Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-10
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
JUGGLED SUPREME COURT SEATS
Governor Pennypacker Tells How Problem of Fill
ing. Vacancy Upon the Bench Was Settled by
Death and by Drawing Lots

on the 9th Of October the Germans cele.
brated in Philadelphia the 220th annlver-
sary of the settlement of Germantown. ]
read to them my translation into English
verse Of Corinna,, a love song, and another
local bit which had been written there in
the early time which were of great in'
terest. This translation, as I have writ
ten. was set to music by the Orpheus club,
and has been several times sung by that
club in the Academy of Music. Henry
Starr Richardson wrought it into n play
of a'comic character, which held the boards
at the Fellowship Club.
ON the 18th Of October, Montgomery
and / addressed the Federation of Women's
Clubs at Carlisle, and read TO them A. j.
II. Dunganne's inspiring and meritorious
lyric upon Pennsylvania, which has been
neglected and forgotten, but which shall
yet, Dec volcnte. he familiar TO oil of the
people of the state. At least it shall be
drummed into their cars and minds so long
as my voice. pen and energy arc unweak'
cncd.
A Question of Extraditon
A negro had recently been burned TO
was made upon me at this time by Coy
crnor Hum, of that state, for the return
of a negro named George White, charged
with murder. The papers, as often hap.
pencd, were in "a very loose shape. No
Indictment had been found. and there were
no aflidavits as to tho truth of the charge.
The rcquisition stood, therefore, upon no
foundation. Tho officers went home with.
out the man. and I wrote to Governor
ITunn:s
an view Of the fact that the alleged
crime committed by tho defendant is pun
ishablc by death. think the circumstances
which indicate the commission of the crime
and the connection Of the defendant with
il ought to be set forth with particularly
| and care, and should be accompanied by
| afidavits as to their correctness. Especially
! is this true. whereas i'm this ease no indict
| mcnt has been found
Since there seemed TO be in the sugGcs.
| ton a reflection upon the methods of the
! state of Delaware there was a commotiou
| therc, moro OF less reflected in Pennsys
| vana However, the afiidayits were sent
| and the fugitive was surrendered. such
| papers coming from the South almost in
| Nariably lacked the essential requirements
| showing a want Of attention or of infOrma.
| ton. Some time afterward the Governor
Of North Carolina made n rcquistion for
| the return of a negro charged with murder.
After an examination of the papers, being
| dissatisfied with them | required some fur
ther support for the charge and it led to
a sharp correspondence IN this instance
the negro was never returned.
ON the evening of November !, toward
the close Of Il campaign for the election
| of "a state Treasurer ana Auditor General.
| | made an address TO the Penrose Repub
| lican Club in the Eighth Ward Of Phila-
| delpha, in the main commencing political
effort and pointing out TO them the fact
that in Quay, wSo was not present, we
were fortunate in having a man unequalcd
| in his line Of effort anywhere else in the
| country, and that il was the part of un.
wisdom to keep those capacities engaged
| in conflicts at home which ought 10 he
| utilized for our benefit in the contests of "a
| larger sphere. The correctness of this line
"f thought, however. never made il paI
| atable.