Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-10
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By the Ex-oommitteeman

events IN the last twenty-four hours
al both ends of the State have tended
toward inauguration of the municipal
investigation or "lexow" authorized
by the last legislature being started
soon after the first of the year. This
inquiry was authorized by a resolution
presented in the House by William II.
Wilson, chairman of the committees
on rules and the House floor leader,
within day of the final adjournment
1t authorizes the president pro tenn
and the speaker to name the commit
tees, which are given wide powers TO
inquire into the way municipal gov
ernment is conducted not only in
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh or Scran-
ton, but in any of the third-class
municipalities.
In Philadelphia Mayor Blankenburg
and other reform officials, stung by
the attacks made upon them as re-
suit of their activity on election day
and Ly the awful defeat administered
to their ticket. are demanding that
the probe be started. In Pittsburgh
there are mutterings against Mayor
Armstrong and some talk that council
men may get after him. .........
The committee would be required
TO report to the next Legislature.
he name OIL JuuSe u. NJ, WOOuS.
of Lewistown, who was defeated for
e-election last week. is now being
mentioned as a possible aspirant for
the vacancy on the supreme bench
caused by the death of Justice Elkin.
Opinion seems to incline that Judge ].
Willis Martin. of Philadelphia, may
get it. There have been forty men
mentioned, including Judge Runkel.
although any mention of the Dauphin
i1s a hoe nit III ,Ns,
State Chairman Morris letter is
being variously received by Demo-
Gratis in the State. In Philadelphia it
is regarded as n swan song, in the
western counties as a pitiable effort
to keep up a front and in this canny
neck of the woods as a prelude to a
request for contributions. In any
event Morris comes near Joining a
certain mourning newspaper in the
ranks of humorists.
Warren Worth Bailey. the Johns
town congressman who is almost as
entertaining as Morris when he gets
started, is now out against the presi-
dent and strongly for Bryan including
his ludicrous position against national
defense. Bailey is a conspicuous re-
organizer, an ardent hacker of Pal
mer, Norris and the other reorgani-
Zation bosses.
Prof. John P. CARRIER was last
night unanimously elected superin-
tendent of the schools of Philadelphia
to succeed the late DR., W. c. Jacobs,
who took the place of Governor Brum-
baugh.
-Luzerne county court has ignored
charges of fraud in some districts of
the county. The Democrats have
elected two commissioners.
In Northampton w. w. Mexican
was elected judge by 2099 over Judge
Brodhead
w. H. Fegley has been appointed
postmaster at MaXatawney by some
accident. He is a Republican.
-Williamsport's city treasurership
pays S1,SO0. Twelve men want it,
&C. III. Roth has been elected
prothonotary of Adams county by two
votes He won over G.. A. Yohe.
David b. Johns who was defeated
for the nomination of prothonotary in
Allegheny, will be given a place on
the county tax revision board.
1t is said that John f. Ancona,
who assisted in handling the winning
Democratic campaign, will receive the
81, 500 city Ireasurership, which Is one
of the most desirable plums to be
given out, and that Joseph R. Dicllin-
son, well-knowp attorney, will be the
next city solicitor at $50 a year.
1t is also said that Charles Miller, a
well-known volunteer. fireman and
former president of Mayor-elect Fill
bert's Liberty Company will be the
next chief of police. .--.. .....