Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

attracted at the national capital to
launch frontal attack on the
Brumbaugh administration. The as
sault was made in the form of a
vigorously worded interview in which
the Senator referred only casually
to the situation in Philadelphia
! which has been the burden of his
vitrtolic comments the last few
weeks. He gave no intimation as TO
i whom he favored for the gubernator-
ial nomination, but let 1t be known
that he proposed to contest with the
state administration forces every
point in next years primary cam
| paign.
Gathering of the Pennsylvania
congressman and many spectators at
| Washington has naturally stirred up
much comment and it is noticeable
| that the Republicans are doing all
of the talking. The Democrats are
! sitting back and letting events run
their course, hoping to have history
repeat its doing in 1882 and 1890 in
Pennsylvania. Names of various
| prominent Pennsylvania Democrats
are adroitly mentioned by, leaders
to keep the interest going and IN
addition to Secretary Wilson. who
seems to still have the call, the
names of Mccormick, Joe Guffey,
Palmer, Humes, Berry and even
NIilidil "a IldSBoW, WHO was tle
| only man who could keep the fac
! 'ions from fighting in the state con-
Vention in 1912, are being put out
The Penrose declaration of the
| last week or so on candidates in
| Philadelphia were savage enough,
but he added to his demands for laws
/ to take police out of politics. which
lie says were hamstrung by the state
I admin ct tinO loo icf pF haI
lot reforms. Concerning the state
government the Senator said: Use
less places, wastefulness and ineffi-
cheney have prevailed so generally in
Harrisburg in this administration
that the first big thing the next Leg
islature will do will be to restore
satisfactory business methods and
economies. Very many useless places
were created by the last Legislature
at unjustifable salaries, which
should be abolished. No one famil-I
lar with state government has any
doubt that several million dollars
could be saved by reasonable econ
omies. This saving could be applied
to the road system and other benef-
cial purposes.
THE governorship question will
have to develop and will not come
up for full consideration until after
the first of the year. One of the
most important issues in the COM
ing campaign in Pennsylvania will be
reform legislation for the city of
Philadelphia. Republicans of the
state, and, in fact. citizens of the
state, regardless of party, have for
MANY years resented the stigma cast
upon the party and tie state by the
scandalous conditions existing in
Philadelphia. For the good of the
city and for the good of the state
these conditions must be. eliminated"
Senator Ware is the only one of
the opponents of the Senator to
make an comeback" He simply
says the Senator is out of the Repub-
lican party. Other men are keeping
quiet. Attorney General Brown, who
was mentioned in the Philadelphia
Press yesterday as the real admins
tration choice for Governor. is still
away on a trip visiting friends up
the state and everyone else is keep
ing quiet. The Press to-day revives
tho mention of General Tasker II.
Bliss and Provost Edgar f. Smith as
possibilities and adds to the admin
istration list General c. NJ. Clement.
However, the general would be will.
ing to be Public Service Commits
sioner.
Judge Harry C. QuigIey, of
Bellefonte: Ambassador II. p.
Fletcher and eX-Speaker George E.
Alter continue to be talked about.
The Philadelphia Ledger says in
the course of rambling discussion
OF political possibilities: Much
speculation was heard at the Capitol
to-day over the dilemma Governor
Brumbaugh would be in if the Wares
pick Francis Skunk Brown. Attorney
General. as their gubernatorial can
didate, and j. Denny O'Neil, State
Highway Commissioner. a possible
candidate who already has received
much publicity. decides to run on a
local option ticket as an independ-
ent Republican"
Prominent Democrats in this
state, Who do not have many Wash
ington connections. are commencing
to declare that Vance C. McCor-
mick is not likely to run for Gov
ernor.
Commenting upon the Repub,
/ llcan Alliance organization the Phil
adelphia Record says that the lead
ers are inclined to ''let Penrose do
! the planning"
The Philadelphia Bulletin an
nounced last night that the Smith
administration had started to fire
men and intimated that it would be
| eNIcnueu 10 capitol Hill.
John j. Gallagher. of Hazleton,
! connected with the State Insurance
! Department until lately, is hoisting
a lightning rod for the Republican
nomination for Secretary of Internal
Affairs. He says the miners will be
for him.
The financial arrangements for
the formal consolidation of the Beth
lehems in January have been start
ed by experts A city manager will
be next in order.
i Reading is having a great time.
Civil service is going into effect On
its police force. This is the way the
4 Reading Eagle puts it, Another
page in the history of the police de-
partment of Reading was turned.
when for the first time applicants for
positions on the force were put
i through a civil service examination.
Fourteen well-built men. looking as
though they would make excellent
guardians of the public, took the ex-
animation. There had been twenty
two applicants, but eight failed to
appear"
i Pittsburgh is determined to stay
; on the map. Controller Morrow re-
fuses to accept his new offices be-
/, cause they are too palatial and the
Pittsburgh Dispatch is attacking the
police force.
Altoona is getting ready for a
4 municipal housecleaning next month.
The Philadelphia Ledger ex-
presses the editorial hope that Pen
rose and the Wares will eliminate
J each other.