Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-16
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stories printed in various newspapers
TO the effect that his friends were pre-
pairing to make a contest for control
of the Pennsylvania delegation to the
next national Republican convention.
The reports are that William A.
Magee, a public service commissioner,
is getting ready to make the issue one
of control between the governor and
Senator Penrose. However, no one at
the Capitol seems to be desirous of
discussing the delegate elections next
Spring and from the executive down
the policy appears to be one of watch
full waiting.
The Governor is working on his ap-
pointments to various positions and
expects to clear his desk by Decem-
ber of most of the important places.
Councilman Edwin U. Sewers, pres
ent superintendent of Lebanon's De-
partment of Finance, who on Novem-
Der last was defeated for the Mayor
atty by Councilman George T. Spang,
will be made City Treasurer when
Council re-organizes. The choice of
City Treasurer was given to Council
man-elect C. Dorsey Mish who Is to
succeed Sewers as Superintendent of
Finance. The other department sup
erintendencies will be filled as fol-
lows: Streets, George F. Krause; CITY
Property, James f. Fisher; Public
Safety, j. Herbert Manbeck. The City
Treasurer will be paid an annual sal
ary of $1,000.
Clerks in the State department last
evening checked up the official returns
from sixty-four counties and an
nounced the official results on the re-
cent election in all counties except
Amendment No. l, for. 251,215;
against, 267,977.
No. 2, for. 1886; against, 14S,-
OS2.
No. 8, for, 26s,OSs; against, 1885,
S47.
No. 4, for, 162.SS7; against, 141,-
242.
Huselton, 152,997; Orlady, S12,967;
Palmer. 17S, S51; Wallace, 15S,SSS;
Williams, 52.20O.
Attorney Homer L. Castle, once
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, was mentioned rather
severely yesterday in an opinion hand
ed down by Judge Thomas p. Trimble.
of the Orphans Court, who ordered
SdSJlS anu MS CO-eAeCulOI, JOHn -.
Stewart, of the estate of Joseph NJ.
Kinkead father-in-law of Castle, 70
revise and restate their accounting.
Mayor elect Thomas b. Smith, of
Philadelphia, is expected home to-
morrow after his visit to Virginia and
his keynote speech will be delivered
at the Glover Club. The new mayor
is expected to announce appointments
n q &c fnNtt taI, Vrf
ed man just now.
Mayor Blankenburg is saying that
he wants the elections in Philadelphia
probed. 1t might be started with q
probe of his own way of doing things,
especially with policemen on election
day.
Congressman W. W. Bailey. VGho
is doing his best to split the Demo-
Gratis of Pennsylvania wider, is plan
ming some speeches in which he will
uphold the Bryan idea of unprepared-
ness. Bailey also plans to run for ma
tional delegates in the Cambria dis
trict, it is said
In view of some printed matter
from Pittsburgh it would be odd to
have William A. Magee and J. Denny
delegate fight. Both are Brumbaugh
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close personal friends.
1t is probable that after the Wei
fare and Efficiency conference is over
that the remainder of the appoint
ments will be made in the Depart
ment of Labor and Industry and that
some appointing ents will also be made
| in the Public Service Commission.
Several Philadelphians are said to be
booked for Jobs in the latter branch
of the Government.
The Allegheny County Committee
i of One Thousand has filed a petition
| in Quarter Sessions Court praying for
an audit Of the primary election eX-
penses of the Straight Republican
Ticket Committee, the organization
that managed the campaign of the
Masee-Armstrong candidates for the
county offices in the Septem Der
primaries. Judge John C. Haymaker
| directed the Clerk of Courts to certify
the attacked account to court for
audit.
Mayor elect F'ilbert, of Reading.
has named c. r. Miller, Republican.
as his chief of police. The mayor and
the chief are close personal friends.
| Congressman T. S. Butler is busy
! building fences in the Chester-Dela-
ware district for reelection.
The name of the Franklin party
| was pre-empted yesterday afternoon
! for use In next years elections in two
Philadelphia districts The pre-empt-
ors took the name for congress and
| Legislature.
| About two-thirds OF Governor
Brumbaugh's callers these days are
men wanting appointments or boosting
some one for places.
| |
IRVING COBB NOW a COLONEL
GFrom the Cincinnati Times-Star.l
Old Irv. Cobb has bought him q
house and fine piece of meadow land
up on Hudson creek, where neighbors
are toPably close an help plentiful.
According to the usage of his native