Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-20
GOVERNOR GIVES
LAWMAKERS JOLT
Public Service Announcement
Causes Much Surprise Among
the People on the Hill

Governor Martin G. B~rumbaugh
kept up his reputation for surprises
last night. He sent to the Senate the
nominations of seven public service
commissioners that startled even the
dopesters. Three Of the men named
had not even been mentioned. The
nominations surprised most of the
senators and were held over for con-
sideration in the committee on nomi-
nations until to-day.
The nominations were as follows:
Samuel w. Pennypacker, lawyer and
author, former governor and former
railroad commissioners, chairman or
the commissioners who's nominations
were recalled. to be chairman and for
the ten year term.
John S. Killing, Erie, lawyer, mem
Der of the school code commission ana
of the State Board of Education, for
mer chairman Of Democratic state
committee and personal friend of the
Governor, nine years.
William a. Magee, former mayor OF
Pittsburgh and chairman of the ship
canal board, eight years
Milton j. Brecht, Lancaster, present
commissioner, seven years.
John Monaghan, Philadelphia, law
yer and counsel for Republican COM
mittee, six years.
Edgar r. Kiess, Hughesville, former
legislator and congressman, from the
Fifteenth district, five years.
w. d. Il. Ainey, Montrose, lawyer
and former congressman, four years.
The commissioners who were not
reappointed are Emory r. Johnson,
Philadelphia, rate expert; S. l.. Tone,
Pittsburgh, electrical expert; Charles
f. Wright, Susquehanna, banker;
Frank NJ. Wallace, Erie, banker, who
resigned some time ago, and Walter
II. Gather, Pittsburgh, former secre-
tary to John X. Tener.
The appointments caused a tremen-
dous surprise and the sessions of the
two houses were adjourned until the
members could rush to telephone Of
fees and telephone booths. The Sen
ate promptly referred the nominations
to committee.
Public Charities Board
Two new members were named for
the State Board of Public Charities
which is to play a big part in the work
of the administration. They are Louis
Wolf, Philadelphia. n e. j.. Stack
pole. Harrisburg. Commissioners Tor
rance, Gill. French and Johnson are
reappointed.
Banking Commissioner William II.
Smith was reappointed as was EXecu-
tive Controller Samuel c. Todd.
James y. Moore, director of the Leg
islative Reference Bureau, was reap
pointed.
Robert c. Shaw, Greensburg, county
school superintendent of Westmore-
land, was appointed member of the
State Board of Education, presumab-
ly to succeed David B. Oliver, the vice
chairman and member of the school
code commission, who resigned soor
after Governor Brumbaugh took of
fee.
Charles Thompson, Philadelphia
was named to succeed Hans Wagner
the Pittsburgh baseball player, as
member of the Fisheries Commits
sion.
Charles A. Woods. Pittsburgh, was
named member of the Panama-PacifiC
Exposition and Senator Marshal
Phipps. Venango. a trustee of Polk.
DIR. Mof1tt Reappointed
DIR. John ]. Mofitt, of this city, was
reappointed a member of the State
Dental Examining Board.
F.. II. Reppert, U~niontown, was ap'
| pointed Judge of Fayette county, tC
succeed r. f. Umbel, resigned.
Charles Kolb. Philadelphia, brother
of Colonel Louis j. Kolb, was appoint.
ed a member OF the Suburban Plan,
! ming Commission to succeed JOSEPH
/ X. Grundy.
John B.. Patrick, Clarion, and Johr
Wanamaker, were reappointed on the
Meade Monument Commission.
Edgar F. Smith, provost of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, is ~reappointeC
member Of the College and University
Council.
w. p. Stevenson, McVeytown. is re.
appointed a forestry commissioner anC
J.. NJ. Hoffman, Johnstown, named t.
the commission.
largest Honored
Other appointments include:
Uniform Legislative Commission
Walter George Smith, w. II. Stake
Philadelphia, and William M. largest
Philadelphia Registration Commits
sioner-John O'Donnell.
Industrial Board-George S. Com.
stock, James c. Cronin, John p. WooC
and Mrs. Samuel Semple.
State College Trustees-T. w. Bar
low, Philadelphia; M. w. Lawry
Scranton, and Jacob L.. Kendall, Pitts
burgh.
Managers Huntingdon ReformatorS
j. w. Brown, Lancaster, and George
II. Stewart, S~hippensburg.
Veterinary EXaminers-C. w. Boyd
F. H.. Schneider, Philadelphia; j. w
SaIlade, Auburn.
Deputy State Veterinarian-Dr. T
E. Munce, Washington.
Boards named include those for
Harrisburg State Hospital-D. c. Herr
Edward Bailey, DR.. II. NJ. Slime, Har-
risburg; John r. Mentzer, Ephrata
George w. Creighton. Altoona, and w
c. Freeman, Lebanon; William NJ,
Donaldson, Harrisburg, and l.. S. Sad
Ter. Carlisle.
The advisory board OF the Depart
ment of HEALTH Spring city Hos
pital board, Feeble-Minded Women's
Village board and Western Peniten-
tiary board were r%eappointed, together
with many others. In all, over 800
names were sent in. man of whom
We're confirmed.
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