Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-03
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Governor-elect William C. Sprouts
selection OF his Attorney General,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth and
private secretary, has furnished the
men who follow politics with the
biggest theme for discussion in
quite some time and il is interest
ing to note the general chorus Of
approval which is heard from the
newspapers. Not in years have the
! first announcements OF important
appointments TO a Governors cab
met been as we'll received.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
last night praised the selections
highly and the Philadelphia Press
and Public Ledger to-day devote
editorials to commentator of the
gentlemen named. The Ledger in the
course of its editorial says: Mr..
Shaffer is an able and experienced
lawyer and as Attorney General Will
I be entirely free from the reproach
that he has been or is the personal
attorney and political adviser of any
local political boss and contractor.
In the case of Mr.. Woods. the one
member OF the Brumbaugh admin
istration against whom the accusa-
ton of partisan abuse of power has
not been brought, the state is to be
congratulated on the retention of n
capable official. Even Senator Ware
protessed TO be entirely satisfied
with the Sproul appointments, not
| withstanding the fact that he can
claim personal ownership of none of
them"
The Philadelphia Record insists
on playing strong to the effect
that the Wares were ignored. AS
matter of fact il is known that the
selections were personal and there
Is ground for belief that the South
philadelphia leaders will be given
recognition, although they will not
dominate the Sproul administration.
The Record says in the course of a
long article devoted to the appoint
ments and the Wares; The selec-
tonS of Mr.. Shaffer and Mr.. Nc
Dewitt are recognized as personal
ones, Mr.. Woods is apparently TO be
rewarded for his attempts to be an
efncient Secretary of the Common
ealth during the Brown
regime, and this action is looked
upon as a bitter pill for the Wares
to swallow. At no time during the
last two years have the Wares re-
garded Secretary Woods as one of
thelr lieutenants. on the other hand.
1T is declared, Senator Ware was
openly hostile to the Secretary"
Formal announcement has been
made in the Philadelphia newspapers
OF the Intention of Senator Boies PEN
rose TO attend the Inauguration. which
plan was outlined in this scolumn
some time ago. The senator has told
friends that he intends 20 visit IIar-
rlsburg TO see old friends aud renew
old scenes attending the START Of an
administration. The senator has en-
gagged rooms at the Senate.
The Philadelphia Press has some
misSivings about the next .-egisla-
ture because it says editorially:
The state revenues are increasing at
a great rate, which is one oS the sur
est evidences Of general prosperity,
for the extent of business is the Jasis
OF n considerable part Of the Com
monwealJh's revenue system. The
state is not permitted to eXpend more
than its income. but 1t knows how to-
spend all it can get. When She Leg
islature meets next month it will re-
ceive the usual warning from the
financial officers not to be, extrava-
CANT, and, like all previous Legisla-
lures, ii will probably need the eau
tion, II it does not heed it."
-EX-Mayor ]. G. Armstrong is
serving as the head of an important
city commission in Pittsburgh.
Erie people are said 20 have a
bale OF amendments to the Clark act
in their safes, Erie started that
move. The rest of the state has been
watching the Lake City eve- since.
Friends of Representative r. s.
Spangler. of York, are almost willing
to wager that he will be the next
speaker.
Scranton policemen and iremen
have asked an advance in pay.
One of the results of high coal
prices has been a general move in
the anthracite region TO raise the ps-
sessments on coal lands. Carbon and
Luzerne are very busy with it.
The Pittsburgh Post says edi-
torially: Announcement by Gov
ernor-elect Sproul that he hopes TO
retain Cyrus Z. Woods, of West
moreland county. in the office of
Secretary of the Commonwealth is
reinsurance. 1t is notice to the state
forces that those who have shown
merit in the administration need
not fear ruthless removals on fac
tional grounds. Secretary Woods is
one of the officers who throughout
the unusual political conditions of
the past four years has shown de-
votion to duty, and, as it is an honor
to him to be asked TO continue in
his office in the new administra-
ton, the Governor-elect does credit
to himself in his show of judgment"
District Attorney G.. W. Maxey,
of Lackawanna, well known here, is
said by the Philadelphia Press to be
aspiring to run against Judge T. w.
O.Neil for the bench.
General w. G. Price, Jr., COM
manding of the old First brigade, is
now mentioned for senator from
Delaware. So are Mayor w. S. Nc
Dowell and Captain S. c. Clyde, of
Chester: r. j. Baldwin, the sage of
Chadd's Ford, and ]. Lord Rigby,
former recorder.
DIR. L. S. Rowe, of Philadelphia.
assistant secretary of the treasury,
rises TO write that the assistant secre-
taries have not asked increases of
salary. For men like DIR. Rowe to
be struggling along on the salary
of an assistant secretary when some
other has been getting fat pay for
bossing the rest of the nation under
guise of war necessities by direct
favor of the President has long been
a matter of comment at Washing
ton.