Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-24
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


Men active in politics in every
quarter OF Pennsylvania are awaiting
with great eagerness the action of
Governor Brumbaugh on the election
amendment bills which were sent TO
him last week by the House OF Rep
resentatives after having passed the
Senate. The bills will materially af-
rect the course of so-ralled indepen-
uent movements revenge campaigns
and combinations such as that engi-
neered last Fall by the Democrats and
Bull Moosers.
Briefly stated. the bills in the
hands of the Governor are aimed to
prevent fusion and to give the party
polling the largest vote at a general
election the first place on the ballot
| instead OF the position being govern
ed by quadrennial presidential cleo
tions. The first would give back to
the Republican that which it won at
the last election and the others would
prevent formation of mule tickets by
prohibiting withdrawal of any one
after primary elections. The organi-
zation of "over night" parties would
also be ended by another bill.
Before the session adjourned ef-
impression that the Governor
was opposed to any changes in
the election laws, but the fact that
they were brought out of committee
and passed without any statement to
that effect attracted some comment
The visit of Governor Ferris, of
Michigan, to this city on June 2, which
was mentioned in the Telegraph some
time ago may be of considerable poll
teal significance because he is an old
friend OF Governor Brumbaugh and
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time to make speech or so in Michi-
gan. If Governor Willis, of Ohio, can
get here next month it will be an inter-
esting occasion.
The Governors trip to the Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition late in the sum-
mer will be watched with interest be-
cause the program as outlined calls
for number of stops so that the peo-
pie can see the Governor and hear
him talk. DR.. Brumbaugh, because of
his educational lectures and books
and service, is widely known through
Western States.
No one who observed the manner
in which the two branches of the leg
islature were held to their work and
the celebrity with which business was
dispatched, difficulties avoided and
knots untangled could fail to be i'm
ltamentary procedure and cool head
erness of the advisers ". Harry Bak-
er in the Senate, and James y. Moore
in the House. Both are men of long
experience in legislative practice and
they steered the presiding officers most
skillfully. Quiet as 1t has been kept
there were a number of occasions in
both branches when the situations
were ticklish. but things seemed to go
without a ripple.
Senator f. Z. Beidleman is the
Fourth Dauphin countian in fifty
years to be president pro tenn of the
Senate. His preceptor in the law,
Judge S. J. NJ. McCarrell was presi-
dent pro tenn twenty years ago and
before him Andrew Jackson Herr held
the office. Back in the days when the
president of the Senate was known as
the Speaker David Fleming held the
gavel. Louis w. Hall was also speaker
of the Senate on two occasions. but in
Dauphin county and was at the COM
mencement of the brilliant career that
made him one of the leaders of the
Keystone State bar.
Governor Brumbaugh has over 700
bills to act upon and his days and his
nights for the next three weeks will
be full of work. In addition the Gov
ernor has number of important ap-
pointments to work out and his new
Public Service commission to launch,
as well as the new Agricultural COM
mission. Up to date Governor Brum-
baugh has disregarded a good many
of the precedents of the Executive De-
partment and his handling of the bills
will be watched with interest.
Paul n. Furman, who is acting
as private secretary to the Governor
is an old Philadelphia newspaperman.
He used to do routes" and police"
and later became city editor. He was
on the old Philadelphia Times under
Mcclure.
Friends of Judge Thomas j. Bald
ridge, of Blair county, are congratu-
the bar of his county stood up for him
when the impeachment attack was
made. The Bar Association voted
unanimously to express confidence in
his integrity and the petition for i'm
peachment did not get any more con-
sideration from the people at home
than it did from the legislature.
Judge Robert S. Gawthrop, of
Chester count will have opposition
at the primaries by A. T. Parke and
]. f. E. Hause, both of whom were ap-
plicants for the appointment The
judge is strongly backed by many of
the prominent men of the county.
Edwin o. Lewis, Philadelphia re-
form lawyer, has been appointed an
assistant city solicitor by City Solicit
tor NJ. J. Ryan.
-Renomination of Judge E. H.
Reppert, Fayette county, appointed
last week by Governor Brumbaugh, is
forecast in the southwestern counties.
Ex-senator D. r. Mcpherson, of
Gettysburg, is in the Iimelight for the
judicial nomination in the Adams-Ful-
ton district. His friends say he will
be one Of the candidates bey)nd a
doubt
The long delayed appointment of
John B. Evans, of Pottstown, to be
subtreasurer of the United States at
Philadelphia, is expected to be an
nounced soon. Ex-Congressman Pal
mer has been strongly urging it.
| Congressman William S. Ware in
a statement issued last night in Phil
adelphia, gives high praise to Governor
BrumbauRh and to the LEGISLATURE