Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-07
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Pe~~aqeso~ia
By the Ex-Committeeman

Notwithstanding a manifest effort
on the part of number of men ac-
tive in politics and by some of the
larger newspapers to discourage op-
position to the campaigns for cleo
ton to the full term of the two JUS
tees OF the Supreme Court appointed
by Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh,
1t Is predicted here to-day that it will
not be known until the time for filing
nomination papers expires Just who
will be the candidates. Not even
papers have been taken out for some
of the men, whom it is declared, will
be candidates, in opinion of people
at the Capitol.
In the Democratic party a real
old-fashioned fight is pending. al
though as matter OF fact, the DEM
ocracy has no cinch on one seat ex-
cept through a custom. Henry Budd,
of Philadelphia, will probably con-
sent to run and that will make five
Democrats in the field, while there
will probably be half a dozen Re-
publicans.
The Wilkes-Barre police inves-
tigadon, which has been followed
with the greatest attention by men
In politics all over the state, as
sumed a new phase yesterday when
Mayor kosek declared that IL things
went on he would bring some prose-
cutions against members of the
Chamber of Commerce of Wilkes
Barre active in the matter. The
whole mess seems TO have gotten
into a state where charges and
counter charges are making every
one tired.
1t is interesting to people here
to read of denials of Sam" Ma
loney's testimony by Bill Finley
in the Fifth ward case. However,
the trial at West Chester is not at
tracing much attention beyond the
confines of Philadelphia
Mayor Heidenreich, of Hazle-
ton. has undertaken to clean house
in his city without waiting for the
county authorities. His latest moves
have attracted attention because of
their thoroughness and the Mayor is
getting much support
Announcing in the newspapers
that he'll make them sit up and
take notice this fall" William ].
Coulter. the youthful Democratic
county chairman of Lancaster, yes
terday announced his organization
completed. headed by the following
two committees: Executive, D. f.
Magee, pr. H. F. Myers. John A.
Myers. Jacob Pontz, William P.
Schneitman, Levi B. Smith. DR.. W.
B. Irwin, w. S. Hastings, George w.
Hensel, Jr., and B. f. Davis, Jr., and
finance, George B. Wilson. DIR. NJ. L.
Chadman. E. r. Ebersole. DR.. ]. A.
Biever, NJ. F. Donnelly and Amos
S. Hess.
The meeting of the county COM
missioners Of the state at Pittsburgh
this week will be one which will
have much bearing upon legislative
matters next winter and is being fol-
lowed closely. Auditor General Sny-
der's address is expected to be very
interesting because of the ideas the
man from Schuylkill has about the
Federal government and its relation
to the state.
The probabilities are that John
T. Carpenter, of Potter county. who
was dropped at the State Treasury,
and Angus Cameron, of Jefferson
county, who was separated from his
job as chief of guides, will be taken
care of in other departments. For
every man who is fired" on orders
from the Governors Office, it is said
another man will walk the plank in
another department not under the
Governor and the tenure of new ap-
pointees is uncertain after January
81. anyway.
The way eminent Democrats are
being put into the judge advocate
generals department of the army 1t
would seem that there will not be
many left to fight the good fight for
purity in politics in Pennsylvania this
November. With Mclean and Humes
and the other stars away we may
tremble for the safety of Democratic
plans to make Pennsylvania safe.
With the Legislature six months
off changes in city government laws
are now much under discussion and
a new charter for Philadelphia, so
sweeping in its scope that it would
not resemble a revision of the pres
ent arrangement, and the appoint
ment of a small board of managers
to conduct the affairs of the city, is
the recommendation advanced by the
Bureau of Municipal Research, which
has made an exhaustive study of
government. The Ledger says: The
new method of government recently
adopted by the city of Detroit, is pre-
sented by the bureau as the model
which should be adopted as a cure
for the civic ills which have placed
the present form of administration in