Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-18
SAME OLD CROWD
WILL DOMINATE
STATE SENATE
Big Chairmanships Parceled
Out by "Slate Committee
to Stalwarts, Including
Grow, McNichol and Ware
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HARRISBURG, Jan. 1S.-The same old
stalwarts" will again head most Of the
important committees Of the state Senate,
as shown by the following liet Of selee-
| lions which will be reported tonisht py
! the "Slate" Committee:
William E Grow, of Fayette, Corpora
tions and Executive Nominations
James p. McNichol, OF Philadelphia
! Elections,
samuel W. salus. Of Philadelphia, Law
| and order.
Edwin n. Ware, Of Philadelphia, NUM-
| cipat Affairs
william c. sprou, Of Delaware, Fin
| ance
Clarence J. Buckman, of Bucks, APP
prOpriations.
Henry A. Clark. of Eric. Judiciary Cen
eral.
charles A. Snyder, of schuylkill, Judi
ciary Special
The only new chairmen IN the foregoing
list are Senators Buckman and Clark.
Senator Buckman is Joseph r. Grundys
selection for Appropriations.
Senator Salus. to whose committee a
local option bill will be referred, is OPP
posed to local option. Senator Snyder
will again be chairman of the famous
"Pickling" Committee, i'm which Senator
Crow killed the workmen's compensation
act in the last session.
HOUSE CHAIRMANSHtPS
Phladelphians do not fare so well in
the chairmanships of the important House
committees. The following will be re-
ported when the House reconvenes to-
night:
propriations-James F. Woodward, of
Allegheny.
Ways and Means-Charles j, Roney, Jr.,
of Philadelphia.
Housing and Sanitation-Sigmund S.
Cans. of Philadelphia.
Elections-Thomas f. McNichol of Phil
adelphia.
Municipal Corporations-W. d. Walton,
of Lawrence
Mines and Minlng-M. *. Hoffman, of
Lancaster.(
Roads-E. e. Jones, OF Susquehanna.
Printing!. p. Habgood of Mexican
Insurance-Richard ]. Baldwin. of Della
ware.
Congressional Apportionment-A. C.
Stein. of Allegheny.
Law and Order-George w. Williams, OF
TioEa.
William II. Wilson, OF Philadelphia will
be chairman OF the Judicial General in
stead of Judiciary Special. The judiciary
Special will go to Samuel A. Whitaker,
of Chester This change in the "slate"
was Inhue tIllS InOTIlnB' ltenTN l. w llSOn,
of Jefferson, will be chairman OF the Rail
roads Committee Harry w. Showalter,
of Union, will be chairman of education,
and William A. Adams, OF Lu2erne, of
military.
GUESSES AT CABINET.
Governor-elect Brumbaush is expected to
announce the appointment of his Attorney
General, Adjutant General and his private
secretary Immediately after his arrival
here this evening. The terms of these
officials automatically expire at noon to-
morrow, and they are the only appoint
ments which the incoming Governor must
make at once.
w. Harry Baker secretary of the Re-
publican State Committee, is mentioned
as McAfee's successor If Cunningham Is
made Attorney General
Adjutant General Thomas ]. Stewart,
or Montgomery County, will most proba-
bly, be reappointed. He announced to
many Of his friends last summer that he
would not accept reappontment should
1t be offered TO him, and Brisadier Cen
eral William G. Price, Jr.. of Philadelphia,
commander of the First Brigade, was con-
sidcrcd IS his successor. General Stewart
has recently agreed to accept a reappuint-
meat, it was said here today, and there
is no doubt among legislative leaders that
he will head the National Guard of Penn
sylvaniI for another four years.
James S. Hiatt, of Germantown. will,
of courae, he private secretary to Gov
ernor ITumbaugh. The appointment OF
Hiatt has not been questioned since he
took charge Of Doctor Brumbaugh's office
In tho bellevue Court Building after the
Cover nor-clect returned from his post
election vacation. Mr. Hiatt had charge
of Doctor Brumbaugh's campaign last
spring. and when the Brumbaugh Citl-
gems Committee was formed, he was made