Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-21
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

iIhtNSo tiAlo NSCh OllS VI tiiS iliO'N
filled with interest of any in the
whole of the session of 1919. 1t
has not been an exciting session and
the appearance of the Senator with
the frankly announced intention
of putting through reform bills for
Philadelphia, has created a situation
which is bound to stir up politics IN
every section of the State. Some
regard it as plain notice that the
Senator does not mean to be bother
ed with any contenders when it
comes time to nominate and elect a
Senator next year and that those
who do not align themselves with
him, can look for the treatment they
would certainly accord the Senator
themselves. No one looks for the
activities of the Senator in behalf of
the Philadelphia legislation to en-
broil him with Governor Sproul all
though much may be said and writ
ten along that line in the near future.
This is going to be the Senator's
week in Harrisburg.
In regard to the legislation
which the Senator will urge, the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, one
of the most conservative newspapers
| III lilt oldlc, says. llt WttN pIOp-
ably be a markedly important one
NJ the Capitol in it's development on
! Philadelphia affairs. and the per-
sonal advent of Senator Penrose, the
Charter reVisionists," and the lead
ers of the Town Meeting or indie
| pendent forces in this city, will be
almost certain to result in a definite
drawing of the lines between the
| advocates and the opponents of the
! bills which have been framed by the
| independents and the anti-Vare men.
| Meanwhile the assurance cannot be
| too strongly conveyed to the country
members that every step which may
be taken in the direction of at least
the three policies or purposes. which
we have named--Councils, elections
and the police-will be viewed with
satisfaction and approval by the
major portion of this community.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
says Governor Sproul will probably
not be here for a week or so,
but belief that he is coming soon
is held by other newspapers in
the Eastern part of the State. In
discussing the relation of the Gov
ernor to the legislative situation. the
Philadelphia Press looks for some
vigorous fighting. In it's review the
| Press SAYS:
| The Governor is the kew to the
whole situation. On his shoulders
the burden of the present factional
struggle will fall. He will be called
upon to disappoint either the Pen
rose or the Ware faction. should the
efforts of the Penrose faction to pass
the ripper bills continue. Not being
| n Philadelphian, nor responsible for
inside political cc~ditions in Phila-
delphia. his natural inclination is TO
| take the same attitude the other
state leaders take, namely, that of
| announcement of further factional
bathing in Philadelphia. an attitude
which works out to favor the Wares
in the present state of affairs and
one which would be unanimous were
there not a certain number of state
! leaders still smarting under the
treatment they received from Cover
nor Brumbaugh. when the Wares
dictated his political actions. This
attitude of neutrality, as far as it
| exists, is the product of a desire on
| the part of the leaders to have the
party efficiency unimpaired for the
coming Presidential struggle of 1920.
They are impatient at even the de-
gree of dis-union that now exists.
let alone what would follow the in
PRODUCTION of ripper legislation"
! Charles r. Michael, writing
from Washington to the Philadel-
phia Press, says Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer, is regarded as
a candidate for President and it is
expected he will start off with
Pennsylvania delegation. Just ex
Dn "a 40 he
do in event of Palmer trying to
sew up" the Keystone delegation.
would be worth watching and their
success in supplying Palmer's State
last year makes the Washington view
rather dangerous to bank on.
The provisions of the sedition
bill now before the State Legislature
were roundly criticized by Major E,
Lowry Humes, former United States
attorney, who will likely succeed
himself in that position, at Pitts
burgh Friday. The Pittsburgh Ga
Zette-Times says: "Mr. Humes do
] clared that there wasn't a single
provision of the bill that would not
require judicial Interpretation. He
did not declare against the enact
ment of sedition bill, declaring
that one was very necessary in the
| state OIL pennsylvania, inaSmuch as
there isn't any at all on the statute
books at the present time. and he
urged that the present measure he-
ing considered, be amended so that
it's provisions would be more clear
and specific. He approved the pur
pose of the bill, but objected siren
uously to it's FORM
The woman's suffrage resolu-
ton will be made a special order
for consideration in the House this
week. Tt was favorably reported
some time ago.
! r. J. Wheeler, of Allentown.
who has been working up the oppo-
sition to the Eyre public utility ap-
peal bill, is to make a series of ad-
dresses on the subject in eastern
counties. He will appear here to-
morrow at the hearing on the bill.