Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-05
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

The state Administrations dismis
sal of Thomas d. Beidleman, father
of Senator Edward f. Beidleman, a!
assistant foreman of the Capito
Park grounds. is generally taken a!
| the answer of the Governor to Sen
ator Penroses sharp criticisms of hi,
administration, especially his com
ment upon failure to enact reform
legislation. The action has attracted
statewide attention and people al
over Pennsylvania are awaiting tn,
| carrying out of other plans fol
the Penrose forces. Attorney Gen
eral Brown last year said that h,
| favored a 'housecleaning" and Other
administration leaders have Ions
urged it. The Governor has been re.
| luctant to start, but it is believed thai
he has been 'stung by the Penrose
remarks. and that he will make a
few demonstrations on Capitol Hill.
Meanwhile the administration peo-
pie are marking time. Attorney Gen
eral Brown is being doomed for
Governor, while Highway Commits
sioner O'Neil has his partisans.
The Philadelphia North Ameri-
can says that $500 Town Meeting
votes were spoiled in certain divi-
sions on election day and the Inquir-
er bluntly charges gross fraud" The
Inquirer also says: Complete ar
rangements were made last night at
a conference of Town Meeting party
leaders for the immediate inaugura-
ton of a contest of the election held
in the city on November 6. A bond
of probably 100000 will be put up
to insure the payment of the expense
of the contest If the petitioners shall
fail to prove their contention that
the Town Meeting party was success
full. The court of quarter sessions will
be asked to have the ballotboxes
opened and recount made as speedily
as possible"
Assembling of Congress has
so much else to talk about
that even Washington and Philadel-
phia are not as busily settling the
situation as they were
a few days ago. There is more in
terest here than anywhere else. In
Philadelphia there has been a re-
vival of the Pinchot talk and the
opening of a suite of offices by the
former forester rather gives color to
that idea. Since publication was made
in these columns last month of the
by some of the state administration
he has been much talked of.
county people are quietly
bringing Ex-Speaker Alter to the
front as a man who can unite fac
tionS.
Concerning Attorney General
Brown as q possibility the Philadel-
phia Press says that the Wares having
won in the recent Philadelphia cleo
ton with such a scant majority, are
now forced to make another test of
strength or gradually be eliminated
from political affairs. The Press says:
1T is because of this necessity that
the anti-Penrose faction is now
talking of Attorney General Brown.
He was their Gibraltar in the last
election, although taking no active
part apparently in the bitter contest.
The prospect of factional fight in
the Republican ranks has given cour-
age to the Democrats, who before the
last election did not see much hope
Of overcoming the overwhelming Re-
publican majority in Pennsylvania
-Altoona's selection of. NJ. G.
as city manager will be
watched with interest by the whole
state. Mr.. Hinkle has been active
in affairs at Altoona for some time
and has served Blair county as sur
veyor. He is a Philadelphian, born
in that city forty-three years ago
and was connected with the Phila-
delphia traction system for time.
He is a businessman, highly spoken
of, and will make his best efforts.
"A. l. Hartman is the new post
master of Lebanon. Democratic
state headquarters has not yet an
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sion chairman.
The Philadelphia Record throws
a bouquet at Representative Wilson
G.. Sarig, of Berks, whom it an
nounces is about to announce his
candidacy for a third term. Sarig
led the Democrats on the floor or
thought he did. In any event ii is
pleasure to hear that the Temple
squire has aspirations again. He
has more friends here than some
other Democrats who wear the ma
chine colors.
Things are doing in Philadelphia
police. circles. The long resentment
against the way things have been go
ing broke out yesterday in meetings
and Director Wilson helped it along
by firing" the head of the police
mems association. The Ledger says
to-day: Eight hundred policemen,
representative of the membership of
the Patrolmen's Benevolent Protec-
tice Association in every police sta
tion in this city. at an all-day pro-
test meeting yesterday solidly voted
resignation as a body" unless Mayor
Smith and Councils take immediate
action on this organizations de-
mands to eliminate politics from the
administrative affairs of the Depart
ment of Public Safety. The dele
gates also unanimously adopted
plans for great police demonstra-
tion. This will include a march up
on City Hall and the councilmanic
chamber at the next meeting of that
body"
The Philadelphia Press COM
mends the decision of the Town
Meeting party people to make the
contest of the election TO the Bit
ter end. 1t says cditorially that the
contest thus far has had educa-
tional results at least"
Tho Town Meeting people to-
day prc-empted the name of that
party for the Seventh congressional
district, Buffers district, the Della
ware county senatorial and Second
Delaware legislative districts.
y, ID. Erdman. well known in
secret society circles, has been elect
ed president of the Allentown school
board,
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