Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-18
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By the Ex-Conmitteeman

Men active in political affairs
throughout the State were speculating
to-day on the effect of the double de-
feat administered yesterday to the
woman suffrage resolution in the
House of Representatives. The suf-
fragists were inclined to demand an
accounting to-day and men who were
absent were busy explaining their fall
ure to vote while the liquor interests
were allowing to go unanswered the
charge that they brought about the
downfall of the resolution.
That the result was a tremendous
blow to the suffragists was manifested
last night when the suffrage head
quarters put out a statement directly
charging that liquor interests defeated
the measure. The night before the
press agent of the suffragists was
claiming a dozen more votes than need
ed to pass the resolution and the tri-
umph of suffrage was predicted in
typewritten statements. The anti-suf-
fragists issued no statement, but Miss
Eliza D. Armstrong, the veteran leader
clared that the events were no sur
prises to her
Defeat of the suffrage resolution yes
terday and the refusal to reconsider
means that it will be 1921 before the
people of the State can vote on the
proposition. If the resolution defeated
yesterday had passed this Legislature
it would have had to pass that of 1919
and the vote would have been taken in
1920, which would be exactly five years
| from the defeat of the last resolution.
If the suffragists can get their resolu-
tion through the 1919 and 1921 sessions
they will be able to get vote in the
| fall of 1921.
Democrats were not inclined to dis
| cuss the resolutions overthrow to-day
as there were numerous Democratic
votes to defeat it and to kill 1t finally
on the reconsideration motion.
! Presence of William Finn, the
! leader of the Bull Moosers of the State
| in the historic campaign of 1912, and
J the open ally of the State administra-
tion in Republican affairs, created con-
! siderable interest about the Capitol
late yesterday and to-day. Finn said
that he came here to look on, but il
| was charged that he was trying tc
help put suffrage through. In any event
| he hobnobbed with State administra.
| tion leaders most of the afternoon and
turned up at the Governors reception
| last night. incidentally a number OF
! Flnns friends appeared on the new
| list of members of the committee OF
| public safety and defense. 1t is be-
I lieved that he has come here to dis.
| cuss appointments and fall campaign!
/ in various counties of the state will
administration officials and with legls
lators.
Another interesting political fig
ure about the Capitol was Joseph Il
Grundy, head of the State manufac
turers. Mr.. Grundy attended hearings
and mingled with the legislators, ad
ministration scouts being in the offing
/ Presence Of ex-senator w. Ii. Man
| beck, of Juniata county, revived tn,
I story that he was to be named as Su
perintendent of Public Grounds anC
Buildings, but he said he did not know
much about it. The general belle
is that Paul w. Houck. of Shenandoah
has a pretty good place on the track
Members of the House were talk
ing to-day OF the long session held yes
terday. The House was in session 70
almost five and a half hours on suf
frage and capital punishment bill
alone. The defeat of the bill to abol
ish capital punishment by such a larg
adverse vote was general surprise.
Philadelphia legislation bids fair T.
hold the center of the stage in TIL,
Legislature until the adjournmen
comes. The bulk OF the big bills ar,
out of the way and the indications ar
that the Philadelphia factions are get
ting ready to push their measures
Transit will occupy considerable atten
tion the next three weeks.