Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-25
TO LEAD
FIGHT FOR BILLS
Senator Plans Harrisburg
Trip After Conference With
Legislative Chiefs
TALKS WITH GOVERNOR
Brady Election Measures De.
laved Until Sentiment Is
Fully Sounded

Harrisburg, March 2o--SehatOF vi
rose plans to come here next week ana
take an active part in putting through
iegislation in which he and his FOL
lowers are directly interested.
He has been In conference in Phlla-
delphia will Governor Sproul on matters
Of interest to Philadelphia, and the out
come Of the meetings is said to- have
been entirely satisfactory to Penrose
followers
Consideration of the Brady election
bills, which were OH the calendar Tor
second reading, was postponed until next
week, as a result of conference III
Philadelphia yesterday between Senator
Penrose and Senator Max Leslie or
Pittsburgh. At this conference it was
decided to keep the bills upon the sec
. ond reading calendar until the Penrose
following has chance 10 sound the
sentiment Of the House and pave the
way for passage of the legislation. Rep
resentative Brady last night introduced
a bill in the House designed to prevent
the county commissioners from rcmoN-
ing polling places in Philadelphia un-
less a majority of the electors Of the
respective districts agree to a change.
Easier to Prevent Frauds
Representative Brady made public
statement prepared by him setting forth
the purposes sought TO be accomplished
: by the bill introduced by him oustinS
the present board of registration COM
dnissioners in Philadelphia.
n The chief purpose Of the proposed
x/act is to make II easier for electors TO
register and for rarties or bodies Of
electors to prevent fraud and to obtain
Information regarding registration.
The new act seeks to retain all that
has been found good in the old law ana
to rewrite provisions that were not suf-
ficlently clear and TO provide new duties,
powers and privileges intended to make
registration more universal. honest and
popular, without changing the spirit or
purpose thereof. said Mr.. Brady.
New commissioners appointed to take
the place of the present board as soon
as they qualify after the appointment.
New commissioner to receive $4,000 in
stead of $4,000 a year.
Fixing definite hours when the COM
missions Office shall be open and in
specton OF records permitted. Also pro-
vides for additional hours during the
months of September, October and No
vember. This for the purpose Of polit-
ical parties to copy lists.
Provides that assessors may be
named as registrars.
Providing that registrars shall be ap-
pointed by petitions OF electors rather
than by ward committees
Destroy No Register.
"changes Registration days in odd
numbered years from the 5th 9th and
18th of September, to the Cd, 4th and
sth of September. 1919.
"Provides that the commissioners Of
fice in the City Hall shall be open for a
certain number of days following the
last restst-ation day, so that any citi-
zen who failed for any reason to register
y in his division can come to City Hall
and register.
DProvides for registration by the cor-
missioners previous to any special cleo
tions.
'.No registers 10 be destroyed with
out the consent OF the District Attorney.
"Clearly gives the commissioners pow
er to appoint inspectors to investigate
registration matters.
Selves such inspectors power to set
tie differences between registrars on
registration day.
"Gives such inspectors power to enter
and inspect places given as residence
of electors and TO interrogate inmates
and inspect any copy of dodgers therein.
Said section also empowers inspectors
to arrest persons violating the act in
their presence and to call on police off,
GERS for assistance.
watchers to be appointed by regis
tration commissioners. Old act pro.
yided that the watchers be appointed
by county commissioners.
Provide that the registration com
missioners shall have printed one hun.
dred copies Of the street lists Of eact
election district Of registered voters and
give at least ten copies to the city com
mittee of each party.
Limits the period for striking of
3 names to five days preceding any fal
primary or ten days preceding any
election or spring primary"