Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-31
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Psnnatsesania
BY the Ex-Committccman

Requests for the designations of
three attaches of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture by Prof. Fred
eric Rasmussen, the new secretary,
last night are not regarded as of
any political significance at the Cap
itol. 1t Is stated that they were
asked and given largely as a mat
ter of departmental discipline.
The men asked to resign were
| 70. B. Dorsett, of Mansfield, chief of
markets, whose stormy time with
the Commission of Agriculture was
one of the high lights of the Brum-
baugh administrations closing year;
Edward C. First. of this city. clerk
to the director of farmers institutes,
and William r. Douglas, Of Camp
Hill, clerk in the statistical bureau.
First was marked to go for a long
time. He was one of the active par
| tisans of the state administration in
Its crusades against the Beidleman
strength, and when asked for his
| resignation remarked that he looked
| for it some time ago.
| Dorsett used to be q leader of the
Grangers and was named eighteen
months ago to head the bureau of
markets, created by Sproul act of
| 1917. The talk then was that he
was Sproul man and he never
made any homes about it. He was
an ardent champion of the $50. .000,-
900 road loan and gave out a strong
| interview for it. When he was
named the State Commission of
iiAgriculture began its. decline 1t
resented the selection and refused
| confirmation. Finally Governor
/ Rf-tfr ha Oh hind M
posing for an. hour the differences
between the commission. and Secre-
| tary Charles e. Patton, forced ap-
| proval. Dorsett then resigned, but
came back four months ago.
"A visit paid here last night by
Judge Charles l.. Brown, of the mu-
nicipal court; Clerk of the Courts
T. w. Cunningham and George w.
Coles, of the Town Meeting Party,
caused a flutter here. They came
Ito discuss the municipal court ap-
pointments.
y-Congressman Edgar r. Kiess,
of the Williamsport district, was
here last evening, but said that he
| was seeking no appointments.
Captain G. E. Gangloff, of
Pottsville, now in the Army as a
| duNOCdle. 10 IL lOT
district attorney of Schuylkill. He
is we'll known to many people here.
The special elections for SEN
ator come on February 25. The
Dauphin Republicans will name
Frank A. Smith on Thursday, and
name Richard j. Baldwin, as speak
er, within a week.
The Eyre bill to authorize third
class cities to vote to transfer loans
previously authorized is on second
reading in the Senate 1t is the Har-
risburg measure to permit vote on
| the transfer of the Walnut street
bridge loan, never used, to the Me-
mortal Bridge. 1t will mean spe-'
cial election later in the spring, as
it cannot be passed and notices given
in time to vote on February 25.
The special election to select
Congressman from the Westmore-
land Butler district to succeed the.
late E. E. Robbins will likely be
called by Governor William c.
Sproul for some time before
March 4. Republicans in the dis
trict are inclined to unite on Julian
Huff, of Greensburg, a son of the
late Colonel George f. Huff, former
Congressman lat Large and long ac-
tive in Republican affairs. Julian
Huff is prominent in coal matters
and has been much talked about.
| Under Republican rules the Con-
gressional nomination will be made
| by conferees to be named by the
county committees, Westm moreland
having fifteen and Butler five. This
is according to the last presidential
vote. A fifteen-day notice of the
election is required. The Democrats
may attempt to run Captain Wade
T.. Kline, of Greensburg, who COM
nA.nded the Greensburg company of
the One Hundred Tenth Infantry.
The Democratic state executive COM
mittee will make that nomination.
1t is said that efforts to get
through a bill for a new judge in
Westmoreland will be made. Ex-
State Treasurer James S. Beacon
wants to go on the bench and c. E.
Written and C. C. Crowell are also
talked of. Opposition to Judge Sny-
der will be from Judge C. d. Cope
land or one of these men, it is said
here