Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-30
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Governor Brumbaugh's drastic steps
to aid the movement for the election
of Representative Edwin r. Cox as
speaker of the next House of Repre-
sentatives have attracted attention of
people at the national capital and even
at other State capitals to the factional
contest waging once more among the
Republicans of the Keystone State. In
this State there have been many eX-
pressions of regret voiced by news
papers and representative citizens that
TIE dominant party should engage in
another rough and tumble contest so
soon after the May primaries and
leaders of neither side are being COM
plimented. Dismissal of Samuel B.
Rambo, the superintendent of public
grounds and buildings, known as the
man wLo built the Capitol and whose
administration has never been ques-
toned, has been received with mixed
feelings because the manner of run
ming the State House has been widely
commented upon.
The general impression is that the
Governor will make more dismissals,
but that they will not be of great eff
feet on the speakership because OF
the impression which prevails that the
appointments will be made with an
eye 10 success in the contests to be
waged for offices in Philadelphia this
fall.
On the other hand, friends of the
Governor say with perfect propriety
that being Governor he is responsible
for everything except the fiscal de-
partments and that he is entitled to
have in office men who suit him and
that the custom of removing men not
in harmony even though they be the
most efficient and of long service has
been recognized in American politics
for over 200 years and that the pres
ent Democratic national administra-
ton has given some striking proofs
OF adherence to traditions.
Governor Brumbaugh is under
stood to have been importuned for
days to take the action he did yester-
day, but refused until yesterday aft
ernoon when after a conference with
his advisers he determined to make
more examples. Even then 1t was
personally very distasteful to him
Dismissal of the two officials had
comparatively little effect upon the
few legislators here last night or early
NO-hdS IL leld bCtll tApGCleu lnaI
sooner or later Mr.. Rambo would he
asked TO resign, but what caused COM
ment was the absence of any eXplana-
ton. At the Cox headquarters there
WAS much jubilation because it was
felt that the dismissals would impress
incoming legislators and there was
considerable talk INDUCED in that
more might go, while at the Baldwin
headquarters the action had been dis
counted.
Statements We're issued i'm gener.
Gus measure by both sides last night
but the world went on. Mr.. Baldwin
issued statement declaring that he
thanked his friends and did not intend
to answer all of the abuse leveled al
him, while his headquarters fore.
casted IAN easy victory" claiming los
pledged votes, including 35 from
Philadelphia and Allegheny and solid
delegations from these counties;
Delaware. Chester, Bucks, Lebanon
Schuyll<ill, Washington, Erie. Fayette
Dauphin, Northumberland. Crawford
Beaver, Venango, Indiana. Wayne
Chester, Mercer. Carbon, Warren
Lehigh, Somerset and Mexican. 1t is
also claimed that Baldwin will have
the votes from Montgomery. Luzerne