Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-20
i. Series of Brilliant
p Strokes the School
master" Has Wrested Re-
forms From the Hands of
the Legislature.
!. ..oomen of Dominant Party
i Roth Branches Compelled
!, = Grant Big Concessions in
roor of Mayoralty Club
wielded by Brumbaugh.
~, = stag Correspondent

ntept-RG. May 2O.-The Republl-
hA.,zotion-contr Legislature
,,od the session like a lion last
will adjourn sine die ike a
,odav. The members have felt the
s~S from the rod of the "sauare-jawed'
hoNs ..,or.Governor and the pat on
I'nV ~ In the matter Of the New Public
s.,viee Commission when Governor Governor
.,bauph has given the Organization
''.s.rs ss has failed to arouse the members
r'a, Assembly from the abject State
.sh,cb he whipped that body.
".y II may become lonesome but If the
..,,n becomes unbearable ! can bring
XVI, sm hack said the Chief Executive to-
tr .s eo,,,or. por-
-. McNichol and Grow to accept
..,,s 4 Amber. and forced the House
s"a !. sisct the Montgomery RepresentatlVe
70 e".orsr he did not let up In his hght
y daminate the situation in the begls-
,s,nrs throughout the session.
HUI ,n,,ebtv" machine of the so-called
lns al organization bowed to the Will
pna coyernor as It never bowed be-
n aid so however, because the
iore, NJ the State Organization. the
e..s,ss,nuSainbia leaders, fought out the Phil
r9Is ,,,sh,a n,ayoralty fight here, and used
W. .ss pnroceedngs of the Legislature to
sostsv propositions in that race.
CANDIDATE STILL A MYSTERY.
rA.v did not select the Republican
,.ndIdate! and it is still undecided
.h.tber Senator Ware or Senator Nc
Slcbol will name the man, but they did
,.,r coalition, and developed the situa-
n, which. during most of the session.
Iooked like an open break, into harmony
Tho Philadelphia leaders have had four
Ian Years during the Blankenburg Ad-
mlnIstration, and are now prepared 10
.sans torether in order TO elect their own
msvov. II possible, next November.
Torl a long time, especially during the
l..s, ontlon fight, 1t looked as though
,Lsv would have to face the antagonism
~ Goyernor Brumbaugh in the mayoralty
ssr,nagn However, they lined up FOR
"A. mia labor and workmen's compensa-
,lon measures, and passed them through
inth Houses. As members of the com
mttee which drafted the Republican
elaie platform last fall they were pledged
Auneouivocally to the enactment OF cniIo
Nsbcr and compensation laws, but they
Ssrrrsd the almost open enmity of the
msnufacturers who helped them in the
esmnarn last year. in order to pass the
Measures drafted by the Governor him
M They did this in order to keep
Governor Brumbaugh out of the Phlla-
dsvhla mayoralty fight,
OTHER LEGISLATION PASSED.
The other principal legislation enacted
N this Legislature, woman suffrage,
,onseyation, improved educational facili-
ties and good roads, they were committed
10 in the Republican State platform
Without their help. however, Governor
Brumbaugh could never have gotten his
child labor and compensation measures
through the Legislature. The real test
Of the Governors own power was the
local option fight. With Senator Ware
keeping hands Off" he was able to
line up only rs votes out of a total Of
~ In the House on the issue, which he
made the most important of the session,
MAY SIGN ELECTION BILLS.
AS a reward the bosses now expect the
Governor to sign the series of changes
Ia the election laws passed late in the
lsssion All the measures introduced by
hs Organization, with the exception of
the repeal of the non-partisan ballot law,
have been finally passed and are in the
Governors hands.
The anti-fusion bill passed the House
nnally late last night. The other meas
wes include bill to make Senator PEN
qse Republican national committeeman,
sholher to give the Republican party
nnl place on the ballot this year, two
measures which would virtually prevent
pa formation of an independent part,
aa Dill to permit the Organization to
.set all OF its candidates for the Su-
peror Court next fall.
ne calendars of both houses were
nHualy cleared early this morning. and
el the members had given vent to
peht-up feelings they took a recess
'% o'clock until 10 o'clock this moCn-
The uniform cold storage bill will
lo1sht out finally in the House at
oSloek today, After that, in both
-sAenes' the session will come to an
WIN the presentation of remem-
"-Hees 10 the presiding officers.