Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-19
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Although Governor Brumbaugh will
not announce his action on the five
bills changing the election laws of the
State ii is generally believed that he
Will Tomorrow announce his veto OF
all but the Magee bill providing that in
nonpartisan election of certain kinds
the occupation of candidate may be
placed after mis- name for purposes of
! identification. 1t has been known at
| the Capitol for some time that the
Governor was not favorably disposed
to some of the proposed changes, but
he has declined to make any state
ments and his official action will come
out tomorrow.
Under these conditions the political
affairs will be conducted by the COM
mittees Just as they have been for the
last two years and the parties will
go into the next presidential campaign
under same rules as they did last
year.
The State Board of Public Ac-
counts, which is the body charged
with review of tax and other accounts
after having been passed by the Audi
tor General and State Treasurer, will
have to get along for two years with
out any appropriation for clerk hire,
stenographers or postage and inciden-
tai expenses as the result of Governor
Brumbaugh's veto of the $1,000 allot-
ted to it in the general appropriation
bill. The Governor some time ago sug-
gested that bills for advertising con-
stitutional amendments which were In
dispute be referred to this board for
action and approved an item of $780,
600 to take care of all such advertiS-
ing past and for the next two years.
State officials said to-day that in ad-
dition there were tax settlements
which have gone to the board before
"a la1 e. - Tv,1 -
arrangement can be made for taking
care of expenses the board will exist
only nominally for the next two years.
The supposition is that the Governor
took a chance that some of the officials
comprising the board could detail
clerks to look after the work and ap-
portion the expenses.
AS a result of the cuts made in
the general appropriation bill by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh in his effort to find
the funds to carry on the State gov
ernment some of the new places Great
ed in various departments by acts re-
Gently approved will not be filled and
chances of appointm ents being handed
around soon have shown marked de-
crease over night. 1t is not believed
to be possible that much more than a
dozen of the new places provided in
the State factory inspection force will
be filled. There were about fifty places
created and over 1000 persons asked
for the job. The fire marshals de-
partment has been so cut in it's funds
that instead of it having more men as
contemplated by a bill it will probably
have to reduce its force. According to
reports the Governor will not have the
new men named to places in the vari-
Gus bureaus created this year until
they are absolutely necessary for busi-
ness.
Congressman Ware, say some of
his friends in Philadelphia, will an
nounce his own candidacy for mayor
of that city unless some one who is
acceptable to all of the party leaders
in Philadelphia comes out and gets en-
dorsements.
The Central Democratic Club last
night endorsed the election of Fred L.
Morgenthaler as chairman of the Dem
ocratic county committee, but did not
refer to the slam at Bryan which has
attracted the attention of the whole
State.
-Rumors that certain Democrats
who have been prominent in recent re-
treats are thinking about next year
and may have something to do with
the sudden interest taken in the re-
ported retirement of Senator Oliver
from public life.
-ldChdN COunly
who have been fussing about for some
time in order to get committeeman
elected by popular vote will have a
meeting soon to act on the PROPOSE
ton. A special committee has been
charged with the duty of changing the
rules so that the voters will have a
say.
The Governors veto of the ap-
preparation for the Wilson "lexow"
committee is taken to mean that there
will not be much done along that line
unless the men interested want to bear
the expense. The committee is very
much inchoate. The presiding officers
of the two houses can name commit
teemen, but there is nothing to pay
them. The refusal of the legislature
10 pay the bill for the Catlin Com
mission has not been forgotten now
that Ware has the means of having a
club handy.
The death of Ex-senator Samuel
q. Weiss, of Lebanon county, recalls
his stirring election in 1900 to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
General ]. P. S. Goblin to become lieu
tenant governor. DIR. Weiss made a
great campaign which attracted State
wide attention, the county being the
stamping ground of many prominent
speakers for weeks. DIR. Weiss was