Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
PATRONAGE MAKES
LEGISLATORS WORK
Committees Laboring to Fill the
Places For the Duration of
the General Assembly
WILL SETTLE THIS WEEK
Democratic Scheme to Fill as Many
Federal Jobs as Possible Be-
fore Storm Begins

| The committees in charge of the
filling or the offices in the two
branches of the legislature, known as
the slate committees or the patronage
distributors. are having no end oi
trouble to apportion the places. Never
before was there such a rush foI
places and all sorts of tentative lists
are being made up.
/ The committees will meet in
/ Philadelphia Wednesday or Thursday
to attend to the work, but 1t may be
well into next week before they finish
The general belief is that the appoint
ments will not be announced until af-
ter the inauguration.
President pro tenn Kline and
| Speaker Amber will discuss commit
| tees with Governor-elect Brumbaugh
to-day or tomorrow. The mail of the
presiding officers is burdened with re-
quests for places.
The Senate is not expected to act
on any of the appointments of Gov
ernor Tener until after the inaugura-
tion. On the nineteenth it will con-
firm such appointments as are s. at
in by the new Governor, but the 9TH
ers will be held. as was done when
the Stuart and Tener administration
began. Approximately 220 recess ap-
pointments will therefore be held
over.
The funeral of the late Senator
j. X. p. Hall at Ridgway was attend
ed by many of his colleagues in the
Senate and by many men prominent
in Democratic affairs for years past
1t was a notable tribute to the Elk
senator.
-Congressman-el Arthur G.. De-
walt, former Democratic state chair
man. created a sensation at Allentown
on Saturday night when he said in a
speech that when it came down to
looking after his constituency he pro-
posed to do so even if he did not go
along on programmed legislation.
DR.. Martin c.. Brumbaugh, Sem
ator PenroSe, Congressman Palmer and
other men prominent in politics were
at Atlantic City yesterday. But the
new Governor did not say a word
about appointments.
Representative Fred E. Geiser, of
Easton, announced on Saturday that
he would offer a bill to make the
laurel the state flower. He has the
support of a. number of people in the
hustling northeastern section.
Reading was selected as the head
quarters of the Socialist party over Al
lentown by a referendum vote of 1900
to 400. The headquarters will be
maintained as heretofore, r. b. Ring
Ter being in charge.
democrats in this section are Won
dering why the appointment of War
rem NanDyle as revenue collector in
the Ninth district does not come along.
There were intimations the other day
that 1t would be here. but nothing has
arrived.
In this connection the Philadel-
phia Ledger to-day prints the follow
ing; ''All the power of federal patron
age is being utilized by the reorgan-
ization leadership in the Democratic
party in this State to strengthen the
party in the 81 counties in preparation
for the presidential contest in 1916.
Between 500 and 600 post office ap-
polntments will be distributed. under
the direction of the Palmer McCor-
mick reorganization Democrats. within
the next few months. Not in many
years has ii fallen to the lot of Demo-
cratic leaders to dispense patronage
with such lavish hand, and the re-
organizers are taking the fullest ad-
vantage of their opportunities"