Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-26

the House on road matters and is the
sponsor for the dirt road" legislation
| as well as for several of the road pllls'
Mr.. Jones belongs to the elder
statesmen class in the House as he en-
tered the legislature in the session OF
1907 and has been Systematically re-
elected ever since. He has been elect
ed on both Republican and Democratic
tickets and opposition to him is un-
popular. They says up in the north-
ern tier that he would make good
senator and he may show up as can
didate next year, although he is more
concerned about road bills than any
thing else just now.
Up in this county he is the backbone
of several enterprises and of the Har-
ford fair. He is Granger, member
of important committees and has big
following among the farmers.
The Allegheny county borough
league has gone on record against the
Ship canal bill which is to be given
an airing this week by a House COM
mittee. Allegheny representatives OBJ
tect to the proposed bond issue plan
and a lively hearing is in prospect.
Another hearing due is on the bill
to change the regulation for coloring
in macaroni. The bill has been much
discussed and the prevailing opinion
in the legislature is that 1t is unwise
to make any changes in the food regu-
lations at present. They are now be-
ing well enforced and the trade is GO
ing according to regulations which are
generally known.
Peter J. Hoban, former newspa-
per correspondent, has been appointed
real estate assessor in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia building and loan
association leagues have taken fall
out of the bill to put supervision of
the building and loan associations in
the hands of the secretary of internal
affairs. They have asked Philadelphia
members to oppose 1t.
The Governor fattened his veto
average on Saturday by vetoing the
Scranton poor board bill which has
been much mauled and discussed late
ly.
Senator Marshall Phipps is a La
fayette man, and was a classmate of
Frank p. Snodgrass of this city. Sen
ator John w. Hoke, of Franklin, is
another Lafayette man.
Representative Shoop and Good
year, of Cumberland, have been get
ting letters of commendation from
constituents approving their votes on
local option.
Senator Penrose is spending a few
days in Pittsburgh, meeting the men
aCtlN0 IN pOlltlcS ana TALKING over lne
general situation. He was the guest OF
| Mayor Armstrong yesterday and last
night addressed the Moose memorial
meeting During his stay in Pitts
| burgh the senior Senator is expected
| to get a line on political sentiment moi
| only in Allegheny county, but through
/ out western Pennsylvania. He made
| engagements by telephone and tele
graph with Republican leaders in thai
section of the State, who will come to
| Pittsburgh to confer with him. HI
said he is anxious to meet the mer
who had supported him so Loyalty in
his campaign for reelection to the
Senate. He will also be greeted by a
large number of his friends in western
Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, when
| he will attend the dinner of the Amer
icus Club in celebration of Grants
| birthday
The Philadelphia Press to-day
says: Plans for the mayoralty cam
paign in Philadelphia, to be taken UP
imm ediately after adjournment of the