Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-12
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BY the Ex-Committeemnn

signs that Governor Brumbaugh
had made up his mind to go through
with the campaign in behalf of Rep
resentative Edwin r. Cox for Speaker
of the next House were to be seen
about the Capitol to-day. The Gov
ernor met half a dozen prominent
State officials within a few hours after
his return to the city yesterday after
noon and after hearing reports is
understood to have informed them
that he meant to use all of his in
fluence in behalf of the South Phila-
delphian. Other State officials talked
over the situation with him last night
and said that the Governor would en-
bark actively in the campaign.
In all probability a statement will
be issued by the Governor within a
| Few days urging the selection of Cox
and members of the Legislature COM
ing to the city Will be invited to call
upon the Governor Private Secretary
Ball, who has been looking after the
details of the speakership contest for
the Governor, will probably have con-
siderable to do with the campaign.
During the next two weeks there
Will be frequent meetings held here
! by men friendly to the Governors side
and 1t is intimated pretty broadly
that the Governor will use patronage
at his disposal in behalf of his friend,
Mr.. Cox. The administration people
declare that the selection of Richard
! j. Baldwin would spell reputation of
the Governor and hint that it might
create split which would result in a
Democratic Governor in 1918.
The Baldwin people to-day reiterated
that they were sure of over 100 votes
for the Delaware man and that they
were not disturbed by reports that the
Governor was going to take off his
coat and roll up his sleeves in behalf
of Cox.
William ]. Roney, of Tacony, APP
pointed manager OF the state Insur-
ance Fund by the Insurance Fund
Board, was approved by the Governor
yesterday afternoon and the fact was
announced last night. The Governor
has been in favor of Roney for q wear
Roney is nephew of David Martin
who viii be member of the next Sem
ate, and who controls several Philadel-
phia votes in the House. Roney served
for long time as eXaminer-in-chief
! of the insurance Department and has
had charge of important insurance
work, showing much ability. Albert
| l.. Allen, assistant manager of the in
surance fund, who built it up and put
| ii on its present basis, will remain in
the same capacity under Mr. Roney
There were several candidates, some of
whom were nursing disappointment
to- day.
Governor Brumbaughs appointment
of Roney to be manager of the State
Insurance Fund is expected to be fol-
lowed by the filing of numerous places
at the Capitol which have been held
! open, but which, under the policy of
/ making appointments count will be
utilized between now and the middle
J of January. 1t is probable that a Pub
| lie Service Commissioner will be
named before the first of the year and
! that a dozen or more places of minor
| import within the gift of the Governor
will be taken up and filled. Attorney
| General Brown has under Consid-
Grafton the appointment of an assist
ant counsel for the Public Service
! Commission and the names of c. Ell
mer Bown, of Pittsburgh; John Fox
! Weiss, eN-district attorney of Dauphin
| county and james c. Watson, of Will
Transport, are heard in connection
with the place, which pays $4,000 a
year.
! Arrangements are being made at the
| Democratic state Headquarters in this
city for a caucus of the Democratic
members of the House, to be held on
! New Years Day, to outline a plan for
| the coming session and to adopt a
policy. The nomination for Speaker
/ Will be more or less honorary, as there
are less than forty Democrats 1t is
said that the Democrats propose to
! take advantage of any factional fight
ing and Will consistently oppose the
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Senator w. J. Burke of Pittsburgh,
one of the prominent members of the
railroad brotherhoods general commit
! tee, was at the Capitol to-day to dis
cuss the speakership campaign with
/ the Governor and the administration
4 managers. The senator was a candi-
date for delegate at large in behalf of
the Governor last year
While Representative Cox was in
the Lackawanna-L -LuZerne region yes
| terday with Congressman j. r.. X.
Scott, who is exhibiting his boom for
/ Governor, Mr.. Baldwin was in Phila-
delphia meeting the grangers Both
were very confident and their hackers
were exceedingly so.
The Philadelphia Local Option
committee held a meeting yesterday
and launched the campaign. a COM
mittee will draft a bill and ask Gov
ernor Brumbaugh and the Ant Saloon
League to give it backing. The plan
is to wait upon the Governor in Phila-
delphia and to urge that he get into
the campaign in behalf of local option
with vigor.
by decision of the Chester county
court Coatesville has no mayor now.
The frauds connected with the election
resulted in the ousting of Mayor Jones.
There is an acting mayor and Jones
will appeal.
The meeting of the state grangers
at Philadelphia is being awaited with
some apprehension at the Capitol.
Criticisms of matters connected with
the state government have been fire.
quent from that quarter