Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-12
1R. BRUMBAUGH TO
gRIKE THE KEYNOTE
IN HIS INAUGURAL
,a...soe Will Be Addressed
! People of State and
Will Emphasize Meaning
a Campaign Pledges.

r,eeruur-elect ID
will be a real message to the
PENNSYLVANIA, as we'll as to the
Fof,s, and in II he Will urge con-
ne legislation along sane lines,
Efase, oovsrnor elect is working hard to
~ ~ bis first message by Thursday,
nnP,ss s,detracked his cabinet appoint
lll l,s mill at least the end OF the week.
XVI inaugural address Is, In my oplh-
,bo arst Importance, and all other
~ .... must wait until It's completion
s.ia Yesterday. 81 am at work on my
s,.sss NOW and expect to complete 1t
~ middle Of the week. Until 1t has
rompieted other matters VIII be OF
...ondary Importance.
~ consider that my first message ought
..,nt In two distinct directions. 1t VIII
\, Indication to tho Legislature OF the
s.,.cter of legislation | wish to see en-
IVA and message to the people OF the
ss.,s IS to how intend to carry out any
satform pledges ,,,.
meteor Rrumbaugh after completing mis-
-sssase, will definitely take up the ques-
,i.r n his Cabinet, and VIII then work
w. pn.. ,hrough the state law-making body
", ,eqisatIon TO which he pledged him-
"a, during his campaign.
f. adnnnnIlOn
cls,rsi ~ even Doctor Brumbaugh's closest
ssum .1aaSs are being kept in the dark as to
~ ',rsovernor-elect's choice for any of the
pes,rst nlaces. A new Attorney General,
SqSr sr.s,yay Commissioner and Secretary of
Z. commonwealth are expected to be
s-.,raed in his first appointments The
SSosrsrnor-elect today said that it has
~ suggested to him that he call upon
~ Eederal Government for an army Of
dr. N take charge of the Highway De-
.srinent He would not express any
,nInon on this advice.
covsrnor-elect Brumbaugh's program of
t,sislation will have the right of way
4. tbs legislature Speaker Amber has
I, n he known that he strongly opposes
M former practice of the Republican
0reanlzaton in delaying vote on inn
-s5tant measures until the end of n ses-
An. and says during the present ses-
i'm the legislation to which the Gov
rpor.olect is pledged will be placed first
N the House calendar, so that there will
u tlenty of time to consider 1t at length.
ltgsaton urged by individual members
rl not be taken up for consideration
sn.lI after Doctor Brumbaugh's measures
lave had full consideration.
With the Brumbaugh pledges at the
np Of the House calendar, the danger
Il crowding bills through, which method
has In the past given Republican Or
ssalEatlon leaders the opportunity to in
Fft mutilating amendments, will be
hrgely eliminated.
Speaker Amber was to have conferred
with the Governor-elect yesterday after
noon about committees, but this discus
Hon has been postponed until late in the
week
Joseph r. Grundy has announced that
ihe PENNSYLVANIA Manufacturers Asso-
eauon VIII again maintain a lobby at
harrisburg to combat what he terms
legislative absurditles." In his annual
address, which he delivered to the asso-
cation in the Manufacturers Club last
nlsht, he said;
some OF the most important and far
reaching proposals affecting industry that
ave ever been discussed at Harrisburg
.'e ABOUT to come up in the session of the
legislature which began January 5.
such OF our members as have kept
aeir ears to the ground are aware that
Inese proposals will include workmen's
ssonpensation, interference with uniform
hours and an effort to abolish the State
"Dce' or, that failing, to prevent them
.l slom DONG service in case of strike riots.
Iaeis may be also a minimum wage
Oily Notwithstanding the general and en-
gaaue opposition to 1t in the 1913 ses-
sloa "e'
NE have opened temporary headquar-
~ IN lhe capital city to stand guard
~ ~ ,ne zZll manufacturing concerns iden-
easa @ With the association.
!. ge shall do our best to demonstrate
! Ine legislature, in connection with
\ sasn OF these proposed bills, that unless
~ ~ 30 SNAPPED as to safeguard the well
~ .,t, ol the industry itself 1t cannot pos
sS AZ result In the benefit of any in
!. .,ss-.al s..a or class engaged in that indus
~ r., Huetner as employer or as empioye,
We shall support any measure which
y uilnk VIII promote industry or i'm
svse me condition of Industrial workers
!. .nVut endangering that first essential
any Tsf comfort and happiness-wages.
se snail do what we can to disabuse
4. - minds of the hallucinations all
~ ~ sonllnon In recent years that there |
,.s.s se enterprise without reward, invest |
~. w.nout hope and pay without |
iasss, we shall continue to emphasize |
!, ',.,''.nanoitable truth that II the source
3 Z. wages be impoverished, the flow of |
rs must be diminished"
iolowlng officers were elected;
n.sident. Joseph r. Grundy.
f1aans ~ PRESIDENT, John p, Wood
lfesss,ssiice wee president. j. II. Schwacke.
El..a,aus.I, Joseph s. Rambo
lssarla,.y' harry j. Shoemaker
- secretary, Walter Linn.
,,as,. M following were elected to the Ex-
~ committee: Ray Hlmrod, Erie;
S0,s.. a harris, Pottsville; II. B. Tyson,
w, 's.oRn; ]. Lewis Hough, williams
~ ~. = A. soleliac. Allentown; d. II.
~. pittsburgh; M. ]. Beach, Ridg-
~ l nSnarles r. Leippe, Reading; VIII |
y ~ 1000 Beaver Falls; z. NJ. Zehn-
and William Frew Long,
lsa. mi conference held last night by
IA an nm, Flinn. State Chairman DIETRICH
N, Imam Draper Lewis It was decided
ns,t u washington party leaders will
~. ume until Governor-elect Brum-
aasss,1, has announced his definite plans
Ibsy ha the session OF the Legislature.
la-1n psa planned to have reintroduced
ss .ne present session the Washing
a h.y measures defeated two years
Is1.s - me opinion was expressed yes
~ mat the Governor-elect's program
iuihll the same purposes.
~ -tefnof- elect Brumbaugh was tba
~ night at banquet rendered
sIsss..su Asuslers by the associate super
s.lss ~ or the Philadelphia schools.
|h5,s. nfambaugh renewed his campaign
y I, win tight in the OPEN" he
m an viii night on the square and |
"a me truth. The public then can