Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-24
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BY the Ex.oomnnitteeman

The dismissal of Postmaster G. w.
Mcneil, of Pittsburgh, has left an un-
pleasant situation in the Pennsylvania
Democracy because other postmasters
are afraid that it will only be a ques-
ton of time until their enemies sue
ceed in getting scalps. 1t will be re-
called that Mcneil was named at the
request of the high brow" element in
the State Democracy over the pro-
tests of the machine element and that
1t was predicted that he would get
into a row before long.
DR.. Mcneil and his successor,
Alexander Guffey, shook hands on
Saturday when the doctor gave up
the job. Guffey, however, has a rocky
road ahead of him because the con-
firmation will be fought in the Senaee
and congressional investigation may
come along which will ventilate things
in the post office department and ex-
pose political activity.
State Chairman Mclean is said to
be somewhat disturbed for fear that
there may be an attack made upon
the Wilkes-Barre postmaster who was
named against the Palmer cnoice and
he is doing all he can to keep the
turbulent Luzerne county bunch
In Philadelphia it is said that it
is only a question of time until an as
sault is started on postmasters in some
of the interior towns.
Revenue Collector Ben Davis
friends say that he will make some
hght when it comes to his confirma-
tion.
S. S. Staples has been appointed
postmaster at White Haven. He is
said to be partisan of Congressman
J. ]. Casey.
The manner in which the lid has
been clamped down on Philadelphia's S
tenderloin is attracting attention The
ward leaders are said to have been told
by the mayor that there is no use
complaining and that it is to be a
closed town.
County Controller Hendershot is
having his own troubles to abolish
useless jobs in the Luzerne county
courthouse. The Democratic machine
is fighting him.
Bruce Sterling, Democratic can
didate for Congress in the Twenty
third district, is starting his campaign
by making speeches in the hot
weather. Frosts come early in that
section.
-Philadelphia papers, commenting
APOh IAO statement maze on saturday
that there would be an unusual num-
Der of former legislators in the next
House, say that from prospects the
next general assembly will have many
experienced men. The PHILADELPHIA,
Ledger says that the honors of being
the best dressed man, now held by
Senator Snyder, will pass to T. Larry
Eyre.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of to-
day says: Philadelphia Republicans
are predicting that they will elect the
entire local delegation to the next
session of the General Assembly which
meets next January in Harrisburg
They look for the greatest Republican, n
majority in the history of the citv -
be given to Hughes and Fairbanl.s
and expect that their colleagues on
the Republican ticket will be genera IIv
supported with the same ROYALTY, 4
number OF the Republican legislative
candidates are practically alreadv
elected, as their names appear unon
both the Republican and Democratic
ucKets and in some instances upon All
uckets. The Republicans will controi
poth branches of the Pennsylvania
legislature and there will be an nm
usually large number of older mem
oers in the House"