Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

''o IeHhocFaVc nomination lot
President is expected TO bring out
the plans of the Democrats in Penn
sylvania. The Palmer adherents
make no hesitation in their advocacy
or the Attorney General and are al
ready setting up their men for Ma
lonal delegate with as much care as
they are selecting State committee
men. They are not going to run any
chances such as they did in 1915.
when the guhernatorial nomination
was bagSed by Judge Eugene {.
BonniweH
The general belief is that Palmer
VIII get most OF the PENNSYLVANIA
Democratic delegates and that what
opposition there is to him will he in
the two big counties. with possibly
one or two in other sections. Some
significance is attached to an edi-
torial in the Philadelphia Record
nooStnS William G. McAdoo as
Democratic presidential timber.
The Philadelphia Evening Ledger
says that MIR, Gerard is a nice man.
but that he is candidate for the
Suicide Club OF 1920.
Col William Jennings Bryan is
stu taking abiding interest in Penn
sylNania politics. Some eleven wears
ago the colonel was very much 10
the 'front.' in this State and came here
10 address the Democratic State com
huttee in his effort 10 throw out Col.
j. NJ quincy. Since that time the
colonel has been visiting around and
lecturinS. but he has found time to
NFifA ina
vania.
In n recent letter the colonel
said that of all the possible Repub-
lican candidates the man he thought
most available was Governor William
e. Sproul. The colonel said that ne
had the ability and the qualities and
recalled that he had suggested the
Governor as i good candidate
months ago.
Mayor-elect J. Hampton Moore's
selection of James T. Cortelyou as di-
rector of public safety appears to be
meeting general commendation in
Philadelphia newspapers. MIR. Cor
tclyou is one OF the men much men
toned for superintendent OF the re-
organized State Police. The Inquirer
says that he will he real director"
and the Press and Public Ledger also
commend him. The Evening BullC-
tin SAYS: 1T is evident that the
prospective mayor means to be en-
tire master of the Department of
Public Safety on all essential ques-
tions. and he believes that in Cor
teiyou he Will find the sort of loyalty
which he wants in working out the
policies TO which he has committed
himself as "A supporter Of TIE new
city charter in its relations to the
police
Mr.. Cortelyou is quoted as say
ing that the police department will
hereafter he governed from within
and not from without and that po-
lice will not be allowed to play
politics or be played with. Major
samuel @. Wynne Will be head of
detectives and William u. Mills will
be made superintendent.
The whole State will watch the
way COrtelyou works out the prob
lem. He is well known all over
Pennsylvania and will have many
sincere good wishers.
The Republican Alliance is
solidly back OF Mayor-elect Moore
There has never been any danger of
II break. Thus Thomas W. Cum
ningham, president of the Repub-
llcan Alliance, routed rumors that
certain anti-Nare Republicans had
threatened TO leave the Moore camp
recently. Cunningham said that the
eleven independent councilmen
have pledged themselves to stand
back OF the mayor elect"
The Evening Bulletin SAYS: "A
determined effort to land Joseph
Smith, brother and secretary of the
outgoing mayor. as real estate dep
u5y under Sheriff-elect Robert +.
Lamberton was dis eoveredHt o-day by
Mr. berton's friends. The sheriff
elect assured Them that Mr.. Smith
will not be a real estate deputy or
anything else in the sheriff's Office
during his administration"
Changes in the executive Offices
of the State Police whereby Col
John 9. Groome. of philadelphia. re-
sumes the superintendency from
which he received leave of absence
wnen commissioned in the United
states Army. and George +. I.IImb.
the acting superintendent. retires
were not much of Il surprise at the
Capitol. For some time it mas been
known that the colonel and his for
mer deputy were ut odds and when
Col. Groome returned 10 this coun-
Try steps We're taken hN hlm to re-
sumo his status as superintendent
as he has two years of his term to
serve. Captain Lumb sent his resig-
nation to the Governor several days
ago, and following Col. Groome's
visit TO the Governor yesterday after
noon. ii was announced that he
would return and that the Governor
had accepted Captain Llnnb's resig-
nation as acting superintendent and
deputy at the captains own solici-
tation, as he will engage i'm the prac-
tice of law in this city. Just how
long Col. Groome will remain head
Of the department is not known.
Captain Lumb retires December 81,
With leave now.
-Captain Leon F.. Pitcher. dep
uary 1 TO become chief of police of
Wilkes Barre. a position rendered TO
him some time ago. Both Captains
Lumb and Pitcher came to the State
force out of the Army and both have
fine records. The Governor declined
to make any statement in the matter.
All of the members of the State
delegation in Congress are expected
to attend the dinner which Governor
Sproul will give in honor of the dele
CATION early in January. 1t will be
the first of the kind given by a Gov
ernor and is a return of the compli-
ment paid the Governor at Wash
ington
The new city Of Sharon. which
energies from. borOlS ShhoOd on lam