Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-02
PesiEcs IN
Pe~~s4ssa~ia
By t. Ex-Committeeman

United States Senator Boies Pen
rose seems to have summed UP the
Legislative situation pretty aptly and
also met the approval of nine-tenths
of the members of the General
Assembly by his remark that natur-
ally the lawmakers were getting i'm
patient at the delays over the char
ter bill for Philadelphia and that he
hopes to see things so shaped up
that adjournment could come by the
middle of this month. The Legis-
lature is going to be more or less
of an Issue next year because of the
way things have been drifting and
the voice of the upstate members
last Wednesday in the House has
found an echo in many newspapers.
The Philadelphia Press in an eN-
tensive review of the legislative stu
alton says that the last week in May,
when most Legislatures have either
adjourned or been on the home
stretch in recent years, conditions
were Chaotic" while the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger says that since
the Senator was here last virtually
nothing" has been done on the bill
which has beld up the session.
Some of the smaller newspapers
throughout the State are objecting
to the long session and remark that
it has been a long time since June l
came without revenue policy be-
ing adopted and the bulk of the
work unfinished.
Some rather sarcastic remarks
are being made in Pennsylvania
aewspapers about the mention of
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
as a possible ''favorite son" candi-
date for Pennsylvania, which ap-
peared in certain Democratic ma
chine organs last week. Weeks ago.
when Palmer had various cogs of
the State machine assemble at Phil
adelphia to prepare a survey of the
field. the men opposed to domina-
tion of the Democratic organization
in Pennsylvania by the Federal Of
flce-holding clique, started out to
muddy the waters for Palmer's
scouts and it was freely said that
Palmer wanted the delegation so
that he would be in a position to !
play with il to his own advantage |
in the next Democratic national con-
vention. The emissaries of the At
torney General have been reported |
as at various places in the State en-
deavoring to iron out differences and /
to stiffen up Federal jobholders who
do not want to meet the assessments |
and expenses of n fresh campaign.
One newspaper says that Palmer !
will have the grandest little fight he
ever saw next year if. he tries to be
a Presidential possibility candidate,
and the general impression is that
the Bonniwell people will set up
their own delegates. One Pittsburgh |
newspaper says that if Palmer is re-
lying on past performance as the
strong point of the Democracy next
year, the cause is hopeless.
The Pittsburgh Gazette Times
is calling upon Governor Sproul to
'use his AK on the bill increasing
the number and pay of police mag
istrates and assessors in second
class cities. The measure has been
strongly protested by the influential |
Western Pennsylvania newspaper.
- In an editorial about the Phila-
delphia registration bill, the Phila-
delphia Inquirer takes a decided !
stand which has caused much COM
ment The Iaquirer says: Never
mind the talk about 'rippers' and |
the Governors objection to them.
There is but one thing to do-put
through the bill and send it to the
Governor. And he will sign it as a
matter of course. He isn't going to
f1aunt the dirty rag of contractor
bossism in the face of the public"
The Inquirer editorial has been
widely read at the Capitol in view
of Developments in relation to the
registration board.
The Philadelphia Evening Bull
letn, while not going as far as the |
Inquirer in regard to the Registra-
ton Commission, makes an appeal |
for a change, saying: ut is a matter |
of only the most ordinary political |
fairness, therefore, that this Board |
shall be reorganiZed to the end that |
there shall be a proper distribution |
of representation. Governor Sproul |
should clear it of all suspicion by |
the exercise of his power of removal, |
give the Democrats and indepen- |
dents of the town a Just recognition |
among the commissioners, and en-
able the registrations of the electors
for the unusually important munic- I
ipal contest of next autumn to be |
conducted without undue advantage
to any political interest. At pres |
tll tHe bOaTQ is utterly without |
balance or proportion.
The approval of the Wallace bill
has brought out quite a crop of can
didates for council in every third !
class city. Over a dozen men are
either ."out" or about to make their
debut in Chester; Reading has a |
number and Erie a flock The dis
position is not to wait for the Gov
ernor and Legislature to decide what
they are going to do about the
nonpartisan repeater.
Captain ]. V. Eisenbrown, Just
home from France, will run for
coroner in Berks county.
Notwithstanding the approach
of the first of July. the liquor in
terests have been very busy in ef
forts to overturn no-license deci-
sions in various counties, Westmo ore
land being a conspicuous example.
A Greensville dispatch saws in con-
nection with it: "The chances of
moisture and rejoicing in West
moreland county are good" said At
torney John w. McFadden, repere-
senting the wet forces of this
county. upon his return from Phila-
delphia. The following order from
the Supreme Court was received nv
Judges A. D. Mcconnell and d 7
Snyder: Let writ of mandamus is
sue. returnable June 3. 1919, direct
ed to Hon. Alexander G.. Mcconnell
and Hon. Daniel ]. Snyder. judges of