Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-24
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Per~eqeca~ia
BY tho Ex-Committeeman

United States Senator Boies PEN
rose, the central figure in the politi-
cal situation in Pennsylvania, went
away from HI ..isburg late yester-
day afternoon breathing defiance at
his opponents and predicting that
the Philadelphia charter revision
bills would be passed in good sea-
son. The Senator is coming back
here Monday night and means to
return the next week.
The test of the Senator's strength
will come in the House. There are
many who think that there will not
be any trouble at all in getting the
bills through the Senate in spite of
the Ware plan to hold a hearing
Tuesday, but who believe that there
will be strenuous fight in the
House. The Senator does not seem
to be disturbed.
In his statement issued Just be-
fore his departure the Senator said
1T is absurd to talk about compro-
missing with garbage collectors and
scavengers who naturally prefer the
contract system, particularly when
a. itii sc SiSliSIlI VI lhc oNSIhSdo SA-
pense of contracts consists of the
amount paid as subsidies to city in
spectors and supervisors" This re-
mark was in answer to some ques-
tions about the provisions of the
Woodward bill that the city of Phil
adelphia could either do it's own
work or award contracts. He said
that no one would have "the eff
frontery to go before the people of
Philadelphia" and argue against that
provision
IF the interested motives of
contractors constitute the basic ele-
ment in the opposition to these bills,
as some suspect, the sooner the Leg
islature and the people of the State
know it the better" he added. and
said that the members of the House
are rapidly arriving at an intelli-
gent conception of conditions in
Philadelphia"
The Senator said that he was
urging the passage of the Brady
bills to effect reforms in the Phila- |
delphia registration system, saying
at is certainly parody upon world |
conditions, when, after the great !
war for liberty, fraudulent voting
and the suppression of honest yot-
ing are promoted by the sworn Of
fcials entrusted with the election
Senator Penrose, Lieutenant
Governor Beidleman/ and Senator
Frank A. Smith will be among the
speakers at the banquet of the Ma
tional Textile Association in New |
York tomorrow.
Governor Sproul is expected to
reach Philadelphia the end of the
week and to be back in Harrisburg |
on Monday. Beyond stating that
he would stand for no rippers, the
Governor has not discussed the
Philadelphia situation.
Bill No. 1400 appeared in the
house yesterday afternoon. The
will start to clean house
pretty soon.
Opinions are now that the leg
islative session may run on to May
20 if not into June. The majority |
of the members want to close be-
before Memorial Day.
A good story is being told of a |
member from a southern county
who is somewhat strong on mega
tives. He sent a list of bills to the
desks of the clerks of the House
with the information that he wanted
to be recorded mo" on everyone
of them.
George D. Porter, former direc- |
tor of safety and candidate for
MAYOR in Philadelphia, was among |
visitors to the city yesterday after
noon and discussed legislation at
the Capitol.
The committee in charge of the |
banking code is rapidly getting the
into shape. Meetings were
held by the Senate committee with |
Comm issioner John S. Fisher and
the members of the State Banking |
Code Commission.
Every indication is that there |
is going to be a lively conference
on compensation next Monday. The
plan is to have the bill containing
amendments sent in on Monday !
night.
A committee of rural legislators
with hay on their horns is looking |
for Senator r. l.. Eyre. They are
mostly up State men and they want
bills in which they are interested
reported to the Senate with any
kind of q recommendation SO tnaI
they get out. The committee made
a visit to the Senate yesterday and
told views to State Chairman Crow.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says: |
Colonel John f. Short, the mill
tant editor of the Democratic Clear |
field Republican, in the current is
sue of his progressive weekly says: |
watch the Roosevelt followers all
over Pennsylvania line up, for Pen
rose next year when he announces
his candidacy for reelection to the
United States Senate. Watch the
Bull Moosers and Washington Party
voters get into the procession and
veil their heads off for the man
they damned and denounced so Wig
orously and so valiantly all through
the period when the late Teddy was
after their scalp. Penrose Will be
a candidate and he will be NOM
mated by the G. o. P. next year as |
sure as the year arrives and he lives.
What a great opportunity will then
be at hand all over Pennsylvania for
publication of the deadly parallel
columns. And there will be some
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