Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-10


, grams ever outlined by a new Gov
ernor. Then, too, it is recognized
that the Governor is a man of large
business interests and that he is
working on plans to put some of the
principles which made him success
full in large enterprises into effect
in the State government, which takes
time.
: 1t can be expected now, say OBJ
servers of things at the Capitol that
the administration legislation will
commence to come along rapidly and
continuance of the support of the
Governor is predicted.
Some people in Philadelphia are
getting around to the idea that when
the talking is all done and the fire.
works shot off that new Philadef-
phia charter bill will be arranged
with the Governor bringing about an
adjustment of difficulties. The same
is believed likely in regard to second
class legislation. about which the
Iaverage up State legislator declines to
get excited.
-Odell Hauser says in the Phila-
delphia Press that the Governor will
name the next Mayor of Philadei-
phia as harmony move. The Phil
adelphia Inquirer says: "a sharp
drawing of the lines between the
friends and foes of charter revision
may be booked for at Harrisburg the
coming week and the canvass for
the selection of a successor to Mayor
Thomas r. Smith inaugurated by the
leaders of the Town Meeting Party
will keep alive interest in the local
political situation. Senator Penrose's
home coming from his strenuous
activities in Congress will be well
coined by his Philadelphia lieuten-
ants, who have been making time in
anticipation of an early conference
when a program of action will be
definitely determined up.n for the
preliminaries for the Mayoralty can
vass."
People familiar with the State
Capitol say that there is more truth
than poetry in the Philadelphia
Press Girard observation that Attor-
ney General William I. Schaffer said
at the Lafayette dinner that when
| henntefeds his office he thought the
duties legalistic. Instead, he said,
he had found them largely gastrono-
mic.
The manner in which Democrats
from the president down are claim
ing the result of the bye congress
sional election in the Westm
Butler district is a victory for the
principle of the League of Nations
and the activity of Allentown news
papermen in contending that the re-
suit was largely due to the fore
! sight and work of Lawrence TT.
Rupp." the Allentown lawyer who is
one of the most interesting contrasts
of the hour in State politics.
! Ex-senator John NJ. Jamison
the Republican candidate who was
defeated and who ought to know
'hy he met an unexpected slaughter
says of the result: 'The issues in
the special election on March on
which the result turned were ex-
clusively local. The Presidents lea
que of nations plan and other Fed
eral government questions were ig-
nored. Labor propaganda. misrep-
resenting my attitude to labor. ac-
tivity OF the liquor interests and the
exceedingly light Republican vote
polled were main factors in bringing
about my defeat. Neither in any
public utterance or in any of my
campaign literature did ] make any
reference to the PeIsident's league
of nations"
! People here are looking for D. ].
Lewis, who has resigned as director
of telegra phs, to ccIhe into Pennsyl-
vania on his announced movement to
standardize and adjust salaries
of telegraphs. to come into Pennsyl-
interesting thing to watch what he
does.
Congressman w. W. Griest, of
Lancaster, is n new member of the
congressional committee on post Of
fees.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger,
which is assailing the school board
system in that city as "archaic" and
"unprogressive," is demanding that
the bill to take policemen and fire.
men out of politics and to forbid
political contributions be passed. The
Ledger which has large contracts
on it's hands these days, says editori-
ally about the latter proposition:
"These provisions are of the utmost
importance, for they strike at the
root of disagreement in Philadel-
pn1a. lney WOulu aDOllSn the cor
ruption fund to which city employees
are now compelled to contribute
they would prevent officials from,
protecting violators of the prohibi.
tons against participation in politics
and they would make the commits.
sion real power for good instead
of the creature of an administra.
ton bent upon evading and destroy.
ing the whole principle on which the
civil service system is built. There
should be no attempt at HARRISBURG
to emasculate these. wholesome anc
necessary provisions"
The announcement of Wilton A
Erdman of his candidacy for presi.
dent Judge of the Monroe-Pike dis.
trict means fight in the opinion OF
politicians of both of the big parties
Judge Erdman's appointment vii
be the incumbent, Judge Samuel E
Shull, q Democrat, who was appoint.
ed by DR.. Martin G. Rrumbaugh
Judge Erdman, Republican, is on,
of the leading members of the Mon
roe county bar. His capacity fol
service on the bench was demon
strated in 1903 when, by appoint
ment of Governor Stone. he wa,
selected TO fill the unexpired term
caused by the death of the lat,
lJudge Craig. He is a dry"