Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
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By the Ex-Committecman

Announcement that citizens of
Philadelphia We're prepared to finance
the proposed investigation of govern
ment in Pennsylvania if Governor
Brumbaugh vetoed the resolution
which will be up in the Senate to-
night was the most important political
news in Pennsylvania to-day. 1t put
it squarely up to the dominant faction
to go through with the probe. which,
the leaders say, they intend TO do and
gaze notice to the Governor and his
friends that it would be made whether
the Executive opposed it or not.
The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
papers are filled with suggestions of
legislation of a drastic kind. for good
bit of which Senator Penrose is stand
ing sponsor. The State administration
people have at last begun to realize
that they are in for a real fight and
the attitude of people who were think
ing things were going to blow away is
materially changed.
Concerning the offer to finance
the probe the Philadelphia Inquirer
to-day says: Should the Governor
veto the joint resolution. the Penrose
men will then offer a concurrent reso-
luUOn, which Will not an
preparation and which can be passed
without being sent to the Governor for
his approval They say under these
circumstances they will proceed with
the investigation and believe that the
developments will force the insertion
in the general appropriation bill of an
item to meet the legitimate expenses
of the probe and which the Governor
could not afford to veto. The guar
antee of a citizens committee to meet
these expenses. IL necessary. by pop
ular subscription. the Penrose leaders
declare. will have due weight with the
legislators anxious to be in accord with
public sentiment"
The Philadelphia North American
to-day says: Mayor Smith has been
bending his chief engerieS for a week
past in the political domain to patch
ing up harmony between the Ware
and McNichol factions in Philadel-
phia. He finds that he has tackled
pretty tough proposition. The Wares
have no intention of giving up the
predominance in municipal affairs and
their control Of the Republican city
committee, which they won when the
mayor threw down McNichol and
turned to them as his political men,
tors. on the other hand. McNichol
Will be satisfied with nothing less than
complete restoration to supreme COM
mand. Neither side takes kindly to
fifty-fifty proposition. and the mayor
acts as IL he were apprehensive of be-
ing shot full OF holes IL he tries to
maintain position between the lines"
The size OF the loan which Phila-
delphia will be asked to vote will be
made up to-day.
All of Hazleton's counci1men will
be candidates for reelection.
I'm all probability Governor Brum-
baugh will name a coroner for Perry
in no election last year. The Governor
has quite q number of appointments
to make of county officers.
ID. G. Watkins former Carbon
county prothonotary. has bought the
LAnsdaie Record. Democratic paper.
Carbon has been going Republican
lately, although IL is the stamping
postmaster general.
The city council OF wiikes-B Barre
will not build a garbage plant. 1t will
engage in the municipal enterprise of
buying a lot OF pigs and letting them
eat the stuff. The Clark act is GER
tainly flexible.
w. s. Bowen has been fred as the
superintendent of Philadelphia's city
hall. A McNichoi man Is talked of for
the place.
H. A, MeCaieb is out for council
in Altoona, He is we'll known among
railroad men in that city.
In Northumberland county $50
bars were licensed and in Cumberland.
LuZerne and other counties near by
the annual fights to cut down the
licenses have started. In Indiana
county Judge Langham took away the
licenses of four places.
Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, is
quoted as saying that being mayor is
costing him a loss of $4,000 a year.
His salary is $4,000,
-Leutenant-Govern McClain will
attend the Hibernian ball in Philadel-
phia tonight, The Lieutenant-G
ernoF is not much in favor of the
probe as outlined,
-Coatesville's ex-MayoF goes on
trial in court to-day to answer the
charges made in the recent probe.
Numerous Philadelphia city bills