Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10

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as in his carrying out of such policy,
there would be no encouragement
from his administration for opponents
| of Senator Penrose, to make contest
either for the nomination of the sue
cessor to Senator George T. Oliver, of
| Allegheny, or of successors to State
Treasurer Robert K. Young, of Ttoga;
| Auditor General A. w. Powell, of
Allegheny, or the four congressman
at-large, John r. K. Scott, of Phila-
delphia; NJ. M. Garland, of Allegheny;
| Daniel f. Lefean of York and Thomas
| S. Crago, of Greene county. There
have been many rumors of a possible
combination between the Brumbaugh
administration at Harrisburg and the
Smith administration in Philadelphia,
with the Wares, in this city, and the
Finn interests in Allegheny county,
CO. operating in an attempt to unhorse
Senator Penrose in the leadership of
the Republican party State organiza-
ton.
The Ledger said: "This was in
terpreted on authority, as meaning
that Mayor elect Smith would not in
terfere with Penrose's hope to control
the Pennsylvania delegation to the ma
tional convention, at which a candi-
date for President will be chosen, no
matter what may be the presidential
plans and aspirations of Governor
| Brumbaugh, the friend of the Wares.
| IL was also interpreted dS nledIlilS
| that Mayor-elect Smith would not
use his administration for the pur-
pose of influencing the composition of
the regular State ticket to be nomi-
mated next year"
What Mr.. Smith said was: you can
! go the limit in setting forth my posi-
| tion. / want my administration to
be a success. a credit to the people
and to the Republican, party. / shall
not imperil the success of my admin
istration by mingling in State poll
tics. 1t is true that / saw Senator
Penrose and talked matters over with
him. 1t was the first time / had seen
him in some time. 1 will probably
make a statement on that subject
when I can find time. ] am very busy
now with affairs connected with my
approaching administration, but l
may issue the statement in q day or
So"
a dispatch from Washington last
night said: Governor Martin G.
Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, is to be
one of the speakers at the get to-
gether' dinner of the League of Re-
publican Clubs to be given here Mon
| day night next. 1t was rumored that
Governor Brumbaugh had not been in
vited to attend the gathering up until
yesterday and that the committee in
| charge of the feast had received re-
quest from Harrisburg that the Gov.
ernor be invited and be asked to make
a speech None of the officials of the
| league could be reached tonight to
verify the report. Opponents of Sem
ator Penrose and the Republican Or
| ganization in Pennsylvania construe
the Governors coming as sure sign
| that he is prepared to wage q fight
with Mr. Penrose for control of the
Pennsylvania delegation to the next
national Republican convention. Gov
| ernor Brumbaugh is expected to re-
! main in Washington for the meeting
| of the national committee on Tuesday.
| While here he will meet Pennsylvania
members of the House. Representa-
tive William II. Ware, of Philadelphia,
| is preparing to take charge of the
Governor while he is in Washington.
| The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times says:
"At a special meeting yesterday coun-
/ Gil received what was tantamount to
notification that the civil service COM
I missioners would sue council for pro-
vision to carry on the activities of the
commission. Council also was in
formed that the law department would
name any attorney outside the city
| solicitors office that the public safety
committee suggested to investigate the
| charge that police officers had coerced
voters"
The State Supreme Court yester-
day selected Ex-Governor William A.
| Stone, of Pittsburgh, to be the pro-
thonotary of the appellate courts over
| ex-Speaker Harry f. Walton. Mr..
! Walton was regarded as having the
backing of Senator Penrose, while the
former Governor was regarded as q
| close friend of Chief Justice ]. Hay
/ Brown. The former Governor will
succeed Chief Justice Mitchell. JUS
| tice Mitchell, who, after serving his
term was induced to accept the pro-
/ thonotaryship on the death of Colonel
| Alexander K. Mcclure. After the death
| of ex-Chief Justice Mitchell Albert ID.
Allen served as prothonotary pro tenn.
Mr.. Allen died two months ago and
! Robert Iiberton has acted as deputy
| since his death The Philadelphia
Record says: 1.-The appointment of
Ex-Governor Stone is said to have been
due largely to the efforts of Justice
i Potter. who was appointed to the Su-
i preme Court by Stone when the latter
was Governor. The office of prothono-
tary to the Supreme Court carries no
fixed salary, percentage OF the fees
of the office being paid to the incum-
4 bent. it is estimated that the COM
pensation amounts to from $4,000 to
$12. 900 annually
i The ballot box of the South ward
of st. Clair was opened by Judge
| Bechtel in court at HoLtSVllle yeSteF-
, day on complaint of Daniel Cannon,
!. Democratic candidate for constable
+, at the last election. that he had been
counted out in the South ward. The
count showed that Cannon got eight
more votes than were returned for him
by the board and Lewis was entitled to
one less than was returned. However,
this left Lewis with a majority of 29
! in the ward and elects him.
John G. Neithammer, who will be
the next chief of the Reading fire de-
5 partment, is q prominent businessman
{ of that city and was recommended by
Ithe fire companies under an old Gus
tom which used to prevail here.
South Bethlehem people say that
| there will be no opposition to the
, erection of the borough into city OF
the third class on New Years Day.
:. This is the towns second try.
II --Coatesville's mayoralty contest y
to be settled by Christmas, 1t is said
A master has been sitting to take
testimony.
/ The decisions in the York mayor