Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

| aHSS uilu over Ine AuulJOr GeneraIS s
desire to audit the fund are of the
opinion that the matter will go to
court and that a general opinion as
TO the powers of the Auditor General
viii be given. The act of 1910 gives
the Auditor General authority over
all public accounts. The Attorney
General has held in effect that the
fund is not public account. The
next move Will be made by the Audi
tor General.
! Next week argument will be heard
in tho Supreme Court on the ire
cess appointments" mandamus ac-
ton and it is possible that before
this suit is decided that another en-
bracing in a broad way powers of
the Auditor General, will be inau-
| gurated.
Mr.. Snyder's charges that the fund
administrative charges were excess
sive, were denied in a vigorous state
ment by w. J. Roney, manager of
the fund last night.
| County Treasurer Edward D.
| iFrfebertshauSer, of Allegheny, has
announced that he had appointed
Edward NJ. Kenna, ex-legislator, to
succeed Samuel ]. Grenet as county
delinquent tax collector. Mr.. Kenna
Just has completed his term of serv-
ice as mercantile appraiser, a posi-
ton in which he was elected by the
county commissioners. Prior to his
selection for mercantile appraiser,
Mi. kenna had served as police mag
istrate, having been appointed to that
position by Mayor Joseph G. Arm
strong soon after the latter entered
upon his term as city executive" says
the Pittsburgh GaZette-Times. Mr..
kenna has been active in politics for
many years. The position he now
takes is regarded as the finest in the
county. Among those who served in
it before Mr.. Grenet were Archibald
Mackrell, Max G. Leslie and Dr.. E. r.
Walters"
Elk Representative William
Walsh, Ware leader of the Fortieth
ward, will succeed City Treasurer
elect Frederick J. Shoyer as a men,
ber of the Philadelphia Board of
Registration Commissioners. Cover
nor Brumbaugh will make the ap-
pointment this week, Mr.. Shoyer
having rendered his resignation pre-
paratory to assuming his new duties
next Monday morning. The office of
registration commissioner pays $3,-
600 annually, while that of city
treasurer pays $4,000. Mr.. Walsh
is member of the Republican city
committee and friend of the Gov
ernor.
The job of chief of police of
Pottstown which has been going
begging has finally been filled by ap-
pointment of Harry l.. Swavely.
Conrad G.. Graeber, new deputy
revenue collector for Northumber-
land county, was formerly deputy
county treasurer and is very active
Democrat.
-Wilkes-Barre will get more po-
licemen and a pistol range for them
to practice in.
The Philadelphia North Amer
lean attacks the city administration
for failing to establish the two-pla-l
toon police system.
Judge Groman, of Lehigh coun-
ty, has ruled that owing to the war
Lehigh should not go to the expense
of a new courthouse.
-Williamsport women are insist
ing upon a woman being chosen as
city treasurer.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says
that Senator w. C. Sproul will make
announcement of his candidacy for
governor within week. The Bull
letin says that Notwithstanding the
apparent agreement of the factions
on Sproul there will be a continual
tion of the warfare in Philadelphia.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times inti-
mates that announcements will be
made before long.
George w. Acklin, Collector of
Customs for Pittsburgh district, died
few days ago. He was well known
among Democrats of the state and
frequently attended conventions and
other meetings. There are a num-
Der of deserving Democrats at Pitts
burgh willing to become his success
sor.
Frank FL. Anderson, we'll known
to a number of Harrisburgers, re-
| tires next week as Burgess of Will
kinsburg and was given watch by
his policemen.
Turner w. Shacklett, the new
Postmaster at Erie, has been re-
warded for much Democratic serv-
ice, including some hopeless runs
for Congress. Shacklett attracted
some attention at Democratic state
gatherings here by his fervency. He
was national delegate once.
Western Pennsylvanians are ex-
pecting the visit of Senator Penrose
| to Pittsburgh next week to be very
| important. The Senator will spend
| four days in Pittsburgh.
| District Attorney Nevin A. Cort,
of Westmoreland, has named w. T.
Dom, formerly District Attorney, as
! his first assistant; Robert T.. Best,
| of Jeanette, as second assistant, and
/ Paul l.. Feightner, of Greensburg, as
| county detective James B. Gala
CHER, reelected Clerk of Courts, and
| w. Dick Hunter reelected Prothono-
| tary, will make no changes in the
personnel of their office forces.
| Fred L. Roberts, secretary to
! Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong, of
Pittsburgh, has been appointed Su-
perintendent of the Bureau of Rec
reations by Director John Swan, of
the Department of Public Works.
The appointment becomes effective
Immediately. w. T.. Ashe has been
| superintendent of the Bureau until
about six months ago, when he en-
tered the federal service as a super
visor of recreation camps near the
various cantonments. Since that
time Roy d. Schooley, chief clerk in
the Public Works Department, has
been acting as superintendent in
connection with his regular duties.
| Mr.. Roberts has been in the city
service for fifteen years, entering as
private stenographer to the then Di-
rector of Public Works, f. M. Bige-
low.
l 1T is interesting to note in these
i days when Democratic organs claim
to be the last bulwark of the free
| dom of the plain people against the
corporations that Joseph F. Guffey,
| chairman of the Democratic state
/ ,com mrooittee has been elected presi-