Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
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By the Ex-Committcems1

rolled up for Governor William
c. Sproul has been distracted from
one of the most remarkable results
of the November election. This was
not the fact that the people of the
state reduced the Democratic re-
/ presentation in Congress by one and
that but for some liquor fights there
might have been still further cutting
down of the Democratic Congress
men, but that the next Legislature
of Pennsylvania will be Republican
! by within one of zoo majority on
! joint ballot.
| There Is something so unprecedent-
ed that its effects can not fail to
be felt this coming winter. 1t Will
call for care in Republican party
management and at the same time
force the Democrats to struggle to
stay on the map. There Will be
only six Democratic senator's in
fifty and 2S representatives in 2O7.
| In the sessions of 1917 the Repub-
lican majority on joint ballot was
159, q substantial gain over 1915 in
spite of the Democratic presidential
victory and congressional elections.
In the session of 1919 the Repub-
lican majority on joint ballot Will be
t199.
| This gain of forty legislators has
occurred in year when the official
management of the Democratic party
| had everything its own way
| federal appointments, Presidential
smiles, subservient jobholders and
| liberal responses to the assessments
for campaign purposes. The Nc
! Cormick regime as national chair
man, which has its root in the con-
troll of the Pennsylvania Democratic
machine. has seen 1he Democratic
congressional and legislative strength
sink astoundingly.
The NIillers lead in representa-
ton in both branches of the Legisla-
ture which will meet in Harrisburg
on January Z. There are two in the
Senate and four in the House and
if Albert Millar, of Harrisburg, can
be counted as belonging to the clan.
there will be five in the House. Last
session there were four in the House.
There were no Smiths in the Senate
and the family representative has
been cut from four to two in the
House. Neither branch has a Brown,
White or Black, but each has
member of the Jones family. There
are only two senator's with Nc to
their mars IS, but the House has
seven. There are no members whose
names begin with O. For the first
time there is no Hall in either house.
The Senate has q Barr. It's
membership also includes a Weaver
and Turner, while it has a Crow
and a Craig and one new member
is Gray. Senator Norman A. Written.
of Allegheny loses last place on the
roll to George woodward, of Phila-
delphia, but Senator Frank X. Bald
win, of Potter, holds the leading
place.
The House is we'll equipped as
far as names go as it has n Bell, a
Collier, a Cook. a Day, a Bower, a
Drinkhouse, a Wood and a Glass. 1t
has Wells and Rhoads while its
membership includes two Foxs. a
Pike, Pidgeon and a Martin. 1t also
has West and North, Alum and
Blanck. On the roll are Bowman,
Walker and a Goldsmith. Near
Brooks are n Crum and two Currys,
Jordan and Goodnough, Spangler and
Colder ornament the roll.
William Cloud Alexander, of
Delaware, will be the new roll leader
while Harry Zanders, of Carbon, who
SiOS0u lilC lAoA idSl SSSSlOIls gives WAY
to Simon T. Zook, of Blair.
Philadelphia newspapers gen.
orally agree that DIR. Edward Mar
tin, now a major in the army and
stationed at Camp Greenleaf, can
be commissioner of health if he
so desires A week ago Dr. J. NJ.
Badly, chairman of the State
Bureau of Medical Education, was
much mentioned. In Philadelphia
some people say that DIR. B. +.
Royer, now acting commissioner,
may become chief medical inspector
again. The mention of Maurice II.
Phillips, of Pomeroy, for secretary
of agriculture, is general lie is a
member of the commission and
knows what the department needs.
Reappointment Of Commissioner of
Fisheries Nathan Il. Butler is as
sured, but the Capitol looks for
changes in the heads of the Insur-
ance Banking, Labor and Industry,
Highways and some of the bureaus.
1t is not certain what will be done
about Mines. except that there will
be two bureaus created. Harry A.
Mackey, chairman of the Compen-
sation Board will be reappointed.
Elk -Govern6a william A. Stone
is quoted by to-day's North Ameri-
can as saying n new constitution is
"badly needed" He presents seven
points including larger municipal
home government; better election
laws with abolition of the non-parti-
san ballot which he calls "a mon
strosity'; regulation in modern
way of taxation. Indebtedness and
general welfare. A convention he
said would curtail the reformer. who
is always abroad in the land and
who frequently has theories only.
He also takes a rap at the school
master in the White House.
james B. Fagen. appointed
Pittsburgh registration commissioner
by the Governor a few days ago, has
declined, the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
says: There are two other lead
ing local Democrats willing to take
the place. One is NJ. 3. Donnelly. a
grocer. who Is chairman of the party
organization in the Fifth Ward. The
other is Attorney Paul McClelland
of the Fourteenth Ward. Under the
law a Republican cannot be appoint
ed. Mr.. McCelland belongs to the
washington pdil9f WlllCIl iS NOW COI-
sidered extinct. The appointment
will hold for two years.
Reading people are suggesting
the Rev. ]. Warren Klein, an Evan
gelical minister, for mayor. Most
of the council and the mayor are
candidates for the mayoralty, as
| in Harrisburg.
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