Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
BY the Ex-Committeeman


idea that the Prohibition party had
not merged with the National party
this year. In the first place said ne,
the national convention of his party
would have to adopt the name and
the Pennsylvania Prohibitionists mad
not vet acted, either. The pre-emp- :
ton of the National name did not
appear to disturb the state chairman,
who said there were other names
and that he recalled what was done
in 1912 in the matter or pre-emp-
tons.
The Prohibition state committee
will be- called together during Janu-
ary or February to discuss the state
campaign and the national party
subject will come in for considera-
ton. The party Will nave ihil sIh'e
ticket next year.
Much attention has been attract
ed at the State Capitol to the moves
likely to be made in advance OF the
next state campaign in regard to the
anti-liquor issue. For some time
there have been two distinct currents
in the Republican and Democratic
parties, outside of those VINO are
frankly wet" One element is laV-
orable to local option and the other
to a constitutional amendment ma
king the state dry" some OF tne
men connected with the state admin
istration are out for local option
LAST winter there was strong feel.
ing in favor of submitting urS.
to the voters. IN the
event that Congress passes a utS
amendment to the federal censtitu
tion the Legislature would be called
upon to act.
The Philadelphia Press says to-
day in an article from Washington
that the subject of a dry amend
ment is under serious discussion. The
Press says this state may be one oil
the first to face the issue. 1t says IN
part: Senator Penrose, who voted
against the resolution and who is
known as a friend of the vets, when
asked his opinion as to the dlsposi-
ton of the subject by Congress, salu'
1T looks to me as though the resolu-
ton would pass the House ana tIidI
tbe whole question would be left for
the states to settle. The vets say they
have n. good chance of preventing the
drvs from getting the necessary TWO.
thirds majority, if they care to ngnt
IL but many of them believe II Is
better to settle the matter so tar as
Congress is concerned, by relerrihS
II 70 tho various states When asked
whether he thought Pennsylvania
would favor the amendment, senator
Penrose declined to express any oPIh.
ion either as to when the suoJect
would come before the Legislature OF
as to the Legislatures actlon' Menl-
1n
Iv voted against the prohibition reso-
iution are now ready to vote Tor IT,
not because they have changed thelr
nositions on the subject, but in order
70 submit it to a referendum or the
states"
THE Philadelphia situation
seems to have more angles than the
ordinary Pittsburgh election. The
policemen are up in arms against
director Wilson and the North
American says that they accuse d.
rector Wilson of trying to control
their funds. Senator Penrose in an
interview in the Record, says a con-
fest would EXPOSE such Jglaring,
reckless, systematic. fraudulent and
criminal practices in the conduct OF
elections as will astonish the people
NJ Pbiladelphia and will lead to a
very great number of arrests. indict-
ments and convictions, and Will go a
long way toward making 1t unfaSh-
ionable for election officers to COM
nit such crimes in the elecuons'
Senator Ware, in q peppery IN
terview. scoffed at the charges. =,
-Highway Commissioner O'Neil
got n great reception in Schuylklll
county yesterday when he addressed
the Motor Club on highways and
other organizations.
-Pottsville's Mayor is granted an
increase in salary by Council. He is
one of the first third class city
Mayors to succeed himself. :,
The North American, whlch
used to assail the Republican state
Committee for accepting contribu-
tions from women employees at the
state Capitol, says of women who
Contributed TO the local 'Nonparu-
san" Committee that they did their
bit. Selah.
ATTORNEY General Brown SAYS in
the public Ledger that talk of his
candidacy is news" to him.
When the York School Board
reorganized. Notwithstanding the fact
that the new DOdTu is SOhipCSSN -
five Democrats and three Repub-
licans, there was no opposition and
the slate went through without a
hitch. DR.. G. r. Holzapple was
elected president; j. Lewis Ness,
vice-president. and John A. Hoober'
solicitor.
while addressing Blair County
Teachers Institute. former Governor
Frank Z. Willis, OF Ohio. made this
prophecy: "They are now talking
about closing the schools to save
coal. but we have not heard OF any
movement to close the breweries to
conserve coal. Let the brewers take
warning. before this war is year
older, this country will be as dry as
a powder horn"
"A dispatch from Bethlehem
saws: ~. Herman Knisely. chief in
spector of the Pennsylvania Bureau
OF municipalities. caused a sensation
at the meeting of the South Side
Town Council, when he stated that
the borough is more than $4,000
in arrearages in it's sinking fund, due
to poor housekeeping of the mu-
nicipal fathers, during the past fif-
teen years. In his remarks. Mr..
Knisely showed how the borough has
been guilty for yedrs of probably
the worst business methods of any
borough in the state"
A GERMAN PEACE
If any one thinks it worth while
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