Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-30
Heads VIII Fall
in Speaker Fight
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| Capitol Hll believe that the designations
requested yesterday are but the first In
warfare OF complete elimination of the
PenrOae faction from the Hlll. The PEN
rose men who still hold Jobs In Harris
burg today either left for their homes to
remain there until the Rltlcs have cleared,
or arc remaining in Harrisburg idle Not
a wheel is turning today in several OF the
departments at Harrisburg.
with the organization Of the Legislature
only three days OF, the dcluge OF state
mentB and claims and countcr-claims per
aists and both factions are claiming VIC
tory In advance of the caucus TO he held
in Harrisburg Monday night
BOTH CLAIMED YosT
That the fight ia considered close how
ever, and that both sides are confused over
the situation was shown today when both
the Penrosc forces who supporting
Richard J. Baldwin. Of Delaware County.
In the speakcrshp fight and the Ware
Brumbaugh forces. who are lining up the
votes for Edwin II. Cox. Of Philadelphia.
contcnded that B. jefferson Yost, of Schuyl-
kill County. who died late Thursday night,
was aligned with them
The Baldwin men. through Auditor Gen-
eral-eeCt Snyder, one Of the SChuylklll
County leaders, assert that Yost has signed
the pledge to vote for Baldwin in the cause.
tina: Yost and another Schuylkill County
member. Adam G. Schacffcr are lieutcnants
of Paul Houck worlSmen's compensation
referee in the anthracite district and that
he was pledged TO vote for Cox.
The scene Of battle was transferred to
Harrisburg today. The leaders OF both
factions kept making statements.
Senator Penrose again claimed the cleo
tion Of Baldwin was assured. Penrose sta
tlstIclans claim more than 10 votes for
Baldwin on the first ballot at the Republ-
can caucus while they concede ~ TO Cox.
Baldwin. they say. will have 80 votes on
the first roll call in the House next Tues
day. II requires l04 votes to elect.
Congressman Ware has issued a state
ment denounclnE both Penrose and Joseph
r. Gruudy. head OF the Pennsylvania Manu-
factureIs Association. william A. Magee,
Of the Public Service Commission, returned
the Penrose fire, He denied that Attorney
General Browns law firm had been favored
by the commission.
Political circles were thrown INTO tur-
moIl by the Governors action, and all sides
expect n campaign OF head-chopping such
as Harrisburg has never seen before.
The dismissal of Breitlnger was no great
surprise for he has been known to be In
sympathy with the Penrose element. or at
least not highly enthusiastic in support OF
Governor Brumbaugh or Of the Wares In
Philadelphia. where BrcitinRer lives He
was formerly member of the state House
of Representatives, and Is member OF the
Philadelphia bar
BREITINGER PRAISED
BretInger's dismissal was greatly re-
gretted by Stanley V. Mastbaum, managing
director of the Stanley Company who said:
II Is regrettable that politics should
have crept into the Office OF the State
Censor and In saying that l am sure
l am expressing the sentiments OF the
Paramount, Metro, Triangle and Vita
graph corporations, as we'll as ninety
per cent OF the motlon-plcture theatre
managers Of the entire State
Mr. Breitnger has always stood for
the highest standards and II was only
recently that Governor Brumbaugh, in
the presence OF his secretary, sat in
my office and said that he knew Mr.
Breitinger 10 be an efficient and thor
oughly upright official and that he
could uphold him in all his work.
The request sor Rambos resignation was
a shock although rumors that II impended
have prevailed on Capitol Hin for several
weeks.
The Governor steadfastly refused to give
reasons for his action OF yesterday
In his Office in the State. Capitol Superin-
tendeut Rambo told OF his recent relations
with the Governor and an Incident in which
State Senator Edwin II. Ware played a stel-
lar role. both OF which bear upon today's
developments,
superintendeHt Rambo was appointed
by Governor Stuart, on February ~, 1907
Already tho Brumbaugh-Nare-Cox ad.
herents are preparing to boom favorItes
for Rambo's job, II indeed on the inside
his successor has not already been chosen
The man most mentioned at the Cox head
quarters tonight however, Is William S,
Tunis the Brumbaugh leader OF Dauphin
County and a former member OF the House
OF Representatives