Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-09
PsGhco &.
,Pe~~aqeSania
BY the Ex-Committeeman

the country. The keystone Stat,
Governor is already widely knowr
as man with strong and sensibl,
views and his address is oeIns
awaited with keen interest.
The meeting of the National com
,mlttce has caused revival of d sous
sion of candidates for Republican
National delegate, and between nov
and Christmas there will be much
i talk of possible candidates for party
honors. In addit on to the Goverroi
and Senator Penrose, the names o.
Lieutenant Governor Edward j.
! Beldlelnan and the mayors OF the
| Two big cities are being heard of tol
National deleSate-at-lu.ge Coion1
James ElNerson, OF the Philadelphi
Inquirer, is strongly favored in Phila
! idelphia.
An interesting event in connec-
! ton with the Governors visit to
| Washington will be Il dinner to be
! given in his honor by the Keystone
! state congressman. The dinner is
! to be he'd on Wednesday evening
| and will have much polit cal signifi-
canoe, hint Washington papers. Sew
ISeral State officials will attend.
! Now since ex-senator W. w
itindman, of Clarion, has accepted
Tie place of enforcer of the dry
law there are many deserving Penn
sylNanla Democrats who are on his
trail for jobs. Leo \. Crosson. o!
Scranton, becomes the district en-
forcer, and it is believed that there
Will he many places.
1t was not generally realized
among the Democratic rank and file
What chances for adding to the Fed
eral patronage in Penns y1vania lay
in the prohibition laws and the Pal
mer machine will have n fine line of
attractions just in advance of the
primary and the delegate elections.
While many of the matters
which will come before the Consti-
tutional Revision Commission will
nave political interest, there will be
rew that will attract more attention
than the powers of tho executive hnd
the legislative branches in relation
to appointments 1t is likely that
the recommendation will settle be-
Nond all doubt the authority of the
Senate in confirmation of appoint
ments so that there will not be
'hdh'S IOT II TepetlllOn OF OC-
currences in 1917. when the Sem
ate rejected some Of the Brum-'
baugh appointments and the Gov
crnor promptly named tie men 70
jected after the Legislature ad-
iourned. Governor Sproul was
member of the Senate ut that time.
and ii is believed that there will be
much sentiment manifested for up-
holding authority of the Senate
Removal of some county Off
Gals from the list of elective offl-
GERS will be another subject which
will be given close study. For long
time there has been an agitation for
the making of such offices as recorder
of deeds and register of wills APP
pointive officers.
r One of the interesting things in
connection with the meeting of the
Revision Commission is whether II
Will not recommend a constitutional
conN ention after all. The act allows
1T to recommend a general revision.
This plan was favored during the
last Legislature. but abandoned and
the revision commission proposrtion
adop'e ed. In event that the comm -
s on favors a general revision 1t will
likely suggest to the Legislature the
calling Of constitutional conven-
tion to which the people would elect
the delega ties. If ii is found that
only ser'es of amendments would
be necessary it will recommend that
the LEGISLATURE submit the proposad
changes which would take the course
followed with the road loan and
other anendr' cents.
In the last twenty-four hours
there has been considera BILE senti-
ment manifested for q general re-
vision. but nothing will be done until
the administration has chance to
hnd out Just what the reViSers think.
and that viii soon he determined.
The idea is to have the committees
named to-day to go to work at once
and report back by Thursday such
actions as they believe should stand
without change. Then the sentiment
will be apparent.
Taxation of coal will be one Of
he b gSest subjects before the COM
mission. and the graded tax proposi-
ton, VIII CHI was before the last Leg
islature in the form of Il proposed
amendment. will he taken up earlv.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
who was here last night is said not
to be without ambit ons. Mr.. Dan
iels smoke here several wears ago
odd "eSsnC the Central Democrat tic
club and made some impression,
which has been heightened hy the
rood. work of the Navy during the
war. However,. the Palmer parti-
sans do not intend to have the Sec
"eta"v. or William G.. McAdoo G ther.
for that matter fish UP anything out
of the troubled waters Of Pennsyl-
Iania Democracy. They are working
iudUstriorsly to iron out Il ffe"ences
in n number Of counties and some of
their scouts have gone into I.acka-
wanna and LuZerne to head off
trouble. while they are honerul of
reaching an agreement in Schuylkili.
To all intents and purposes the Pal
Iner men have made up their minds
to fight in the Berks-T4ehigh distric1
because Of the nttit"de Of Cnnorees-
man Arthur G. .Dewalt and his
friends.
Robert f.. amberton. the pnjla-
6elphia sheriff-ele"t. has decided 10
clean house IN that office i'm the
Philadelphia CITY Hall. and this fact
mrv have something 10 do with the
belligerencv rHnifested hv the Wares.
The decision OF the new con-
troller of Lackawanna corntv 10
oust County Chairman r. J. ZjIn-
norman as solicitor and to repIace
ell attaches has created rro~e or less
stir in that county, where the feel
ings are much ?kin To those being
manifested in Be"lls hy Democrpts
County Treasure"- elect Charlie,
Phillips. Of Northumt terland. has an
pointed John r. Phillips. his brother
as his deputy. The new treasurer
was severely wounded in France.
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