Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-19
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Richard j. Baldwin, Edwin R. q.
and George w. Williams. the thu
candidates for the Republican caud
nomination for speaker of the Hol
are all colleagues of bygone sessio
and very good friends. In fact, th|
have served on the same committt
and have taken very prominent pa
in the deliberations of the last thrI
sessions. With Fred c. Ehrhardt,
Scranton, and John M. Flynn,
Ridgway, the Republican and Dem
cratic fathers of the House" Gespd
lively, and James f. Woodward,
McKeesport, these three men fol
the most prominent group in 1egis
tive affairs. They are veterans
many debate and much legislati
work. or the six Mr.. Baldwin is t
most active and he was one of
leaders in 1913 and 1915. Mr.. c
served as chairman of the manufa
lures committee and Mr.. Williams
law and order, having charge of bi
which bore their names and we
talked and written about all over t
country. The contest has attract
much attention because in some
spects it resembles that of 1913 a.
bids fair to lead to the same kind
a session.
Except for 1918 the speakersh
contests have been pretty we'll settl
in the caucus meetings. Republica
| have always predominated and
nomination passed unquestioned.
the nineties there was not much oE
position and in the next decade the
| were some revolts in which 8. Tayl
North, of Punxsutawney, and otheS
| figured. The McClain and Cox regim
were marked by some strenuous time
but nothing like what followed fro
the 1913 selection. In that sessi&
John r. X. Scott took the warpa
and the record of the session is
| tremendous size.
We're getting out early. Chris
mas is coming" exclaimed q couple
youngsters who were roaming arouII
with snowshovels about daylight IL
day. The boys were Industrious
ringing doorbells and going after busI
ness with the same eagerness that
ago. The snowshovel bridge has nj
had much to do in recent years. al
cording to the boys but this TIM
there is a chance to get Christina
money.
| Prof c. II. Aikens, named as IN
president of the Susquehanna Trd
Highway association which plans
| develop q great North and South higI
way between Harrisburg and ElmiI
along the lines of the old Indian tra
of which Col. Henry w. Shoemak|
and Fred Newell love to write, is pre-
ident of Susquehanna University. II
is close personal friend of Governd
Brumbaugh and an authority upon I'll
history of Susquehanna valley. +
was one of the Brumbaugh delegat,
| s-l IL
| Prof. AikenS will not let anyone forg,
the Susquehanna Trail any more tha
William Jennings misses anythin
when the William Penn Highway
| concerned.
State Fire Marshal G.. Chal Port
working to get farmers to do som,
thing for better protection of barr
from fire. He has been plodding alor
that line and is bent on reducing tt
number of barn fires by education
nothing else. One day he struck
farmer whose barn did not seem {
be a good fire risk so the marshal b,
gan making some suggestions. tt
farmer was "sot in his ways" ar
averred that if he "fireproofed" h
barn the cattle would not thrive.
go on" said Port. "I was reare
on a farm and used to be in IL
| IiillC bdSlhCSos
It's rather hard to imagine what
| in the mind of q person who climbs
the top of the Capitol dome on da
when snowstorm is raging. I'll
last few days there have been hume
Gus requests for permission to go
the top of the dome. Some of the
come from youngsters, some fro
women and more from men. I'll
| vic Ia NOT attr1 ptiVn in a
storm.
Preparations to hang the OaklC
paintings have attracted much atteI
ton at the Capitol and the numbt
of visitors to the Senate chamber ht
been increasing. The descriptions ,
the paintings have aroused much IL
terest and there will be a repetition {
the interest which marked the placin
of the Abbey paintings. Those worl
drew people from all over the Stat
and from New York and Baltimor
The Oakley paintings will be in plaC
before New Years day.
"I think the Oakley paintings al
going to be the finest in the land an
we are very fortunate in being alb
to secure them for the Capitol. ha
a chance to see them in Philadelphi
and was delighted with them," sal
Governor Brumbaugh. The Governc
is eagerly awaiting the placing of tt
pictures.
Among visitors to the city is MajC
C. c. Mehard, of Pittsburgh, who:
criticisms of National Guard affairs le
to his retirement. The major believ,
in military training and is strong fC
the camps. He is here on insuranC
matters.