Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-19
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BY the Ex-Committeernnn

| Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
der, the storm center in State af-
fairs, said to-day that he was pre-
pared for whatever might turn up as
the result of his refusal to recognize
any payrolls or acquisitions from
men appointed to Office by the Gov
ernor after having been rejected by
| the State Senate. The officials have
been waiting for the return of At
torney General Brown before pro-
ceeding.
1t is understood that Secretary
of Agriculture Patton is resentful OF
the action of the Auditor General
and that he is willing to start man.
damus proceedings, while Commis-
sioner of Banking Lafean is only
waiting for the advice of Mr.. Brown
before moving.
This is a matter on which 1 am
satisfied I am right. I will not rec
ognize an official not legally appoint
ed was the expression of the Au-
ditor General to-day.
Payrolls and other acquisitions are
going through the fiscal departments
for other branches of the State gov
ernment without question and Mr.
Snyder says he will recognize depu-
ties where in his opinion there are
no legal chiefs.
An interesting coincidence in
the selection of Roland S. Morris as
Ambassador to Japan to succeed the
late George w. Guthrie is that he
also succeeded him as chairman of
the Democratic State Committee.
Mr.. Morris selection is credited to
National Chairman Mccormick, of
whom he is a warm personal friend
quite aside from their connection
with Democratic affairs 1t is also
considered probable that District At
torney Kane will be reappointed.
-Juniata and Miff1in counties ap-
pear to be enjoying interesting cam
paigns for nominations for associate
judge. Juniata has half a dozan
nominating petitions on file and
there are said to be about fourteen
candidates all told. Mifflin has ten
candidates for the nominations.
There is considerable specula-
tion about the Capitol whether the
Governor will avail himself of his
right to recall approvals or vetoes
on some of the measures increasing
salaries or creating new places be-
cause of the revenue situation.
Cumberland county prohibition
people will get together on nomina-
| tions this month. A complete ticket
will be put in the field.
| The second class city bill which
would have allowed purchase with
out advertisement for patented ar
| The Reynolds bill, providing for the
same thing, when less than $1,000
is involved, was signed in May and
the second class city people are
voicing their thoughts.
Thomas c. Seidle, appointed as
the referee in compensation in the
Schuylkill Berks Lehigh-Carbon-
Northampton district, used to be the
Republican leader in Berks county
He has lately. been taking a promi-
nent part in Republican affairs in
Reading again and has promised to
build up the organization. The Of
fee will be located in Pottsville
where Paul w. Houck had the Of
fees before being named Secretary
of Internal Affairs. Every county
had candidate for the place.
State Chairman william E
Crow left last night for the sea-
shore. Several important bills in
which he was interested have been
signed.
Plans to make claim in the name
of the commonwealth to the suit.
cases detained at Union Station by
orders of Auditor General Snyder
and which are believed to contain
records missing from the Auditor
Generals Department, ARE being
made, and the matter will probably
be brought officially to the atten-
within a few days. Mr.. Brown has
been at his farm in Maryland the
last day or so. 1t is also probable
that a John Doe warrant will be
issued. Governor Brumbaugh's cut
of the item for restoration of mutt
lated records in the Auditor Gen.
erals Department from $4,000 to
$4,000 will not interfere with the
plans of the Auditor General to have
things replaced. 1t is believed that
when proceedings are started that "A
court order for replacement of rec
ords taken away or mutilated at ex-
pense of any defendant named would
follow as a matter of course.
About half of the states stream
inspectors will either be dismissed or
given vacation this summer be-
cause of the Governors veto of items
for the pay of such inspectors. There
are funds available in the items for
the Department of Health for stream
inspection if emergency should arise
but the whole force cannot be en-
ployed and the plans for an increase
were smashed when the Governor
vetoed the items. Several state ad-
ministration men in vicinity of Phil
adelphia are among stream inspect
ors and they are said to be ~s-v busy
trying to avoid losing jobs.
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