Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Senator Boies Penrose, who is going
to Atlantic City to-day, will meet at
the seashore during the next week the
chieftains of his victorious wing of the
Republican party in Pennsylvania and
things will be settled as to a Legislative
program, the committee places and
the apportionment of the offices in the
two legislative chambers. with the
county and municipal elections and
the gubernatorial campaign of 1918
| always in view.
1t is said not to be the intention of
| the senator or any of his friends to
force any lighting, but they will be
prepared for any emergencies which
may arise through activities of the
! Wares, the Governor, Commissioner
Magee and others. 1t is generally be-
| lieved that the Ware brothers, who
have been in numerous fights with the
! Penrose faction before, will assume
practical course and avoid trouble in
the Legislature. This was intimated
! in the Public Ledger yesterday and by
the interview which Senator Ware gave
out last night in which he said he did
not think there would be much in
Yestigating.
The South Philadelphia senator is
sued this statement:
LAS far as / am concerned, l do not
think there will be any Investigations.
This talk of investigating the Gov
ernor is foolish.
There is nothing to investigate.
| Everybody knows that.
Now that the big interests made it
| possible for Baldwin to be elected,
they feel their cause is safe in his
| hands and they will not be back to
| Harrisburg again this year and the
! Governors friends will have a ma
jority in the Senate and House for
any legislation beneficial to the people.
Speaker Baldwin saw Senator
Penrose yesterday and discussed mat
ters which arose as the result of the
| contest on the speakership. The
| Speaker is said to share the views of
Senator Penrose that there should not
| be any fighting unless the Governor
and his advisers precipitate 1t, but
that the lines should be drawn to meet
any attack or efforts to ruffie the
session.
Republicans generally throughout
| the state are expressing regret that
the speakership fuss went as far as it
did and the Penrose people are noting
the way the wind is blowing and will
allow the Wares or anyone else con-
nected with the state administration to
take the blame of an outbreak.
Ware men are following the lead
of Senator Ware and declaring that the
/
ing majority of House or Senate and
that control of legislation is impossible.
Democrats appear to be desiring
to rush into all the right places. as
they are now talking of following up
the resolution for an investigation by
one to impeach the Governor.
Between the sessions of the Legis-
lature the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Republicans are having dinners. In
. Philadelphia a dinner will be given
; to Senator A. r. Daix, Jr.. and later
on one will be given in honor OF Sem
ator Penrose.
Considerable interest has been
aroused by a proposition to form the
Penrose League of South Philadelphia,
which Is believed to be a move aimed
; to consolidate some of the disaffection
against the Wares.
, The Philadelphia Press, which
supported the Governor in the speak
erShip contest. is out with an editorial
in which the Governor is urged to con-
slider the matter of the Breitinger
: resignation. The Press intimates that
Breitinger got the work of his de-
: partment into such shape that new
man might make trouble.
Scranton and Wilkes Barre papers
} do not seem to think that there is
, much to the talk that Chief of Mines
James E. Roderick will be disturbed.
: William j. Morgan, whose promo
ton was announced yesterday by Fire
!, Marshal Port. was congratulated to-
day by people all over the state. Mr..
Morgan is one of the best known men
at the Capitol and has numerous
|, friends.
Governor Brumbaugh and Senator
Sproul met yesterday at meeting and
shook hands. But that was about all.
Politicians all over the state are
awaiting the meeting between Mayor
Smith and Senator McNichol at Phila-
delphia. as some of the Penrose men
j want tn discinlina the maNnr for helm