Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-04
PoeI;ce &.
Pe'.~eqeoaaio
BY the Ex-Commftteeman

uphoiulnS the right of the Governor
to make recess appointments" of
state officials rejected by the SEN
ate. The decision is the end of the
controversy and it is expected that
after some statements that the state
administration will continue on its
way and the Auditor General will
make payment of about $4,000 in
salaries and expenses of the officials
VINO were held up pending the de-
termination of the question.
The state administration people
were highly. gratitied at the out
come, even though it was by "a mar
gin OF one vote, while the opponents
OF the Governor made no efforts TO
conceal their disappointment. The
effect of the decision will be to make
some strenuous times in state circles
in the next half-dozen years.
1t is not likely that the decision
Will cause Auditor General Snyder
to abate the zeal of his 'investiga-
tions' into expenditures by branches
OF the state government and meth
ods of corporations in filing reports,
While he said to-day he was going
right ahead in his effort to stop
duplication of work by the State
Department of Agriculture and State
College and did not propose to be
deferred by hints that he was at
tacking the administration through
its farming department.
Highway Commissioner O'Neil
used the disclosures at Washington
regarding activities of the German
American Alliance to make a terrific
onslaught upon that organization,
which he charged for his defeat in
Allegheny county politics and which
he called upon the state to eXtermi-
nate as political factor. Mr..
O'Neil's attack was one of the sharp
est he has made and he took occa-
sion in the course of it to attack
Penrose and Sproul.
Mr.. O'Neil, after meeting with
his Dry Federation people here to-
day will go to Mexican county to
make some speeches. Senator Sproul
Will make some addresses next week.
State administration men were
to-day voicing the belief that the
systematic attacks which appear to
be starting on the Wares in Philadel-
phia and the energetic manner in
which the Republican Alliance,
Town Meeting and Independents are
getting ready to assail the South
Philadelphia leaders. the city ad-
ministration and the state admins
tration's people in that city would
result in the plan to have the Phila-
delphia City Republican Committee
blow up and the ward leaders he
permitted to endorse whom they
pleased. They took much comfort
out of the situation, although few
really expressed any belief that the
Wares would be for O'Neil. On the
other hand. Sproul men We're claim
ing the Wares out and out.
-EX iept for remarking upon the
closeness of the vote of the Supreme
Court judges in deciding the recess
appointments case, newspapers of
the state refrain from comment upon
the matter to-day.
Withdrawal of the Presidential
nomination of W. NJ. Croll. of Read
ing, to be naval officer at Philadel-
phia, is taken as disapproval of his
course in his congressional nomina-
ton contest with Congressman A. G..
Dewalt, of Allentown, by the Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Senator p. w. Snyder, of Blair
county, was here yesterday to file
his papers and appeared to be very
confident of his ability to pull
through without trouble this year.
Mayor Smith has promised Sec
retary Daniels that he will clean up
Philadelphia, but in a statement is
sued he ridicules the report made on
the conditions.
M. B. Rich, of Woolrich, Clinton
county, is the first candidate for a
statewide nomination at the May
primary to file nominating petition.
He filed to-day to be a candidate for
Congress on the Republican
! ticket, presenting petitions from
Clinton, Center, Potter, Tioga, Ly-
coming and other counties. Mr.. Rich
served as a member of the House
from Clinton county in the last two
! sessions.
State Senator William c.
/ Sproul, candidate for the Republi-
! can nomination for governor, saw
/ many visitors yesterday at his head
! quarters in the Bellevue Court Build
| ing" says the North American to.
/ day. Organizations in the inter
! est of the Sproul candidacy have
| been formed in all of the counties
! and, according to the reports re-
! ceived at the headquarters yester.
! day there is a strong demand in all
| sections of the state for the nomi-
nation of the Chester county sena.
! tor. The Sproul Club, of Chester, to.
night is to give a reception for cheiI
candidate, at which it is expected
5000 guests will attend. EX-Gov.
! ernor Edwin S. Stuart and Lieuten.
ant Governor Frank b. McClain are
to be among the speakers. A large
| banner bearing a picture of Sena.
tor Sproul is to be unfurled. Rob.
ert p. Habgood, of Mexican county
was caller yesterday at the Office
of Senator Ware"
| The rule or ruin policy of Dem
ocratic National Committeeman A,
Mitchell Palmer and his pals has
heartened the Republicans of the
Berks-Lehigh and Monroe Carbon
Pike districts amaz-
ingly. Palmer and his pals have
started out to defeat the two sitting
congressman, Dewalt and Steele, be.
cause they do not like them, but the
methods employed have resulted in
such a back-fire. that the National
Congressional Committee has heard
of it, and there are fears that the
row may continue after the pri.
maries. Efforts to soothe the feel.
ings of the two men assailed. have
been under way for a few days. In.
cidentally, it is said that the scheme
of some independent Republicans Il
line up behind the two Democrat
congressman in Allegheny has caus
ed some Republicans in western
Pennsylvania to grow indignant.
High Constable Frank Ambrose
of Old Forge, was arrested in {
gambling joint raid, personally con
Quoted by the burgess.
Harrisburg Pa April 2 1919