Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-05
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Philadelphia's civil service board,
which contains two men we'll known to
many Harrisburgers. is now furnish
ing considerable entertainment for the
people of that city and the State as
well by refusing to resign as requested
by Mayor Smith. The Mayor wanted
to name new board and it is said
that heretofore boards generally re-
signed when asked.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says re-
garding the incident: 1.-The fact that
the civil service commission, consist
ing of Frank NJ. Ritter, president;
Peter Bolger, secretary, and Lewis H.
Van Dusen, had declined to present
their designations at his request ap-
parently failed to annoy Mayor Smith
He was asked If he had promptly dis
missed the boards and said: 1 have
not. There is no hurry. They sent
long letter to me to-day, in which
they recited the accomplishments of
the past four years, and stated that if
they resigned it might be taken as an
implication of dereliction in duty. L
DO not feel that it would. In asking
Tor their designations, l simply follow
ed the example of my predecessor, US
ing even the same form of letter. l am
not at liberty to say what course I will
follow as result of their refusal to
resign"
Howard Mutchler. leader of the
Democratic party in Northampton
county for many years, and prominent
| IN state politics, died at Easton last
night of pneumonia, aged SO. His
father, William Mutchler, died while a
member of the ways and means COM
mittee of Congress, and he was elected
to succeed him. In 1900 he was again
elected to Congress. He was owner of
the Easton Daily Express.
Governor Brumbaugh's friends in
Pittsburgh are urging him to make a
visit to that section. The Governor
however, has not made any plans for
speech-making as he is staying here
to clear up governmental matters.
The Coatesville mayoralty con-
test has been postponed because every
one connected with the case has grip.
-Luzerne county appointments
have been held up because the con-
troller insists that the salary board
must approve of them.
Senator w. NJ. Lynch, of Lacka-
terested in being named to a place in
the gift of the Scranton Poor Board.
Mayor a. l.. Reichenbach, of AL
lentown. is out with a statement in
which he says that he proposes to be
a real city father. He is we'll known
here and his friends believe that he
will become one of the most popular
Mayors Allentown ever had
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the Mercer county commissioners and
Guy Thorn has been elected solicitor
Director of Safety William H. Will
son yesterday informed the heads of
the Philadelphia police that he would
hold them personally responsible and
that no political pull would save them.
Bradford county is debt free and
is celebrating.
Congressman A. G. DewaIt, A..
Mitchell Palmer and Roland S. Nor
rls are announced as speakers for the
Jackson day dinner Of the Philadel-
phia Democrats on Saturday evening.
Whether there will be any plates
thrown or not is unknown.
Representative A. A. Weimer of
Lebanon last night announced that he
would run again for the House. So
will his colleague. DR.. 1. X. Urich.
-Ex-Mayor Blankenburg of Phila-
delphla, will go to California for a
rest.
Fred Heed has been reelected
president of West Chester borough
council for the eighth time.
In Philadelphia yesterday Mayor
Smith took occasion to deny reports
of breaks with Senator McNichol.
I Allegheny county controllership
is to be fought out in the courts. Con-
troller Moore is one the job and
Cribbs is after him with writ
F. w. Pilgrim, Republican, was
elected president of Sharpsburg coun-
ell by Democrats.
The attention of the State is turned
toward Washington to-day because of
the effort of Congressman John r. K.
| Scott and w. S. Ware to put in Edgar
X. ktess as member from PennSylva-
mia on the Republican 'congres ssional
committee. This place was held by
Charles e. Patton, now secretary of
agriculture, and 1t is evident that the
State administration is boosting
Kiess. C. H.. Rowland, who succeeded
Mr.. Patton in Congress is being boom
ed for the place by the Penrose men.
At a dinner given by the retiring
Bucks county Republican officials to
their successors, State Senator Clar-
ence ]. Buchanan announced his can
didacy to the National Republican
! Convention, and Republican County
Chairman Hiram II. Keller, of Doyles-
town, announced that he would seek
the place as alternate. Both will sup
port a standpat Republican for the
presidency. Joseph r. Grundy leader
| of the Republicans in Bucks, made
this plain in a speech in which he said
no Republican in Bucks need seek po-
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| from the old-time Republican princi-
pies. Former Postmaster f. w. Min
ster, of Bristol, announced his can
didacy for State Committeeman.
FISHING IN MEsOPOTAMIA
With the exception of the Turkish
governor and the few soldiers quar-
tered there before the war the occu-
pants of the village are Arabs. Ma
ture has provided them with so many
of the necessities of life that thew
| bear little resemblance to the small
active Arab of the plain. They are
| large, inclined to corpulency and
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