Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-03
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

AhC ViVPpiHB OI JOnn DeTk0ys- d pO-
litical adherent of Joseph R. Grundy,
as State deputy factory inspector for
Bucks county and the appointment to
similar place in Philadelphia of
James ]. Moran, a Ware man, created
an exceedingly interesting situation at
the Capitol to-day.
Berkey had been an inspector for
some time and it became known to-
day that he had been dismissed.
which was Immediately taken to mean
that the Governor had declared war
on the Bucks county leader who had
been active in opposition to his child
labor measure. For some days it has
been known that John II. Swartley.
who was recently here at dinner at
the executive mansion, had been or
ganizing the fight to unhorse Grundy
| in his own county and rumors that
appointments would be made in that
| county have been going the rounds.
Berkey's dismissal makes place to
fill.
The interesting thing about this
situation is that the Bucks county Re-
publican committee will meet within
week or so and Lieutenant Governor
Frank B. McClain is to be the orator
| of the occasion.
lives in the ward of Edwin R. Cox, the
Philadelphia member who had charge
OF the Brumbaugh child labor meas
ure. He was chairman of the COM
mlttee on manufactures and was one
Of the administration men on the
foor. This appointment is believed
to be made for Cox and w. H. Wilson,
the chairman of the rules committee.
Moran fills one of the new places and
will work in Philadelphia.
The approval of the Sproul bill to
require counties to pay their own pri-
mary expenses will mean about a
quarter of a million dollars to Phil
adelphia every two years Allegheny
VIII have to pay out about $4,000.
This county must spend between $6,-
600 and $1,000, which has heretofore
been borne by the State. Cumberland
has paid about 5000 and York about
$4,000. The bills for this county the
last two years have been $12, 2,564.57.
Governor Brumbaugh was visited
last night by his old friend, Governor
w. n. Ferris, of Michigan, who stop
ped off several hours on his way to
Philadelphia where he spoke to-day to
graduates of Hahnemann Medical Col
lege. Governor Ferris visited the Cap
itol and then took dinner at the Ex-
|ecutiVe Mansion where he and the
Governor talked over former days.
There were present at the dinner DR..
]. George Becht. secretary of the State
Board of Education; Auditor General
A. w. Powell, state Treasurer r. K.
Young, Alfred Louis Ward. Philadel-
phia, and Paul n. Furman, acting
private secretary
The Governor will go to Philadel-
phia to spend the weekend and it is
probable that he will meet a number
1, + III l.. Il
matters may be touched upon. Things
are reaching an interesting stage in
the political world. especially with the
local option fight being organized.
The city of Beaver Falls voted
loans of S115,000 for a sewage dis
posal plant and refunding of floating
debt, but knocked out 100000 loans
for paving by a majority of So.
Under the terms of the act ap-
proved by the Governor the other day
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton
will have their Fall registration days
all in September this year. The regis
tration days in third class cities are
not changed.
d. J. Evans, president of the
Scranton school board and one of the
prominent men of that city. is in poor
health and may not run again.
j. G. Newcomer has come out as
n candidate for county treasurer in
Lycoming county. He is prominent
Republican.
-Luzerne county road supervisors
who fail to keep their roads in good
shape are likely to ne hailed into
court. District Attorney Bigelow is
on the warpath.
According to stories from Phila-
delphia John Sloan, a former attache
Ctnf T.-1a l,-
ped from a clerkship in the Philadel-
phia municipal court after some politi-
cal activity. Sloan was named to the
place after change in administration
of the Treasury and it is intimated
that the loss of his place is due to an
attack against Harry A. Mackey, a
ward leader, w. ]. Crowley, a Ware
man, has been appointed his success
sor.
This interesting bit of information
about the Democracy of Lackawanna
comes from the Scranton Republican:
Democratic County Chairman W. A.
Wilcox is expected to fix a date for
the biennial meeting of the Democratic
leaders of Lackawanna county, at
which time it is expected that the
proposition of changing the party
rules to permit voters to select their
own ward committeeman will be dis
cussed. Although the plan has been
launched again this year with some
degree of enthusiasm among leading
Democrats. those who are on the in
side do not believe it will get any
nearer to realization than il did two
years ago. when, almost unanimously,
the county committee refused to
change the rules. One of the out
standing reasons against the change
in the system is that it will permit
the newcomers in the party, who, just
now seem to be welding a great scep-
ter. to carry the Organization with
them"
LET 'EM COME