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

Reports that the Legislature
would close up its work on June Il
and take two weeks recess were
exploded to-day when men proml-
nent in both Houses expressed the
belief that the lawmakers would be
here until we'll into July. The two
appropriation committees Will get
busy Immediately on the bills from
the opposite Houses and it lis pos
sible that the next ten days will see
all the appropriation bills except the
general appropriation measure for
| the conduct of the state government
in the hands OF the Governor.
This latest development in the po-
| litical situation in the state is ap-
| parently the result of inability or
leaders to get together with the
Governor in the matter OF the ap-
pointments and from present indi-
, cations the Governor will be requir-
ed to act on the appropriation bills
while the Legislature is still In ses-
sion, the first state executive to be
called upon to meet that task in
years.
Governor Brumbaugh declined to-
day to comment on the legislative
situation but showed interest in the
reports that the session would run
into July.
The biggest thing in state poll
tics outside of the legislative situa-
ton to-day is the organization of the
Philadelphia city committee. 1t will
probably have an effect on the state
at large, as a number of county or
ganizations will have their annual
meetings soon.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-
day says that Mayor Smith Is op-
posed to any more factional fighting
in the Quaker City, the remarks of
the mayor being very similar to those
of the veteran city chairman, David
II. Lane, who declared that with the
Republicans of the state united
there was no chance for Democrat
to do anything next year. Pitts
burgh and upstate newspapers have
been keeping quiet on the general
situation, apparently waiting to see
whether the Philadelphians, who
started the trouble, will point the
way by harmoniZing.
The Inquirer's article says in
part: Mayor Thomas B. Smith last
night let it be known that he is not
in favor of a factional fight for the
nominations for Office to be made by
the Republican party next fall, and
indicated that in his opinion, there
will be no fight at the primaries.
This declaration came in response to
an inquiry as to the defeat of for
mer Senator Ernest l.. Tustin, the
Penrose favorite, for city committee
man in the Thirty-fourth ward,
whom the Ware cohorts overthrew,
notwithstanding declarations of
friendship for Mr.. Tustin from the
mayor. In September next candi-
dates will be nominated to succeed
District Attorney Samuel P. Rotan,
drick, Register of Wills James B.
Sheehan and City Treasurer William
McCoach and the judiciary and
minor offices. All but Mr.. McCoach
are eligible for reelection The
opinion prevails among usually well
informed politicians that there is
strong probability of an agreement
upon a ticket which will include
Messrs. Rotan, Kendrick and Shee-
han, and that there will be named
for city treasurer a candidate who
will be acceptable to both factions in
the Republican organization"
The Philadelphia Ledger is of
the opinion that there will be a
bitter factional fight in Philadelphia
this fall.
The third class city bills will
be given an airing In the Senate
committee tomorrow. The chances
for changes in the laws relative to
the third-class cities are not very
bright unless the people interested
get together.
If the legislative program is not
speeded up the chances are that
there will be many bills slaughtered.
The bills on the calendar and in
committees run into the hundreds.
The first arrest to be made un-
der the Powell act making it a mis-
demeanor to tear up gardens has
been made.