Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-18
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Representative Richard j. Baldwin,
of Delaware, appears not to be losing
any time in getting about the State In
his campaign for election as Speaker
of the next House. Baldwin is q very
active citizen, anyway, and he has the
support of a capable organization. The
other aspirants do not seem to have
gotten started and are waiting to see
the result of the high council of war
to be held by the administration lead
ers with Governor Brumbaugh in
Philadelphia to-day.
1t is believed that the administration
people will decide to support an up
State man and will start things NOV
ing, among the steps being to make
some prompt and radical changes In
departments of the State government.
Reports that opposition to President
Pro TEN, Beidleman will be set up are
not generally credited, as Senator ware
is with the Dauphin man.
Once the administration candidate
for Speaker is picked out, there Will be
a hard fighr started for him with At
torney General Brown and the Wares
looking after the eastern end and
Commissioners Magee and O'Neil han
ding the center and western members.
One of the odd things about Bald
wins canvass was that he turned up at
State College yesterday and spoke
riqht from the same platform as his
old legislative rival, Congressman John
r. K Scott, who is much interested
in preventing Baldwin from becoming
Speaker If possible.
The North American of to-day calls
attention to q change of front on the
part of Senator Ware on the assistance
clause question. The North American
says that the Wares evacuated some
trenches because of the Penrose move
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the Democrats and independents. w.
Il. Finley was spokesman for the Wares
yesterday and he and Democratic City
Chairman Lank fired broadsides. Most
of the newspapers admit that the
Baldwin early start has given him an
advantage.
Candidates for mine inspector and
a number of other offices who are not
required to file. statements of expenses
at the Capitol are sending accounts to
the Capitol. They are being sent back
with regularity and dispatch, as the
candidates must file in their home dis.
tricts.
--Lycoming county will probably
have a contest over the seats of it's
legislators. The candidates are watch
ing every move of the count.
Politicians are watching with
much interest the developments of the
State Grange campaign to have the
powers of the State Commission of
Agriculture broadened. The commits
sion is more likely to face abolition
than anything else.
Friends of Congressman Rowland
have been congratulating him upon
his reelection in the face of a hard
fight in his home district and failure
TO get help where it should have been
given.
--Ex-Lieutenant-G Governor l.. A.
Watres was the speaker at the Leb-
anon high school ceremonies yester-
day. He was greeted by many friends.
-Congressmen Barchfeld and Cole
man appear to be ahead on the face
of the returns. The going is rough,
however.
Reading may have to increase its
tax rate to pay for various municipal
improvements.
-Duquesne borough has voted to
become third class city. Butler and
Warren also voted that way.
Considerable interest has been
aroused in Philadelphia by a report
that Mayor Smith had decided to
throw out all bids for street cleaning
because they were too high. There
has been much discussion in Phila-
delphia on the subject.
John A. McSparran, of Lancaster
county, well known in political circles
will be reelected as master of the
State Grange when it holds the an
nual meeting in Philadelphia next
month.
Mayor Smith has landed the place
of orphans court tipstaff at $4,000 a
year for his brother in Philadelphia
Senators Penrose and McNichol favor
ed him. 1t was thought that protege
of Senator e. w. Patton would get
the lob.
Demands for shake-up are COM
mencing to be heard among the Demo-
Gratis of Schuylkilf and Luzerne
counties where the Democracy was
signally beaten and where objections
to the way the party was run were
heard before election. The manner in
which federal patronage was appor-
toned is blamed for the defeat of
Democratic candidates
The Northampton county con-
troller has refused to stand for any
$40 for the election boards in some
districts which tried to make two days