Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
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BY the Ex-CommltteemRn
! George Wharton Pepper last nigh;
disposed of stories that he was about
/ to give up the craftsmanship OF the
state Committee of Public Safety by
denying any such intention and q
declaration that he proposed to devote
/ all of his time TO his duties as chair
man. Mr.. Pepper is said to have sent
a letter to Governor Brumbaugh ask
! ing for more details as to the rela-
| tion between the state Defense Com
mission and the committee. which
probably gave rise to the story that
| he intended to quit.
| Governor Brumbaugh denied that
! he had any knowledge that Mr.. Pep
! per was dissatisfied and asserted that
| he had no reason to expect that he
would resign. The Governor left this
morning for Marklesburg to spend the
day at his boyhood home. and will
go tomorrow to State College. He
will not be here until Monday and
there will probably be a cessation of
stories about the war Board" ana
the Safety Committee.
Warren NanDyke. secretary of the
Democratic State Committee. is said
to be paying fraternal visits to post
masters throughout the state. Mr..
VanDyke is the secretary of an or
ganization which requires much aid
from federal officeholders. especially
postmasters. at certain seasons of the
year. 1t is interesting to note that
for years Democratic newspapers and
spouters denounced assessment" of
Republican officeholders for expenses
of party organization and it used to
be a dreadful thing to contemplate
the accumulation OF state committee
debts. Now. in a year when there is
no state campaign, there are reports
that federal officeholders are being
held up for FIVE per cent. The Dem
ocratic machine must have some notes
out.
City Treasurer McCoach. of Phil
adelphia. was charged before the
Philadelphia city registration COM
missioners yesterday with trying TO
dictate nomina ton of Democratic reg
istrars in that city. This fuss, how
ever. was only one before the board
as the feeling between the Ware and
Trainer factions in ward politics
broke out and caused the meeting to-
be lively.
The bill to knock out the nom
partisan clause in the second-class
city law which was recalled from the
Governor by the Legislature will be
amended in some typographical de-
tails Monday. 1t is another of the
bills which has had a hard time be-
cause of faulty proofreading or print
ing.
Hearings are being held in PhiIa-
delphia to-day on the bill to make
school boards in Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh elective. There is oppo-
sition to the bill in that city.
Insurance Commissioner j. Denny
| O'Neil, who will appear before the
! joint appropriations committee of the
Legislature to discuss appropriations.
will make a statement of the opera
| tions of his department and what it
| has had to contend with in the way
of insurance matters since he took
office.
| Changes in the State Treasury
are not to be made until July at
least and there will not be many, ii
is stated Cashier Thomas A. Cricn-
! ton will remain and the names OF
/ Charles Johnson and ]. Linn Harris
are mentioned for the two new places
provided in the pending bill.
Auditor General Charles a. Sny-
der will probably name stenograph-
ers to succeed those who have left
/ MS department To 20 " luS TtS lSlid d
| tion bureau within a short time. The
Auditor General says people will be
named as needed for the work OF the
department.
Chester County Grangers have in
| sisted that the state tax manufac-
turing capital, now exempt, at the
rate of two mills on the dollar fol
road building revenue instead of pass
ing the $50, 1000 bond Issue. The
Grangers have also come out in favor
of other tax laws and are against
the proposed state land tax. They
are asking that the Governor take inn
mediate action in regard to the Tri'
! state Milk Commission report.
/ Governor Brumbaugh yesterday
wired Schuylkill county people thai
the matter of having registration
places in saloons was a question fol
the sheriff of each county to decide
adding that if it was left to hin
there would be no registration booth:
where liquor was sold.
! The Governors veto of Philadel
phia salary raising bills yesterday i'
being viewed with apprehension abou
the Capitol. There are salary raising
bills calling for probably three mil
lion dollars more year on the bill
files.
The Governors approval of the
bill to enable the two Bethlehems tC
unite in a third-class city will prob
ably be followed by prompt action
The interesting thing is that the Dor
oughs are in different counties anC
separated by river. The sentimen
in the towns is said to be in favor
OF granting a third-class city and fol
absorption of other boroughs.
Auditor General Snyder was boom
ed as a candidate for governor. at thu
pilgrimage dinner of the Pottsvill'
Republican Club to Reading. He wa
present and smiled, but said nothing
This is the second boom that ha
been started for the Pottsville man.
|, The Philadelphia Public Ledge
, is becoming inquisitive about tn
dinner to be rendered Senator w.
Sproul on Tuesday by Senator L. II
Ware. The Ledger says: senator
, and other political leaders said tht
Ware invitations seemed to presag
harmony between the Penrose ant
Ware factions over the gubernatoria
nomination, which will be made mex
wear. and to indicate that there nigh
i. he gubernatorial developments at tn
sproul dinner. Furthermore polite
ians were interested because Senate
Sproul led the fight at the beginninI
| of the session for an investigation o
the Brumbaugh administration, am
senator Ware led the opposition. Al
indications, therefore. are that organ
ization state leaders, anticipating tn
! passing of the Brumbaugh admins