Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-20
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By the Ex-Committeeman

to the developments and the efforts of
the judges in charge to reach some
place where an improvement in the
| election service could be taken up.
Judge w. H. Stake, speaking yes
terday, pointed out that one reason
why there was difficulty over election
returns was that election officers were
has been noted that men who form
erly conducted elections have been
giving the job a wide birth. Judge
Stakes comments are interesting. He
said in court yesterday: IF you want
to get the right kind of men to fill
these important posts on election day
men qualified and willing to dis
charge the duties in a proper and
thorough manner - the compensation
must be in accordance with the i'm
portance and responsibility of the Of
| flee. l make this statement in the
hope that what / say will reach those
in authority, and that If there is to
be any correction along the line of
the work at the polls, 1t may be in the
way of giving adequate, proper and
just compensation to the right-minded
proper and competent men who fill
the position of election officers"
Governor Brumbaugh has stirred
up the animals by criticism of legis-
lative appropriation methods. In
Pittsburgh yesterday he spoke at the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the West
ern Pennsylvania Institute for the
Blind and said:
81 am surprised and delighted with
the appearance of the Western Penn
sylvania Institute for the Blind, and
can see greater things in store for the
blind boys and girls who may be
brought to this institution in the fu-
n CI1 40 no
not been done for it by the State. L
will pledge myself right now to sug-
gest and support a scheme for much
larger appropriations from the State
Legislature than has been given this
institution"
The Philadelphia Ledger comes
out to-day with a declaration that
Governor Brumbaugh is coming TO
the front as a presidential possibility
and says the sentiment is growing in
the interior. The Ledger says: Re
ports brought here by upstate polit-
ical leaders during the last few days
are declared to show that the senti-
ment in favor of Governor Brumbaugh
as candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination is increasing.
There are many signs, it is said, that
there is afoot a movement to elect
delegates pledged to the support of
the Schoolmaster Governor" The
Wares, through their State lieutenants
are accredited with stirring up a Wig
orous campaign in behalf of the Gov
ernor."
Regarding the future the Ledger
makes the prediction. although other
papers are silent: Should Senator
Penrose remain in the field as tenta-
tive candidate, political leaders pro-
fess to see anew alignment of political
forces throughout the State that would
make for a lively State fight between
the ose-McNichol-Crow wing on
one side and the new Brumbaugh-Vare
machine on the other. Ex-senator
William Finn, of Pittsburgh. erst-
while Progressive, is now said to be
out in the open as Brumbaugh ad-
Vocate and is said to be willing to lead
the fight in the western end of the
State for a Progressive r Republican
coalition under Brumbaugh banners"
Candidates have until December
to file their expense accounts and
some funny things are being turned
up throughout the State.
More arrests are threatened in
the expose of the election and pri-
mary frauds in Allegheny county and
steps to bring before the courts over
100 men are said to be contemplated
The shake-up will be the biggest ever
known in the county.
Pittsburgh people are much stir
red up over the stand taken by the
city council to the effect that the city
will charge charities for all water
used. In other words hospitals and
homes will be on the same footing as
factories.
w. ]. Thomas, former warden of
Il, II f.,1
here is slated for a position in the
Lackawanna county commissioners
office.
The Philadelphia Record of to-day
says: Governor Brumbaugh will hold
a conference to-day with the Law
Committee of the Bar Association
shortly after his arrival in the city TO
attend the Five O'clock Club dinner
and it is generally believed that fol-
lowing the conference the Governor
will announce the appointment of
President Judge j. Willis Martin, of
Common Pleas Court No. 5, to the
State Supreme Court, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of JUS
tice John p. Elkin. Judge Martin has
been indorsed for the Supreme Court
vacancy by many of the leading law
yers' of the city. George McCurdy.
president of common council, who was
defeated at the recent election for
Judge of Orphans Court, is being
doomed by his friends to succeed
Judge Martin, If the latter receives the
Supreme Court berth. Several men
prominent in the councils of the or
ganization said yesterday, however,
that McCurdy would not be con-
sidered.
Allegheny county's official re-
turns will soon be in hand. They
have finished counting the candidates
for judges and local officers and will
tackle the amendments next.
The Prohibition State committee
expense account filed yesterday shows
considerable liability carried from
year to year. The committee, how
ever, shows a good many small con-
tributions and interest in it's work.
Senator Plymouth w. Snyder
must reimburse Hollidaysburg to the
extent of $4,000 which the borough
paid in damages to Teresa Green, ac-
cording to an opinion filed by Judge
Thomas ]. Baldrlge. Mrs. Green Slip
ped on a ridge of Ice in front of the
property of Anna G. Bell, Holidays
burg, which the Senator inherited.
She sued for damages and was award
ed $4,000. Then the borough sued
Snyder to recover the amount of Mrs.
Green's claim. and won. Snyder petit
toned the court to set aside the ver-
dict, and the judge refused.