Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-16
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By the Ex-Comnlitteeman

The manner in which Senators of
all wings of the Republican party lin
ed up for the endorsement of Senator
Clarence j. Buckman, of Bucks, for
president pro tenn. of the State SEN
ate, has attracted no end of attention
from men in politics all over the
State. Buckman is one of the Sena-
tors who has been most outspoken in
opposition to the Governor and his
selection was objected to by a num-
ber of men in the State government.
The endorsement is taken to mean
that as far as the Senate goes there
is no disposition to endanger Republi-
can supremacy in the Legislature and
that while there may be differences
with the Governor on appointments
and other things the organization of
the upper chamber is to be kept Re-
publican.
Leaders of both the Penrose and
Ware factions, will get together in
Philadelphia within the next few days
and the plans for the session will be
worked out. Public sentiment is COM
mencing to be heard and the adop-
ton of working program is regarded
as matter of paramount Importance
by men we'll posted in politics.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says
editorially to-day: THE House of
Representatives of the Pennsylvania
Legislature has placed itself upon rec
ord. With a single dissenting vote,
that of the Socialist member from
Berks county, it has denouced the ig-
noble twelve who fought the passage
of the law giving the President uu-
thority to arm merchant vessels as a
protection against the assassins of the
sea. The incident at Washington is
over, and a similar one is not likely
to recur, but 1t was the duty of our
Legislature to place itself on record
just the same, and to let the world
know that the great Keystone State
stood unitedly behind the President in
any move that he might make for the
protection of American lives, Ameri-
can property and American rights"
Chester county Democrats had 3
| great time last night lauding the lead.
| ers and arranged some new booms
| The new Philadelphia appraiser turn
ed out to make speech and to iooI
| pleasant.
Action of National Committee,
man Palmer and his pals in forcing
| appointment of a man as postmaster
| of Bethlehem who was not backed
by Congressman Steele has caused
considerable rowing among Demo.
Gratis all over the State and there viii
be some echoes before long Palmer.
! hold on his own district has never
| been strong and he will have a rea
antagonist in Steele, If he gets started
Suggestion of the name of DAME
F. Lafean for Secretary of Interna
| Affairs has been taken up by State
administration men in number o.
counties.
The Woman Suffrage headquar,
ters last night issued a statement an,
nouncing that Senator T. L. Eyre, q
Chester county, had agreed to support
the suffrage amendment.
! According to reports from west.
ern counties number of exceeding.
| ly interesting contests for sheriff and
similar county officers are going to be
held. This years election will have
a great bearing upon the results next
winter.
| -Ex-Auditor General Amos H NV.
! lin, who was here this week, remark.
ed that the political show was much
as it was in his day only not so siren
uous.
State officials and men interested
in politics to-day declared that there
was no more chance of the Depart.
ment of Internal Affairs being abolish.
ed than there was of the Public Serv-
ice 'rippers" becoming laws.
Something must be wrong about
the Legislature, said a man who has
followed sessions for a long time. Nc
one has proposed a new apportion-
ment bill for Congress. From all ac-
| counts there does not appear to be
much excitement over the bill to re-
duce the House to 100 members.
Friends of Frank Reese, who was
dismissed after a rumpus in the di-
vision of distribution of documents
say that there may be some legislative
echoes. The amount of time spent by
the chief and other clerks of the di-
vision about the legislative halls when
the sessions are on may be made the
subject of inquiry and there is also
disposition to look closely on the
proposed salary bill for the division.
Talk about abolishing the party
square seems to have subsided since
the bill to provide for that change in
the ballot came along. The Crosby
bills are said to be arranged for a
hearing and that Is about ALL