Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
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BY the Ex-Committeenan

Ill
Governor Brumbaugh's disposal o
the mass of appropriation bills lef
with him by the last Legislature, hi
approval of the teachers minimum
salary and fish code bills and hi
veto of the bill to suspend operation
of the full crew law during the wa,
DO not seem to have aroused near q
much newspaper comment as ex
pected. OF course, there is mucl
more in the public mind now be
cause of the war and national affair!
and the legislation appears to hav,
excited comment only among tn,
people directly interested.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
says that the veto was justif1able I,
what the Governor says about it i.
correct, but the Democratic Phila.
delphia Record attacks the Governor
IN sharp terms, styling the action "a
hypocritical veto"
There is very little comment, in.
deed, upon the handling of the ap-
preparations except on purely loca
matters.
One of the things about the final
output of messages at the Capitol
was the whack the Governor took in
his reference to the approval of the
nsh code to the senators who had
assailed Commissioner Butler. From
the way the message read it would
seem that the Governor thought that
the senators were as bad as illegal
fishers.
David H. Lane, the sage of Phil
adelphia politics, who was rs yester-
day, says that If he had his life q
live over again he would not do any
differently. Mr.. Lane and Senator
E. w. Patton, of the West Philadel-
phia district, have been issuing some
very interesting "reminiscences OF
of early days in that city.
-GoVernor Brumbaugh's approval
of the bill to increase the salaries OF
judges in nine counties was more OF
less of a surprise to a good many
people. The bill will be certified to
the counties affected shortly.
Governor Brumbaugh is not ex-
pected to return to Harrisburg until
late in August. The Governor re-
marked to friends before leaving on
his vacation that he had never work
ed as hard in his life as he had on
the bills left with him.
District Attorney R. H. Jackson. OF
Allegheny county, and a bar COM
mittee are having an interesting time
these days. They appear to be say
ing things about each other.
Some person must be alarmed
about the possibility of Senator Will
liam c. Sproul being a candidate foI
governor next year judging from the
shots being taken at him in editor.
ials.
William S. Robertson, whose job
in the Philadelphia city service has
been upheld in court, is a son-in-law
of Mayor Smith.
Select Councilman Lennon has
let go a broadside at Secretary Dan
iels that makes interesting reading
few things about the secretary and
his peculiar. ways.
Albert Karhan, of Sabinsville
dismissed as a state factory inspec-
tor last summer because he refused
to fight certain Republican candi-
dates for the Legislature in one OF
the northern tier districts and lately
reappointed an inspector after pass
ing an examination before the State
Industrial Board. seems to have been
on the state payroll between times
Karhan's dismissal came in the midst
of the presidential primary fight las
year and il was charged that he wa:
dropped because he would not fight
Senator Frank f. Baldwin, Repub.
lican candidate for senator. No one
connected with the administration
would admit it and no reason was
ever given for his dismissal. II
turns out that he was employed by
the State Insurance Fund, of which
Robert X. Young, Tioga. former
State Treasurer, was chairman for &
while. At the offices of the fund to
day it was stated that Karhan had
been employed for a limited perioc
last winter" The Insurance Depart
ment denied ever having employed
Karhan.
Whether Auditor Genera
Charles A. Snyder will start to scru
tinize the expense bills of Governo
Brumbaugh now that he is on hi
vacation and whether Private Sec
retary William Fl. Ball has the lis
of changes to be made in the depart
ments are the two big questions a
the Capitol. Things have generally
happened after the Governor leave:
on a trip and it is said that some
dismissals which will furnish warn.
ings will be made. Mr.. Ball ha
been giving very close attention t
appointment matters.
The boom for Congressman H
w. Watson, of Bucks county, 70
Governor is showing signs of anothe,
healthy revival.
Fifth Sunday meetings of Rail
road brotherhoods passed resolu
tions thanking the Governor for We
toing the full crew bill.
Atlantic City dispatches tell G
prominent Republicans gatherin
there yesterday and of much Sprol
talk for Governor.
The boom for E. Lowry Hume
for the Democratic nomination 70
Governor is due to be trotted out i
various counties will fall
The Philadelphia Ledger print
the following: Senator Crow, {
Uniontown, the Republican Stat
chairman. was in the city with Mr.
| Crow and the two motored out
their farm in Bucks County. Sens
tor Crow, like United States Senate
Knox, Is q Western Pennsylvania
but each finds the eastern end of til
State we'll suited for the real counti
life. Senator Knox's country estai
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