Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
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By the Ex-Committeeman

Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh is
working to clear up all of the appoint
ments on his desk before the holiday
season begins. 1t Is a big task, but the
Governor says he intends to do all he
can to appoint early" and get things
started. Meanwhile the Governor Is
not paying as much attention to poll
Tics as are good many other people.
When he is asked about presidential
matters he just smiles and the only
| thing he has said about delegates was
that he wanted to see the State repre-
sented by the right type of men,"
This remark has been vGriously inter-
| preted.
Selection of the ten referees in COM
pensation will come along before the
end of the week and then the Gov
| ernor will bend his energies to work.
ing out the appointments to the Su-
preme Court. Public Service Commits
sion, Water Supply Commission and
| other places. He has several commits
slons provided by the last Legislature
TO FILL In fact, first and last, the Gov
ernor has fifty appointments to make,
including departmental ones, and he
has an average of ten callers for each
place and some bushels of letters.
The official count of the vote in the
state will be made the end of this
week. The Philadelphia authorities
have given assurance to the State De-
partment that they will forward the
count on constitutional amendments
and Superior Court judges by Thurs
day and then the adding machines will
get busy and the official count will be
announced. 1t will be issued in PAM
phlet form and the election of the
superior Court judges and the rati-
iication or rejection of amendments
will be put out in the form of a
proclamation.
r-Coatesvilles mayoralty contest ap-
pears to be getting twisted. The pc
titioners have now asked permission
to amend their petition. The voting
check lists will be opened in court and
whole recount may be made.
Reading has S39 applications for
appointment to its police force. There
are 1O2 Jobs and 50 men to be re-
tanned.
The Schuylkill court is finding
some diverting things in its probe of
West Mahanoy. Each side is charging
fraud.
The Franklin party spent over
$4,000 in the fruitless Philadelphia
contest, which. as T. Henry Walnut
says. ended reform in the city for a
time because the people did not want it..
The. Philadelphia Inquirer has
this to say about the attitude of Sen
ator Penrose and his friends on the
national delegate outlook: "It would
appear that the Penrose supporters
have no concern about the political
situation in the State. They expect
that the incoming local administration
will cooperate with the senior SEN
ator in conserving the interests of the
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now constituted, and that in the mat
ter of the election of delegates at-large
to the Republican National Convention
and the nomination of q candidate for
United States Senator to succeed
George T. Oliver and the four candi-
dates for Congerssmen-at-lar to be
named at the primaries next May, the
Penrose leaders in the interior coun-
ties and the city administration forces
will work in harmony.
Congressman John J. Casey ap-
parently does not fear the lightning
of the reorganizers. Having defeated
the Palmer choice for membership on
the Ways and Means committee he is
now insisting on naming his brother
for postmaster of Wilkes Barre in the
face of machine objections. A dis
patch says: Mr.. Casey said that he
would not take up the matter until
the middle of next month and then
will probably recommend the appoint
ment of his brother for the place. 1t
has always been the policy of this ad-
ministration to permit the Congress-
man to name the postmasters in his
district" added Mr.. Casey, land l do
not think this policy will be departed
from in this session"
The Schuylkill county court has
appointed Kiernan Donahue. OF Cir
ardville, mine inspector in the Potts
Vile district, to succeed John Curran,
who died recently. The appointment
is for 13 months and the salary is
$4,000 per year. George H. Morgan,
of Llewellyn, was appointed warden of
the county Jail by Schuylkill county
commissioners. Morgan will succeed
James r. Walton, who has been elect
ed prothonotary. The salary is $4,000,
with an additional $500 for Mrs. Nor
gan as matron. The court appointed
George Krell tax collector of Tama-
qua, to succeed Collector. Sitter, who
is $4,000 short in his accounts and has
disappeared.
Judge ELECT Harry d. Schaeffer
and Register of Wills-elect James w.
Wertz of Berks yesterday announced
the makeup of their staffs. Howard
w. Body, of Obey township, Democra-
tic county chairman and member of
the recent Legislature, has been ap-
pointed to a S100-a-month clerkship
to replace David Kelley, of Reading,
who held the position 25 years. Frank
NJ. Wertz, brother of the register elect,
succeeds Miss Catharine Spang as as
sistant court stenographer at $50 a
month, and Jacob E. Hertzog, of Obey
township, school teacher and former
member of the Legislature, has been
appointed Orphans court crier al
| $1,000a year, to succeed Eugene Net
| tig.
-Four wards remain to be counted
in the Philadelphia county election re-
turns. 1t is expected the final figures
will be available late in the week.
The Allegheny county grand jury
has returned more indictments fol
election fraud.
Senator Ware was on the stand
yesterday regarding the inquiry into
the use of police in Philadelphia or
election day and testified that the day
was quiet in spite of the ponce.
Montgomery county Democrats
spent S1,555 in the recent campaign
and the Republicans $4,000.
Elk X-Representative l.. f. Donnel-
| ly, of Perry county, is said to be think
| ing about running again.