Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-07
DR.. BRUMBAUCH IS
GENUINELY PLEASED
Expresses Qualification at the Man
ner in Which the Legislature
Organized Here
DISCUSSING HIS PLATFORM
Democrats Picking Men For Post
masters Before the Storm
Breaks Over Them


baugh yesterday met prominent iegis-
lators at Philadelphia for discussion
of the proposed acts and expressed his
pleasure at the harmony prevailing
in the organization of the Legislature.
The new governor told many friends
yesterday that he considered the start
as a most successful one.
The formal statement of the new
governor on the subject was: Il am
naturally pleased at the action of the
Legislature in organizing in a manner
that insures speedy action on all mat |
ters to which we are pledged to the
people of Pennsylvania. 1t is indica-
tive of party unity in the speedy en-
actment OF the laws the people have
by their votes declared to be necessary
to the welfare of the State. | most
heartily welcome this spirit of CO.
operation. We must enact progressive
| Legislation in harmony with the spirit
of the times. With the Legislature
and the Executive in accord, our citi-
zens will obtain legislation of a most
desirable nature in the near future"
The Philadelphia Inquirer in qom-
menting upon the situation of yester-
day says to-day: Governor elect
| Brumbaugh yesterday started the ma
chinery going for the early introduce
tion of bills in the general assembly
! of Pennsylvania to put into effect Leg
islation to carry out the platform
pledges of the Republican State COM
mittee, as we'll as his own personal
pledges to the people in the late cam
paign. lie sent for State Senator
James p. McNichol, who introduced
the resolution calling for a joint COM
mittee of the Senate and the House
to cooperate with the Chief EXecu-
tive-elect in the introduction of bills
TO fulfill these pledges. They had
] Oft q
Senator Edwin II. Ware was closeted
! with DR.. Brumbaugh, and then Speak
er-elect of the House Charles A. Am
bier had private interview with him.
The understanding is that work shall
begin at once on the preparation of the
various measures, which shall be
known as administration bills They
| will first be submitted to the State
! Legislative Bureau end afterward they
! VIII be passed upon cy the Brumbaugh
Attorney General y conference with
the Governor-elect by members of the
joint Legislative committee on these
campaign pledge bills will be held
! next week, when the whole subject
will be carefully considered"
| democrats here to-day were in
J lterested in a rumor that Colonel Bill
/ Fairman, the picturesque Democrat
from PunXsutawney, would be named
DIS postmaster u lHdl lONn ny SOn-
gresham Palmer before March 4.
Colonel Bill would look well selling
stamps.
Colonel Fred Wilson, a Washing
ton party man, has been given job
| in the Philadelphia municipal court.
One by one the roses fade.
Ex-senator James l.. Adams of
| Pittsburgh. is quoted as saying that
Dr. Brumbaugh plans to have a State
highway commission created This
! was one of the projects broached dur
ing the Stuart administration and be-
fore the present highway act went
through in the first legislature under
| Tener.
Auditor General Powell is said to
have some lurking ambition to meas
| ure swords with State Chairman Will
liam E. Grow for the United States
senatorship when Senator Oliver re-
tires.
Frank b. McCIain formally re-
tired as mayor of Lancaster last night
and will come here next week to pre-
pare for things in the Senate.
ii. j. Durkin. a friend of the re-
organizers, has been selected as post
master of Scranton by the machine
A new row has broken out in
Pottsville and the mayor and coun-
cilmen are threatened with impeach-
ment and surcharge. G. +. Foley
already well known in litigation, is be-
hind it.
Mayor Blankenburg yesterday
asked for the resignation of DIR. Rich
ard c. Harte as director of public
health. lie will also have the assist
ant director the cause of the row, re-
sign. DIR. S. Lewis Zeigler has been
appointed director. the third since the
reform administration began its trou-
ibled voyage
DR.. Brumbaugh's recent statement
that he expected to get around the
state u good bit i'll the next four years
ana that he planned to visit as many
of the siNty-seven counties as possible
has resulted in numerous invitations
being extended to him to visit. In fact,
there is a tremendous demand for the
new Governor to appear at various
functions and his first spring in office
will he marked by delegations coming
here to get him to visit their homes.
1t is said. however. that the new Gov
\ ernor will not make many visits dur,
ing the legislative session, preferring
to remain here where he can keep his
hand on legislation.
| Gossip about the charmanships
of the committees in the next Legis-
lature are attracting much attention
1t appears to be generally believed
that James F. Woodward Will be
chairman of the House appropriations
committee. u place he held in 1909
and 1911