Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-20
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BY the Ex-Committeeman-

State administration people are ex-
pected to indicate their policy in re-
gard to the organization of the Legis-
lature this week and there are some
who are of the opinion that between
the Governor and the senior senator
and their programs that there may be
a chance found to bring about a con-
dition which would mean a short and
reasonably tranquil session. From a
number of parts of the State are heard
expressions of hope that the factions
will stop quarreling and work to
make the States big Republican ma
jority this year only starter for the
gubernatorial election in 1918.
Democratic State leaders, who have
a number of things which they wish
to conceal from their own people
notably the persistent Republican ma
jorities in Dauphin county, the de-
cline in Democrats in the general as
sembly, and the rising Republican
vote in the congressional district in
which National Committeeman Pal
mer resides, are planning to make the
most of any Republican factional fight.
To this end it is intended to keep the
State headquarters in this city open
during the session as a gathering place
for such Democratic legislators as are
on speaking terms with the bosses.
Much of the joy of the States DEM
ocratic bosses in the national result
has been dimmed. by the huge Repub-
lican vote in Pennsylvania and the
failure to make inroads on the con-
gressional delegation or the State SEN
ate, while the actual growth of the
Republican majority in the House,
which is greater than a majority of
the whole lower chamber, is not re-
ferred to in polite machine circles.
1t is said that there will be diff
Guilty in finding Democrat who would
be willing to be caucus nominee for
speaker as the strength of the Dem
ocracy is very small and so divided
between factions that it will be as
hard as ever to handle.
Representative Richard j. Bald
win has sent word to friends In this
city that he has promises of support
from enough of the Republican mem
bers of the next House to make him
feel very confident about the caucus to
be held on January l. Mr.. Baldwin is
not given to rash statements, although
there are some men connected with
the State administration who say that
Baldwin had better await the entering
of a rival into the field before MAX
ing claims. Reports that Charles Wal
ter, of Franklin; Joseph Ii. Phillips,
of Clearfield, and Fred c. Ehrhardt,
of Lackawanna, were candidates have
been denied. They have not expressed
themselves.
Governor Brumbaugh is expected
to start making changes soon. He is
said to have made up his mind to do
it and it is said that many of the men
opposed to him have made up their
minds that he is going to do it, too.
Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, is
preparing to ask for considerable spe-
cial legislation for improvement of
Philadelphia, he says. The Mayor has
not specified. but it is understood that
the bills will be prepared without de-
lay. Pittsburgh will probably ask
some legislation as well.
More complications regarding
mine inspectors have arisen. Last
Spring there was contest over wheth-
er they should be considered State
officers or not and now a dispatch
from Pottsville says that because of
complications which have arisen in
the election of four mine inspectors in
that county, quo warranto proceedings
are to be started Immediately by coun-
sci for Mine Inspector Keran Dona-
hue. of Pottsville, who was one of the
Democratic nominees for inspector
this year. If the court sustains the
proceedings the election of M j.
Brennan. of Pottsville: A. B. Lamb. of
Shenandoah; P. c.. Fenton, of Maha-
noy City, and Evan Evans, of Coal
dale. will be declared illegal. 1t is al
legged that the names of all of these
officials were placed on the ballots at
the primories last Spring illegally. 1t
is also charged that the SchuylkilI
county commissioners took the name
of Hugh Wilson. one of the Republi-
can nominees. off the November bal
lot without letter of withdrawal, and
that the name of Martin Nash was
substituted without a certificate of ELI
gibility, as required by law.
William Fox. the chief of police
of McAdoo, coal region town, whose
outputting caused much discussion.
has been reinstated.
w. ]. Priestley has been elected
president of the famous Lincoln Re-
publican Association of Bethlehem.
A Media dispatch to the Philadel-
phia Inquirer yesterday says: 1.-THE