Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-03
LYBARCER IS FUN
FOR POLITICIANS
Watching to See What Jesse Is
Going to Do About That Check
For $l12 He Holds
NOW LIVES in READING
But That Does Not Mean He May
Not Run Again as a Candi-
date in Harrisburg

Men active in politics and n good
many who look upon politics as some
thing inseparably associated with the
life of a Pennsylvania are havlns
much fun these days over Jesse j.
Lybarger, late candidate of the Demo
cratic machine for member or the
House from the Harrisburg district
Mr.. Lybarger has been figuring as
candidate in several legislative cam.
paigns and also as an advocate Oh
reform with a big r.
Two years ago he was named as
transcribing clerk in the Senate at the
behest of the Democratic machme
which had hitherto protested against
Democrats accepting minority places
from Republicans. Lybarger contend
ed that he had gone to work In the
middle of the month and that he coulo
not accept pay for whole month. He
got q check for SITS. which he held
for about two years, but cashed. This
year he was sent q check for Sll2 Ior
the work he was presumed TO nave
handled between the organization or
the legislature and the day he was
fired" This check he has not
turned in.
1t is estimated that it would take
more than the $112 check to square
Lybarger with his attitude of 1913 and
folks here are eagerly watching to see
what he IS going to do about 1t.
According to some of Lybargers
friends he is now resident OF Read
ing. but that does not mean anything.
Once before when defeated for the
House he was away from Harrisburg
for some time, but came back and
with the support of the machine got
nominated for a job. but the people
objected. 1t is believed his residence
elsewhere is only temporary and that
he will return as a full-fiedged Harris
burger before the next legislative pri-
mary campaign has a chance 10
bloom.
The President failed to appoint
j. 3. Evans as subtreasurer at Phila-
delphia yesterday and there was much
comment in political circles. Evans
has been counting on starting every
Monday for some time.
According to rumors Vance Z. NC
Cormick, defeated Democratic candi-
date for Governor, and Governor
Brumbaugh will talk over local option
next week Mccormick has been as
sisting State Chairman Morris in his
effort to line up Democratic legisla-
tors, but without much success.
DIR. John NJ. Badly, head of the
State Medical bureau, has stirred up
much comment by his attack on hos
pitals of the State. Chairman Buck
man and Woodward, of the appropri-
ations committees, answered him
sharply in Philadelphia yesterday
while legislators and hospital people
also took shots at him. The doctor
stuck to his guns and fired back some
statements.
Hearings will be given on the non
partisan ballot law repeater next
week by the Senate elections commit
tee Pittsburgh people are coming
here to protest.
This dispatch comes from Wash
ington and tells of what looks like an
other bump for Palmer and his pals
John II. Strawn, receiver for the
Farmers and Drovers' Bank. OF
Waynesburg, Pa, is understood to
have been selected as permanent re-
ceiver of the First National Bank of
Unfontown, Pa, by Comptroller of the
Currency John Shelton Williams. En-
Representative a. Mitchell Palmer
recommended Frank l.. Dershem, of
Lewis sburg, Pa, but the comptroller,
it is understood, has taken the posi-
tion that the work of winding up the
affairs of the Uniontown bank requires
a receiver who has had previous eX-
perience with the Treasury Depart
ment. Mr.. Dershem recently visited
Uniontown and spent some time with
Receiver Sheriff. Smith, temporarily
in charge of the bank.