Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

A brand new Republican guberna-
torial boom with nicely printed cards
came across the gaze of Capitol Hill
to-day and caused more or less per-
turbation in various departments
where state politics is a tabooed sub
ject because of the Philadelphia up
heaval. The cards were brought here
from Allegheny county and bore the
interrogatory: What do you think of
j. Denny ONeil for Governor of
Pennsylvania ?" and "Will you help
elect ]. Denny O'Neil Governor"
At the Highway Department every
one manifested the greatest interest,
but the Commissioner was away and
no one could say whether it was the
work of well-meaning friends or
whether the local option leader had
developed ambition. 1t was agreed
that if he got into the field there
would be something doing.
The gubernatorial situation has
been very quiet lately. While many
here talk Senator Sproul, the names
of various men are mentioned ac-
cording to their leanings. Up to date
administration men have BEEN par
tial to Attorney General Brown or
Chairman Ainey, while the Repub-
lican organization men have been
awaiting developments.
Governor Brumbaugh will name
the commissioners to take the votes
of the soldiers within a day or so,
but the number of men to be select
ed has not been worked out. Names
of many prominent men have been
suggested and it is probable that
there will be over thirty appointed.
The bulk of the commissioners will
go to Camp Hancock, while others
will be named to Mineola, Meade,
Sherman, Lee, Oglethorpe, Niagara
and other camps where student Of
ficers or commissioned officers and
men are stationed. Provision will be
made to have them accompany
troops no matter what movements
are ordered.
Secretary of Agriculture Patton,
declared to-day that the statement
in a Philadelphia morning paper
that the State Commission of Agri-
culture meeting yesterday had re
suited in a fiat refusal of the COM
mission to endorse two of the Sec
retary's most important appoint
ments" was not true. The Secretary
said that the appointments of E. b.
Dorsett, of Tioga, as chief, and j.
Wallace Hallowell, Jr., of Philadel-
phia, as assistant chief of the bureau
of markets, was not taken up. Mr..
Patton said that a month ago the
members of the commission had
questioned legality of appointment
of these two men. Yesterday 1 read
the list of appointments and by
agreement we passed over Dorset
and Hallowell and confirmed the rest.
There was no refusal to confirm
them at all. The names were not sub
mitted," said Mr.. Patton.
The members of the commits
sion and the Secretary have been at
odds for some time on powers and
while several of the members of the
board have threatened to resign,
they have not done so. The contro-
versy is likely to get to the Gov
ernor, who is expected to back Sc
retary Patton. The pay of Dorsett
and Hallowell was held up by Audi
tor General Snyder on the ground
that Patton had no power to appoint
them and until this question is set
tied the Commission of Agriculture
will not act on the names.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, which
has been following up every move
in the Philadelphia situation very
closely has this to say about the new
Town Meeting party's plans:
while official announcement is
withheld until probably this after
noon the leaders of the Town Meet
ing party have tentatively agreed
upon the following candidates for
the city ticket
District Attorney,
Samuel p. Rotan.
City Treasurer,
William r. Nicholson.
Receiver of Taxes,
Thomas f. Armstrong.
Register of Wills,
Thomas f. Mcmahon.
There is reason to believe that
all of these nominations have been
finally decided upon with the pos
sible exception of the choice of Reg
lister of Wills.
"There will be another conference
of the Committee of Twelve named
by the chairman of the Town Meet
ing to-day when the work of COM
pIeting the ticket will be concluded
with the selection of candidates for
magistrates.
1T was stated late last night that
Mr.. Nicholson, president of the Land
Title and Trust Company had been
decided upon for City Treasurer, an
office for which former Judge Dim
ner Beeber had previously been most
prominently mentioned"
1T Is interesting to note that Mr..
McMahon's name was added after a
conference between Chairman Lank,
of the Philadelphia Democratic City
Committee and Charles P. Donnelly.
while the Democrats in Phila-
delphia are busy working on party
plans and those in Allegheny and
Lackawanna are working over time
to seize every chance, the Dauphin