Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-01
Peeittca In
Pe~~oqeSo~io
BY the Ex-Committeeman

Commissioners have been sent from
the State Capitol to all judicial and
other officers who receive their au-
thority from the Governor under the
great seal and who will assume office
on Monday, January 3, with exception
of probably half dozen county Off
GERS of various grades who have not
lyet filed their bonds as required by
law.
The commissions of Supreme Court
Justice Emory A. Walling and of
Judge Uriah p. Rossiter, who will sue
ceed him as president judge of Erie
county, were the last to be sent. The
commission for Judge wallings sue
cessor on the bench of Erie will be
sent Monday.
On Monday three Superior court
judges will begin ten-year terms, two
having been reelected, and there will
also be twenty eight common pleas
judges sworn in throughout the State,
two orphans court judges one munich
pal court judge in Philadelphia and
six associate judges.
Enormous county officers, including 6
sheriffs of most of the counties, over
twenty mayors and many other local
officials will also take office on Mon
day.
In addition Coatesville, Bethlehem
and South Bethlehem will become
third-class cities, having received char
ters from the State following elections
on the question whether to enter that
form of government.
Ceremonies attending induction of
new judges into office will be more
or less elaborate in a number of the
counties of the State on Monday. In
some counties retiring judges will be
presented with addresses and the new
judges will be given receptions. At
Carlisle there will be more or less
ceremony when Judge Sadler retires
and Judges Wanner and Gillian will
be congratulated by the bars of their
counties when they assume their
duties for the new term. In Phila-
delphia there will be quite elaborate
ceremonies for the Inauguration cere-
monies.
The attitude of Judge-elect Cor
bet, of Jefferson; Judge-elect Emery
of Lawrence; Judge-elect Bailey, of
huntingdon Mifflin- Bedford, and of
gard to licenses is attracting consider
able attention and it is likely that the
license fights will start very promptly
next month.
Judge ]. N. Langham, of
Indiana, who will assume office on
Monday, is former corporation clerk
at the Auditor Generals Department
and his friends here will send con-
gratulations
Mayor elect Thomas B. Smith
yesterday announced his candidacy
for national delegate at large and said
that he expected Governor Brum-
baugh to be a candidate, too. The
new mayor said that he had invited
Senator Penrose to visit him.
The county controller situation
in Allegheny has assumed the fight
ing stage. Controller Cribbs has noti-
fled all county officials that he con-
siders Controller elect Moore ineligible
and that they should not recognize
him. 1t is probable that the matter
will get into the courts very promptly.
The contest against Moore is on the
ground that he is q senator.
George f. Holmes, county COM
missioner-elect was sworn in yester-
day at Philadelphia. He is a news
paper correspondent and well known
here.
Daniel Stout is the new clerk to
the Montgomery commissioners. He
succeeds Robert Miller, former mem
ber and new register of Wills
Perry county's officials will make
their transfer of offices on Monday
James NJ. Mckee succeeds his old
rival, w. M. Rice, as district at
torney.
The Delaware county courts yes
terday refused to grant an injunction
restraining Mayor Mcdowell
from taking office, one of the judges
calling attention to the lateness of the
proceedings and to the conditions
which would result from the hold up
of the Inauguration.
-Coatesville's mayoralty contest
will go on, although the men elected
on the face of the returns plan to
take their oaths of office to-day.
Milton Weller retiring Demo-
cratic county commissioner of North
ampton, was elected mercantile ap-
praiser much to the surprise of Eas-
ton politicians. Representative r. Fl.
Trach was appointed deputy county
treasurer.
Director w. II. Wilson is said to
be planning a general shake-up. of all
police lieutenants in Philadelphia
when he takes hold next week. 1t
is said that numerous changes will be
made in Ware wards.
-Judge-elect> Rogers, of Phila-
delphia, has resigned from his Re-
publican ward committee.
Lieutenant Colonel NJ. l.. Case
has declined the proffer of appoint
ment as chief of police of Lebanon,
but the new mayor says he will send
in his name anyway.
&C. j. Parker was appointed the
first sealer of weights and measures
for Juniata county.
Beatty, Martin and Magee have
been appointed county solicitors of
Allegheny. They succeed Hay and
Vail.
Frank Malloy of Freeland, promi-
nent in police work in Luzerne coun-
ty, has been appointed county detec-
tive at $500.
According to dispatches from the
western part of the State Representa-
tive II. r. Myers. of Washington, who
was mixed up in the Thompson af-
fairs, has become insane through his
troubles. He served his first term as
a legislator last session.
-Mayor-elect Rhoads, of Altoona,
will retain the members of the police
force according to an announcement
yesterday.