Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-22
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BY the Ex-Committecman


a decision very soon because other
labor leaders who do not follow the
state administration flag are under
| stood to be casting about for a can
didate who can unite the factions an6
go before the people with record
of support of labor measures.
In the last few days some of these
labor leaders have been meeting. in
this city and discussing the two men
named. Mr.. Pinchot is said to be in
clined to await developments before
again entering a strenuous Pennsyl-
Vania campaign in which he had eX-
perience three years ago. DIR. Jack
son is on leave with the Army and
some of the labor men say his work
and his Army service would make
him good candidate. Others oppose
him vigorously.
The bulk of administration men
here are favorable to. Attorney Cen
eral Brown as the strongest candi-
date their side can put up. Secretary
of Internal Affairs Paul w. Houck is
said to be in earnest about running
for Governor, although some think
that denomination for Secretary of
Internal Affairs is really his goal.
Representative James f. Woodward,
of McKeesport, is a candidate for
secretary with much ginger to his
campaign already.
| People here are watching with in
terest the results of the visit of
Highway Commissioner J. Denny
| O'Neil to the northwest counties this
week. That is an Independent section
and If 1t takes. to O'Neil some admin
istration men may have to begin re-
vision of plans.
District Attorney Samuel P. Rotan
continues to be spoken oS in Phila-
| delphia.
The Philadelphia North Ameri
can to-day says: "Affidavits charging
that soldiers who enlisted or were
drafted prior to the election on No
vember were voted by hackers of
the Vare-Smith ticket in a desperate
eHort to bolster up the count of their
candidates were made last night by
Iown Meeting workers. More than
500 men assigned to make a system-
atlc canvass of every election division
IN the city met at the independent
headquarters, 1927 Chestnut street,
ana turned in the reports of their
Iirst days work. The result was as
founding even to workers who knew
something about the wholesale fraud
perpetrated in the election"
Severe criticism of the annual
expenditures of the Municipal Court.
said to average about 81 900. 900. and
tne retention upon the payroll of en-
ployes described as useless" enliv-
ehed the hearing yesterday before
tne nnance committee of the budget
OF salary Increases and new places
In Philadelphia. Robert M. Griffith.
president of the Civil Service Com
mission, informed the committee that
the expenses of this court were great
er than those of the common pleas
courts. which average about S297-
0OO. He declared that if the court
insisted upon such expenditures,
councils should force it's officials to
mandamus for the money.
Edgar Summers. Milton, pro-
tnonotary-elect of Northumberland
county, yesterday announced the an
polntments of clerks. They are as
follows: Edward Meehan and Ed
ward Brennan, Shamokin; and Miss
Mary Reimensnyder, Milton. John I.
carr, Sunbury, register and recorder
elect, named these clerks: Miss s.
Elizabeth Bucher, Sunbury, deputy,
ana James Bradley, Locust Gap, re-
cording clerk. Oswald Kramer. Sha-
mokln, the new controller, has
chosen Harold s. Row, Shamokin.
deputy; Harry Simmons, Shamokin'
| check clerk, and f. A. Wilmer, Sun
bury, law clerk.
| Plans are being made to contest
| the S185.000 water works loan in
| Coatesville. 1t is contended that II is
short few votes.
Reading will keep it's tax rate at
ten mills in spite of an effort to
raise it.
--Wilkes-Barre city officials are
having considerable excitement over
lighting. bills and one of the commits
sioners is trying to pass the buck
to the Public Service Commission.
/ Mayor Jermyn, of Scranton, yes
terday stirred up that community by
ordering release of buildings owned
by Congressman John r. Farr and
others on the grouds that they are nc
longer menace because mines I'm
der them are settling
According to what is being said
among suffragists at Pittsburgh there
are many who think that suffrage
militancy such as has been shown in
Washington is out of place.
The charges maze at the Pitts
burgh suffrage meeting that the Ger.
man Alliance swung enough votes
TO defeat local option and woman
suffrage were heard considerably
during the closing days of the Legis.
lature. At the time several state.
ments were issued on the subject
but some of those who are now dis.
cussing them were inclined to pass
them up in the summer time.
The Philadelphia Ledger to-daN
commends the activity of the Towr
Meeting party in an editorial which
says that ethe charges of fraud in
connection with the election should
be cleared up once for all.
The Philadelphia Record SAYS
, that some of the returns in that city
, were found in wretched shape wher
brought before the judges and thai
sharp criticism was voiced.
The Philadelphia Press saws thai
the time is here to open all ballot
boxes in Philadelphia and to get the
rumors and snarls ended.
The name of the American party
was to-day pre-empted for the 1915
/. elections in the First Dauphin dis.
trict, comprising the city of Harris
burg. The Town Meeting name was
pre-empted for the Fourth Mont.
. gomery and Third Lackawanna dis.
tricts.
The department of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth has sent back
: to the prothonotaries of half a dozen
, counties returns of elections made
without including soldier votes
:. These returns covered election of as
sociate judges. Only official returns
inclusive of the soldiervote are want
ed for record at the Capitol.
Anticipating that the county
commissioners will soon start work
on the annual budget, County Con.
troller John p. Moore, of Allegheny