Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
Poettica i~
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BY the Ex-Con,mitteeman

The manner in which National Com
mitteeman a. Mitchell Palmer put
over his own choice for postmaster
OF Bethlehem in the face OF an ener-
getic campaign by Congressman Henry
J. steele, of that district. in favor OF
another man, is the talk of political
circles in the State to-day and prob
ably means the starting of a factiOnal
row which may lead to trouble for
Palmer and his pals.
BY all the rules of the game, os
shown in the Wilkes-Barre appoint
ment and in others. the congressman
are supposed to name postmasters
when Democrats are in power In
some districts the. prerogative has been
Jealously insisted upon. However. IN
the Bethlehem matter Palmer doomed
4. II. Barthold, a former Monroe coun-
when Palmer was the congressman
from the district. Congressman Steele
had backed Warren r. Roberts.
There is much interest I'm the State
now in the Reading post office where
John T.. Ancona, q veteran Democrat {
and friend of Congressman Arthur c..
Dewalt is a candidate for the job. de-
string TO throw out Postmaster Seitz-
niger, Rothermel man and Demo-
cratic leader of some consequence.
EX-Congressman John j. Casey, OF
Wilke Barre, may go into the federal
in the mediation bureau. Casey has
not always been with Palmer and his
possible appointment looks like some
fire insurance.
Plans for meeting of Senator
Penrose and his friends in Philadel-
phfa next week are being eagerly dis
cussed and it is generally believed that
the friends of the Senator viii prevail
upon him to allow things TO drift q
while longer and not to precipitate
row with the State administration
until it shows its hand. 1t is generally
expected that program will be work
ed out whereby the Legislature will he
speeded up and the revenue and ap-
preparation bills passed together with
such other = measures as must be
enacted The Legislature would then
recess for thirty days to allow the
Governor to act on the appropriations
and take further recesses according to
developments.
The Governor seems determined
to stand pat on his appointment pro-
gram in spite of some overtures look
ing to the adjustment of the difficult
ties. The Governor will not send in
appointments until he must and 1t IS
extremely probable that he may with
draw names and do some switching in
1.-THE event that he finds the Senate
obdurate. However, the attitude of
Auditor General-elect Snyder in re-
CARDS to paying officials who may not
be confirmed or whose names the Gov
ernor withdraws and then names iater
on will have something to do about the
question. Snyder says he will stand
test in court to determine whether
the Governor must obey the ConStitu-
ton and send in names to the Senate.
William Wilhelm was here yes
terday. Mr., Wilhelm Is the PottsvIlc
head of the Progressive League and
has had n more or less stormy time
lately with his progressing, He IS
now planning a meeting of indepenu-
ents at Philadelphia TO organize a
movement to overthrow Senator PEN
rose and while the plans are not quite
definite, the Pottsville man, is very
sincere in his purpose
The Philadelphia North Amor
lean says that Penrose is seeking
fusion with Democrats and independ-
ents. Heretofore such partisans have
generally been aligned with the North
Americans friends,
Morning newspapers appear to
have considerable to say about the
Walter resolution which was adopted
in the House yesterday to uphold the
president and the slants are as differ
ent as the politics. The Philadelphia
Press says party lines were split and
the Record says there was rift in the
support which the House accorded the
President although the vote in favor
of the resolution was finally about $50
to /.
The Philadelphia Ledger says
editorially that what the Legislature
needs is some means of heading off
bills that are not needed, 1t suggests
the method followed in parliament /.
Mayor Armstrong has declined TO
remove some city officials in Pitts
burgh and they are now taking of
idmpeaching him,
Mayor Smith is trying to get Sena-
tors McNichol and Ware together on
legislation pertaining TO that city,
-Johnstown council, after having
fought over a franchise ordinance, will
send it to a public meeting for dis
cussion.
Warren county will vote on q
100000 road loan and Washington
is also talking of a million dollar road
loan. This plan would seem to be
rather more sensible than the scheme
of putting in bills for additions to
State highway routes. which the Housa
roads committee very properly sat
upon yesterday, as anticipated,