Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-24
ESPECIAL TRAIN
OBRING CROWD
Philadelphia Charter Revis-
ionists Are Coming in Force
For Tomorrow's Hearing

A special train will bring the
Philadelphia people here to speak
for the charter revision bill to-mor-
row. John c. Winston will make the
chief argument. In the evening,
Senator George Woodward will give
a dinner at the Harrisburg club to
Senators to discuss the bill.
the member of the House who is not
around or who votes against the re-
consideration of the Bolard bill to
require legal advertisements to be
printed only in English newspapers,
which is due to be taken up to-
night The absentees have been
making inquiries and have found a
disposition to insist on voting.
Ex-Congressman Michael Don
ahoe, a Philadelphia Democrat, has
been named to the Philadelphia
Board of real estate assessors. Mag
istrate Z. X. Borie. another Demo-
crat, and John c. Hinkley, a Repub-
lican, have also been named.
At Philadelphia it is said that
Representative William j. Brady in
tends to introduce a fourth bill af-
fecting election conditions in Phila-
delphia. This will provide that the
County Commissioners may not
change the location of polling places
in the city if the majority of cleo
tors in the district affected sign a
petition, vouChed for by an affidavit
by one of them, opposing the change.
The Penrose people complain that
on the basis of the present law the
County Commissioners in the last
election changed several polling
places in Penrose wards on petitions
signed by a few Ware adherents in
the ward. 1t is understood an agree
ment over the three Brady bills at
present in, the Legislature, which
provide considerable change in the
election law, has been reached be-
tween the Penrose forces, who spon-
sor them, and important State lead.
ers who objected TO some of the
items
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer. also Democratic national
committeeman from Pennsylvania
has been asked to take a hand in
! legislation. The Democratic repre-.
sentation in the Legislature having
| been reduced under Palmer-Mc.
! Cormick-J Joe Guffey management tC
| the lowest in years not much ha.
| been heard OF the minority. Mr.
| Palmer was sent letter asking hin
/ to urge Democratic members of the
| Legislature to give their support fol
! the Philadelphia charter revision
! bill There are no Democrats in the
| Philadelphia delegation at all.
/ One of the jokes of the session
! is that the bill to increase salarie:
| of legislators now about to pass the
Senate was presented by an active
Democrat, Representative w. h
| West, of Danville.
Representative W. T. Ramsey
who saw Governor Sproul at Ches.
ter said that the program for an in.
VeStigation of the public school sys.
| TEN is to be carried out, and thai
| ii is likely that a request will bC
| made 10 have all of the bills now ir
committee relating to increases il
the salaries of public school teacher:
| vestigation and report The com.
mission. according TO Mr.. Ramsey
will be in a position to say how fal
| the revenues of the State can bt
| drawn upon to meet the request:
| for increased remuneration for the
| teachers. and will be able to make ar
| intelligent recommendation to the
LEGISLATURE