Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-17
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Pe~~e4esa~ia
BY the Ex-Committeeman

has proved so generally satisfactory
that 1t is much commented upon and
confirmation of the Lewisburg man
is considered probable. The Phila-
delphia Public Ledger says: ''It is
admitted that even Governor Brum-
baugh's judicial appointments have
been in the main excellent" which
leads some newspapers to believe
that the Governor is not going to
listen to certain old political advisers
and 1t is predicted that high class
man Will be named for the vacancy
on the Westmoreland bench. Sim
1larly the appointment of George
G. Paxton, of Washington county,
is regarded as a selection of a man
without many political considera-
tlons. Most of the members of the
State Commission of Agriculture
nave not been in sympathy with the
Governors political moves in the
last year and some of the Commits
sioners have long been friends of
Senator William C. Sproul. 1t would
surprise few people to see e. B.
Dorsett, of Tioga county, reelected
chlef OF the Bureau of Markets. to-
morrow.
Capitol Hill people have long con-
sidered Senator Sproul, through his
Drains and long legislative expert
ence, to be one of the best posted
men in Pennsylvania's government,
although it has not been polite for
them to say so, and not much which
would arouse resentment is likely
except in one or two quarters where
actions have been of a type we'll
nigh lncomprehensible. The Gov
ernor, personally, seems to have a
policy In the matter of appointments
| Tor the rest of his term which will
not keep his appointees awake at
night and his recent disregard of sug-
gestions of several men for Public
Service Commissioner and selection
! of his own friend has caused much
favorable talk all over the state.
Things are getting strenuous in
the three big cities of the state. In
Philadelphia Mayor Smith has ask
ed three members of the Board of
recreation, who opposed election of
ware man to place, to quit; in
Pittsburgh firemen threaten to re-
sign in a fuss over salaries and other
things and drive against Mayor
Babcock's expense account is threat
ened anew and in Scranton Mayor
Connell is having his own troubles
to clean UP the town.
The Philadelphia situation in
wolves man well known here, ex-
Senator Ernst L. Tustin Concerning
the matter the Inquirer to-day says:
Defeated in his effort to control the
Board of Recreation, in the appoint
ment as supervisor in charge of the
city's Fairgrounds of a former sec
retary of Senator Edwin H. Ware.
Mayor Smith. to prove his abject
subservience to the Ware political
| organization, yesterday demanded
the resignation of three members of
| the board. The members of the
Board of Recreation, under whose
direction the Fairgrounds of Phila-.
delphit have been so capably admin
| istered as to call forth laudation and
| commendation from virtually every
| city in the country, are Ernest l..
Tustin, president of the board; Miss
| Sophia L. Ross and the Rev. DIR.
| Henry Berkowitz, of the Rodeph
Shalom congregation, Broad and
Mount Vernon streets. Mr.. Tustin
declared that he had referred the
question of the legality of the
Mayors demand for his resignation
to his attorney, George Wharton
Pepper"
--Hazleton's mayor has sat down
on the idea of policemen accepting
|
render citizens.
HI. M. Good, New Castle post
master and well-known Democrat,
is suffering from an infected foot,
due to tramping on a nail.
| Mayor Connell, of Scranton,
wants action on wages of city en-
ployes in his city. He is tired of
the dispute and has asked that the
controversy be settled at once.
| Senator Sproul will be given a
great welcome when he visits the
Shade Gap region of Huntingdon
county next month. 1t is the only
Huntingdon county leaders say there
will be record crowd.
| Senator Edward e. Beidleman,
nominee for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is
still receiving congratulations on his
birthday. 1t was last. week, but that
does not seem to matter.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch is go
ing after the police force of that
city and thinks there should be a
radical change. In the course of
seize this opportunity to properly
organize the police bureau in ac-
cordance with the needs of the COM
munity and the new ideas of fur
nishing protection to the citizens of
this community We don't need
more men on the Pittsburgh police
force. We need fewer. While we
had a full quota it was impossible
to reduce the number on the pay
roll, but now that we do not have
them, it is high time that advantage
be taken of the situation to install
a new system of affording the neces-
sary protection to the people against
criminals"
The Republican situation in the
Mexican district has been
affected by a decision in one small
district. In deciding in the Clear
field county courts Judge s. G.. Bel
refused to throw out the vote of the
Helvetia district simply because the
, polling place had been changed
without legal procedure. There was
no fraud or error uncovered BY
J this decision Evan ]. Jones, of Brad.
ford, retains the Republican con.
gressional nomination in the twenty.
first district, and Sweeney is Re.
: publican county chairman of Clear,
field.
SHALL RUSSIA BE SAVED?
[From the New York Timesl
! Confirmation of the report that
the Supreme Council at Yer
sailles recommended recently thai
t1,o United States io{,, ;te n IT.. a.