Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-03
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By the Ex- Committeeman

| Philadelphia newspapers are again
announcing that to cure the election
troubles in that city the Legislature
OF the commonwealth is to be asked
TO pass bills for radical changes, and
| to-day the desire expressed by some
members of the General Assembly
was that 1t would be the last call"
from philadelphia for a time. With
the Dill to repeal the bipartisan
system in election of judges on the
way in the House, and chances that
q similar move will be made in re-
gard to the third-class city code to
say nothing of the Powell bill pro-
Vidfng councils of seven withs four
year terms for all boroughs there
will be considerable election legisIa-
ton to discuss.
| The one hope that has been up-
permost in the minds of the average
legislator is that people in Phila-
oeiphla would get together on
scheme OF charter revision before
the Dill was presented to the Cen
erai Assembly, and now that an op-
eraton to cure by means of q bill
the situation in Philadelphia is pro-
posed similar desire is heard.
Philadelphia has been back of cleo
tion changes in Legislatures for
years, and as soon as some one arose
VINO could beat the combination i'm
the statute and maintain power a
crusade for radical alterations has
been proclaimed.
| According to independent Repub
licans and Town Meeting men who
| are behind the proposition the OBJ
Ject OF the bill will be to change
registration methods. Twas ever
thus.
| Probably one of the most in
teresting studies known about the
| Capitol in long time is to be found
among attaches of departments that
they are now responsible solely to
the chiefs of their branches of the
government, and that the system of
securing gubernatorial approval on
| appointment of every person is end
ed. The people at the Capitol now
recognize that the heads are run
ming the departments, and that they
are answerable to the Governor for
results. This principle of RESPONSE
bility where it belongs will have q
distinct effect in improving Capitol
| Hill morale, it is declared by some
observers. One or two individuals
who had an idea that the system
of the last three years was still in
vogue received jolt when they took
their matters to the Governors Of
| flee. But the recovery has been
rapid.
Appointments and reflections by
Governor Sproul in regard to the
State Board OF Public Charities ap-
pear to have met general commenda-
ton. No criticisms have been heard
of the selections by the Governor,
and at the Capitol there is a dispo-
sition to welcome back to State ac-
tivities Howard B. French, the Phila-
| delphia business man. The Pitts
burgh GaZette-Times and Post speak
in the highest terms of William
Price, selected to succeed the late
Francis ]. Torrance, the former say
ing that while che has been fire.
quently mentioned for public office,
he has never consented to consider
any but an honorary position.
The Philadelphia Press says the
Governors appointments of two mu-
nlcipal court judges will amply
sustain the courts standards" but
| thinks the court needs strengthen
ing in legal learning and mature
Judgment
1 According to Scranton papers
schools in that city are in danger
from mine caves, and there may
be some new curative legislation
presented. The Dunmore election
board was freed of election fraud
in the Lackawanna courts on Sat-
urday.
blair county newspapers say
that Harry A. Thompson, a member
or the House for two terms, and pub
Usher of the Tyrone Times, is a can
didate for the position now held by
superintendent of Public Printing
and Binding d. Edward Long. Mr..
Long is also said to desire to stay.
There were about a dozen others re-
ported out for the place the last
time a count was made.
The Philadelphia newspapers
comment extensively on the acquit-
tal or Mayor Smith. The Ledger says
that while the mayor may be really
content with his 'vindication.' PhiIa.
delphia is not" The Inquirer saws
the mayor may be tried on another
charge.
Allentown people are urging
General c. T. O'Neil to be a candi-
date Tor mayor, as Mayor A, L..
Reichenbach will not run again, In
chester Mayor w. S. Mcdowell. who
VIII be recalled as marshal of the
civic division of the inaugural pa
rade, and a storm center of polica
matters worse than in this citv ia
out to succeed himself.
/ Charles +. Kelly, PHILADELPHIA
councilman well known here, is be-
ing urged for assistant district at
torney to succeed Charles e. Bart
lett just appointed to the Philadel-
phfa municipal bench.
-Berks people say that Judges
Endlich ano Wagner will be accord
ed denomination and election, Their
denominations are the only things
upon which the Berks Democrats
seem to be united.
Prohibition is marching on.
There are eighty less licenses in
Schuylkill county this year. Coates
vile, which is dry" has four ap-
plicants.
| Philadelphia newspapers con-
tain quite complimentary references
to Frank A. Smith, who will be
named for the Republican nominal
tion for senator from Dauphin coun-
ty to fill the Beidleman vacancy this
week.