Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-23

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In spite OF the general criticism of
the length OF the legislative session
due to the protracted consideration
of the Philadelphia legislation, the
fact remains that the General AS
sembly of 1919 has quite a repect-
able list of acts of Importance to it's
credit. 1t has three legislative days
to work this week with a number of
measures to consider which will also
be of value when the casting up of
the record of the session is under
taken. AS far as prohibition and
suffrage amendments, the two big
national issues, are concerned, the
Republican majority has something
to show. On State matters it is
the prediction of experienced OBJ
| servers on Capital Hill that the
record will be as good. The Demo-
Gratis have cut no figure at all, al
though struggling to make a noise
with the letter of Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer, urging support
for suffrage.
| Legislators generally and many
men in politics gives praise to Gov
ShAAOA " liiidill - bpIOuI IOE Ills
stand on the two amendments. The
suffrage ratification is due to him
more than anyone else and some
men who follow politics say he has
done the Republican party a dis
tinct service in insisting upon
prompt ratificatios of the amend
ment.
A number of legislators who were
saying some few months ago that
they did not want to try for another
term have changed their minds
since the close has shaped up so
well and will try to get along on a
six months salary under the S2,50O
per session allowance carried in the
West bill.
A continuance of the campaign
launched by the Ware element in the
House last week for campaign thun-
der in Philadelphia is to be expected
this week. The Ware men are said
to be ready to supplement their
transit play by another one which
will have much effect ct home.
Philadelphia newspapers gen.
orally express qualification that the
charter ard it's accompanying legis-
ton will soon be laws and there is
plenty of talk about various men
for officers. w. Freeland Kendrick,
A. Lincoln Acker and Franklin
| Spencer Edwards are among men
spoken of for mayor Senator Ed
win H. Ware has come out for Kend-
rick.
"A few ideas of what Philadel-
phia thinks on charter are furnished
4 /. s1A. l.I n
editorial paragraphs:
IF the Legislature had done
nothing in its nearly six months
sessions but pass the Philadel-
phia charter bill, it would have
earned it's pay, as we'll as the
| tharks of the right-minded peo-
pie of this town; and it will get
both"
Governor Sproul will sign
the new charter on Tuesday, and
it will be notice to the people
of this town that they must We
ready to sign up at the Sep
tember primaries"
Considerable amusement was
caused among the upstate legisla-
tors to-day by a report that some of
the eminent reformers and charter
revisionists who planned a ceremony
when Governor Sproul signed the
charter were disinclined to attend
when they heard that the Wares
would be present, too.
Pittsburgh is starting in on it's
big loan campaign. The vote will
take place on July and if passed
it will be a start on an enormous i'm
provement scheme.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
president of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association, saws
the Philadelphia Public Ledger, sent
a message of thanks yesterday to
Governor Sproul, Senator William e.
| Crow, of Fayette county, administra-
ton leader of the Senate, and Sem
ator T. Larry Eyre, of West Chester.
for the aid given the resolution rati-
flying the suffrage amendment which
was passed by the Senate on Thurs
day. The telegram follows: THE
National American Woman Suffrage
Association thanks you most cor
daily for assistance given the mem
bers of our auxiliary, the Pennsyl-
vania Woman Suffrage Association
in the ratification of the federal
woman suffrage amendment by the
Senate of Pennsylvania We feel
confident that the House will com
plete the good work DONE"
This will be Palmer week at
Scranton and the dinner to be ten
dered him by the Democrats is ex-
pected to be followed by series of
meetings to line ur the machine ele-
ment for the Attorney General for
Presidential honors as Pennsyl-
vania's favorite Democratic son.
This is being well arranged but the
bitter opposition of the Bonniwell
n. en- and f1e obfecfiana NJ sorna ami.