Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-02
Peeitics In
Pen~Oqe00nio
BY the Ex-CommIttecman

Replying to the ridiculous charges
of Mitchell Palmer that the exemp-
tlon boards of Pennsylvania to be
used to send Democrats to the front
and keep Republicans at home. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh yesterday said:
IF Palmer says / was guided in
politics in any matters concerning
the appointment of registrars he lies.
II he does not know that 1 did not
make a single appointment he is
fool. If, knowing that I did not
make one appointment. he says what
he is quoted as saying. he is rascal.
"Palmer's statements are on a par
with those made by him year ago
when he declared that the State was
bankrupt. Yet his henchmen in the
LEGISLATURE have just voted for ap-
preparations of SS0,000,000 to $780,
100000. If what he said about the
commonwealth financial condition
is true. then his henchmen are ras-
calls. If they were right in voting
these appropriations then he was
wrong"
Governor Brumbaugh further ex-
of the second class the mayor. regis
tration commissioners and city med
ical authorities conferred and Sc
lected the appointees. in third class
cities the city controller and med
ical authorities selected the men.
while in the counties the sheriff,
president of the county commission
ers and medical authorities named
the boards. At a public meeting in
I mr. nrnCcnH fhnrf1
the necessity of selecting men above
reproach. They forwarded the lists
to me and in turn 1 forwarded them
to Washington and the appointments
were made there"
Attorney General Brown said:
"Fhc Governor has taken the high
est stand in this matter and it is
absurd to charge him with the re-
sponsibility for the appointments.
ed who were appointed and the
wishes of the Federal Government
were carried out"
Circulation of nominating petit
tions began in Pennsylvania to-day
in behalf of possibly thirty candi-
dates for the bench and before the
week is out dozens more will be in
the hands of men getting signatures.
In Philadelphia all of the judges are
to be backed for reelection by the
Republican organization, but in
Allegheny county, where there are
five to be chosen, there will be a
grand scramble. There are sure to
be contests in a number of other dis
tricts.
The papers for Judge S. ]. NJ.
McCarrell, of Dauphin county, will
be started this week. The judges
Fr5n Ie, ,trfll l.; r1f
mentary signing of papers.
There are no state judges to be
elected this year, but the number
to be chosen in common pleas dis
tricts is unusual, just as the number
aspiring to associate judge places is
out of the ordinary.
The appeal from the decision of
the Dauphin county court that the
act making Clinton county a sepa-
rate judicial district was constitu-
tional was presented to the Supreme
Court in Philadelphia on Saturday.
An early decision is expected. The
selection of a judge to hold offices
until an election is held is to be
made by The Governor.
Mayor Smith is still shaking up
the Philadelphia magistrates and
has reassigned some of them. The
mayor has some of the Philadel-
phians guessing.
A. W. McDade has recided to
enter the contest for judge in Della
ware county and a strenuous cam
paign is likely.
Orphans Court Judge ]. e.
Work. of Fayette county, will come
up for reelection this year.
DR.. j. B. Tive sdle, a veteran
Carbon county medical man, has
shaken hands with every president
since buchanan and with jeff Davis
in the bargain.
1t commences to look like DR.. J.
p. Kerr and f. V. Babcock as rivals
tor mayor in Pittsburgh.