Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02
AIDS TO BE KEPT
BYLEGISLATURE
No Opposition Expected to
Clerks and Secretaries in
House and Senate
NEW CABINET PLEASES
Politicians Generally Satisfied
With Names Announced by
Covernor.Elect Sproul

No opposition is expected to the Ee-
election of Thomas H. Garvin, of Sharon
{ I'm, as chief clerk and William S. Leib.
state House of Representatives.
Both Garvin and Leib are candidates
for reelection, and so far they have a
clear field. In the Senate, no opposi-
tion has developed to the reelection Of
w. Harry Baker. Harrisburg, as secre-
tary and william P. Gallagher, Wilkes
Barre. as chief clerk.
The Republicans will have a majority
OF 199 on a joint ballot in the next Lcgis-
lature. According to the legislative di-
rectory, just issued. there are forty-four
Republicans and six Democrats in the
Senate and 1874 Republicans and twenty
three Democrats in the House.
Mr.. Garvin is close personal friend
of covernor-elect Sproul He formerly
was county chairman of the Republican
County Committee in Delaware County.
He resigned last spring, following an i'll
ness.
Mr.. Leib has been generally consider
ed a Penrose man, but in the primary
last spring he supported Congressman
John II. X Scott for Lieutenant Cover
nor and Paul Houck for Secretary OF In
ternal Affairs.
Mr. Baker and Mr.. Gallagher are close
friends of Senator Penrose. Baker shares
the Republican leadership in Dauphin
County with Lieutenant Governor Beidle-
man. and Gallagher is Republican leader
in Luzerne.
The Democrats may not put forward
any candidate for Speaker when the
House Is convened next month for organ
ization. Representative John NJ. Flynn,
of Elk. one of the leading Democratic
members of the House. said no action
had been taken so far, and he believes
the Democrats might dispense with the
old custom of comforting the honor of
candidacy on one of their number.
General satisfaction is expressed over
the first two cabinet appointments an
nounced by Governor-elect Sproul.
His selection of William l. Schaffer,
of Chester, to be Attorney General under
his administration and his appointment
of Harry s. McDevitt, of Philadelphia,
to be his private secretary. are both re-
garded as purely personal appointments.
While Mr.. Sproul has not definitely
announced the appointment of DR.. Ed
ward Martin, of Philadelphia, to be
State Health Commissioner and Cyrus
d. Woods for another term as Secre-
tary Of the Commonwealth. their ap-
pointment is generally anticipated in
political circles.
a Senator Edwin II. Ware. who heads the
anti-Penrose faction in the Republican
ranks, expressed satisfaction over the
Sproul appointments although there is
no Ware man mentioned SO far in the
list.
81 Ware also declored that he would pre-
sent no candidate for the post of State
Highway Commissioner now held by J
Denny O'Neil and that none of his
friends would aspire to the place l,
is known that Senator Sproul is look.
ing about for a man Of more than ordi.
nary ability to take charge of the State
ability rather than political qualiica-
important post.
Among the Brumbaugh appointees ex-
pected to stay in office is Harry A.
Mackey. chairman of the Workmen's
Compensation Board. and a potential
leader in the Ware camp.
Lee Solomon, a former newspaper
man, is expected to be retained as sec
retary of the board.
With the announcement from Gov
ernor-elect Sproul that either Robert S.
Spangler. of York. or George w. Will
liams. of Tioga, would be acceptable to
him as Speaker of the House, it Is con-
sidered foregone conclusion in political
circles that Spangler will be named the
next Speaker.