Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-26
VACANCIES ARE To
Be FILLED SOON
Governor Brumbaugh Will Get
Legislation Drafted and Started
and Then Act
DEMOCRATS in DISTRESS
Morris Sends Out an Appeal For
Funds to Pay Off the Debt
of the Machine

Vacancies to be filled by the Gov
ernor are multiplying these days and
1t is expected that next month a num-
Der of appointments will be an
nounced. The Governor has had list
made of officials whose commissions ex-
pire in March and when he gets the
drafting of legislation out of the road
he will take up appointments and like
ly have a conference with the commit
tee on executive nominations of the
Senate. In all probability the recess
appointments will be acted upon late
in March by which time the Cover
nor will have some of his own to send
in.
In addition to the Philadelphia
'Judgeships there are to be named
member of the Panama Pacific expo
Sition commission, a member of the
State Board of Public Charities. q
member of the State Board of Educa-
ton and two deputy attorney generals.
Some one must be tired of paying
interest on the debts of the Democra-
tic State committee as an appeal has
been issued from the Philadelphia
windmill for Democrats to immediate
ly send in cash to square up $4,000
owing. Just what the Democrats
would have done with this debt If they
had won can be conjectured. They
are now appealing to Democrats of all
factions to come across and the Old
Guardsmen are inclined to let State
Chairman Morris and his pals stick.
1t would be interesting to know how
many notes are out and who are the
makers and endorsers
A story is current that the Legis-
lature will adjourn April %, but not
many bets are being made on it.
Saying the act constituting the
Bureau of Public Morals is unconstitu-
tional, Judge James r. MacFarlane
at Pittsburgh yesterday handed down
an opinion overruling the demurrer,
and giving the defendants IA days in
which to answer in the equity suit of
Charles G. Moll against Eustace S.
Morrow, city controller, and Arthur G.
Burgoyne, Jr., superintendent of the
Moral Bureau. The opinion of the
Court contains the following words:
The Public Morals board of directors
is not beyond removal, yet it is beyond
control. 1t is created by the Legisla-
ture, not as part of the established
system. 1t is n special agency for a
special and limited purpose. The act
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law"
Friends of Judge Rice say that
the Superior Court president will not
reconsider his statement that he would
not be a candidate again. The judge
Is said to be looking forward to his
retirement and not to desire to enter
the scramble for office that is possible
under the nonpartisan act.
The Pittsburgh post office is said
to be keeping Washington officials
awake at night. The bosses of the
Democracy are fighting over the can
didates and the Old Guard is helping
the row along as much as possible.
The reorganization bosses are afraid
that Secretary Bryan will butt into this
matter as he did with the collectorship
and settle it.
Men connected with the revenue
service are said to fear that Collector
Ben Davis will make lot of changes.
One of the stories is that some men
who were named last year may be
thrown out to make room for new
lot of hungry Democrats, but it is
doubtful if the bosses would stoop to
that no matter how great the pres
sure.
The Cumberland county judge
ship is said to he agitating number
of lawyers over the river and while
no booms hSve been announced the
names of several men are in the air.
The Democrats are endeavoring to
get together on one candidate so as
to upset the principle of the nonparti-
san act
The death of County Controller \.
Franklin Hall, of Lancaster, was an
nounced yesterday. The Governor will
name his successor.