Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-17
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By the Ex-Commitseemsn

| Inc ihSt piidSe oI the campaign Tor
election of Democratic national dele
gates in Pennsylvania has been started.
The President has commenced to hand
out the post office appointments which
have been held up and it is expected
that in short time the whole list of
lOS, held up by the reorganization ma
chine men for various reasons, will be
filed.
Judging from the men selected, the
reorganization people seem to have the
same old hold on the President as
they have put over their men in al
| most every instance, and it is believed
that whoever gets the rubber stamp
for Millersburg will be named.
one of the interesting contests is at
wilkes Barre, where the President has
a candidate, Congressman Casey has
candidate and A. Mitchell Palmer
! has candidate.
| "A. j. Palm, named as postmaster
| of Meadville, used to be connected
with Democratic state headquarters in
old days. He swung in with the re-
organizers. however.
Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, will
pc sworn in on January 3. Judge
Patterson will administer the oath.
For the first time since the enact
ment or the law providing for the cleo
t1on OF mine inspectors the actual
choice of the voters for that office in
Lackawanna county has won the office.
For years 1t has been the custom of
the nine examining board to pass
enough men only to fill the vacancies,
ana the voter was compelled to take
the men selected by the board. This
year there is an additional inspector
ship. At the election d. T. Williams,
FORMER inspector, was elected with
out the 20 X of the board. In re-
taliation the board qualified William
held. Both applied for appointment
by court and Williams was named.
Senator Boies Penrose, speaking
at Washington on the recent meeting
of the national Republican committee,
said that 1T could be taken as indica-
tive of conditions in the nation. He
added that he did not consider that
there was any candidate for the Re-
publican nomination as yet. The
senator in reply to this question, "Who
do you think are the strongest presi-
dental possibilities?" replied: "In
my opinion no one is q candidate for
the nomination as president in the
Republican party in the usual sense
l do not know any candidate that is
being pressed in a systematic way as
has been witnessed in previous presi-
tenttal campaigns. Several prominent
Republicans have been mentioned in
connection with the nomination, but I
believe that each and all of them are
willing to look at the situation in an
impersonal and patriotic way. with a
view to serving the best interests Of
the party"
According to rumors, Mayor Ira
w. Stratton, who will retire from the
chief magistracy of Reading in a short
Il. LII K L. o
state position by the Governor.
Stratton was talked of for Public Serv-
ice Commissioner here to-day.
Judge Brumm, Of the Schuylkill
county courts, is threatening a new
move. There have been frauds in
some townships and the, judge pro-
poses to go to the townships to hold
hearings. He says 1t will save the
county money.
Democrats over in the Northamp-
ton-Monroe district are having q good
bit of amusement over the contest
between A. Mitchell Palmer. who Is
out of Congress. and Henry J. Steele,
who is in, over the patronage in that
district. Palmer assumes to dictate in
the approved reorganization manner,
but Steele is making "a noise at Wash
ington. Only recently Congressman
Casey, of Luzerne. served notice on
Palmer that he was to stop trespass-
ing.
The assignments of Pennsylvania
congressman attracted considerable at
tention to-day among people at the
Capitol. The fact that S. Taylor North
went on the committee on education
and John r. X. Scott on the commit
tee on education was not lost on people
at the State House. Congressmen
Griest and Lafean and Garland on
post offices also interested many. b.
K. Focht's assignment to war claims
also has a peculiar interest because of
his district. which suffered in the raids.
"A. NJ. Bowman, one of the Demo-
cratic candidates for the House In the
Cumberland district last year, says
never again.
The proposed selection of e. u.
Sewers for city treasurer of Lebanon
seems to have stirred up the animals
in that county. Sewers was beaten
for council.