Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
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Pe~~oqeSa~ia
BY the Ex-CoIumitteeInan

Return OF Governor Brumbaugh
from Scranton, where he spoke last
night at the semicentennial. was be-
| ing awaited with some apprehension
on Capitol Hill to-day because of re-
| ports that the removal Of DR.. James
NJ. Esler, the chief of distribution of
documents, was only the beginning of
gotten used to the idea that there will
be changes. It is the fortune of war
and the speculation is chiefly as to
who will be next.
In some administration quarters 1t
is gossip that about 120 persons con-
nected with the State government
will be changed between now and the
assembling of the next Legislature.
Some of these people have been on
the Hill for years and their removal,
while designed to make trouble for
| leaders not in sympathy with the ad-
| ministrauon. would really be n relief
because some of them have lost touch
with their districts.
The Governor has been keeping his
counsel about the major appoIny.u,,.,
and it is predicted that he will have
some sudden announcements as he did
in the case of the highway commits
sionership and also cause some heart
burnings.
|
be the big thing at the Capitol be-
cause there are signs that it is being
helped along by men who are anxious
| to retain their places after 191S's
election and that they are Industrious
| 1y making some try-outs. Some of
those put into the limelight are now
said to be liking it and to be start
ing to see the outcome of the meet
ing of the State committee on Mon
day.
| up to date there have not been
many signs of a getting together of
opposing factions In advance of the
Legislature, but such things are often
accomplished over night and there is
always possibility of forces which
may control a Legislature making q
protocol with the administrative end
and agreeing that no bricks shall be
thrown and no territory invaded.
One result of the Governors
tours has been considerable inquiry
as to what DR.. Brumbaugh meant by
his frequently reiterated declaration
that 1t was his hope that the peopIe
would elect the right sort of mem
to the offices and that he would not
like to see mean, low, petty men
about Harrisburg any more than he
would tolerate sinister, sordid influ-
clared that he would go out on the
stump and go after every man who
did not ring true on local option and
other things to which he was com
mitted and there is some fear
throughout the State that he may fol-
low up his swings around the farm
ing districts by some speech-makine
/ against men who were not aligned
With him last year on this.
Mayor Smith, of PHILADELPHIA, is
planning to assume the responsibility
for that city's finances himself and is
arranging to go over all of the details
and to keep in close touch. The may.
or figures that he would be blamed
anyhow and that he might as well
have flrst-hand information.
| Republican State candidates and
congressman will gather at the PhiIa.
delphia Republican headquarters in
Philadelphia on Thursday evening for
a general speaking meeting. There
will be Hughes banner swung to the
breeze.
National Committeeman A
Mitchell Palmer has made virtue OF
necessity and lined up with the Ol6
Guard Democratic machine in PhiIa.
delphia. A few years ago he was call.
ing them names.
The members of tie Blair count,
bar, yesterday, adopted resolutions In
favor of the election of Justice E. A
Walling, of Erie, and pledged them.
selves to work and vote for him.
] Highway Commissioner schoen