Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-18
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

BY the Ex-C Committeeman
Governor Brumbaugh seems to
take to Saturday night as the time 20
announce appointments to important
places. Saturday night shortly be-
fore the clocks struck midnight he
sent out word of the selection Of
Charles E. Berger, Schuylkill Haven
attorney, to be Judge of Schuylkill
county, to succeed the late Judge
Charles N. Brumm. Judge Berger
will assume his office this week. lie
is known to a number of people here
and has been in active practice III
the county for years. He is a friend
of Auditor General Charles A. Sny-
der, Resident Clerk Leib and Referee
Paul w. Houck.
The Philadelphia North American
says that Judge Berger is counsel
for the Republican organization III
his county and that his appointment
was asked by Messrs. Leib and
Houck, and that when Attorney Gem
eral Brown visited Pottsville on Flag
Day friends of Berger got very ousy
and strongly presented the merits
of the Schuylkill Haven man. Presi-
dent Judge H. o. Bechtel will come
up for reelection this fall and so
will Judge Berger, for election to
the full term.
The Governor announced the ap-
pointments of Banking Commission
er Lafean and Public Service Com
missioner Ryan on Saturday night.
1t is expected that he will have some
announcements of other places TO
make this week.
The general impression is that the
Governor will send his recess and
new appointments to the Senate the
night before the date of final ad-
journment on June 2S. 1t is believed
many of them will be confirmed.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulle-
tin, in an editorial, thinks that the
direct inheritance bill should be used
as a means of getting rid of the fee
system in state government as wen
as in county government.
A lively contest is expected in
the House over the Pymatuntng
swamp dam bill and it is possible
that an effort to kill the bill will be
made. Pittsburgh and western tier
newspapers are strongly urging the
construction of the dam because of
it's industrial Importance. The whole
matter is contingent on the action OF
the Ohio Legislature next year and
on bonds being given so that the
state is amply protected.
Under the heading of THE Gov
ernor's Opportunity" the Philadel-
phia Ledger calls on Governor Brum-
baugh to do what he can for the
small council bill for the big city.
The Ledger says in part: The
change, involving as it does the abo-
lition of the dual office-holding scan
dal, is demanded by the good citizen
ship of Philadelphia, irrespective OF
party. Governor Brumbaugh cannot
afford to disregard this demand or
the element which makes it unless
he has delivered himself body and
soul into the hands of his faction
leaders. He has here an opportu-
nifty to show the people OF TINS CITY
that he has the independence and
the power to act for their interest,
even in the face of opposition from
the Wares. Will he take it?"
Mention of Chairman James +.
Woodward, of the House appropria-
tions committee, for Secretary of In
ternal Affairs, met with general IA
vor about the Capitol yesterday and
to-day. The McKeesport man APP
pears to have many friends who are
ready to take off coats for him.
Competition is keen for nomina-
ton for the Office of associate judge
of Juniata county. A dozen men
have formally proclaimed their can
didacies, as follows: A. j. Boyer,
Ferd Meyers and w. L. Auman, of
Miffiintown; John A. Kohler, of Port
Royal; James A. Shelley, 1. NJ. jam
ison and S. L. Stuck, of Fayette
township; A. ]. Sausman and David
B. Stouffer of Walker township; D.
Samuel Leonard, of Delaware town.
ship; H. w. Wickersham, of Thomp-
sontown, and Zenas w. ellison, pres
ent associate, of Spruce Hill town
ship.
Governor Brumbaugh is in Phil
adelphia to-day and it is said that
some of his friends will meet with
the Penrose people and talk over the
last fortnight of the session. Much
uncertainty prevails over the direct
inheritance bill and the legislators,
whose appropriations are all based
on the direct tax bill, were show
ing signs of nervousness to-day.
Threats to pass the bill over any
veto were made to-day.
The third-class city bills will
probably go to the test in the Sem
ate this week, and a lively contest
is expected.
The Philadelphia Ledger in its
sentative Asa A. Weimer as a guber-
material possibility. The article is
very complimentary to the Lebanon
man.
The Lynch second-class city
nonpartisan election repeater will
come up in the Senate tomorrow, in
all probability.
George d. Porter, former direc-
tor of safety in Philadelphia, and
lately in charge of Philadelphia re-
form bills, is back in the banking
business.
The Philadelphia Press declares
in a strong editorial to-day that the
Governor should veto the direct in
heritance tax bill on general princi-
pies.
The Philadelphia bills are on the
list for action this week under fore
ed draft There will be plenty of
fighting over them.
Bumper Crops
In addition to bumper crop of
corn and wheat we ought to have a
bumper crop of bond buyers.-From
the Raltirn ore Sun,