Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-13
the public that the great increase
In price is justified.
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

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Bonniwell that the States must pre-
pare for such legislation establishes
the situation as regards liquor for
the next general assembly. in opinion
of many people.
The attitude of the Sproul ad-
ministration during the 1919 legis-
lature was that prohibitory legisla-
tlon was federal matter and this
was the reason why the Governor
vetoed the Ramsey 2.75 bill which
! agitated the session for months be-
fore 1t was put over. The effects
| of that veto were felt in the primary
and general elections and apparently
the liquor forces are planning to in
| ject it again.
The active gossip that Cover
| nor William C.. Sproul is likely to
recognize Mayor-elect ]. Hampton
| Moore as the Republican leader of
| Philadelphia in the matter of ap-
| pointments caused no surprise here.
| Consultation with Mr.. Moore, under
the circumstances of his election,
would be the most natural thing in
| the world.
| The most cordial relations be-
tween the Governor and the mayor
are anticipated, especially as the
| Governor was as keenly interested
in the charter framing as the people
who will live \and work under it.
Some of the Philadelphia newspa-
| pers, the Press, for instance. ex-
| press the idea that the leaders of
the charter committee have some
| wakeful nights coming If they think
they can run the new mayor. Hints
lNf &c - Nt.,,. p
titude are heard. 1t seems to be
pretty certain, however. that with
Moore as mayor and the Wares in
control of some councilmen that
things are going to be interesting,
but not disturbing, and that the
Sproul administration can count
upon the same full support in
Philadelphia as it can in Pittsburgh.
Politics in Pennsylvania are
rapidly getting to the dinner stage,
just as they are trending in the ma
tional game, and from now on there
will be numerous informal affairs
about the board which will settle
various things in advance of the
presidential primary campaign. The
Republican State leaders are wait
ing to see what the Democrats in
tend to do before having some of
their seashore conferences, while
the Democrats are so busy watching
each other that they are waiting
word from Washington. ~
The rout of the Dem ocratic or
CARNATIONS in so many of the coun-
ties and the collapse of hopes to
capture Fayette and other counties
where rehabilitation drives" were
launched, coupled with the inroads
made by the Republicans in such
Dem nnra tip COMMITTEES n Vnrl North
ampton, Berks, Columbia and
Greene, have caused a recasting Of
the plans of the ringmasters. The
scouts of the Palmer presidential
boom have reported things in good
shape for the attorney generals
presidential boom as far as the.
Democrats go, but there are not
many of them left. The anti-Palmer
forces failed to make much headway
this fall and while they intend to
make a noise next year, it looks as
though Palmer will be in the lead
when elections come around.
York county's Republican vote
this year appears to have stunned
some of the Democratic leaders in
that county and they have had
hard time trying to figure out what
happened. While the Lewis forces
did not get the sheriff they came
within a half dozen of it and that
in Democratic stronghold like
York means something pretty close
to disaster.
The election of a Republican
congressman from the York-Adams
district next year and of the Repub-
lican legislators in the two counties
seem to be possible more than ever.
-Partisans of Senator George w.
Sassaman, of Reading. do not take
kindly to the plan of Representative
Wilson G. Sarig to be a candidate
for senator on the Democratic
ticket next year. Sarig has been
bucking the Sassaman organization,
which is n pretty stiff proposition
in Berk's county. and figures out
that he has a chance because of the
defeat of the Democrats in the
Reading election.
There is much mention of the
name of Samuel S. Lewis. the York
county leader, as a possible candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for auditor general, but Mr.. Lewis
has never made any statement about
it, He has considerable support
throughout the State. Neither
Philadelphia nor Allegheny county
leaders have come forward with any
candidates and the northeast and
northwest have been busy with
their own congressional and legisla-
tive fences.
Mayor Dan L. Hart's selection
of Col w. H. Zierdt, we'll known as
an officer of the keystone Division
and Divisional Inspector of the new
National Guard, as chief of police is
attracting warm commendation in
Wilkes-Barre. The new chief is
praised by the Wilkes Barre Record,
the Republican organ, as capable,
energetic and upright" Represen-
tative Richard Powell. of Edwards
| Vile, we'll known here, is to be chief
county detective of Luzerne.
r.. M. Keiser will be the next
| city treasurer of Wilkes-Barre. His
election was conceded by the Mundy
| forces Tuesday afternoon after the
| ballot box from the Thirteenth
| Ward, Fifth District, was opened
| and the ballots recounted. Accept
ing the corrected returns from this
and other districts, Mr.. Keiser wins
| by ninety-five votes.
| When the ballot box was opened
| the evidence of fraud and juggling
was so apparent that the court was
asked to throw out the entire vote
from that district. Republican
party leaders plan to issue warrants
| for the members of that election
board and also for the arrest of
John Jay McDevitt.
| District Attorney George w.
Maxey, of Lackawanna. elected to
the bench last Tuesday over the
present incumbent, James ]. O'Neill,
, .,,;II oopfipua m serve as dist riot nf :