Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-22
LEGISLATORS IN
CAUTIOUS MOOD
Not Inclined to Be Making Declara-
tions on the Speakership at
Present, 1t Seems
DAUPHlN MEN ARE SILENT
Have Not Declared For Amber
Bell Is Mentioned For Attor-
ney Generalship

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| Men elected to seats in the next
! House of Representatives are showing
a disposition TO be exceedingly wary in
regard to committing themselves to
| the candidates. of any of the aspirants
| for speaker and some of them have
| fatty declined to make any statements.
| The friends of Charles A. Amber and
Richard J. Baldwin are very active in
their behalf and the booms of half
dozen other members are being
pressed as well, everyone hoping to
| fish up something from the troubled
waters. The Republican caucus to be
held here on the night of January
will decide who will be speaker.
| Members of the Dauphin county
delegation to-day denied the statement
| in a Philadelphia morning paper that
they were in line for the Montgomery
county man. One representative said
that he has not made up his mind and
another remarked that he was more
concerned about his business than the
lspeakership just now
The Lebanon and Cumberland coun-
| ty members are also said to be un-
committed, while Allegheny has not
endorsed any one.
Both Amber and Baldwin pre-
dicted victory in statements made last
might. Amber said: Il am confident
that the members throughout the
State will be for me and certain that
| will be chosen by the party caucus"
There has been no slate" said
Baldwin. The fight is still an open
one and / expect to win. Senator Pen
rose has assured me that he will keep
hands off, and l trust him. The MEM
bers will select the party candidate
and my advices from all sections OF
the State indicate my success. Gov
ernor-elect Brumbaugh has not inter
f....- 4 a. L Ill IT, q l,a,A 1, Ila
has always opposed dictation in mat
ters of this kind, and feel sure would
not seek TO dictate himself. The use
of his name as opposed to me is a
blind to confuse the members. The
Question of local option has nothing
to do with the issue. / voted for
George II. Alter, a local option man,
for Speaker, two years ago. | am
prepared TO give all sides square deal
on any question"
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
prints the following: Should the
contest between Amber and Baldwin |
Henry !. Wilson, of Jefferson county, |
will propose him as harmony can |
didate. lie has been Penrose sup |
porter for years. Opponents of local |
option have been claiming 144 out OF !
the 2O7 votes in the House and say |
outcome of the issue when it shall be |
submitted to vote in that body
At Washington yesterday Senator
Penrose said: II have no candidate |
for the speakership of the House of /
representatives at Harrisburg. The |
selection of a Speaker is a matter for |
the Representative at Harrisburg |
themselves to decide. | presume the |
Republicans will select their candidate |
at the caucus which is to be held, and. |
for my own part. / have not taken any
part in this matter. There is much to
be done in Washington and my work
here will require all my attention. |
do not intend to take any part in the
contest over the speakershfp. | have
no doubt that Representatives at Har-
risburg will select Speaker who will
preside over the House competently
and impartially."
Governor elect Martin c.. Brum-
baugh has refused to accept his salary
for November as superintendent of
schools of Philadelphia. Returning n
check for 5000 from the Board of
Education. DR.. Brumbaugh explained
that he had been on a vacation in
the South during the greater part of
the month. and did not deem it right
to accept the money. DR.. Brumbaugh
obtained a leave of absence after his
nomination, but the furlouGh expired
November /, The salary of the super
intendent of schools is $4,000 a year.
Philadelphia people are COM
Imencing to think that Governor elect
Brumbaugh may decide to retain At
ltorney-General Bell. 1t certainly looks
that way.
There is an interesting piece of
political gossip going the rounds in
| Western Pennsylvania about the Brad
| dock post office and a protest against
/ the confirmation of the man named
may be made. 1t is said that the
office was placed at the disposal of
| Congressman NJ. Clyde Kelley in re-
turn for help he has given to the
! Democrats.
| james f. Woodward has been en-
| dorsed for chairman of the House ap-
/ preparations committee by Allegheny
kcounty members, who have endorsed
| A. C. Stein for chairman of the law
| and order committee and DR.. j. G..
Steedle for chairman of health and
sanitation.
| 1t is gossip that Judge X. II.
| IIIemphill. of Chester county, may re-
tire next year if his health does not
| improve w. w. McElree and r.. S.
iGawthrop, both former district attor-
neys and well known here, are men
toned for the place.
MONTGOMERY county Democrats
are endoavoring to get together and
bury the hatchets so freely waved this
Fall, so that the party will go into the
lrext campaign with some chance of
winning an office or so.
THE HUNTING
OFrom a poem by William Young in
the January Yale Review
Huntsmen, beaters, and whippers-in,