Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-28
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Disposition of the quo warranto pro-
.ceedines against Mayor John ". Kosek,
of Wilkes-Barre. on the ground that
he is ineligible to succeed himself as
mayor of a third class city will be
taken up in about month. Attorney
General Brown has decided that the
case will be considered when Deputy
Attorney General w. M. Hargest re-
turns to the city. Mr.. Hargest heard
the application for the quo warranto
and has been the representative of the
State in numerous election and mu-
nicipal law contests.
The Kosek case will affect every one
of the third class cities and has at
tracted much attention because of the
tests already made in the courts. 1t
involves the question whether the
Clark act does not provide a whole
new scheme of city government. The
mayors counsel contends that it does,
but this is asserted by his opponents
not to be the case.
-Philadelphia is to have a new
probe and this time it will be started
by the mayor. He wants to have the
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jury Investigations are said to be get
ing rather close to police.
"A McNichol man was yesterday
appointed to a place in one of the
Philadelphia city departments.
Congressman D. F. Lafean, of
stltutional amendment advertising for
one of the York city papers. In MAX
ing up the list all of the papers in the
city of York were left out.
George w. Norris, appointed to
the farm loan board yesterday was
formerly director of docks. wharves
and ferries in Philadelphia under
Mayor Blankenburg and one of the
best-known men in the Philadelphia
financial world. He is a Democrat and
was in sympathy with the reorgan-
ization movement in this State. His
selection will meet with general ap-
proval in the eastern states.
William Draper Lewis, the man
who, next to William Finn, was the
big end of the Progressive movement
in this State, in a letter sent to the
Philadelphia Public Ledger says re-
Sarding the end of the Washington
party practically what he said in a let
ter read at the recent conference here.
Mr.. Lewis writes: II have been asked
to express my conclusions with respect
to the recent meeting of the Washing
ton party State committee. I approve
OF the action taken by the committee
in refusing to organize, because I agree
with Colonel Roosevelt in believing
that the Progressive party as a sepa-
rate political party should go out of
existence"
The meeting of borough officials
interested in the drafting of the uni
form highway ordinance for the small
er municipalities of the State held at
the office of the attorney general yes
terday will do more to eliminate pro
life cause of disputes than anything
else the Pennsylvania Association of
Boroughs has done in a long time.
The proposed ordinance covers all
matters which have been in contro-
versy and it is believed that it will be
generally favored. Copies of the re-
vised meas ure will be mailed in a short
time to all of the boroughs in the
league and they will be asked to send
suggestions which will be considered
later on and final copy sent out for
adoption.
"A Council of S5 members for
Philadelphia, rather than one of 16
as proposed by Clinton Rogers Wood
run, was suggested yesterday to the
subcommittee on charter revision in a
letter received from William Hancock,
president of the United Business Mems
Association. Besides expressing dis
approval of the proposed Council of
10, Mr.. Hancock wrote that the asso-
citation would be hardly likely to
listen to any such idea as a city mana
ger to take the place of the Mayor and
his directors" At the same time, Mr..
Hancock wrote that the association
was in accord with the general propo-
sition that the charter was in need of
some revision.