Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-27
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| " thiidueipnld IO-uay Is
i'eXpected to be followed by some in
timations as to his course in ap-
polntments and legislation. The
selection of Governor Martin G.
bfunbaugh to be the War Historian
OF FennSylvaniaA has attracted so
mueh attention that the fact that the
new Governor met a number of men
prominent in Pennsylvania political
affairs Yesterday, escaped notice. In
! tlmatlons are given that the Sproul
sailing chart which the new Govern
or worked out while resting in New
ork state has been exhibited.
me Speakership situation is ex-
pected to develop after the first of
december. Meanwhile the friends of
representative Robert S. Spangler.
the dry" Republican from the city of
york, are pushing him foc all they
are worth and claim much support
lof MIN. Certain newspapers say
that he is favored by the new Gov
erhor, but the partisans of the vet
efan George W. Williams up on the
northern tier insist that ne is the
logical candidate. Western Peansyl-
Nanians are putting up lightning rods
for some of their favorites, but il
looks. more like committee chair
manships in that section than any
thing else.
Lieutenant Governor-elect Ed
ward +. Beidleman and Frank A.
| Smith, who will likely succeed him
as Dauphin Senator, have been in
Nited TO attend the dinner at Will
Transport in honor of Brua c. Keef-
er, which is expected to be a notable
affair.
State Chairman William e.
Crow was here yesterday between
! trains. He was on his way from
washington and remarked that he
expected a splendid administration
from his old colleague, Senator
SprOul.
The cold official announcement
that the Republican majority in the
next Legislature will be 1873 on Joint
ballot is something which tells Ats
own story. In year when the Dem
ocrats have the national administra-
lon and the bosses of the Pennsyl-
Nania Democracy have had every
thlng in the way of patronage, power
and pelf, as far as contributions
could make it. they succeeded in get
ting exactly six state Senators and
twenty-three Representatives The
total membership of the Pennsylva-
MIA Legislature is 257. Democracy of
Pennsylvania was never at such
low ebb as far as influence on Cap
ltol Hid through direct representa-
tives Of the people as in this period
of the Palmer regime.
Newspaper comment on the Sc
lection of Governor Brumbaugh to
be the war historian is not kindly
to-day. The Philadelphia North
American says the Governor grabs"
place, while the Democratic Phil
adelphia Record promptly charges
political deal. The Record says in
the course of it's article: an re-
turn for permitting Governor Sproul
to name Il successor in the Superior
Court 10 Judge John w. Kephart
and to fill the court vacancy in West
moreland county and another in the
Municipal Court of this city, he de-
manded immediate action on the
$4,000 job"
The Public Ledger says that the
whole matter is now up TO Cover
nor-elect Spr0ul and makes the
adjutant general the importan: con-
sideration, pointing out that If the
new defense commission is to re-
woke the appointment the incoming
new adjutant general or else Cen
eral Beary will have TO back track.
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Pitts
burgh GaZette-Times give promi-
nence to the fact that the appoint
ment is not effective until Febru-
AIRY, when the new administration
will be in office and intimate that
some legal proceedings may be taken
before the present Governor gets
into his new place. They also men
tion the possibility of the action of
yesterday being rescinded. The
Philadelphia Press notes the fact
that the Governor and Auditor Cen
eral Snyder went right ahead with
the business in the face of threats
on the part of Walter II. Gather,
ex-public service commissioner, to
take the matter into the courts.
The next two or three days will'I
probably bring editorial expression
showing what the state at large
thinks of the proposition.
City Solicitor John o. Connolly, \
one of the big figures in Philadel-
phia now is out for a small council
without regard to ward lines, which
is not what the Wares want. The
Gnllduelpnld, RECORD says lndL since
the street cleaning bids were thrown
out there will be some people going
after the Ware velvet"
Mayor Mcdowell, of Chester,
says he proposes ITO clean up the
police of his city, Chester is very
much on the map in regard to mu-
nicipal affairs.
Out in Pittsburgh there are
signs that several booms for SUI
perior Court judge Will be started
soon. The Kline and Wallace booms
may have some rivals of consider
able size.
-Lehigh county's official deposits
are getting into the limelight again.
The county commissioners are
threatening an investigation and
have locked horns with the control /
ler.
William Wilhelm, who charged
that the fuel administration made
no effort TO increase anthracite pro-
duction, has been a prominent figure
in Schuylkill county politics. He
was a leader of the progressives.
Mccormick as FIdme-ThrOWer
[From the Phila. Sunday Dispatch,l ]
The Seventeenth Congressional