Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-09
DR.. BRUMBAUCH IS
ENJOYING THINGS
Says That People Have Fixed Up
His Cabinet For Him, but He
Has Done Nothing Yet
WILL KEEP HIS PLEDGES
Intends to Have Considerable to
Say About Local Option
When Assembly Meets

! UASh EAooSillDly MCCto
Governor-elect Martin G. Brum-
baugh had considerable fun with
questioners in Philadelphia yesterday
upon his return from the dinner given
in his honor at Washington, and the
sum total of it all was that he had
not made up his mind about appoint
ments and did not intend to talk
until he did so. He let it be known
that he intended to keep his cam
paign pledges and that he expected
all good men to help him do so when
the Legislature meets.
The new Governor looks bronzed
and we'll. 'I was down South for
month and enjoyed myself. resting
most of the time" said he. "All the
time was there / did not see a poll
tician or talk politics. L hardly
ahead for me and 1 want to be in
shape to do my job well. If 1 had
worried about things down there, L
might not feel so well as 1 do"
During his stay at Southern Pines
DR.. Brumbaugh, while not playing
golf, devoted much of his time study
ing the messages of former Governors
the way of suggestions in these
papers" said he, that was important
and valuable"
| Upon the question of appoint
ments, the Governor-elect said he had
tnot seriously taken up that phase of
his future activities. He declared that
unless something unexpected shall
call for him to change his mind, he
will not consider Cabinet appoint
ments until he shall be through with
his work as superintendent of public
schools of Philadelphia on or about
january IA. He is now engaged upon
his annual report as superintendent
Among those who have been suggest
ed to him for Attorney General, 1t is
authoritatively stated, are Attorney
General John G. Bell. Francis Skunk
Brown, Superior Court Judge George
b. Orlady, ex-Superior Court Judges
Dinner Beeber and w. w. Porter
Deputy Attorney General Jesse E. B.
Cunningham, Speaker George E. Alter
and John S. Killing. Ten names have
been recommended to him, it is
stated, for appointment to the post
of private secretary. 1t is understood
that while the Governor reject wants
to surround himself with loyal Re-
publicans" he will also insist that
they shall be loyal to his admins
tration first"
When he was asked about local
option-whether he would use his
lpower as executive to force the Leg
Iislature to pass a local option bill, DR..
lBrumbaugh hesitated before replying,
and finally said he didn't care to be
quoted at this time. I'm fact" he
said, "I do not believe I should make
any statement now. After l take Of
flee. I'll have plenty to say"
One thing DR.. Brumbaugh
seemed to want to talk about and that
was roads. He said he had inspected
a number of roads in North Carolina
and had found them fine and cheap,
being made of sand and clay. This
kind of road, he pointed out, cannot
be made in Pennsylvania, owing to
the frost He said he would give con-
siderable time to the study of roads
and the Improvement OF the notorI-
ously bad roads of this State. "All
improvements to roads during my ad-
ministration," he said, will have to
be paid for out of current revenue.
The $50,000,000 road loan amendment
to the Constitution was rejected by the
people in 1913 and cannot be brought
up again for four years. That makes
it impossible to float road loans dur
ling my administration. However, l
hope to do much to better the roads
of the State" DIR. Brumbaugh was
asked IL it was true that he intended
Ito thoroughly reorganize the Highway
Department of the State. 1--WE will
cross that bridge when we come to
lit" he replied.
State Chairman William e. Crow,
who stopped off here yesterday on his
way from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh,
reiterated his belief that there would
be short legislative session and much
DONE but declined to go into further
particulars He smiled when the an
tics of the Bull Moosers were called to
his attention.
Walter ]. Christy. the Allegheny
county Republican chairman, was a
visitor to the Capitol to-day and was
heartily congratulated upon the splen-
did showing made by his county for
the Republican ticket. Mr.. Christy,
who is well known here by reason of
his service as legislative correspond
ent, took hold of the Allegheny cam
paign at a critical stage and got results
that attracted national attention. Fur
thermore. he discovered the error
made by the return judges which was
corrected in court and netted over
5000 more votes for Penrose.
William Finn is in Philadelphia,
where he is talking over steps to keep
the Washington party organization
alive without the expense of head
quarters.
Members of the Central Demo-
cratic Club failed last night to get har-
mony on the elections for vice-presi-
dent and house committee at the club
supper and it is expected that the
battle will be fought out at the annual
meeting. Herr Moeslein is unopposed
for the preidency.
The Democratic bosses have
agreed upon w. w. Deeds, of Ligonier,
for the surveyorship at Pittsburgh.
The usual row will break out again.
e. V. Babcock. Pittsburgh lum-
herman, gave a dinner for Allegheny
legislators last night and declared he
was not a candidate for United States
senator
Changers in the state are watch
ing with interest the movement to un-
horse William T. Greasy as master and
to thus emphasize the fact that the
Grange is not in partisan politics.