Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-31
NEXT LEGISLATURE
LIKELY TO DUPLICATE
ITS PREDECESSOR
Prediction Indications Point
to Little Change in Repub-
lican fractional Lineup,
According to Leaders
SEE REPUBLICAN GAIN

The Legislature which will convene in
Harrisburg next January will be almost n
duplicate OF the 1915 General Assembly.
according to prediction Indications
The prospects OF another bitter factional
fight between Penrose and McNichol on
the one hand and the Wares and Governor
Brumbaugh on the other. have led Repub-
lican Organization leaders in all parts OF
the State to pay particular attention to
the campaigns Of the legislative candidates,
so that the prospects of an increase In
the Democratic representation are very
slight. Only an overwhelming sweep for
Wilson in the State could increase the
rumber Of Democrats in either branch, ac-
cording to observers.
INDEPENDENTS ELIMINATED
The independents will be almost wholly
without representation. The passing OF the
Washington party organization into the
control of the Republican Organization
leaders throughout the State eliminated In
the primary the legislative candidates who
might have been classed as independents,
and threw the Washington party nominal
tions, except in remote cases. to the Re-
publcans.
An entirely new House of Representatives.
consisting of 2O7 members, is TO be elected.
TWENTY-FIVE Senators. or just one-half OF
the total number OF members in the upper
branch, also are TO be elected.
Even the division on local option, which
will come up again next year. will be about
the same as last. according to present indi-
cations In 1915 local option had rs votes
in the house. The local optlonists, however,
are suggesting some surprises when this
issue comes up.
In the Senate McNichol and Crow. who
led the fight for the Penrose-McNichol wing
of the party last session. and through whose
influence the Brumbaugh workmen's com
pensation, child labor and similar measures
were able to pass, will again be members.
McNichol Is up for reelection. Senator
Edwin II. Ware, who led the fight for Brum'
baugh in the Legislature, also is up for re-
election.
MARTIN MAY REPLACE FARLEY
The Vare-Brumbaugh forces apparently
win win one member at least In the new
| Senate. David Martin. who threw his po
| litical strength to the Wares In the mayor
| atty election here last year, won the Re
| publican nomination In the Fifth. or Ken
| sngton district He has the support of boil
| the Wares and McNichoL McNichol hereto
| fore has supported and elected Richard v
| Farley. Democrat, who is seeking recollection
| this year. eu.
| New State Senators are being elected Il
| all OF the odd-numbered districts In tn
| State. They are;
laPhilSa%slPhisa % E,gst, e., Tyenty-si1th. Thirty
rs Sps ss:n T'sia sss'.ss .a
| B-Phlladeiphia, Seventeenth. Nineteenth
| Twentieth. Thiry-nrst and Thirty-sesent
@fhi.aslphs Fifteenth. y. yyJwssc,y-sish'h
| g-Deaware.
| 11-Berks.
| 1a--Iancaster.
| ii--Esbsnon and part Of Lancaster.
| 5s-Bradford susauehanns and wyomins.
| 26-Mckean. Potter and Tioga.
| 27-Northumberland. Snyder and Union.
sIlcumBeriand. Juniata. MifnIn and Psrry
es-Adams and Franklin.
| Si-indians apd Jefferson
3o--Weatmoreland
| 4f--Armstrons and Butler. -
| la-Pittsburgh Third. Fourth. Fifth Seventh
| Eiehth Tenth and 1lfteenth Wards.
| 4b-Southern section OF Anegheny.
| 47--Beaver and Lawrence.
4e-Erie.
The Senators who are up for reelection
I'm addition 10 Ware and McNichol. are
| Daix. Seventh District; Sproul. Ninth
Homsher. Tn rteenth Beidleman. Fifteenth
Catlln. Twenty-frst Jones, Twenty-third
Mcconnell, Twenty-seventh Snyder. Twer
ty-nlnth; Martin. Thirty-nrst; Tompkini
ThIrty-nfth sensen ch, Thirty-ninth; Graf
Forty-frst, and Magee. Forty-thrd TheT
will be new Senators from the F.fth. Ele,
enth. Seventeenth. Nineteenth, Twenty-iftl
Thirty-third, Thirtyrseventh. Forty-nftl
Forty seventh and Forty-ninth Districts.