Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-27
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Men interested in State politics are
wondering what effect the unusual
! conditions now prevailing will have
upon the announcements of ambi-
tions for state nominations which
have generally followed adjourn
ment of Legislatures. The session of
| the General Assembly has been so
| filled with factionalism that no one
| has seemed desirous of saying any
thing about hopes and both Repub-
licans and Democrats apparently
deemed it the part of wisdom to sit
tight.
Much will depend upon the way
things go in the next twenty-four
hours. If the Governor sends in ap-
pointments and the Senate confirms
them it will go a long ways toward
party peace. If not the divided
Democrats will take heart. Demo-
cratic leaders, who have been here
this week to find out the cause of the
collapse of the Democratic aspira-
tions to become dominant read the
riot act to legislators and were in
turn told to make some plans that
could be put into practical operation
and not work out to the benefit of
single clique. 1t is also under
stood that some inquiries have been
made from Washington as to why
none of the grandiloquent promises
of early in the session have been
carried out and why the Democracy
of Pennsylvania has been sitting in
the gallery instead of taking a part
on the stage.
From all accounts there are
close to a dozen Republican guber-
material bees buzzing and more may
appear If things are ironed out.
Chairman James f. Woodward, of
the House appropriations committee.
is the only man definitely in the field
for Secretary of Internal Affairs.
Friends of Senator Charles W. Sones,
of Williamsport, are industriously
discussing him as a Democratic pos
sibility for the gubernatorial nom-
ination, and machine Democrats are
wishing they could speak with some
authority about the ambitions of
Vance c. Mccormick, A. Mitchell
Palmer and Roland S. Morris. 1t is
thought that Palmer, who has been
out of the limelight for some time,
would be willing to thrash around as
a gubernatorial candidate on call.
The Democratic windmill head
quarters squad has been up at the
Capitol the last few days, collecting
specimens of sentiment, many of
which have not been at all compH-
mentary to the ruling class.
Newspapers of the state gener-
ally expect the appointment muddle
to be Strengthened out The Phila-
delphia North American says that
the war on the Governor has been
AN nftnr f1ilnraf that If
are rejected they can be named
again. However, other papers point
out that Auditor General Snyder
might desire some judicial action be-
fore paying out state money.
The Philadelphia small council
bill, cause of no end of political fight
ing this season, died last night along
with a number of other disturbing
factors. The second-class city legis-
lation is due to be considered today
and third-class got to the center of
the stage last night in the form of
the Ramsey bill restored to the shape
in which it passed the House, which
means with the nonpartisan clause
intact. The township code is up for
disposal to-day
Opponents of the Graeff bill to
raise judicial salaries are threaten
ing to carry their fight to. the Gov
llOl > OlliNtt buJ do lllt NONtl IlOA
approved the increase for the COM
pensation referees the hackers of the
bill have something to use in re-
ply.
Representative Fred Boyer, the
Penrose leader in the House, last
night sent packet of all the Phila-
delphia reform bills, with his COM
pliments. to Representative Tom"
McNichol, the Ware floor leader. 1t
was right after the passage of the
motion to drop all House bills from
the House calendar. Mr.. McNichol
Immediately held an inquest.
Democratic Floor Leader Sarig
has been i'll for a couple of days and
the Old Guard Democrats have been
letting the machine fellows run the
Democracy. 1t is no wonder e.
Lowry Humes said things the other
evening.
Speaker Baldwin is against
throwing things around the House
on the closing night. 1T may be in
terfering with, tradition, but why
cannot the House comport itself with
dignity?" said he.