Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
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BY the Ex-Committeeanan

The Philadelphia Record to-day
prints a very interesting story TO the
effect that the Governor is testing out
the Senate in regard to passing the
Sproul resolution for an investigation
over his rumored veto and also on the
! important question of its attitude on
his appointments by having some Of
the members sounded in regard to
their feeling on Secretary William II.
Ball for superintendent of public
grounds and buildings. The fact
that Mr.. Ball was being seriously con-
sidered for the place made vacant by
the retirement of Samuel b. Rambo
| during the days of turmoil preceding
the election of Richard ]. Baldwin as
Speaker was mentioned in this col
umn early in the week and since that
time the friends of the Secretary have
been urging his qualifications for the
position. He was Chief of City Prop
erty in Philadelphia for years.
The Governor is more concerned
now than he was early in the week
over the attitude of the Senate on his
appointments as he is commencing to
realize that the dismissal of old and
tried men during the excitement OF
/ the last days of December created
considerable feeling throughout the
State and is being reflected in the
Senate. The Governor and his friends
have also begun to realize that they
can not count on any Democratic help
| and that the sole aim of the Demo-
cratic bosses, legislators, partisans and
newspapers is to get" every RepuD-
lican, the object being to obtain capl-
tai to help the present Democratic
machine get into power.
The Democratic game is very ap-
parent Day after day, the bosses and
their legislative leaders have been in
sisting that the investigation must he
fair and impartial" After the
speeches the Democrats vote for the
very measures they decry. Now, after
their scheme for commission OF
outsiders" to investigate the eXecu-
tive branch of the State government
has been twice buried under ava
lanches of precedents they propose to
bring 1t up again for purely advertis-
| ing purposes. The Democrats are
pulling long faces over what they call
the dreadful state of affairs in Penn
sylvania, but having trouble about re-
straining their glee over the Republi-
can row.
According to. reports in Philadel-
phia the Penrose plan is to start TN
Vestigation by standing committees
/
that the Sproul resolution is vetoed
and the veto is sustained. The frst
object of attack will, according to the
| Philadelphia Ledger, be the Public
Service Commission and then the nat-
teries will be turned on the Attorney
General. This is the reason why Com
missioner Magee has been dropping
hints about plans of the commission
to do some investigating of public util-
tiles in various cities.
Senator McNichol got two fine
places in the Philadelphia Tax Revi-
sion Board. He nosed out the Wares
and put in men who will fight Ware
men for controNof wards The Sena-
tor appears to be as lucky getting
places as subway contracts.
Indiana county is dry because all
of the saloons were penalized by Judge
Langham for violating the antitreating
rule. They will open up again on
March IL.
-Easton Democrats will have q
special train to go to the inaugura-
ton.
THE borough of Knoxville voted
down a $15O,000 loan for street I'M
provementS.
The Pittsburgh temperance meet
ing seems to have developed an atti-
tude of antagonism toward the Anti
Saloon League on the part of some or
the most conspicuous advocates or To-
cal option and prohibition in Western
Pennsylvania. The refusal of the
league people to agree to the plan
suggested may have far-reaching
effect,
Henry q. Wasson's 10000 fee'in
the Harmony escheat seems to have
attracted much attention among law
yers in Western Pennsylvania.
The Johnsown Leader, which
went into the hands of receiver
lately, is to be sold by court order.
THE Philadelphia transit plans
appear to be taking a pretty big place
in political affairs. Some of the big
men in Philadelphia deny the state
ments of Public Service Commission
ers and are inclined to go before
the people with their views, Tt Is un-
fortunate that the plans should come
up at a time when politics is so para
mount in State affairs,
Erie county courts have granted
some new licenses and there will be
something doing in Luzerne county
shortly. Perry's license court is also
attracting attention:
Some attention has been attracted
at the Capitol by the news from Co.