Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-30
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BY the Ex-Committecman

BY the committeeman
Auditor General-elect Charles A
| Snyder is the central figure in Penn
sylvania politics to-day and the ques
| ton of what the Schuylkill man il
! going to do regarding the Governor
recess appointees is what is interest
ing every one. Speaking in the Sem
ate last Wednesday. the new Auditor
General contended that the Governor
had failed to comply with the con-
stitution and that men appointed
by him but not sent to the Senate
had no standing. Therefore, he
argued, they were not entitled to
compensation. Governor Brumbaugh
will reply to the resolution request
ing that the appointments be sent
to the Senate and present his side of
the proposition this week.
Mr.. Snyder will succeed A. w.
Powell, of Allegheny county. as
Auditor General tomorrow, and will
be in a position to raise the issues
prolonged the legislative session. If
he refuses to approve the warrant
for any officials pay, the Attorney
Generals Department will get behind
a mandamus proceeding.
1t is expected that the new Auditor
General will move promptly in dis
placing Powell appointees.
State Treasurer-ele Harmon NJ.
Kephart will not take his office until
next Monday.
Discussing the Progressive party.
from which the big Pennsylvania Bull
Moosers withdrew in the last cam
paign when they entered the ranks of
Hughes men, the Philadelphia Press
says of the st. Louis conference:
zone thing that the Progressive con-
ference at St. Louis did was to eX-
hibit its members in their true poll
tical colors as anti-Republicans.
Their new action then is a taking
away of support tom the Demo-
cratic party. The men who gather
ed in conference were Democratic
workers during last Fall. If they
continue their new organization, the
result will be so many drawn away
from the Democratic ranks. The Re-
publican party loses nothing that it
had last year, for none of the men
who sat around the st. Louis council
table were on it's side"
The Philadelphia Bulletin init
mates in an editorial that Senator
Snyder's long experience in legis-
lative matters and his intimate
knowledge of State government
Bhould make him an official eX-
ceptionally we'll qualified to deal
with the peculiar conditions exist
ing in the State government at pres
ent.
Judge w. B. Broomall. of Della
ware county, announces that he is
a candidate for reelection.
George w. Ryon, who died yes
terday, was long a factor in Schuyl-
kill Democratic affairs and well
known here. He was n trustee of
the State Hospital in Harrisburg.
The McNichol bills to establish
what shall be contingent funds and
what shall be paid cut of them will
be on the Senate first reading cal
endar tomorrow.
Woman suffragists have come
out with a long statement on the re-
suits of the voting on the amend
ment resolution in the House and
in a circular say: although defeat
ed in their initial step toward enfran-
chisement, the women of Pennsyl-
vania show by the accompanying let
ters to members of the House of
Representatives. that they have been
emancipated, if not enfranchised, at
least so far as being freed from
false notions concerning the present
Legislature. In the letter mentioned.
the vote upon the women suffrage
amendment resolution is analyzed,
and those interested. under the sub
heading of deductions" write the
representatives probably as they
never before have been addressed
by any group of persons seeking to
have a measure passed by Pennsyl-
vania's Legislative body.
The Philadelphia Inquirer in
discussing the dinner to be given
to Senator Charles A. Snyder in
Philadelphia tonight says: Senator
Penrose. who arrived from Washing
ton last evening, accepted an in
vitation to attend the dinner which
will be given this evening to Auditor
General Charles A. Snyder at
the Bellevue e-Stratford, and at which
Mayor Smith and Senators McNichol
and Ware will be among those pres
ent. The function will be held under
the auspices of the Pennsylvania
State Senatorial Society, composed of
present and former members of the
State Senate The occasion may be
along the line of Republican Party
harmony. Mayor Smith has express
ed a determination to strive to that
end among the local Republican
factions with a view to bringing about
an agreement upon a local ticket
which can be supported by both fac
tions at the September primaries"
The Philadelphia Ledger to-day
gives prominence to story that
Mayor Smith is seeking a harmony
ticket" in Philadelphia. Some time
ago the Ledger announced a ticket
which did not draw much applause,
but 1t says the Mayor is commencing
to realize the importance of real
harmony.
The call for the congressional
election in the 2Sth district is ex-
pected to be issued this week Mean
while candidates multiply.
Indications are that w. P. CAL
lagher, reading clerk of the Senate.
may be the successor of State Treas
urer-elect Harmon NJ. Kephart as
chief clerk of the Senate.
State Treasurer-elect Kephart
will not make changes in the Treas
ury for some time. Cashier Crichton
is expected to remain for a short
period.