Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-28
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BY the .Ex- Committeeman

Governor Brumbaugh sprung a
couple of surprises when he sent his
long list of nominations to the Sem
ate for confirmation last night.
There were reports early in the even
ing that the Governor was going to
allow appointments to lapse, but the
Governor declined to comment upon
them, and about 11.45 o'clock sent
to the Senate a regular bale of pa
pers.
The Governors selection of Paul
w. Houck, of Shenandoah, to sue
ceed his father, the late DIR. Henry
Houck, as Secretary OF Internal At
fairs, was a surprise. Mr.. Houck
was mentioned on and off for the
place, but denied any ambitions in
that direction in recent weeks. Only
as late as yesterday morning Mr.
Houck said: There is nothing to
the report that am to be secre-
tary."
The other surprise was Frank R.
Shattuck, prominent Philadelphia
lawyer, to be member of the State
Board of Moving Picture Censors. He
is well known throughout the state,
and will succeed ]. Louis Brettinger,
of Philadelphia.
The selection of ex-State Treasur-
er Robert X. Young, of Wellsboro, to
be Public Service Commissioner. has
been much talked of. AS one of the
leaders in the Bull Moose movement
Mr.. Young was nationally famous.
He was legislator years ago, then a
capable Auditor General and retired
in May, after four years service in
the Treasury, during which he in
augurated many important matters.
Mr.. Young has been here so much
that he is almost Harrisburger.
Mayor Smith appeared to be
rather peeved when he left the city
for Philadelphia late yesterday aft
ernoon, after the defeat of the tran
sit bills. He said that he had re-
ceived q square deal from the House,
but did not consider that he had Sc
cured the full measure of support
from political leaders. For days 1t
has been gossip about the Capitol
that the Mayor was about the only
person who was working overtime to
get the bills through, although in
the House most of the Philadel-
phians appeared to be interested.
Tho speech of Representative
Aron, who comes from the ward of
David H. Lane, the former city
chairman and sage of Philadelphia
Republicans, was one which raised
blisters on Mayor Smith but he only
grinned. The effect will probably
be to take the veteran away from the
Mayor and there is no telling what
other backwash may come out of
the transit situation.
The second class city legislation
ended pretty promptly yesterday aft
ernoon when it was announced that
the Governor had rod in pickle for
it If it got through. This was an
other effort which started early and
was allowed to drag. The bill was
passed once, after some strenuous
lighting, and had to be recalled from
the Governor for purposes OF amend
ment. ItneVer got back.
The township code, which is now
up to the Governor, will give the
rural municipal divisions a complete
code, the work of James n. Moore
and his experts in the Legislative
Reference Bureau.
Williamsport, was host at a dinner
given last night to members of his
committee of the Senate and a num-
Der of friends. The Senator had been
considerably talked about as pos
sible candidate for Governor and 10.
Lowry Humes, Democratic District
Attorney for Western Pennsylvania,
who is said to be the choice of the
machine bosses If they can not see
daylight for one of the triumvirate
which is running things, showed
much interest in the Lycoming mans
history while here a few days ago.
The session just closing has been
remarkable for some very noisy Leg
islative drives" There was the
famous probe of the administra-
ton, the compensation amendment
campaign. in which some members
intimate the administration got cold
feet; the Philadelphia small council
bill; the numerous revenue bills, the
Scranton mine cave" bills; the Sec
ond and third-class city bills; the
movement to trim appropriations
and hamstring some departments
whose chiefs played politics, and last
but not least, the Philadelphia tram
sit bills.
Senator Asa K. Dewitt, who was
named as the Democratic candidate
for president pro tenn. of the State
Senate, is banker at Plymouth, and
has been affiliated with the Old
Guard wing of the Democracy. Sew
eral times he has run afoul of the
bosses. The Democratic senatorial
caucus was held early this morn
ing and attended by all of the minor
ity Senators. 1t was harmonious.
Earlier in the night the Democratic
| Senators threw gubernatorial bou-
| quets at Senator Sones
The nomination of T. Henry
| Walnut. independent Republican, ex-
| legislator and civil service reformer,
as an assistant United States District
Attorney in Philadelphia. has arous-
! ed the ire of several Democrats who
are lined up with the Wilson organi-
zation in New Jersey and elsewhere.
Roland S. Morris is being sharply
criticised.
Cooperation