Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
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By the Ex-Commitfeeman

mittee in Pennsylvania and handle
what needs to be done from Wash.
ington where he is stationed In this
Judge advocate generals office. The
details of the campaign viii be left
TO warren NanDyke, secretary of the
state committee, who has managed
/ the headquarters for the last five
years. This plan will not be changed
unless there is rumpus raised in
the state.
It is authoritatively stated that
Joseph J. Gufrey. of Pittsburgh. who
was mentioned as a possible acting
state chairman again. would not con-
slider the matter. at this time.
state headquarters people are with
| out any information as TO when the
state candidates will meet or the plat
form committee will get down to
| business.
! State department officials to-day
| declared that they were awaiting
1 word from Scranton as to the out
come OF the contest over the Republi-
! can senatorial nomination. There is
f, nothing official here since word of
| the contest was received. but as soon
as word is received formal certifica-
tion will be made to the Lackawanna
county commissioners.
After considerable jockeying TO
control the appointment OF a success
sor to Harry ]. Stone, as chief clerk
to the City Commissioners. at a SAL
ary of $4,000 a year. Mayor Smith
has finally obtained the position for
resident of his ward. The new aR-
pointee IS Window D. Bryant, a per-
sonal friend and an accountant
Con, ,yY,fc I'll
were disposed to appoint an out-and-
out Ware man. but the Mayor insisted
that since Stone, whom Holmes fred.
was resident of the Twenty eighth
ward, that the place belongs to him.
There may be battle looming
up in the Berks county Republican
ranks for the organization meeting
of the county committee to be held
in Reading on the first Saturday in
September. Rumors of opposition
10 Thomas c. Seiders candidacy for
county chairman come from the vi
cinity of Hamburg. where il is said
Harry P. Shomo will be backed by
former Judge ". X. Stevens and the
Penrose organization. Should this
program go through there are inti-
nations that Mr.. Shomo's son, Will
liam \. Shomo, a Reading lawyer.
would be a candidate for the place
as compensation referee, held by Mr..
Seidel. who is Brumbaugh ap-
pointee.
The road of County Fuel Ad-
ministrator in Chester has proved so
full of Quicksands and morasses that
the original appointee. Democratic
County Chairman Bayard Kane.
.f .
his own funds. He is succeeded by
Plummer z. Jeffries, a West Chester
man long identified with the inde-
pendent faction of the Republican
party. There was a tremendous
heating of bushes and trumpet calls
for Democrat TO come forth to the
sacrifice, but after one glance at the
empty pantry the faithful, TO a man.
kicked off his shoes and fed speedily
to the tall timbers.
City Manager Hinkle is organiz-
ing junior police force for Altoona
and has named as their chief Lieu
tenant Colonel Walter B. Allen, of
the home defense police. The junior
police are to be under the auspices
of the public welfare board. Ac-
cording 10 the plans, il is intended
10 have four junior officers in each
ward. Their duties will be to pre-
serve order on the Fairgrounds, and
act in a general police capacity, re-
porting violations of ordinances, but
they will not make arrests. The pri-
mary object of the organization is to
supply the boys with a form of in
struction and recreation, develop a
feeling Of civic responsibility and
help to lay foundation for future
good citizenship.
-Ofiicials connected with the
United States district attorneys Of
fee in Philadelphia declare that men
accused Of irregularities in the ad-
ministration of the draft will be in
dicted before the Federal grand fury
no matter who their friends may be.
There will be some additional de-
Nelopments 1t is predicted.
Wilkes -Barre's chief of police,
who Is the central figure in the
Chamber of Commerce graft charges.
has made statement in which he
declares that the detectives who
worked on the case are smeared
with graftS themselves. The situa-
ton is rapidly becoming one where
charges and counter charges are nu-
merous.
County commissioners from all
over the state will gather at Pitts
| burgh next week for a general dis
cussion of county government and
proposed laws. 1t is said that the
Attorney Generals Department will
! have a representative at the meet.
| ings and that the State Board oi
Public Charities and Auditor Gen.
| eral will also have men there. The
legal department is said to be plan.
| ming to offer assistance in the draft.
/ ing of bills to be presented at the
next legislative session.
| Considerable comment has beer
! caused in political circles by a let.
ter in the Philadelphia Public Led.
| gel signed by John Nee. Bowman
| calling upon legislative candidates tc
| agree TO submit the Legislative
amendment to the voters of the state
J before passing upon it. There are
| signs that this plan will be mucf
heard of later on. The Bonniwel
| people are said to intend to make
their fight right on the amendment
and precious little else.
German Idea of q Joke
kansas City Times1
!, Here is the way the official Ger,
man report softens to the folks bach
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