Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
Governor Choice Left
to City Committee



as anxious MOTTO he the candidate Tor
the gubernatorial honor as his party Is
to have him the candidate
He was reminded that considerable
: opposition to Joseph +, Gusfey. Of Pitts
burgh. has developed sine the recent
conference here. He said
MIR. Guffey's is not the only name
that has been mentioned. For instance,
there is William II. Berry, whose stand
T on prohibition would never be Ques-
toned II he were to become the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor the mat
ter of how he would stand on the amend
ment would never be in doubt"
His next assertion was an emphatic
denial that he would consent to run
for the nomination, and then that he
did not know how Mr.. Berry stands.
G. O., p. TIED TO DRY" ISSUE
Assertion of, Senator Sproul, that pro-
hibitiun is the main political issue of
the coming campaign, Is looked upon as
having virtually tied the Republican
rarty in Pennsylvania to the ratification
Of the national prohibition amendment
His statement, coupled with the fact
that he came to Philadelphia immedi-
ately after making il and held a lengthy
conference with Senator Penrose, drew
a heavy fire from j. Denny O'Neil, State
Highway Commissioner. O'Neil had
been the only dry" candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor up
to the time Senator proul spoke. Cow
ernor Brumbaugh is behind O'Neils $
candidacy.
O'Neil asserted that the move made
by Sproul is an indication of the efforts
of the Penrose people to save themselves.
ha "a ri u
all of the "dry" districts are putting
out dry" candidates for the House ard
Senate. AS a result Of these assertions
il is expected that O'Neil will continue
his active campaign on the prohibition
issue but that he will turn his heaviest
fire against Penroseism. which he has
already assailed heavily in addresses
and statements.
Senator Sprouts maneuver. politicians
declare will take much of the wind out
Of O'Neil's sails" They say Sproul is
bound to get the Penrose vote and that
thousands of voters who would have
, voted for O'Neil because Of the dry
issue will now flock to the standard OF
Sproul
State Senator william c. Sprouts
Endorsement of prohibition. will be 9
:. great addition to his strength through
, out the State" said the Rev. Dr. Car
. Church Federation. which represent!
more than 700 Philadelphia churches.
Prohibition is a thing the politician:
must reckon with now" Doctor Gram
mer continued. Il think we have a gooo
show now to put Pennsylvania in tn,
II prohibition column. Undoubtedly Mr.
Sprouts announcement will have
II strengthening effect on his campaign.
: Doctor Grammer was asked whether
,a would choose
II Sproul rather than j. Denny O'Nel a.
{ their candidate for the goNernorship.
Il SEES EASY VICTORY
THAI is something | know nothinl
I about" he replied. We have decide,
$ to subordinate everything this year {,
t prohibition We will do what is bes
:. for that cause. 1t will be great thin;
II IL we can win over the majority OF thu
" Republican leaders. The State i
: already Republican and with the leader
Il on our side it would be an easy matte
to have prohibition enacted into law"
NOT UNEXPECTED
It The encouragement of the Delawar
: County Senator was sensational. though
not uneXpected. For years he has beel
n aligned with the Penrose forces, an
IS for years the Penrose forces have bee
II wet. This caused politicians OF ever
t stripe to sit up and take notice. am
a especially "nabbergasted" the prof. hi
n tionists.
It seems so revolutionary to them tina
lc they have refused to talk, declai ing tina
E they want TO think the matter oVel
n Nearly all of the "drys" have been re
TO corded as being for O'Neil, the eXpec
ir tation being that'Senator Penrose woul
At keep Sproul i'm line with his usual polio.
The question now arises as to VIVA
will become of the much touted llquo
vote. II Is not considered likely that
~ will be driven to the Democratic colun
~ for the Democrats are fully expected I
20 take about the same stand on promo
~ ~ tion the Republican leaders are taNii,,
" The biggest question following IN
Sproul encouragement Will probaply
-, =, its effect on the Wares and their toilo"
III ing in Philadelphia. II has been rathe
3 generally expected they would be apl
TO deliver the Philadelphia vote to tl
he eubernatorial candidate they chose. IN
70 claim of their leaders has been that the
NJ could turn in about $4,000 of abot
:. 10000 Philadelphia votes.
Al Among those who have indorsed III
w Sproul utterance are State Represents
As tive lanes Boyd, of Norristown: Coui
~ Nv commissioner Roy Hatfield, of Mon
romery County; Judge Robert Ora
nt Rushoug. of Reading, the Republica
M county chairman of Berks county .
VI Lewis one OF the leading figures of ior
-, County Repubjcanism Congrcssma
81 Tempieton, Of Luzerne County, and
A. great many others