Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-18
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

BY the Ex- Ex-Committeeman
+ appointment of the commission
ol twenty-five to study and recon-
mend revision of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, provided by the last
Legislature, will be made by Cover
nor William c. Sproul before the
close OF this week. The Governor
mas given the closest attention TO
/ selection of the men to handle this
task, which he regards as the most
. important work of his administra-
| ton, and his plan is TO ask the
| commission TO asse mble at the
Capitol at an early day.
! The Governor viii select Attorney
General William l. Schaffer as the
chief representative of the State
Administration, Mr.. Schaffer having
/ given much time TO the. considera-
ton OF the various plans submitted
| TO the last Legislature for change
! in the organic law of TIC state.
which dates from 1878. Men rep
! reSentatiVe of various walks OF llte
| Will be chosen for the other places.
1 The idea is to have the meetings
| held here and to hold sessions dur
ing the winter, Il report recommend
ing such changes as are considered
advisable 10 be made to the LeSis-
! lature of 1921. To be submitted to
I the people the recommendation
would have TO pass two Legislative
| Sessions and could be voted upon i'll
1928.
Clifford b. Connelley, OF Pitts
burgh, who has been acting Com
| missioner of Labor and Industry
for several months. will be formally
commissioned as Commissioner by
| the Governor, He has been in
charge of the department reorgani-
| Zation which is under way. The
Connelley appointment as acting
commissioner WAS confirmed by the
last Senate and he will be presented
for the tull term next session.
A pretty lively discussion is 60
ing on in Philadelphia over the Gi-
rectorship of public safety for which
it is believed Colonel John c. Groome
has the inside track. Some of the
labor people are opposing the Col
onel, but it is to be noted that
good many people are saying that
the Philadelphia police should be
put on New York basis.
Congressman Arthur G. DeWalt
is successfully maintaining his si-
lence about future plans. While in
this State a day or so ago he de-
clined to talk about running again,
but it is to be noted that he has been
carefully going over reports about
his fences. More than once Lehigh
has taken the plum by getting Berks
Democrats into a fight, which is not
hard to do.
The activity of Representative
Wilson f. Sarig, of Temple, for the
Democratic nomination for Senator
in Berks county has caused some
friends of Senator George w. Sas-
saman, of Reading, to become indig-
nant. They claim that the Reading
senator should be given two terms,
but Sarig represents a faction that
does not care for precedents.
The affairs of Archibald borough,
always more or less turbulent in
elections, are to be given some at
tention at the hands of the I4acka-
wana courts this month. The Scran-
ton Republican says that things are
to be we'll probed.
-EX-State Treasurer James s.
Beacon, of Greensburg, and Charles
E. Whitten, who was one of the men
mentioned for appointment as judge
last year. are being urged for the
vacancy on the orphans court
bench of Westmoreland.
Washington appears 10 have
some Republicans left. The Re-
publican candidate for register of
wills got majority of 1000.
Schuylkill. Lackawana. Lancaster,
Dauphin and several other counties
certainly have been giving majorities.
Death of DR.. Victor II. Wieand.
long the head of tie Allentown fair
and sheriff of Lehigh for a term.
will be regretted by many men in
politics. He was noted for his
activities in behalf of the fair and
for good horses and spectacular
politics when he got started.
A police shake-up is on in Pitts
burgh again. The Pittsburgh Dis
patch says: mo more will the over
worked 'alibi' suffice to cover lapses
in tie Pittsburgh bureau of police.
So declares Public Safety Director
Prichard. First it was the war alihi.
then the strike alibi.' Now that the
force in numbers is normal, the first
time since before the war. excuses
won't go. Every man-be he super
intendent. commissioner, lieutenant
or patrolman-must show me-" said
Director Prichard. TN tolerate no
more alibls. Results is what want"
The Altoona Tribune is sounding
a note OF warning on subject that
is disturbing Mountain City people:
our city is not prospering as it
should. II never wills so long as ar
rant demagogues are strong enough
to set its people by the ears. We
should seek emancipation from all
such; we should strive to be of one
mind touching the general good.
Conservative men should not allow
any rattlebrain who has nothing and
whose state could not be worse than
1t is to lead them astray. Divided
counsels will get no community any-
where except along the downward
road. We have had some past expe-
riences that should teach thoughtful
citizens tl;eir duty"
The Middleburg Post is out with
n boom for Col. Henry w. Shoema-
ker, the Altoona publisher and au-
thor, for Congress-at-large. 1t praises
the Coloners devotion to. PennsyI-
vania and says: I'VE do not know
whether the Colonel would care 10
go to Congress or not, but we are
making the suggestion for the con-
s'deration of the public, as we'll ns
for tho ('olonaI The non,i,. 80,