Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-04
NEW PARTY SCHEME
HATCHED BY FL|N|V
Trying to Consolidate the Kickers
to Keep an Organization Going
Until 1916
CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT ON
Governor Tener Says He Is Not a
Candidate For His Old Seat
New Escheat Laws
CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT ON

According to word which comes to
the city to-day from Philadelphia,
William Finn, y. Nevin DIETRICH and
other field marshals of the decimated
progressive army in Pennsylvania
are holding Il campfire council with a
view to reorganizing the forces. Finn
is commencing TO realize that the
| back to the party movement is
ISrowing stronger every day and that
he is in danger of being commander
lpresumptive of the political kickers
and the chronic outs.
One of the ideas is TO have a State
organization with a name which each
bunch of insurgents in city or coun-
ty can use to designate their local
fights at this Falls county and NUM-
| Icipal elections. The organization
would amount chiefly to a name, but
the scheme would be flexible so that
when kickers got tired of being kicked
they could go back to their own party
and the Finn organization would not
suffer.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
says that the selection of a candidate
| for Congress to succeed the late Will
liam NJ. Brown will afford the first
test of the new Republican party
rules. Mr.. Brown would have as
sumed his duties in March. but
whether a special election will be held
to select h.s successor depends on
what Congress does. If there is a spe-
cial session the Governor may call
special election in the three counties
ferrees would name the Republican
candidate, one being named for each
1000 Republican votes. The suggeS-
ton that John X. Tener be candidate
was demolished by the Governor last
night who said that he was satisfied
to be out of politics. This is the dis
trict where the Governor ran six
years ago and defeated f. +. Acheson.
The Governor is said TO favor eX-Con-
gressman G. y. Matthews, his own
successor. Congressman II. w. Tenn
Pile is thinking about running, and
Representative w. d. Walton of New
Castle, is an out and out candidate.
Beaver and Washington counties may
also have candidates. Just what the
Democrats will do does not matter
much as their organization is suffering
from punctured tires.
Governor BrumbauGh has refer
red to Attorney General Brown the pa
pers submitted to him by attorneys
who are interested in bringing about
escheats of unclaimed bank deposits
and interest on unclaimed trust funds
in the banks and trust companies of
the State for the guidance of the
States law officers in outlining policy
in regard to the claiming for the State
of the thousands of dollars which it is
believed can be secured for the Com
monwealth. Mr.. Brown is preparing
an act which will require the banking
institutions under the control of the
State to make reports of such un-
claimed funds at the end of the year
and to make it the duty of the Audi
tor General to collect them as he col
~
with big escheat fees in such cases.
In the last few days the matter has
been brought to attention of State Of
ficials by several parties who believe
that there are large sums which can
be escheated, but the opinion seems
to prevail that the Commonwealth
should not be mulcted of large fees
to get the money when an act could
settle the procedure.
Auditor General Powell has gone
John c. Bell, the retiring attorney
general some better in the matter of
recovery of money due to the State
for the maintenance of insane classed
as INDECENT but who are really well off
as far as this worlds goods go. Mr..
Bell said in his report to the Legis-
lature that half a million dollars could
be recovered. Mr.. Powell thinks that
there are a couple of millions AS
SHOWN Dy lne IeleSTapn recently lne
way for recovery of this money is easy
and it is possible that n new deputy
attorney general may be provided for
whose duty it shall be to collect this
money and who shall be empowered
to enter suit if necessary. The col
lections would thus be made through
the Attorney Generals Department as
suggested by Mr.. Bell.
The President has picked out
these postmasters for Pennsylvania:
George Z. Schoenly. Boyertown; Nor
man d. Matson, Brookville; George
E. Hipps. Carrolltown: William A. Ir-
win, Downingtown; Harry X Nc
Culloch, Freeport; Daniel r. Dunkel,
Hamburg; Z. Il. Benson, Mount Jew
EFT: David NJ. Means, New Whining
ton; Jerome A. Hartman, Phoenix
Vile; Irwin Simpson, PunXsutawney
William T. Benner, SaXton; Allen S.
Garman, Tyrone.
Senator Penrose is expected to
start South within few days. He is
rapidly recovering.
Charles B. Hall will likely succeed
w. ]. Milligan as clerk of select coun-
ell in Philadelphia. He is wellknown