Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-14
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By the Ex-Committeeman

Pennsylvania two big cities are
just now holding statewide political
attention because of their local con-
tests and the effect they will have
upon the State campaign next year
Efforts have been under way fol
some time in Philadelphia to har-
monize the factions with fair pros
pect of success, but 1t looks like g
fight in Pittsburgh.
In Philadelphia yesterday Mayor
Smith declared for Councilman Rob-
ert Smith for city treasurer notwith-
standing the circulation of papers
for Senator E. w. Patton. Coun-
Gilman Smith is a Ware man. The
other big places will likely be agreed
upon. The Democrats, by the way,
are still up in the air over their
slate
In Pittsburgh entrance of Public
Service Commissioner William A.
Magee into the mayoralty contest,
will mean an interesting battle. The
commissioner is expected to resign
some time to-day and announce his
candidacy. This makes the field
Magee. DR.. ]. P. Kerr, who was
thought to be the original Magee
choice: E. V. Babcock, backed by
the Armstrong administration, and
Col. .. *. Taylor.
The lawyers nonpartisan COM
mittee in Philadelphia is moving to
get men not learned in the law to
retire as candidates for common
pleas bench. The Socialists are said
to have candidates not lawyers and
they are being urged to retire.
Should this happen Judges Vregy
and Audenrief would have practic-
ally no OPPOSITION and they are certain
to be elected anyway.
Archibald johnson, Bethlehem
Steel vice-president, is being doomed
as the first mayor of Greater Beth
lehem.
Auditor General Snyder's selec-
ton of Fred T. Mcdonald, county
chirman of Chester county and
journal clerk of the last House, to
be assistant deputy auditor general,
created considerable comment as
Mcdonald is a staunch partisan of
Senator T. L. Eyre. The auditor
general has not yet named his first
deputy.
-Myer Kabatchnick, prominent
Scranton attorney, is out as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for district attorney, making a three
cornered fight with District Attorney
G.. w. MaXey and James Watkins.
The 'Lackawanna Democratic bosses
have slated this ticket: Sheriff,
James ]. Rea, Dunmore, District At
torney, A. G.. Rutherford, Green
Ridge; Prothonotary, John T. Lof-
tus. Carbondale; Treasurer, Joseph
Jennings, Moosic; Register of Wills,
Stephen Cipser, Olyphant; Recorder
of Deeds, Joseph Conrad; Clerk of
Courts, John E. Regan, Scranton.
The Philadelphia Press to-day
has FUNNY story about Senator
Ware getting hooked. The senator
went in bathing at Atlantic City and
fish line caught him.
Frank w. Smith, one of the
best known postal inspectors who
was to have gone to France to take
charge of soldiers mail, but was re-
fused permission by the postmaster
general for some unannounced rea-
son, has resigned.
Frank j. German, Philadel-
phia Democratic leader, is on duty at
League Island navy yard as censor.
The question of whether a
school board or the County Com
missioners have the authority to ap-
point a tax receiver was submitted
to Judge Koch at Pottsville.
Edward Mallick, who was named
as tax receiver by the Schuylkill
County Commissioners, to collect
Shenandoah school funds, asked the
Court for mandamus to compel the
Shenandoah School Board to rec
ognize him. That body has named
John Cudd as tax receiver Cudd is
4 member Of the board, and Mallick
contends the law prohibits him from
holding any public office within the
gift of the board.
Copies of the answer filed by
Auditor General Charles A. Snyder
to the mandamus proceeding brought
against him by the four officials re-
appointed by the Governor after
having been rejected by the Senate
and the motion of the auditor gen.
erals council to quash the writ is
sued will be given to Attorney Cen
eral Brown as soon as he returns to
the city and it is probable that steps
will be taken within a week to fix
date for the argument. Judge c.
V. Henry, of Lebanon, to whom the
petition was presented recently, will
probably have conference with the
attorneys to decide upon a plan.
Mr.. Snyder. said to-day that the
position he had assumed was the re-
suit VI Cal III Slnuy anu AlletI llc was
convinced that the officials right to
take an appeal from his settlement
was the proper way to go about the
matter not to have a mandamus is
sued. For the present the motion to
quash will take precedence in impor-
tance over the mandamus.
State Treasurer Kephart's ans
wer is merely a formal affair as he
was named in the proceeding as a
matter of form, according to the at
torney general.
Representative Edgar r. Smith,
of Bedford, the youngest member OF
the East House, has bought for $15,-
| 900 the Bedford Inquirer from Lieu
tenant ]. S. Ridenour, who will GO
with the State militia. This is taken
to mean that Mr.. Smith has sena-
torial aspirations.
The Philadelphia Record gives
this new sidelight on the disturbed
condition of the Quaker City Dem
ocracy: while not pleased with the
precipitate action of the nonpar-
tisan committee in coming out fol
Ira d. Graham for Receiver oi
Taxes, and William NJ. Glasgow fol
District Attorney, it was intimated
yesterday that the Democrats might
indorse Glosgow's candidacy, if Il
were certain that he would accept the
nomination and run in opposition tC
Samuel p. Rotan, the present incum.
| bent, but Mr.. Glasgow is said to have