Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-27
Legislature Caucus
Urged to Assist City
Continual ,pai, Faas ons

Contin n1edf from PsESS Ons e
GRAFTON OF labor, 10 the effect that the
majority OF the executive committee of the
Federation had voted to oppose Baldwin.
The official PenrOse announcement of the
proposed Investigations, which many poll
ticlans FELT would be developed by the heat
OF factlpnai combat TO the impeachment
stageF was thesh high light OF the day Mean
while, The rlyRi candidates, Cox and Bald
win. opened their headquarters at Harris
burg, ready for the last lap in the race.
BROWNS REJoINDER
Another warm development in the State
wide contest was a rejoinder from Attor-
ney General Brown to the attacks made
upon him by Senator Sproul, manager OF
the Baldwin campaign In statement is
sued last night at Harrisburg the Attorney
General charged that Senator Sprouts hands
were tied and his Voice Bilenced In the
State Senate when II came to voting for
taxation and revenue measures. because the
Senator was financially interested. Reply
Ing TO the Pennsylvania Manufacturers
Association. Mr.. Brown said that the asso-
citation was not the author OF the work.
mems compensation and child labor acts,
but that IL worked hard TO have compensa-
tion bills passed which could be declared
unconstitutional
LEADERS MEET TODAY
Today. in this city. sensational features
are expected to mark the CAUCUS of the
Philadelphia delegation. \ call to this
caucus was sent % each Senator and Rep
resentAtive yesterday afternoon by special
delivery. II will be held at the headquarters
OF the Republican City Committee. Eleventh
and Chestnut streets, this afternoon at
o'clock. and for the purpose said the call.
''of considering legislation OF vital Inn
portance to our city, and TO express a pref
erenca for a Speaker of the next House OF
Representatives.
Mayor Smith may attend and tell what
he thinks the city should get from the
Legislature. Senator MeNichol win also
bs on hand. ready. he announced to stand
up boldly for the rights OF THE people.
the State. his friends and himself" II
Was freely predicted that the Senator, an
advocate OF the election OF Baldwin TO the
sDeakershlp would supply some excitement,
even though the delegation TO the House
Is believed 10 stand twenty-four for Cox
and seventeen for Baldwin
The call to the caucus was signed by six
OF the eight Senators and by twelve OF
the forty-one Representatives from Phila-
delphia The six Senators. all Ware lead
ers, were Senators Ware Salus. Patton. Mar
tin (Senator-eleet) Jenkins and Smith. The
twelve Representatives were Hecht and
Reynolds, from Mayor Smiths district
Cummins. from Germantown Dunn. Frank
ford; connor. Twenty -ninth Ward W0ben-
smith, .Iwenty-trst Ward Curry. Seven
teenth and Eighteenth Wards Thomas F.
MoNichol, Thirtieth Ward Walker West
Phlladslphla: Aron Twentieth Ward Faek-
ler Thirty-third Ward +; Arthur, Nineteenth
Ward
PESRosES STATEMENT
Senator Penrose's announcement OF the
legislatiYs 'LeKowss was contained In tho
following statement;
Ny attention has been called 10 the
statement of Attorney General Brown.
which II dicates a condition OF panic
which Is not IN harmony with the
chsoffulness that ought 70 prevail
during the holiday season. / do not care
tc gst into q discussion With MIN, be-
cause 10 not recognise him as =
Republican He has All his life been a
pamocrat. and only recently attended
Democratic conventions He Is tho Laid
attorney OF the principal stTeet-clean-
ing contractor IN Philadelphia aud Of
other interests. and Is working IN har-
mopy wish them as Attorney General
pr der tbs present administration.
Ar. Brown has always been paid
handsomely IN professional way for
his services b contractors and corpora
tlonE He has received many. thou-
sands q dollars from the state q
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tha Auditor Generals QtIce ln re Naf