Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-19
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BY the Ex-Com,nittecman

| Philadelphia, too, that the differ
ences in regard to scope of work
which threatened to take the State
Defense Commission and the Public
Safety Committee into politics were
I ironed out at yesterdays joint con-
ference in the Governors office and
that next week a program whereby
the committee can be of much as
sistance to the Defense Commission
and the State will be prepared.
1t is now recognized that much of
| the inventory work which 1t was
thought the committee would be
called upon to do has been handled
or is in progress by the national au-
thorities and that the food problem
is of such wide importance that it
will probably not be matter of
State control.
One of the lines in which the COM
mittee will be called upon to help
viii be in properly launching and
supporting the registration. The Of
tcial machinery will be under State
auspices, but such things as aiding
in the effort to make 1t great patri-
otto event will be within the province
OF the committee and valuable work
can also be performed in seeing that
there are no slackers. The commit
tee can also help in arousing public
sentiment to the vital relation of
equitable labor distribution to the
present crisis.
The general plan will be for the
State committee to be assigned vari-
Gus lines of activity with an appro-
priation formally made by the De-
Tense Commission and all accounts
audited by the Auditor Generals de-
partment. The salary list will be
held down to a minimum and the
idea of making Philadelphia the CEN
trail point of committee activity will
be abandoned because what the COM
mittee will have to do will be of such
statewide significance that it will |
necessarily be directed from this |
city, the center of the State govern
ment, and in touch with all coun-
ties.
Governor Brumbaugh's approval
last night of the Crow Senate bills
providing for amendment of the law
relative to the filing of nominating
petitions, will make a big change in
the time for certification of nomina-
tons to counties and prevent mis-
takes due to the haste with which i
this work had often to be conducted,
because of the limited period for !
making up the lists. The new acts
will in nowise interfere with NOM
ination papers by Independent or
CARNATIONS. 1t is declared at the
Capitol. The bills were drawn by
Chief Clerk George D. Thorn, of the
state Department, as the result of
difficulties encountered in the last
few years. Under the law all nomi-
mating petitions must be filed at the
Capitol by candidates for State, Con-
sreSslonai or Legislative offices. Cen
orally, there has been a tremendous
rush in the last twenty-four hours.
Under the Crow acts the time for
hhng is shortened from sixty to forty
days and the twenty days clipped off
given to the certifying period. EX-
perience has shown that petitions
Will be held back until the last week
or last forty-eight hours. no matter
how long the period for fling and |
study of papers shows the average |
one was signed up in week. Thus,
contend officials, there will be no |
hardship and there will be no delays
in certifying names.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Woods is the latest official to receive |
showers of offers to be of service in |
the registration of men called to the |
colors. The mail of the Governor
and of Adjutant General Stewart has |
assist at the registration, either for |
money or pure patriotism, but when |
1t was learned that AIR. Woods had |
been working on a system for regis |
tration at the direction of the Gov |
ernor his mail began to be loaded |
up, too. Hundreds of offers have |
been made to help and the names |
are being listed for reference to the |
sheriffs or mayors where the people /
live that fhaN In. 4.
with them and avail their registra-
tion organizations of the services if |
needed.
The State Board of Censors is the |
latest to come under fire. Stanley |
V. Mastburn, a Philadelphian, has /
sent letter to Governor Brumbaugh |
in which he assails the way they do |
business. Mr.. Mastbaum seems to !
be of the opinion that he has not
been given proper deal and is dis !
posed to criticise the way things are !
handled by members of the board. |
There never has been any appoint
ment made of a third censor since /
j. Louis Breitinger resigned.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulle- |
tin regrets the resignation of Chief |
w. II. Connell of the Bureau of |
Highways of that city. and says
bluntly that politics is the cause of |
what it terms a misfortune" for the |
city. The Philadelphia Ledger also |
says that the city suffers because of |
Connelrs resignation and that "efn- |
cheney is unwelcome in the office |
which he vacated"
The regularity with which Iegis- |
lators not aligned with the State ad-
ministration on some of it's policies
are catching vetoes rs being much |
commented upon about the Capitol |
Up to date, Senator Charles H. Kline |
appears to be the leading sufferer |