Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-15
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by the Ex-Committeeman

Governor Brum baughs adoption of
drastic policy to further the selection
of Representative Edwin r. Cox as
the Republican candidate for speaker
of the House, as evidenced by his re-
quest for tho resignation of A. Nevin
Pomeroy, superintendent of public'
printing and binding. has attracted no
end of attention all over the State, and
it is generally believed that the Gov
ernor will so further to show that he
was in earnest when he said he had
rolled up his sleeves" to help the
South Philadelphian.
Opinion appears to differ whether the
Governor and his friends will be able
to get control of the organization of
the House which is vital to them be-
cause the Senate is generally classed
as administration. The Governor
yesterday expressed the greatest conf
dence in his ability to get the mem
bers necessary to win, but it was not
until he took the axe in hand yester-
day that some Of his principle sup
porters believed he had fighting
chance. On the other hand friends of
Richard ]. Baldwin assert that he has
over 100 members and declare that
the Governor has not made any con
verts" through his conversational
methods They are a bit apprehen-
sive. however, as to what may follow
the pushing of the vigorous policy
such as the Governor inaugurated yes
terday.
1t is declared that there is no
politics in the request/for resignation
of James McKirdy, assistant director
of the State Legislative Reference Blu
reau. 1t was denied at the bureau
that he had been asked to resign, but
he had nevertheless, while some peo-
pie were denying it, McKirdy has
hn oil Of fri
is man of unusual ability in his line
and has done valuable work. w. II.
Wacker, who is in the law Office of
Compensation Chairman Harry A.
Machey in Philadelphia, was picked
out some time ago for McKirdy's
place, but Auditor General-elect Sny-
der, who says sententiously that he
has no favors to ask. but many to
give, appears to think that John II.
Fertig, of PottsVille, the compiler in
the bureau and one of it's legal lights,
should have the place. Hence Mr..
Wacker will have to possess his soul
in patience as the Administration is
not going to risk a falling out with
the potential Snyder.
The Baldwin people stood fast to
a claim of 115 men to-day and said
that the failure of the Administration
to give figures or names when the
was rather significant. The Cox peo-
pie dealt in some additional claims of
generous nature to-day.
Much depends upon the attitude
of Mayor Smith of Philadelphia The
Mayor is sore" on the proposed de-
vision of the city charter and fears
that II he espouses the Cox cause the
Penrose people may make 1t warm for
him. The Administration is claiming
something like 81 of the IL members
in Philadelphia, but that claim like
the claim of 16 in Allegheny for Cox
may be subject to revision when Janu-
ary 1, rolls around. The delay in the
Philadelphia caucus Is at the instance
of the Mayor.
The fact that Representative II.
M. Showalter, of Union. is disposed to
be for Williams is causing concern at
the Capitol. Williams has developed
more votes than given credit for, and
this may account for the scheme to
trot out Charles Walter, of Franklin,
for some trial heats. Walter has a
lot of friends and might draw from
Williams without hurting Cox.
Representative Duncan Sinclair
was here yesterday and left doubt in
his wake.
-On this subject all that Senator Nc
Nichol would say was: "The Governor
is the type of man who gets into high
places by reason of misplaced conf
dence of both party leaders and the
voters at large. He has accomplished
little or nothing of constructive
character, but has appointed to office
at high salaries men who go up and
down the State playing petty factional
politics and who are not serving the
State"
The Democratic legislators will be
told to make the best of their oppor-
tunity in the factional fighting at a
dinner to be given to them by Ma
tional Chairman Mccormick at which
A. Mitchell Palmer and Joe GuffeyI
and Warren Van Dyke will be present
The dinner is regarded as McCor-