Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-20

if he runs again. The Republicans
will likely run A. w. Duy, the Col
umbia county leader.
Congressman w. w. Griest of
Lancaster, Thomas S. Butler, of
Chester-Delaware. and Fl. Watson, of
Montgomery-Bucks, are regarded as
probable candidates. In the Will
Transport district friends of Con-
gresham Edgar S. Kiess say that he
will be renominated. The same is
said about Congressman e. ]. Jones,
of the Centre -Clearfield Cameron
Mexican district.
Appointment of Frank Feeney,
president of the Central Labor
Union of Philadelphia, to be the first
incumbent of the new office of super
visor of workmen's compensation
referees. is a recognition by Gov
ernor William G. Sproul of the con-
servative element in Pennsylvania
labor. 1t is also a personal appoint
ment in way, because the Governor
has known him for many years.
The new supervisor, who will receive
n statutory salary of $4,000 n year.
will assume his office at once and
will have duties connected with each
one of the referee districts, now
numbering ten, but which may be
increased to fourteen under the re-
organization act passed this year,
Mr.. Feeney is national presi-
dent of the Elevator Constructors
International Union, having held
that position for a quarter of a GEN.
tury and has been one of the most
active labor leaders in the State.
He was named by Edwin S. Stuart
TO represent the State at an indus
trial conference at Chicago several
years ago and has attended various
conventions as a delegate. He was
the first chief of the bureau of ele-
vator inspection in Philadelphia,
having been named by Mayor John
E. Reyburn and lately has been ac-
tive in placing injured men in po-
sitions. The appointment was an
nounced by C. b. Connelley,
Commissioner of Labor and head of
the compensation buretu. w. J.
Tracy, of Philadelphia, was recently
named chief of mediation in the
Labor and Industry Department.
Considerable interest was
aroused here by the filing of a pre-
emption of the name of the Single
Tax party for 1920 elections by Alva
A. Mackenzie, James II. Dix, Frank
f. Martin. Joseph E. Jennings and
Frederick A. Boch, of Philadelphia.
Governor Sprouts reappoint-
ment of G. w. French, of Pottstown.
as trustee of the Spring City State
Institution, recalls the changes made
by Governor Brumbaugh in that
board. Mr.. French was removed to
make room for political rival and
now he is back again and his rival
is out. Amos II. Shultz, another
Brumbaush man, also goes out
Persistent rumors of further
changes in the Labor and Industry
inspection force are going the rounds
on the Hill. It is said that between
now and the first of the year there
Will be some changes of the inspec-
tor personnel that will make for bet
ter efficiency and remove some men
who got in when politics was in the
ascendant in the department
-EX-Governor Edwin Sydney
Stuart, president of the Union
League. expects big contingent of
the upstate membership of that
famous organization to be present
| at the celebration of Founders Day.
| which will take place Saturday. DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia College, has accepted an
! invitation to make an address with
| The Republican Party" as his text.
The Philadelphia Inquirer saws:
The history of the Union League
| is as closely interviewer with the
story of the formation and the ac-
complishment of the Republican
party as it is with the preservation
of the Republican form of govern
ment conspicuously in it's support
| of the Union arms in the DAYS of
the Civil War and in every other
military crisis with which the coun-
try has been confronted since the
attempt to disrupt the Republic
| brought the Union League into be-
| ing. President Stuart is the only
man who ever was elected to the
| Office of president of the League
after he had retired from the po-
| sition.
Gettysburg voters will be
] asked at special election. to be held
! in January. to authorize two new
| bond issues. one for $4,000 for
street mprovements. and the other
for $4,000 for the erection of a
municipal light plant and the build
| ing of the necessary lines for street
| lighting. This action was taken AT
special meeting of the town coun-
ell which authorized the ordinance
committee to present the necessary
measures at an adjourned meeting
to be held in a few days.