Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-16
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

in which the ruling clique has been
apportioning the Federal patronage,
The trouble seems to have started
in Philadelphia, and Allegheny has
a dozen or more fussing points. There
are sore places in most of the big
] counties and men who were disap-
| pointed have been flirting with the
! Old Guard in such an open manner
that the machine leaders are getting
scared over prospects for county and
municipal tickets.
Taking the tip from Philadelphia
series of meetings are being held
throughout the state by Democratic
which the city and county chairmen
and leaders have been making
speeches about the harmony they
would like to have the workers be-
lieve prevails in the party and their
fealty to Woodrow Wilson, which no
one questions. The meeting held up
town last night by Democrats to hear
Chairmen Sucker and MacWilliams
is sample.
From all accounts members of
the State Commission of Agriculture
intend to stay in their jobs. There
were reports that Chairman H. V.
White would resign because of tho
way Governor Brumbaugh made
grist of bills in which he was inter-
ested, but this report, like the peren-
NAL report that Chief of Mines James
e. Roderick was going to be next to
go, seems to have been circulated to
obtain q change of air. The men,
bers of the Agricultural Commission
were summoned to meet by no less
parsonage than Governor Brum
baugh himself and it looks as though
having been returned to favor they
are going to work with a will.
The Philadelphia Press persists
that ex-Speaker Charles A. Amber,
of Montgomery county, is to be made
a state official. 1t holds that Insur-
ance Commissioner ]. Denny O'Netl
is the most likely man for highway
commissioner, although Mr.. O'Neil
is not shouting with enthusiasm over
it and that Mr.. Amber would then
be made insurance commissioner.
The mention of Mr.. Amber for
highway commissioner, which went
along for a while, has stopped. Mr..
Amber is a road builder himself, but
is said not to desire to take charge
of the Highway Department just
now.
Secretary to the Governor Will
liam H. Ball, who left here last even
ing for Philadelphia, said that he
did not expect any more designations
of state officials and laughed over
some of the morning stories that
have appeared here.
Prank B. Black, former state
highway commissioner, is expected to
visit friends in the vicinity of Phil
adelphia the latter part of this week
and there is considerable interest as
to whether Mr.. Black will break his
silence. 1t has been intimated that1
he intends to follow up his letter of
resignation with a number of state
ments about what occurred in his
department in one tempestuous year.
From all accounts William B.
Smith, of Philadelphia, who says he
was promised the appointment of
chief of the bureau of statistics as
successor to Paul n. Furman, is still
waiting for word to report for duty.
Mr.. Furman's term ended yesterday.
Congressman John R. X. Scott,
of Philadelphia, who has been in
political penumbra since the speaker
ship contest, is coming to the front
again because of the vigor with
which he has taken up draft mat
ters. Scott is said to still harbor
ambitions of promotion from Con-
gress.
From all accounts some of the
people in Philadelphia are still un-
certain whether any changes have
been made in the State Board of
Censors for moving pictures.
William A. Magee, whose term
as public service commissioner end
ed last night under his resignation to
the Governor, left early to-day for
Pittsburgh, where it is understood
he will make formal announcement
of his candidacy and take personal
charge of the canvass for the pri-
mary on September 10. The busi-
ness of the commission will be con-
Quoted by the five members who are
here. Latest information is that
Robert K. Young will not get here
until fall.
Attaches of the Departments of
agriculture and Public Printing and
Binding whose pay was held up by
Auditor General Snyder because of
the presence on the rolls of men ap-
pointed since July and therefore
classed as illegal by Mr.. Snyder who
has refused to recognize the appoint
ing power. will be paid to-day. The
names of Z. B. Dorsett and j. w.
Hallowell, Jr., of the new bureau of
markets, and c. B. Thomas, of the
division of documents, the men ap-
pointed, have been taken off and
placed on a separate requisition,
which will be held up until the courts
pass upon the status of Secretary
Patton and superintendent Long.
Mr.. Dorsett is going right ahead
with the work of his bureau in spite
of the fact that payday for him may
not come for months.
appointments of Frank H. Ter
rill to be justice of the peace at Gill
berton, Schuylkill county, and Daniel
II. McCreary to be alderman of the
Second ward of Oil City, were an