Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
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By the Ex-Committeeman

Gently appointed as extras and
paid out of contingent and emer-
gency funds of the state government
, unless he is shown that they are
essential, bids fair to create a rue
ton in the state government end to
disarrange many of the plans of the
state administration to strengthen it.
self in advance of the next primary.
The Auditor General has authority
to inquire into necessity and does
not seem to mind such things as
law suits.
The first place where the blow
fell was in the State Insurance Fund
where the bulk of the nine persons
recently appointed to places, iclud-
ing some Harrisburgers, got Informal
notice that they would be paid for
December, but after that their jobs
would end. The same is said to be
true regarding some extra" clerks
appointed for other departments and
whose use the Auditor General wants
to know about.
1t is said that the Public Service
Commission has been asked to do
some explaining about its stenog-
raphic bills and to inform the Audi
tor General why it cannot use its
own stenographers instead of hiring
them from other cities.
Mr.. Snyder says he simply wants
to know necessity. In previous ad-
ministrations of the Auditor Cen
erals Department such inquiries
were taken as a matter of course and
he says he does not see why any
one should get excited over being
asked to tell why expenditure of
public funds for clerk are neces-
sary. Some of the state administra-
ton men say that the Auditor Gen
eral is going after recent appointees
of friends of the Governor. In any
event it is likely that there will be
some dismissals of persons recently
put on the payroll, which will add to
the pleasure of everyone concerned.
1t is regarded as very likely that
General Charles M. Clement will be
named as q public service commits
sioner. The central section, which
was recognized in the appointment
of Robert K. Young is after one of
the places and as the General was
one of the Governors candidates for
delegate who went down he Is ia
Vorably considered.
Senator Boies Penrose last night
at Washington outlined some of the
plans~for the midwinter conference
of the Republican national commit
tee. He said: THE meeting in Janu-
airy will be to arrange an educational
and publicity campaign for the con-
gressional elections. The Republican
party hopes to be able to organize
the House and Senate. While we have
supported the administration in all
its war legislation, we do not propose
that the party shall lose its Identity.
The last election was lost by n fluke
and now the prospects for the Re-
publicans are encouraging" Senator
Penrose intends to take q leading
part in consideration of any legisla-
ton which may be proposed as a
remedy for the railroad problem.
Said he: "I regard the railroad ques-
ton as the most pressing of the day.
[ understand the President will de-
liver a message to Congress upon 1t"
1t is said that Senator w. c.
Sproul has accepted a number of in
vitations to speak throughout the
state this winter. Highway Commits
sioner J. Denny O'Neil also plans to-
speak extensively.
Governor Brumbaugh did not re-
fer to political matters in his speech
at Scranton. He has declined to dis
cuss an extra session.
1t is to be noticed that the State
Grange is carefully keeping out of
Lne controversy bCN"tIi bllO NobolbS
Commission of Agriculture and the
Secretary.
The Town Meeting party an
nounced Yesterday, after meeting
of its executive committee, that the
contest for the election of Ware NOM
inees to the offices of Receiver of
Taxes, Register of Wills and City
Treasurer had not been abandoned
in the Philadelphia courts. Steps
were taken toward making the or
ganization a permanent one by ar
ranging to form ward committees
which will work in conjunction with
the Town Meeting party executive
committee. George w. Coles, secre-
tary of the party, was elected chair
man, and Horace w. Riley, formerly
of the Committee of Seventy, was
made secretary in place of Mr.. Coles.
According to the Philadelphia
Press, keystone Congressman were
too busy to call one states congress-
ional delegation together to hear the
suffrage pleas for the adoption of the
constitutional amendment at Wash
ington yesterday. Senator Penrose
did not arrive until late and the suf-
frage leaders were unable to get
Senator Knox to assume the duty
which, he said, devolved upon the
Senior Senator. Representative Thom-
as S. Butler, dean of the delegation
In the House, was not to be found
by the persistent women leaders.
They turned to Representative j.
Hampton Moore next but he declined
to assume the duty which naturally
belongs to the chairman. AS the re-
suit the Pennsylvania women who
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membership as one, were compelled
to reach them individually. They did
not receive much encouragement
from Pennsylvania's Congressman
and Senators. Both United States
Senators are reported against the
suffrage resolution and fifteen of the
thirty six members will vote against
it.
The Philadelphia Record says
that city's councils finance commit
tee "held a reform session yesterday
and while considering some addition
al salary increases and other expen-
ses for next year, criticised the board
of Judges who want to pay 1anitors
81 200 year, and stuck a probe into
the salary juggling game, whereby
salaried employees also receive extra
pay from special items appropriated
to the various departments. The at
tacks upon some of the comb nations
complained of were led by Selectman
Charles Seger, in criticising the
judges, and by Selectman Harry j.
Trainer, who pried open the secret
salary boost scheme. Mr.. Trainer
evidently succeeded in reaching by
inference the persons upon whom he
is seeking to serve notice, and at
meeting of the committee on Monday