious at
tacks We're made and who will surely
be reappointed is Dairy and Food
Commissioner Foust. And there will
be others.
Secretary of Agriculture Critchfield,
who next to Henry Houck is the oldest
major official, will also retire, having
filled many honors. James E. Rode
rick may also retire.
The educational end of the State
government will receive particular at
tention. DR.. Schaeffer and DR.. Becht
baugh. are men who will have much
to do with the progressive campaign
for betterments.
The names of Harry S. McDevitt,
James s. Hiatt and Robert Grier are
being mentioned for the next COVER
nor's secretary. Executive Control
Ter Todd is picked about the Capitol
to remain.
The Speakership. - A pronounced
boom for James +. Woodward, of Nc
Keesport, for the next speaker was
started last night and he has influ-
entail support. Friends of William
II. Wilson, of Philadelphia. are boom
ing him, but counter boom was start
ed in Philadelphia for John Reynolds
The return of r. =. Habgood, of Brad
ford, to the House, has caused him to
be mentioned. Charles J. Roney, of
Philadelphia, will be active on the
floor.
Brown Wins.-Many Capitol Hill
people were delighted to-day to learn
that EX-Lieutenant Governor w. NJ.
Brown had been elected to Congress
in the old Tener district.
Governor Pleased.-Governor Tener
came to the city to-day highly delight
ed with the result. The Governor
wired his congratulations to DR.. Brum-
baugh yesterday and said to-day: 1T
was victory and | bespeak for DR..
tration.'
Focht Congratulated.-The election
| of b, h. Focht to Congress will make
ia vacancy in the State Water Supply
Commission. Friends of Mr.. Focht
wired him their congratulations last
night.
Killing Mentioned.-John $. Killing,
Of Erie. who is being mentioned for
attorney general in Philadelphia, was
Democratic state chairman back in
1889, but has been out of politics for
a long time. He was one of the franz
ers of the school code and a member
of the State Board of Education where
he is very close to DR.. Brumbaugh.
who admires him very much. 1t might
happen that he would be named by
the next Governor TO any vacancy
which would occur on the Public Ser
| vice Commission.
Sold Bad Sausage Seven arrests
were made to-day in Erie for the sale
of adulterated sausage. Three were ar
rested for selling bleached flour in
| Warren county.
| State Board to Meet The State
Board of Education will meet in Phil
adelphia Saturday to discuss the vo-
cational education fund.
Telephone Hearing On.-The Pub
lie Service Commission to-day resumed
the hearing in the Bell Telephone
Company case, the Pittsburgh Cham
| ber of Commerce objections being
taken up. These are a branch of the
whole telephone case. Hearings were
also continued on the industrial rail-
roads.
! Principals Meeting.-The principals
of the thirteen normal schools are in
session at the Capitol to-day their
general topic being administration. Of
ficers will be elected and action taken
which will outline their ideas State
control is being discussed.
| McClain Here.-Frank B. McClain,
Ilieutenant-governor elect, was at the
Capitol to-day and everywhere con-
graduated on his election.
Telegram to Cannon. Governor
Tener to-day wired his congratulations
to eX-Speaker Cannon on his return to
Congress. The Governor served while
| the IIlinoisan was speaker.
School Payments Lower Paxton
toe day received it's check for S1,39S.35
for the school appropriation.
Big Payments The Pennsylvania
Railroad to-day paid S250,000 as capt.
tai stock tax. The Southern Pennsyl-
vania Pipe Line Company paid $780,
900 and Register Sheehan of Philadel-
phia S124,000.