Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20
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BY the Ex-Committeenan

The Governor, who is busily en-
gagged in disposing of legislation left
with him by the remarkable ses-
sion of 1917, was the only one of the
central figures in the controversy
over reappointment of State officials
rejected by the State in town to-
day and things were bit quiet about
the Capitol. Auditor General Snyder,
who had conferences with Deputy
Attorney General Hargest and Pri-
vate Secretary Ball yesterday, went
home last night in high good humor,
but refusing to say anything except
that he had showed the Attorney
Generals Department a way where
by people in departments of men
who were reappointed could get
their money and no rights of anyone
be jeoparoized.
The State administration people
are awaiting advice from the At
torney General before making any
moves. 1t is believed that there will
be further conversations" before
anything gets into court. Auditor
General Snyder says that the Attor-
ney General is by law counsel for
his department as well as the others.
ITS odd the way things turn
around in politics. Some of the men
QTOpDtu
tors are said to be already applying
for places which have been newly
created in the Labor and Industry
Department and document division.
In the list of stream inspectors are
men from Bucks, Delaware, Ches-
ter, Philadelphia, Lancaster, Erie
Schuyllxill, Montgomery and other
big counties.
D., Discovery that change has
been made on the official record Of
approval of two bills which have
ed to-day to the interesting Incl
dents connected with Governor
Brumbaugh's disposal of legislation
left with him by the general as
sembly. The Governor last week
vetoed a bill he had signed. 1t now
appears that the township code is
listed as approved July IA as act NO.
319. The bill placing third class city
engineering, electrical and building
inspection departments under civil
service is now act No. 325. 1t was
Originally act No. 319. Furthermore,
it is now announced as approved
July 16. AS in the other case no
statement has been made about the
matter.
william H. Ball, secretary to
the Governor, will leave In q few
days for a vacation. He will return
early in August by which time 1t is
expected that the Governor Will
have finished work on bills and be
on his own vacation.
Considerable excitement pre-
walls in a number of the depart
ments of the State Capitol about
changes due to legislation. There
are a number of changes under way
in the Department of Labor and In
dustry in which inspectors are be-
ing shifted around.
Charles johnson, former state
insurance commissioner, Will be IN
charge of the treasury end of the
Republican state committee this fall.
Half of the stream inspectors
who were let go yesterday by Com
missioner Dixon were Penrose men
and the rest state administration
men. The latter are demanding JOBS
back.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Tim
saws: Auditor General Charles A
Snyder will retain the services OF
Mr.. McDevitt in his department and
continue the labor he has been do
ing in working out economies ano
Suggesting plans for plugging the
many leaks in the present anti
QuateQ system OIL Sldlc SONSl llhlCilI L
Mr.. Snyder realizes that, when the
next Legislature assemblies, a new
governor will be installed and there
will be an opportunity to put into
law the many good propositions Mr.
McDevitt has brought to the atten'
ton of the present executive"
-Berks county Republicans have
agreed to swing in behind Thomas G
Seidle, the new referee in compen-
sation, who will share with ex-MayoI
Ira E. Stratton, of Reading, the ad.
ministration leadership in that coun.
ty. They are going after a Repub-
lican legislator from the Reading
city district.
The FIVE judges of the Court OF
Common Pleas of Allegheny county
whose terms expire this year.
Judges Thomas D. Carnahan, Josiah
Cohen, Thomas ]. Ford, John D
Shafer and Joseph NJ. Swearingen-
have made formal announcement
that they are candidates to succeed
themselves and will conduct a joint
campaign. AS members of the judi
ciary hesitate to make an active per-
sonal canvass, an organization OF
.tizens has been formed to look
after the details of their campaign
and the headquarters have been
opened in the Bakewell building
Walter Lyon has been chosen chair
man. The judges are all veterans OF
fha heuch