Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-26
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By the Ex-Committccman

| By the x-Committccman
While Governor Martin q. Brum-
baugh Is writing his farewell mes
sage to the General Assembly which
will be read to the Legislature on
the afternoon of It's organization on
January and take the form of a
review of achievements in legislation
and departmental activities, Senator
William C. Sprou1, Governor-elect,
Is preparing an inaugural which Is
being awaited with much interest.
1t Is expected that the experienced
legislator and able businessman from
Chester will make some recommen-
dations in regard to more efficient
methods in the state government
which will foreshadow his plans and
that he will also indicate some
thoughts in regard to his highway
program, destined to be the big thing
in his administration.
Governor-elect Sproul is receiving
suggestions from people regarding
his inaugural and almost as many WIS.,
itors and letters about appointments
to be made. He has been courteous
about the letters and visits, but it is
intimated that they are becoming
rather burdensome.
-Intimations are being given in
I L Ill. L.
sioner ]. Denny O'Neil may seek cleo
ton as County Commissioner of Alle-
gheny, an office which he filled for
some time and wherein he paid much
attention to highway matters.
-GoverC or-elect Sproul has been
invited to attend the St. Patrick's
day dinner in Scranton.
The Philadelphia Ledger to-day
says: Senator Edwin II. Ware last
night declared that the members of
the Philadelphia delegation to the
| Legislature who are allied with the
Republican City Committee would
hold no caucus previous to the con-
vening of the General Assembly next
month. 1t had been expected a
caucus would be called for the pur-
pose of selecting a steering COM
mittee' or slate committee but the
Senator declared he knew nothing
of such a plan. The fact that such a
caucus will not be held is taken to
mean that the Ware forces will agree
to support Representative Spangler,
of York, for Speaker. The Penrose
/ forces will back Spangler, whom, it
is understood, is favorably consider
ed by Governor-elect Sproul."
The Philadelphia Record to-day
points out in a Washington dispatch
that there will be a considerable hand
taken in affairs in this country when
the soldiers return and that all are
not in sympathy with the prohibition
movement. 1t might also be stated,
fSom what some eminent Democrats
who have been studying Pennsylva-
MIA say, that the soldiers will also
take hand in regard to the manage
ment of party whose chiefs, all
powerful at Washington, allowed the
First City Troop, Governors Troop.
and others, to be torn to pieces and
scattered through the army. Just
why these Pennsylvania bosses per-
mitted this to be done when they
were so successful in projects in
which they were personally interest
| ed, is one of the topics among SOL
diers.
State Treasurer Kephart was
! able to go to his his home at Con-
Inellsville for Christmas.
j. 3. Hershey, one Of the inspec-
| tors of the State Insurance Depart
ment, is a candidate for one of the
county nominations in Allegheny
county.
Half a dozen of the leading at
! torneys of Scranton are candidates
for the position Of solicitor of the
school board, made vacant by the
death of Joseph e. Davis.
The abolition of the capital ls-
sues committee VIII enable Philadel-
! phia to go ahead with needed mu-
nicipal improvements, including
| bridges.
The startling discovery that Sem
ators Sproul and Beidleman intend to
sit in the first session of the Senate
and then resign and that their sue
Icessors will be chosen at special cleo
tions in February, has just been
made.
! The Allegheny county legisla-
tors will likely have their headquar-
ters during the session at 312 Chest
nut street They will have their own
chef, purchase their own household
supplies and entertain their friends
upon the same hospitable and lib
eral scale which characterized their
delegation two years ago, and from
all accounts they will be a potential
factor in deciding all important
questions that shall arise in either
the Senate or House. Senator Max
G. Leslie has been acclaimed as the
| logical leader of the Senate dele
cation. j. w. II. Simpson has been
elected chairman of the delegation
in the House and William J. McCaig
head the county's steering or slate
committee which will have to do
with the allotment OF the patronage.
The other members on this commit
tee are William +. Stadtlander, C.
c. Baldridge and William C. Wag-
ner.
From Gilbert and CUITiD0n