Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
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delpLia, spread over the State last
night but it all resulted, from con-
ference of leaders of rival factions
on the proposed change in the form
of the resolution, desired by the Wares
to prevent perjury. The Penrose peo-
pie are said to be willing to concede
the point, but nothing else.
The Philadelphia Ledger says that
Mayor Smith is playing the role of
harmonizer and that Penrose is try
ing TO win over tie Wares for the sake
OF strong State organization" The
Philadelphia Record says that the
Penrose people are making some con-
cessions Ito test the Governors sim
cerity.' The Record says that the
Penrose people will put the matter up
to the Governor virtually challenging
him to veto the resolution, a view
which is shared by tie Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
The Philadelphia Inquirer which
speaks by the card VIXEN Republican
organization matters are to be talked
about says: That the probe of the
Brumbaugh administration will be
carried out as originally planned was
the statement forthcoming from Pen
rose organization leaders last night in
answer to reports, circulated earlier
in the day, that efforts were being
made to bring about harmony in the
ranks of the two political factions.
| Penrose leaders very promptly spiked
the report last night by declaring that
with assurance of overwhelming ma
jorities in both the Senate and House
in favor OF the probe, which is eX-
| pected to show reckless expenditure
of public funds on the part of Gov
ernor BrumbaugL, it would be folly
n hn inv fcre,4 lion
now. On the contrary the Sproul
resolution authorizing the probe will
be pushed with renewed vigor when it
comes up for second reading next
Monday night, and they expect it to
be approved then in exactly the same
manner as it passed its first reading
last Monday night"
The Philadelphia Record of to-
day says: Some of the upstate men,
bers of the House who supported Cox
/ for Speaker in the Republican caucus
are reported to be disgruntled over
the committee assignments given them
| by Speaker Baldwin. only the faith
/ full were recognized when the chair
men of committees were selected and
as a result of that policy not one of
the members who supported Cox was
named to head any House committee.
/ The upstate members are reported
| to have raised the contention that
they were deluded prior to the con-
| Vening of the caucus as to the real
strength of the Vare-Brumbaugh can
didate."
/ That a constable is not a county
employe is the conclusion reached by
Judge Baldridge, OF Blair county in
n decision in a claim made in an ap-
peal from the decision of the Work.
mans Compensation Board, taken by
] IL
/ whose husband, constable, was shot
| to death while serving a warrant in
! Greensburg last July. on Blair Bill
heimer, who then committed suicide.
"A constable. elected by the citizens
| of certain ward of n municipality,
cannot be said to be an employe of
Blair county" said the court. The
county has nothing to do with his cleo
I ton, nor can it remove him from
office. At most, if he performs any
services, they are casual in charac-
/ ter"
! Democratic members of the Legis-
! lature will get together here next
week for some informal conferences in
regard to the investigation. The bulk
of the Democrats are said to feel that
/ the probe should be widened so as TO
take in Penrose's campaign, but TO
I have made up their minds that they
will vote for the resolution.
The Philadelphia city admins
! tration is planning to ask the legisla-
ture to grant a greater measure of
home rule and plans for the bills are
being discussed by the city officials
and legislators.
The death of Commissioner
George Sullivan, of Montgomery. has
resulted in numerous booms appear
ing for his place. j. NJ. Brooke and
Samuel Roberts are mentioned.
The commission for Alderman P
II. Seltzer. of Lebanon, was sent out
to-day. He is the first magistrate to
be named in weeks.
The Wilkes Barre Chamber of
Commerce will not join with Scranton
in the mine cave" legislative mat
ter. The Wilkes Barre people are in
clined to let Lackawanna run its own
campaign in that matter.
Columbia county officials are
having strenuous time with the an
nual accounts. The auditors are hold
ing hearings which is something new.
A Nevin DIETRICH, who was one of
the field marshals of the Cox boom
for the speakership and who aligned
the Washington party organization
with the State administration, is out
in a statement in the North American
i. To-day Inat HenTOSelSm must come to
an end. Mr.. DIETRICH has been saying
that for some years.
I Speaker Baldwin's committee as
signments continue to offer fruitful
cause for discussion by newspapers
which failed TO stop his election as
Speaker The committee lists are al
ways good targets when there is
nothing else doing or when it is de-
sired to raise cloud of dust
The Pittsburgh Post seems to be
getting considerable amusement out
of the Republican row. That is the
general attitude of Democratic news
papers which are looking eagerly for
campaign material.
The Philadelphia Ledger to-day
devotes considerable space to discus
sion of the Governors expenditures
from his travelling and incidental ex-
pense fund and remarks that during
the Stuart administration the Cover
nor paid all of the bills and did not
use. up all of his fund and that Gov
ernor Tener paid all of the food bills
for the mansion servants
H. w. Bergey. who turned things
i upside down among Democrats in
Il Montgomery county. is back at his old
home and will run a new paper in
which he will whack the machine.
Il -Antisaloon League leaders will
meet in Philadelphia next Tuesday to
plan their biennial campaign in the