Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-13

IN the Lackawanna district charges
| that the election of McLane, the
| wet Democrat, was counted in are
said to be in process of drafting. In
any event there will be contests from
the anthracite region. something not
unknown in Pennsylvania politics.
In the 10th or Northumberland
Columbia district. it looks as though
| Congressman John V. Lesher had
| been reelected.
The soldier vote is going to cut
a figure not only in these districts.
but in some legislative battles. The
districts involved are the 5th'Hacka-
wanna, 7th Luzerne and Greene
county. In the latter the chances
are that Republican may be elected
for the first time in years.
-Governor- elect William G.
Sproul is still being advised about
the selection of his cabinet
Friends of Judge Bonniwell are
Keeping mysteriously quiet these
days and there is some apprehension
at the windmill as to what may be
started in January. The prediction is
being made that some heads not
adorned with crowns by Col. Harvey
may also have to quit thrones.
The Philadelphia school board
has reelected Edwin Wolf as presi-
dent and is commencing to take up
the problem attending the relation
of education and the return of peace.
1t is said that there may be an in
crease of the mill rate and the Leg
isature asked to amend the six mill
law. DR.. j. P. CARRIER. the super
intendent, is assured of reelection
next year. In Pittsburgh the board
reelected David b. Oliver as presi-
dent.
appointment of Representative
d. j. Snyder, of Greensburg, to be
judge in Westmoreland county is eX-
pected to be announced immediate
ly after the first Monday in Decem-
Der, when his term as legislator ex-
pires. Snyder will be a candidate
for the full term next year.
There will probably be. several
bQoms for speaker soon. Edwin r.
Cox, of Philadelphia, is spoken of
as a possible candidate; John w.
Vickerman, of Allegheny the dry"
leader, is heing talked of, but has
declined to discuss the subject; Will
liam T. Ramsey, of Delaware, has
been mentioned, but the fact that
he comes from the new Governors
county may bar him. The chances
are that an upstate man will be
chosen and this has caused Aaron
B. Hess, of Lancaster, to grow ac-
tive.
Considerable stir was created
on Capitol Hill to-day by criticism
of the mothers pension admins
tration. The Philadelphia Record
says to-day: For two years widow
ed mothers have applications on file
with the city for aid from the Moth
ers' Assistance Fund without hope of
their pleas being answered in a sub
stantial manner, and Mrs. John G..
Groome, of the Emergency Aid
| Committee, declares the fund is a
| Joke Her criticism is not aimed
at the object, but its insufficiency of
funds to care for women with chill
dren who need support and have
appealed in vain since 1916. To be
practical there should be larger
| funds provided by the state and the
city, Mrs. Groome said. Mrs.
| Groome and Mrs. j. Willis Martin
represented the Emergency Aid
| Committee at a second conference
held yesterday in Health Director
Krusen's office to plan for raising
funds to relieve the children made
orphans by the influenza epidemic"
The manner in which Walter
McNichols, the acting Commissioner
of Labor and Industry, is tackling
problems is attracting attention. The
plan of having officers of the depart
ment maintain bureaus here and
enjoy the delights of life in Harris
burg maybe extended under him.
The four boroughs in the 18th
Allegheny district gave more major
| ity for Sproul than they gave votes
to the Republican candidate for
Governor in 1914.
The soldier vote commissioners
appear to have had a hard time get
ting men to vote in many of the
camps. The returns in some cases
show only ten per cent. of the men
voting.
| George J. Brennan writing in
the Philadelphia Inquirer, makes
this plain statement: when William
C. sprouI takes the oath of Office of
Chief Executive of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania on the twen-
ty-first of January next, he will send
to the State Senate for confirmation
the nomination of William 1. Schaf-
fer, of Chester. for the office of At
torney General. Senator Sproul has
not made formal announcement OF
this fact, nor does he have to advise
| his friends that such is his intention
The very atmosphere of his personal
and political environment is sur
charged with the thought. His inti-
mate associates look upon this as the
logical outcome of most pleasant
and cordial relationship which has
existed for years in both their bust
ness and social life. So widely has
the impression spread that Coun.
selor Schaffer will be nominated
for this role, but not another name
has been seriously presented or con.
sidered for this office under the in.
coming administration. Mr.. Schaf.
fer has for years been Senator
Sprouts personal attorney.