Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-30
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By the Ex-Committeeman

The question of what the Legis-
lature of Pennsylvania will do and
when it will adjourn and how 1T will
handle the Philadelphia bills, will
be settled in the next twenty-four
hours, possibly to-day. The general
assembly, which is now the upper
most thing in State politics, being
greater even than the coming fight
in the Democratic party, marked
time yesterday as far as the big
things We're concerned. while Gov
ernor Sproul. Senator Penrose and
State Chairman Crow discussed the
situation.
Nothing more will be done about
the Philadelphia bills until Senator
Edwin II. Ware returns to Harris
burg. He is i'll at his home near
Philadelphia.
The first sign of restlessness in
the House over adjournment came
last night when a resolution to fix
May 20 for adjournment, was pre-
Sented, signed by Messrs Willert,
Erie: Phillips, Clearfield; Benchiff,
Franklin. and Horne, Cambria. IT
was sent to the rules committee,
but created some talk. The session
will likely end June 5. The House
will shut off new bills May 8.
The Department of Conserva-
ton bill was attacked before the
Senate appropriations committee and
opponents of the bill hope to amend
it and were threatening defeat to-
day. Representative of sportsmen's
associations attacked the bill hotly.
but were told that it was not so
sweeping as supposed. Only five of
N q tFts lA
peared at the hearing.
From all accounts much of the
Legislative League opposition to the
State Police bill is abating and some
of the members from upstate who
voted against il. are inclined to vote
for reconsideration. They are not
very keen about the Wilson bill re-
pealing the third-class city nonpar-
tisan elective feature, however
1t was Representative Reber. of
Lehigh, and not Representative
Reber. Of Schuylkill, who introduced
the Public Service Commission re-
pealer. Such bills bloom biennially.
but are soon cut off and wfther.
A. Merritt Taylor. the noted
transit engineer. has been visiting
the Capitol this week as a spectator.
The editor of the Clearfield
Progress is impressed with the
availability of Governor William c.
Sproul as a candidate for president
next year. He quotes extensively
srom William Jennings Bryan's re-
iark at East Liverpool. Ohio. when
he remarked "I should say Cover
nor Sproul would be the next Re-
publican presidential candidate.
Governor Sproul favors prohibition
and woman suffrage and he is pro-
gressive enough to please the wes-
tern Progressives." The Progress
then says: Mr.. Bryan is not the first
man who has attempted to place
the mantle of presidential honors
on the shoulders of our beloved
Governor nor IS he the first big man
OF our nation to recognize the caliber
Of William c. Sproul but he may
safely be said to be the first big
man to openly speak his unreserved
opinion. Mr.. Bryan is schooled in
national politics. Sproul is
presidential timber. Aside from
our personal, regional or state pref
erence, Governor Sproul should be
the Republican nominee for the rea-
son that he repreS ents safe and
sane progress, business administra-
ton of affairs and would command
the support of all Republicans re-
gardless of faction. Those states
which have been in the so-called
doubtful column and those in which
there is Il slight preponderance of
Democratic strength, now thorough
ly tired of academic and altruistic
methods, would rally to the support
OF a practical business man for
president 1t is only a year until
we select our presidential nominee"
Amber. where Senator Edwin
II. Ware lives. has declined to pass
a curfew law on the ground that it
is not needed.
Woman suffragists are getting
modified for a drive on the Senate
and will ask that their bill be re-
ported out promptly.
AT a special election the citizens
of Radnor township, Delaware coun-
ty, voted nearly three to one against
allowing the Radnor Township
Board of Education to borrow
$4,000 for a new high school and
other improvements. The total vote
of all districts showed 4S6 against
the loan and 172 for it. Even the
towns of Wayne and st. Davids,
which would have obtained the
chief benefits from the loan, voted
against it.
Clifford Pinchot is now out CIV
ing heart to heart talks to the farm
boys. He spoke at York Saturday.
The Philadelphia Inquirer saya
that A. +. Snyder. who aspires to
Republican nomination in Carbon
county, has offered to give half his
salary to the Y. NJ. c. A, Salvation
Army and other welfare agencies.
Senator G. j. Buckman has becn
busy in Philadelphia comforting with
motor truck people about the pro-
posed bill, which does not suit many
people.
James r. Cortelyou. the. postal
inspector who was we'll banqueted
Wednesday by prominent Philadel-
phians, has many friends here and
they would like to see him become
connected with the State government
in some capacity or other.
j. G. Strayer. who ran for Con-
gross at large on the Democratic
ticket last year. is now being doomed
for mayor of York. He is we'll known
TO many here.