Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
LOCAL OPTION BILL
RESTS ON QUAKER CITY
REPRESENTATIVES
Governor Concentrates His
E f fforts on Philadel-
phians, Eight of Whom
Are "Drys" and Ten Non
committal.
trnoM 4 srArr COMMANDMENT


HARRISBURG, April i5-The local
option fight will be centred around the
Philadelphia delegation until the measure
comes up for a final vote in the House
on Wednesday OF next week. Governor
Brumbaugh who realizes that the votes
of many of the Philadelphia members are
needed to pass the Williams bill, has
concentrated his efforts in lining up mem
bers for the measure on the Phlla-
delphians.
careful canvass of the Philadelphia
delegation showed some surprising
changes that have occurred during the
last few DAYS. The number of Repre-
sentatives from Philadelphia who are nom
commital has been materially cut down
and the number of "drys" increased.
The canvas shows that only % OF the
II Representatives from Philadelphia are
sure vets" There are eight members
from Philadelphia who are expected to
vote for the bill and 10 others are non
committal. Seven of the noncommittal
members are Ware men, and orders. or
even word from Senator Ware. would
swing them into line for the measure.
THE LINEUP.
Tho result of the canvass is as follows:
For the bill Wilson, Cox, McNlchol.
LipschutH, Weir, Campbell, Walsh and
Graham. All are Ware men except
Graham. who is independent of any Ware
or McNichol affiliatiou
Against the the bill: Forster, stern,
bafferty. Smith. GransbacK. Twibill Rich
ards, Curry, McArdle, vogdes Heffer-
nan, Reynolds. Perry, Conner. Drink
house, Cans, Fackler, Boyer, Roney,
Arthur, Bauerle. Nieder and Aron.
or these Roney is the only Ware man.
Arthur, Bauerle and Nieder are affiliated
with Dave Martin. Aron is a Dave Lane
man. The rest are all followers of Sem
ator McNlchol.
Noncommittal-Glass. McDcrmott WIN.
lard. Wobensmith, Cummins, Dunn, Nc
Clintock, Rowell, Lauer, Hackctt or
these Rowell and l.auer are NIcNichol
men and lIackett is follower of Dave
Martin. The rest are Ware men.
THESE gains In the ranks of the Phila-
delphla delegation have been made by
Governor Brumbaugh during the past
rev days. He has called in nearly every
member of tho Philadelphia delegation
who has been listed as at all uncertain,
and has had heart to-heart" talks with
them Many of the men he has seen
have been noncommttRl since these talks,
whereas they were counted upon by the
vets before that to vote against the
bill.
GOVERNOR CONFIDENT.
The Governor today is very confident
that the bill will pass The local option
lists say the tide has changed again dur
ing the past few days to such an extent
that If the bill were to be voted upon
this week the House would pass it.
Outside of the Philadelphia delegation.
the Governor again has ~ votes for the
bill. With eight from Philadelphia, the
measure would pass the House.
He has made gains in the Lancaster,
York and the Allegheny County deleGa-
tions since the first of the week. Too
great activity OH the part OF the liquor
interests among the Representatives from
the western counties has lost the "wets"
two votes. and there are now six local
option votes in the Allegheny County
delegation, whereas only four have here
tofore been counted upon.
The Williams bin has been made a
special order on second reading for next
Monday. The fight. il has been agreed
will not be made on second reading, as
was at first planned, but will be made
when the measure comes up for final
passage on third reading on Wednesday
OF next week.