Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-09
REAPPORT|ONMENT
WILL Be ENACTED
Changes in Congressional and Leg
islative Districts VIII Be
Effected Next Year
SHORT SESSION IS FAVORED
Governor Has Another Judge tc
Name; Local Options S Strength
Is Problematical

latlve reapportionment will be added
to the list of things to be done by the
next General Assembly when the pro-
gram is made up. In 1911 the reap
portionment could not be worked out
because the census figures were not
available, according to statements
made at the time and last session there
was so much to be talked about that
reapportionment was forced to play a
very minor role. This coming session
there is little doubt of passage of the
bills. Some studies of districts are
already being made, especially where
defeats have been blamed on the way
districts were made up.
Judging from what is being heard in
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh the days
of committees on committees, such
as made up the organization of the
last House, are ended and there will
be the return to the caucus system
which the Telegraph and other news
papers predicted after the General AS
lsembly of 1918 had gone home. The
calls for the caucus meetings will be
issued by the Republicans next month
and the meetings will be held the
night of January 4.
The idea of q short session, ad-
journing April Is or 22, appeals to
everyone and the legislative program
will include the compensation act,
commonsense amendments to ballot
laws, sensible labor laws and other
things.
Just what will happen to local OPP
ton is being much discussed. The ac-
tivities of the Anti-Saloon League
bosses caused loss of members and
it Is doubtful If local option will poll
as many votes in the House as last
time.
The death of Judge II. W. Scott
at Easton on Saturday makes another
judicial place for the Governor to fill
He will name the men for the various
vacancies in due season, he says.
Herman p. Miller. Senate librarian
said to-day that while accurate figures
on the results in two senatorial dis
tricts had not been received and might
result in the defeat of Candidates
Howard and Emerson, yet there would
be a Republican majority In the Sen
ate greater than last session. The
Republican majority in the House is
something great.
The Republicans of Philadelphia
are already organizing for the in
augural parades and half a dozen
clubs will be in line. Congressman
w. s. Ware will head the South Phila.
delphia contingent as in the Tener pa
rade.
Monroe county newspapers opposed
/ to Congressman Palmer are calling at
tention to the way his pluralities have
been declining. In his senatorial con-
test he received a plurality of only 45S
| in his congressional district, while II
]. Steele, elected to Congress, received
$3.50. In 1910 Palmer had a plurality
of over 700 and Of over 300 two years
ago.
THE usual presidential talk is fol.
lowing the election. The Scranton
Tribune-Republican voices what g
number of speakers in the last cam.
paign limited at by booming DR.. Brum.
baugh for President. Senator Ollie
James, of Kentucky, says that the vic
tory of Penrose makes him the logica
Republican choice for the presidency
When the Senator heard it he JUS
laughed.
Senator Penrose will return from
his cunning trip to-day and will have
a talk with State Chairman Crow an(
other leaders.
The Democratic papers are trying
very hard to get up a factional row
among Republicans in Philadelphia
The only thing is that he row won
row.
Senator w. C. Sproul. of Chester
is being doomed for head of the UnioI
League in Philadelphia.
Some of the replies received b!
the Philadelphia Ledger show stronl
support among men of all parties fo
the Brumbaugh platform.