Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-17
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By the x-Committeeman

Pennsylvania's new fiscal officers
will assume their duties just two weeks
from to-day and it is generally be-
lieved that when Senator Charles A.
Snyder succeeds Captain A. w. Powell
as Auditor General that number of
changes will be inaugurated in the de-
partment. Senator Snyder has de-
clined to forecast any of the changes
he plans for the department and he
may not put them into effect all at
once, but the belief is that he will
make even more changes than did
Captain Powell when he took the
reins. The Auditor General-elect has
had much business with the depart
ment in the years that have gone by
and understands the system. 1t is said
that he is disposed to make a number
of inquiries into reasons for various
changes in methods which have been
made from time to time.
State Treasurer-el Harmon M.
Kephart, who will succeed Robert K.
Young, will probably not make
changes for while as the Treasury
is generally recognized as one of the
best run departments at the Capitol.
Mr.. Kephart's assumption of his
new duties will mean new chief
clerk in the Senate and the men
spoken of month ago are still being
mentioned. A decision will come soon.
An agreement between the Gov
ernor and senatorial leaders on dis
bursement of the $2,000,000 for de-
fense will probably pave the way for
an agreement on other things, accord
/ L af n
| Capitol. The whole proposition as re-
CARDS an adjournment date could be
settled in a few minutes, say Senators,
! if som mething regarding appointments
was determined upon. If an arrange
ment is not made soon the two houses
will settle down to work to clear up
! business by May "a and then take a
recess. If the appropriations COM
mittee. is not able to make the head
way the recess may be taken on
May 81.
Representative T. w. Mckinney,
| of Venango county, is the latest man
to be mentioned as a possible candi-
date for the Republican congressional
nomination in the 2Sth district, Where
Congressman o. d. Bleakley resigned
after court proceedings had been
brought Mr.. McKinney's colleague
Representative Daniel B. Goodwin, is
also prominently spoken of, but it is
said that if Mckinney can get the
conferences from his county he can
be sure of considerable support in
other counties. There are probably a
dozen Republicans mentioned among
those in Mercer being Ex-Senators ]
NJ. Campbell and B. j. Jarrett. On
the Democratic side the name of EX-
Representative William Mcintyre, o1
Mercer, is mentioned.
Senator Charles A. Snyder, q ma
tive of Dauphin county, had birthday
yesterday and in his honor friends
decorated his desk with a handsome
bouquet of flowers last night.
e. j. Hart, legislative cores
pondent of the Scranton Times anC
vice president of the Pennsylvania
Legislative Correspondents Association
was installed the other evening a,
exalted ruler of the Pittston lodge o1
Elks, one of the most enterprising ir
the hard coal region. Mr.. Hart is one
of the best posted men in the legisla.
tive correspondent corps and very
popular among legislators.
-EX-Congressman John ]. Casey
of the auburn hair, was at the Capito
to-day. He is a former member of the
House and renewed old acquaintances