Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
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BY the Ex-Commltteeman

and his advisers before any further
of the idea of calling an |
extra session OF the Pennsylvania |
has declined to comment on the re-
ports that the subject has been taken |
up at his state councils, but last
nights statement that no one had
asked him to call an extra session |
Is taken to mean that it has been !
talked Of The Governor evidently |
deems further discussion now as in |
opportune.
Several OF the Governors close
friends have advised against an extra |
session unless Congress passes a
dry" amendment early in the new
year, II Congress should pass such an
amendment late In tho spring or the
summer, they argue that the matter
should be left to the legislators to be
elected in November. An extra session
would cost many thousands of dollars
and while the work would be limited |
to the subjects In the Governors call
it would be hard TO forecast what
political moves might be made.
Capital Hill is awaiting with much
interest the outcome of the defiance
Va oSSiVke1AJ VI Nflldl lGS
Z. Patton by four members of the
State Commission Of Agriculture
when they rejected appointment OF
q. =. Dorsett, of Mansfield, as chief
of the bureau of markets and rung
up the selection of J, Wallace Hal
lowell. Jr., of Philadelphia, as as
sstant chief 1t does not matter
much as the men are not being paid
by Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
I@w Il tzG- a.. -
appointments" case. but the four
members of the commission took up
the two appointments which had !
been on the table for over two |
months, in the absence of the secre-
tary and also of Chairman II. "
White. For some time the commits
sion and the secretary have been at
odds and the matter will now go to
the Governor, who will doubtless
support Mr.. Patton. Then some COM
missioners may resign.
According to the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, which some time ago
printed q dispatch from Atlantic
City to the effect that Public Service
Commissioner Michael J. Ryan had
endorsed Vance c. Mccormick for
Governor, some one got an erroneous
impression out of the commission
er's remarks. 1t seems that during q
Mr.. Ryan was asked
about numerous men suggested for
and smilingly said
was a good man. His inter-
viewer picked out Mccormick. The
Ledger prints statement by Mr..
Ryan in which he says, II did not
dream that 1 was talking for publica-
ton and as I had no acquaintance
with the gentleman l spoke favor
agly of all the names he mentioned
except my own. Please correct the
that I am endorsing any
one for gubernatorial honors."
The publication created much
stir, but friends of Mr.. Ryan say that
endorsement of any one for Govern
or just at present would be about the
last thing he would do. There is no
question but what the machine DEM
ocrats led by Palmer and his pals,
would welcome a friendly declara-
ton by the commissioner, who really |
represents n powerful faction among !
the state democracy.
The Philadelphia Record says
three postmasters in Eastern Penn
sylvania have been fined for being
short in accounts.
The threatened discussion of the |
powers of the Governor and his col
leagues on the Board of Public |
Grounds and Buildings to make ap- |
which is now likely to
furnish Capitol Hill with another
theme, has been brewing for some
time. The subject was broached a |
year ago when it looked like the |
election of Messrs. Snyder and KEEP
hart and it is understood that the
Governor fortified himself with opin-
ions.
Many congratulations are being |
received by Secretary of the Com
monwealth Cyrus L. Woods on his |
recovery from his recent operation. !
The secretary is at his residence in !
this city.
Scranton has a new problem. 1t
is held that city funds cannot be |
used for soldiers banquet.
Judges Ferguson and McMichael
Yesterday acceded to the demand of !
Ware lawyers and increased the bond |
of the Town Meeting candidates con- |
testing the November election from
$4,000 to total of 1926, 200, there !
by setting aside the ruling made by
Judge Carr" says to-day's North |
American. "In further effort to ham,
per and obstruct the contest which
will show up fraud, bribery, intimi-
dation and stuffing of ballotboXes in
strong Ware wards. according to the
Town Meeting attorneys, the Ware
lawyers Immediately sought to have
the court require single bond of
s225,000, instead of three for 81 1000
each Town Meeting attorneys indi-
Gated last night that an appeal from
the decision of Judges Ferguson and
McMichael may be taken to the Su-
preme Court on the ground that the
bond now called for is eNorbitant and
unnecessary
Judge S. f. Shull, appointed by
the Governor when he was formally
welcomed to the bench at the open
ing of the regular December term of
the court of Monroe county. de-
cIared that an erroneous impression
had gotten abroad to the effect that
in dealing with the liquor question
he would be more inclined to leni-
ency than was his predecessor, the
late Judge Staples. He stated that
he wanted it thoroughly understood
that this court would in future, as
in the past, adhere to the strict let
ter of this law.
-Four hundred police and fire
men were disappointed at Scranton
Yesterday when City Solicitor II. NJ.
Streeter submitted to council an
opinion holding the Burke salary
raising act to be unconstitutional.
Council says it will be guided by
the opinion and will not grant in
creases of $3.50 a year to employees
receiving $500 or less. The City
solicitor says the act is class legisla-
tion, and also that the matter of