Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-29
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BY the Ex.Commitseonaaa

Another social call" paid by Mayor
elect Thomas b. Smith. OF Philadel-
phia, on Governor Brumbaugh at At
lantic City yesterday has strengthened
the belief that the Philadelphia mayor
is working out a plan whereby any
differences in the Republican party
| over national delegates and national
committeeman will be avoided. The
Mayor saw the Governor here last
| wednesday, and while information
about his visit was lodged by the
Governor and everyone else, II was
pretty generally known that the Mayor
urged the Governor not to get into n
| fight.
This week 1t is said that the Gov
ernor. instead of going to Scranton to
| attend the State Educational Associa-
/ tton meeting, will stay at Atlantic City
to get rid of his cold and will see
| Congressman Ware and other leaders.
In this connection it is interesting
to read the following from the Phila-
! delphia Ledger: Every Republican
! faction in New Jersey friendly to
Ex-Governor Edward c. Stokes for
| United States senator may be lined up
for Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh
Tor President as an outcome of a
dinner rendered Governor Brumbaugh
and MaXor-elect Thomas B. Smith, of
Philadelphia, here tonight"
According to Pittsburgh papers,
suit to enioin County Controller elect
John P. Moore from taking office will
be started within a day or so. The ac-
tion will be taken by II. NJ. Cribs the
present incumbent. Mr.. Cribbs con-
tends that Mr.. Moore is ineligible for
the controllership under a special act
of the Legislature enacted May l. 1861.
Last April when Mr.. Cribbs was a cam
didate to succeed by appointment Rob-
ert j. Cunningham, who resigned as
controller to become State Highway
Commissioner he had his attorney.
Harry II. Rowand, examine the act of
May l, 1851. 1t was under this act
that Mr.. Cribbs was appointed by the
judges of the common pleas court of
Allegheny county. 1t is the contention
of Mr.. Cribbs and his counsel that
Mr.. Moore is ineligible under the sec
ond section of the act, which prohibits
a member of the Legislature from
serving.
Reading is all stirred up by a re-
port that steps are to be taken to pre-
vent Councilman-elect William Abbott
Whitman from being sworn in at the
reorganization meeting to be held next
Monday because his statement of cam
paign expenses did not comply with
the law, it is alleged. 1t is pointed
out that the statement was not accom-
panied by receipts for all expenditures
over $40. as required by law, the total
of over S1,1O0 being in seven items,
ranging from ST5 to $400. the latter
for postage. 1t is said that injunction
proceedings may be started to prevent
Mr. Whitman being sworn in or from
being paid the S3.0 salary. He has
been at loggerheads with his fellow
councilmen elect over the distribution
~ Mr ri dc
say that the same charge of irregu-
larity might be brought against Mayor
elect Filbert and other councilmen,
whose campaign expense accounts
were not accompanied by the required
receipts.
The proposition for six State penal
farms and the abolition of some county
jails, made by the State penal laws
revision commission last session, was
revived by a committee of the State
Bar Association at Pittsburgh yester-
day.
Ex-Governor Edwin S. Stuart,
who was g. years old yesterday, was
greeted by many friends. He said that
he hoped people would start in now
and boost Pennsylvania and not run it
down so much. The former Governor
declared that the country was enjoy
ing prosperity because of the war, but
that if it had not come. the nation
d
Democratic tariff depression.
Philadelphia is having a diverting
contest for the place of real estate
assessor made vacant by the advance
ment of Peter J. Hoban to be assistant
director of supplies. Senator r. V.
Farley, an Old Guard Democrat, and
Magistrate Joe Boyle, a reorganiZer,
areSfighting Lee Haggerty.
The contest over the Cambria
county controllership will be aired in
court this week. The contestant was
forced to postpone it by grip.
F. P. McCluskey, the new district
attorney of Northampton county,
named his opponent. r. E. James, as
assistant. to the surprise of Easton.
Ex-Governor William A. Stone,
the new prothonotary of the Supreme
Court. will make his home in Philadel-
phia.
Montgomery county yesterday
added enough to it's Sinking fund to
pull It out of debt. This is the first
and there was general congratulation
at Norristown yesterday.
-Coatesville's mayoralty contest will
not be ended in time for the new
mayor to take office on Monday. Some
interesting disclosures are being made.
j. A. Person. Sealer OF weights
and measures of Northampton coun-
ty, has resigned. He denied a lot of
charges brought against him before
doing so.
w. E. Finley wants to succeed II.
c. Ransley, the new sheriff of Phila-
delphia, as mercantile appraiser. The
Auditor General VIII have hand in
naming the appraiser.
THE NEW YEAR COMES!
There are bells to ring.
There are songs to sing,
There is good cheer everywhere;
There are kin to meet,
There are friends to greet
And the world is bright and fair.
There are vows we'll meant,
There is good intent
There are pledges brave and gay,
There are eyes alight.
There are faces bright
For it's New Years Day to-day.
There are oriefs put by.