Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-16
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BY the Ex-Committccman

! Inauguration. Had the war continu-
ed it is believed that the Governor
I elects personal wishes would have
prevailed and he would have been
| inducted in very simple manner and
without any dislay, but the coming
/ of peace has caused many men to
suggest that the cermony be in ac-
cord with the time of rejoicing and
also show the popular character of
the new executive. There is dispo-.
sition among men coming here on
business at the Capitol since the
election to call for an elaborate
approval of the candidate evidenced
at the polls.
The question of election was taken
up with the new Governor by w.
Harry Baker, secretary of the Sem
ate and the burden bearer upon such
occasions, and Adjutant General
Frank d. Beary, but he expressed
a desire that things could be made
very simple. Since that time the gen.
eral feeling about the state has
manifested itself and it is probable
| that there will be an inauguration
such as has not been seen here since
the Pennypacker day. But at the
same time there are hopes that the
weather may be less atrocious.
The induction of the Lieutenant
GoVernor-elect will take place in the
Senate Chamber in accord with the
traditions of that body and for the
first time in memory of living resi-
dents of the Capitol two Senators
will be advanced to the highest Of
I fees in the gift of their fellow citi-
zens and incidentally receiving the
greatest pluralities on the records.
q Oayy Int
fairs, James F. Woodward, will be
sworn in next May.
Governor Brumbaugh is already
gathering ideas for his farewell mes
sage to the Legislature which will
be read the day it meets on the first
| Tuesday of January, a little more
than six weeks away. The Governor
will prepare to remove from Harris
burg Immediately after. the holidays.
According to Philadelphia news
papers the speakership of the next
! House of Representatives of Penn
sylvania is ''far from being definite
! ly settled" And it is also evident
that some of the journals are do
| ing their best to make it appear that
| there is a division over the matter
The Philadelphia Record, with char
acteristic Democratic enterprise, says
| that while many Republican leaders
| favor George w. Williams, the Tioga
| county dry" Aaron b. Hess, of Lam
| caster, "enjoys the backing of Sena-
| tor Edwin II. Ware" and also adds
that the Williams candidacy 'is not
meeting with much favor among the
! Ware leaders"
| The Philadelphia Ledger says
the only man considered a likely
candidate" is Williams and follows
the same line of thought as the
Record in declaring that Governor
elect Sproul has the leaders of his
party guessing about his attitude on
| appointments.
The Philadelphia Inquirer and
! Philadelphia Press decline to get
excited over the matter and inti-
mate that the speakership and the
launching of the legislative program
of the new Governor, which is eX-
pected to be comprehensive. will be
taken care of in due season and
with every one behind them at the
proper time. The Inquirer's frank
admission that Williams was loom
ing up is regarded here as very
significant.
The retiring administration is
showing considerable concern over
reports that a general overhauling
of the whole state governmental sys-
tenn is likely. There are many men
in office which the present Governor
would like to see retained.
The comments of newspapers in
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Erie and
Altoona are that the Governor-elect
should be allowed to work out his
program unhindered. They point 70
the fact that Pennsylvania is for
tunate in having man of ripe leg
islative experience and remarkable
business ability for Governor and
that he should be generally support
ed because his majority shows that
the people are with him.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
started something when it printed
the story of the efforts made to nave
Senator Charles II. Kline appointed
the successor of Judge John w. Keep
hart on the Superior Court bench.
This prospective vacancy seems to
be causing more disturbance than
the Speakership. A Philadelphia ru-
NOR is to the effect that Kephart
NAV stay on the Superior Court until
well into January because of some
pending cases. Again, say other
newspapers, he may not.
With soldier votes costing the
state Sc apiece it is probable that
, one of the first actions by the neXt
Legislature will be the overhauline
of the soldier vote act. Why it was
not changed last. session no one
= knows. There is much unfavorable
? comment about the naming of sc
many commissioners this year.
Washington is sending two
: "dry" Republicans to the Legisla'
2 ture.
The Philadelphia Press remark!
to-day: "If Governor-elect Sprou
? should not find time to fill the var.
5 ious appointments at his command
, there are any number of politicianl
ready to take the job off his hands
but that would not suit the public.
r One of the most remarkable
{ statements credited to a liquor MAJ
in politics for a long time is IL
the North American to-day. Thi
> man says the liquor interests hav,
3 no intention of making a fight fQ
speaker. "All we want" he |!
quoted as saying, sis a man who will
= be fair"