Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-19
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BY the Ex-Committecman

Lieutenant Governor Frank B.
McClain yesterday definitely dispos-
ed of reports that there was any
chance of him becoming secretary
of agriculture, when he said that
he did not desire to be the head
of any department of the state gov
ernment and that what talents he
possessed or special information he
might have would be at the disposal
of Governor-elect William c. Sproul,
if he would call upon him at any
time. The Lieutenant Governor
said that he had never been an APP
plicant for the leadership of any
branch of the state government, and
that he felt that he could be of more
use to his old friend, the Governor
elect, in his capacity of private oiti-
zen ready to respond to all calls.
From what has been learned
here Mr.. McClain will retain his Of
ticial position with the state defense
activities as his term as Lieutenant
Governor ends. He has found the
oversight of expenditures by the
Council of National Defense and
the working out of the work COM
mitted to that body by the State
Defense Commission congenial
task and has given much time to it.
He will continue in charge of this
work after the new administration
takes office as there will be con-
siderable for the council during the
readjustment period.
Appointment of a commission by
Governor elect Sproul to make Il
scientific study of the Philadelphia
port problem similar to that now
being planned in New York was
urged yesterday in talk before the
Philadelphia Rotary Club by John
Irwin Bright, chairman of the plan
ming committee of the American
committee of architects.
-Governor-elect William c.
Sproul, of Pennsylvania, has replied
favorably to n letter from Governor
Edge. of New Jersey. urging him to
give special treatment in his first
message to the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature to the project to bridge The
Delaware river between Camden and
Philadelphia.
The Pittsburgh newspapers are
watching with considerable interest
the studies of the small council form
of government being made by the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. The
Ledger's move is regarded as a slap
at the Wares who do not favor the
small council, which is what the re-
formers want.
Fl had a talk with Mayor Bah |
cock, of Pittsburgh Governor |
elect Sproul said, and while the
small council out there is all right
- l.,
people at large is complained Of |
The same situation would be expert !
enced in this city. ! am in favor
of q small council for Philadelphia, |
but l am of the opinion the mem |
bers should be elected upon a pro-
portionate basis. In this way the !
people of every section would have |
some one to whom to go when they !
have grievances to express or re- |
quests to make"
York city school board has |
taken steps to have committee |
confer with legislators regarding |
the teachers salary raiser.
w. 7. Tredway has been elected !
president of the Young Mems Re- |
publican Tariff club, of Pittsburgh,
which will have a dinner on Nc !
Kinley day.
I'm Philadelphia there is consider
able stir over the fact that the men |
in charge of the charter revision |
committee left off City Solicitor |
John p. Connolly.
Things are nice in Pittsburgh |
council. Here is an extract from |
an account of proceedings: wv. j. |
Burke told Director Prichard that !
he had not been very helpful in re- |
ducing the budget and that he him !
self was opposed to the creation of !
new jobs, although insistent upon |
giving better wages to capable men
already employed. John II. Daily |
was opposed to using sixteen firemen |
to drive the assistant chiefs auto |
mobiles, intimating that the officials
could themselves drive their cars.
The Philadelphia Press says ed |
itorially: When William l. Schaf- |
fer, who is to be Attorney General |
in the Sproul Administration, said |
in an after-dinned speech that |
PENNSYLVANIA lis not understood by |
the country at large he gave utter |
ances to an obvious truth. Penn
sylvania understands herself pretty |
we'll, however, and that understand
ing accounts for the thrift of her |
people, the immense importance of |
her industries, the exceptional aid |
she was enabled to render the Gov
ernment in the war and her great |
and unfailing Republican majori-
ties. 1t would do some of the other
states a power of good not only to
Pennsylvania better, but |
to initiate her more in their eco
nomic policies.