Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-17
'PseIsca 81
Psn'ssHssania
By the Ex-Comnittccman


By the x-Committccman
Senator Edwin H. Ware has been
slated by the Republican state or
ganization for reappointment to his
old position as chairman of the
Committee on Municipal Affairs. to
which the Philadelphia charter revi-
sion bill will be referred after 1t
reaches the Senate. Despite the fact
that the Penrose men who control
the organization will favor charter
revision, and the Ware organization
will probably be found lined up
against 1t, 1t has been decided that
there will be no attempt to divert
the bill from Senator Vare's COM
mittee.
This designation, of Senator Ware
was the most important development
of yesterdays session of the state
leaders. who are meeting in Phila-
delphia to frame the destinies of the
coming session. Its significance. how
ever, is principally negative. Since
Senator " Ware held this chair
manship in previous session, his re-
appointment this year is more or less
q matter of course. 1t would only
have been worthy of particular note
had the Penrose men decided to turn
him down this year. in which case
an immediate fight would have been
precipitated. Moreover, since the
personnel of the committee is not
made known, there is nothing to
show that Senator Ware will have a
majority of the committee on char
ter revision.
The leaders, it is said on good
authority, have entirely finished the
work of assigning members OF the
Senate to committees. They have
not progressed as far with this as
the House, nor have they decided on
all the Senate chairmanships. The
following new ones were announced
in addition to Senator Wares: Miles
r. Mason, of Erie, Fisheries; Edward
e. Jones, Susquehanna,. Agriculture.
In addition to these, several
House chairmanships have been de-
cided upon, including the most i'm
portant of all. appropriations. which
will go to William j. Mccaig. of
Allegheny, as generally expected.
Maris NJ. Hollingsworth, of Chester.
will be chairman of the Committee
on Agriculture, and Sigmund Cans,
of Philadelphia. will be chairman OF
Health and Sanitation.
There is considerable interest in
tthe Committee on Law and Order of
each chamber" says the Philadel-
phia Press commenting on the meet
| ing of leaders, where the resolution
to ratify the national prohibition
amendment will go. The leaders
have not definitely decided upon the
makeup of either committee. 1t is
generally thought that the Senate
committee will be wet.
"The House committee, on the
other hand, will probably have a
preponderance of dry members.
! Speaker Spangler is taking particular
/ interest in this committee and will
make it his business to see that it's
personnel suits Governor-elect
| Sproul. On account of the latter's
platform stand for prohibition. and
| particularly because he was largely
| instrumental in naming d dry Speak
er in the person of Spangler, it is
| generally conceded that the House
committee should be dry. The drys
and vets have each submitted n list
of proposed members. Speaker
Spangler will probably confer with
some leader of the vets as to their
representation on the committee and
will then get the final o. X. of Sem
ator Sproul before he makes the
selection.
| William c. Wagner. of Allegheny,
who headed this committee last ses-
sion, will in all probability have to
retire, as it's chairman, as he is a
pronounced wet In discussing the
| :. of ho ,i1o
| ton men said they would not OBJ
ject to the dry leader, John w. Wick
erman, of Allegheny, being chair
man. His name has been put for
ward as the candidates of the 'drys'
for the post. However. more likely
name is that of George w. Williams,
of Tioga, prominently mentioned for
Speaker"
Senator Sproul hopes the amend
ment will pass in Pennsylvania and
believes it will. ITS the greatest
disciplinary movement people ever
inflicted upon itself" said he yester-
day. But you can bet I'm for pass
ing. it in Pennsylvania. We saw 1t
coming. It'll be easier than ever to
pass 1t now. The wet opposition
won't amount to anything. AS mat
| ter Oh ldCl, oPPoSieioh "SoAN cS
| foolish"
Big business of the country was
warned to keep in close touch with
public affairs and to render honest
and efficient administration of pub
| lie trusts in order to give the best
answer to social unrest by Governor
elect William c.. Sproul, addressing
one of the most distinguished gath
erings of men prominent in political
and business life that has ever
graced any annual meeting of the
Glover Club at Philadelphia.
you men of big business will
find 1t to your interest to keep in
touch with the affairs of state, be-
cause the day of great private enter
prise, fear, has passed. I don't
mean government ownership; but
do mean that high taxes and the
difficulty of finance will retard pri-
vate undertakings. The great minds
of the country may well devote their
wisdom and skill to public affairs
said Senator Sproul.
There has been much complaint
of the service given by railroads
telegraph and telephone companies
and the post office. We will try not
to be careless. We will call our best
men to our service and try to sci
the pace; we will try to give the
best answer possible to unrest anc
uneasiness by a good administra.
tion."
''It is great thing to be picked