Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-14
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BY the Ex-C6Inmitteeman

Partisans of Senator William c.
Sproul, Highway Commissioner J.
Denny O'Neil and other men who
have been in the mentioned col
umns" of the newspapers in con-
nection with gubernatoriaI> honors,
sat up and took notice last night
when they found that Clifford Pin
chot had been making speeches be-
fore the State Grange at Williams
port and had thrown hay rake over
his shoulder and declared that he
and the other farmers proposed to
be recognized. Three weeks ago Mr..
P1nchot turned up in Harrisburg
with substantial corps of labor men
packing him, and while the partisans
of several men close to the state adj
mihlstration were declaring that he
was not In gubernatorial running the
FORMER forester was opening head
tue'i teIs III Philadelphia and assum-
ing preoccupied air.
The appearance of Mr.. Pinchot at
several meetings has been much
commented upon lately, but the fact
tnat ne was on the program at the
state Grange meeting without the
scouts of other candidates being
aware or 1t, is rather interesting, For
years a. Nevin DIETRICH, of Cham
Dersourg,, was active in the State
grange, e,ebut then he Joined hands
with Plnchot in the great uplift a
ie~, years ago. When that subsidized
ne became chief examiner of the
state Insurance Department.
MT. Plnchot has a number of 9TH
eI speaking. engagements, and it i5
understood that the Grangers are
rather pleased with his speech yes
terday.
Highway Commissioner j. Denny
- Nell is home from Washington
where he attended the national con-
ference OF the people interested in
the Anti-Saloon League. Mr.. O'Neil
Is taxing an active part for the dry"
amendment and proposes to be in
the forefront when the time comes
Tor pennsylvania to act on the meas
ure. Mr.. O'Neil also has q number
or speaking dates outlined.
Every now and then some one
comes to Harrisburg and says that for
a real out-and-out harmonizer and
trained man of affairs candidate why
go farther than Lancaster county's
congressman, w. w. Griest. He has
been much talked of around here
for week.
The people who are talking
Grlest are insisting that the candi-
6ate Tor Governor should not come
from either Philadelphia or Pitts
hurSh. They thus chalk off Senator
sproul, Commissioner O'Neil and eX-
Speaker George E. Alter. However,
1t Is easy to do such things six
months before the primary.
General G. NJ. Clements friends
are getting active for him for Public
Service Commissioner. 1t is said that
II he desires the place Deputy At
torney General Emerson Collins will
not stand in the way. Mr.. Collins
has been booked pretty industriously
lately.
Auditor General Snyder went
away yesterday afternoon without
seeing the Governor and the ques-
tions of extra places on the Hill, re-
instatement of men who were
dropped and quarters for depart
ments will go over for a few days.
District Attorney Samuel P. Rotan,
Investigation of magistrates by
which led recently to the arrest of
Magistrate George a. Persch on
charges of misconduct in office and
failure to make proper return of fines
to the city treasury, is being con-
tined" says the North American.
Proceedings by the City Solicitor for
City Controller John NJ. Walton will
be started within few days to seize
the books of Magistrate Harry I'M
Der, one of those on the list being
investigated by the District Attor-
ney."
Robert G. Kay, appointed by
Governor Brumbaugh controller of
Chester county, following the death
of Controller Ash last August, has
notified the County Commissioners
that he will start legal action against
them as well as the sureties of Con-
troller Ash for the recovery of
$SS2.74, with interest, which, he
says, was paid to Fred T. MacDon-
aid, of Kennett Square, former
country treasurer, without legal au-
thority. Controller Kay does not al
lege fraud. but negligence. During
1915, while Macdonald was ill, a
clerk in the office deposited $SS2.74
of the mercantile tax, which was
credited to the county funds. At the
end of his term Macdonald settled
with the county. Kay's term ends in
January.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-
day says: Stirred by the informa-
ton that, in conjunction with the
outburst of crime that has terrorized
Philadelphia for more than a week,
dlsorderly houses, encouraged by
a politician, had been reopened in
the Thirteenth ward. Mayor Smith
yesterday ordered the police to close
every place of this character in the
city at once. The Thirteenth ward
includes Q large section of the Ten
derloin district. While this was be-
ing done, thirty-two policemen were
being tried-siX as result of dissen-
sion in the department-and BAN
dts continued to operate freely here.
One of these cases was charge of
theft of a beefsteak against pa
trolman.'
Mayor Smith yesterday appoint
ed Representative John E. Arthur,
of the Ninteenth ward. to succeed
the late Frank j. Cummiskey as
chief o. the Bureau of City Property.
Arthurs term as a member of the
House from the Twelfth legislative
district. which comprises the Nine,
teenth ward, does not expire until
December, 1918. The appointment
of Arthur is regarded as a slap at
Megistrate-elect William j. Camp
bell. as Arthur is a lieutenant of
state Senator David Martin.
CAMELS
You may talk of horses, of tho wild
and speedy mares,
Thunderars fire-footed, where the
prophets weapon fares,
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