Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-04
BY the Ex-Committccman

pretty nearly ready to outline what
they will do.
Many of the men active in both
factions are urging an agreement
upon a harmony candidate for Gov.
ernor, but il is said that the an
tipathy of Governor Brumbaugh an6
some of his close personal friends
to Senator Sproul will cause the ad-
miniStration to make a contest al
the primary in the event that the
Penrose people determine upon the
4 Delaware county Senator. The gen.
eral belief is that Attorney General
Brown will be the standard bearer
| for the administration.
Efforts are now being bent to Sc
cure an agreement whereby no mat
ter who is nominated at the primary
! the loser will support the winner
. and thus block the Democratic
scheme to elect Vance c. Mccormick
or some other Democrat hand
picked on the banks of the Potomac
to be n candidate on behalf of the
Democrats of Pennsylvania. 1t is
generally believed that if Mr.. Brown
becomes a candidate that Highway
Commissioner O'Neil. Chairman
Ainey and other receptive candidates
would fold their tents and line up
behind him.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-
day says: Senator William c.
Sproul of Delaware county. who is
expected to shortly formally an
nounce his candidacy for the Repub
lican nomination for Governor. has
accepted an invitation to attend n
dinner TO be given in honor of
reuring Mayor Armstrong. in
Pittsburgh, on January 10. The
presence of Senator Sproul at this
junction will be regarded by many
as lnaugurating his canvass for the
Republican nomination for Gov
ernor in the western section of the
state. None of his friends in the
east has for some time had any
douot about his being a real candi-
date for succession to Governor
Brumbaugh."
Just what would become of the
candidacies of Clifford Pinchot and
other men who have been moving
about putting up lightning roads in
the event of a straight out battle be-
tween Sproul and Brown is COM
mencing to be talked of. 1t is gem
orally believed that Pinchot, who
was here yesterday, has added to the
eX-Bull Moose and labor elements
which put him into the field the
labor leaders who were boosting Ma
1or John Price Jackson until he went
TO war.
-Pinchot has been getting about
the state lining up labor leaders
and grangers and has been here an
average of once a week. What makes
his visit so interesting is that yester-
day he had n conversation with At
torney General Brown. 1t is doubt
full whether Pinchot got out of the
race as result of that interchange
OF views.
The Somerset Standard has
come out with a picture and a dis
Cussion of Auditor General Charles
\. Snyder as good timber for COVER
nor. PENNSYLVANIA says this in
teresting newspaper, needs a man
OF learning, not alone in business
and professional training. but one
who is wise to the schemes of poll
ucians who have ever in mind self
interest. Such a man is the Hon.
Charles y. Snyder, of Schuylkill, any
of his acquaintances know and many
of his political opponents will ad-
nit"
Mr.. Snyder has never given any
intimation of such ambitions. but
his life history would indicate that
his entrance would make the con-
test strenuous and that if he was
governor he would be very positive
in his handling of affairs.
Charles a. Caldwell, Sunbury
manufacturer, has been appointed
mercantile appraiser of Northum ber-
land.
After a stormy conference with
the county commissioners at West
Chester, Robert G. Kay, county con-
troller, whose term expires next
Monday, fixed the surcharge against
at ic ha II 1,
words were used at the conference
and the officials gave notice that they
would appeal to the courts. The con
troller notified the mmissioners,
l.. NJ. Golden, John f. Baldwin and
Frank ]. Elston, some weeks ago
that he intended to surcharge them
the amount of all bills for bridge
work done during 1917 on contracts
for more than $3.50 for which bids
were not advertised, as provided by
law.
George E. Lyman, connected
with the United States Treasury De-
partment, with headquarters in
Philadelphia, has been appointed
chief income tax collector for
Schuylkill county and the following
deputy collectors were appointed to
help: C. ]. Stack. Shenandoah: Ray
mon6 Beckett, Girardville; Harold
OllSNlllts anu UOIIidS
Dixon, Lost Creek.
Harry l.. Sullivan, for nineteen
years assistant postmaster at Nor
ristown, has rendered his resigna-
ton to Postmaster Kneule, giving as
his reason extra and exacting du-
ties, demanding considerable more
time and arduous labor"
There will be no interference with
the business of the State Insurance
Fund as a consequence of the con-
troversy over Auditor General Charles
A. Snyder's desire to make an audit
with a view to ascertaining whether
it can be self-sustaining. Arrange
ments have been made whereby the
clerks employed for the last year and
the extra clerks whose appointment
started the Auditor General on his
inquiry as to what appropriations
would reach will be provided for in
order to handle the mail connected
with the issuance of some $4,000
policies. Mr.. Snyder said this morn
ing that he had no desire to en-
barrass the fund or to retard the
business in any way. but that he did
think that the money in sight to run
1t would not reach. Just what will
he done about the pay of extra clerks
who may be named in the future is
ar interesting problem at the Capt.