Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-24
CROW LOSES AIDE
IN ASSEMBLY FIGHT
Sinclair, of Fayette, Deserts
Leader and Goes Over to
Oliver Allegheny Faction
SESSION ON FOURTH WEEK
Rv q Stnr Corrcsrondcnl

Harrisburg. Jan. 24.-Confirmation
came today of repeated rumOrs that on"
of State Chairman Crows chief leu
tenants had broken away from him and
joined the forces led by George S. Oil
YER, Of Allegheny county. The break. it
is explained. is political.
Representative Duncan Sinclair. of
| FayCttc county. the home district Of
Senator Grow. declared today that he
had split with Grow because the latter
had recognized the demands Of Sen
atOr Max Leslie. of Allegheny county.
in the fight over ChairmHnships and
| patronage and had turned down the
| Oliver men. Sinclair secs tho detection
of which he is part spreading to other
counties.
"Wcst 'rn PENNSYLVANIA. said Sin.
clair. 'is not at all in sympathy with
Crows attitude toward Leslie. Ont
there. it is figured that Leslie is Slipping
| and Oliver coming to the front told
Crow he had made Il mistake and that
! was going to choose my side be
fore the fight began.
"lTc simply replied. well. go to il. =
Il wanted to pick my sid" this time.
Heretofore the House has been forced
to take sides in the Philadelphia situa
.tiOn and we had to 60 where wc were
put. Now have simply anticipated
| that condition.
Sinclair looks to SEQ the Allegheny
county row turn tn" House into I pO-
! litirnl arena. in which both factions
| will contend for mastery as Il prclimi-
nary to the election of mayor OF
Pittsburgh to succeed Mayor F.. V.
! BabcOck.
Grow Forced to Rest
There is talk that William \. Mugro
of counsel for the Philadelphia Busi-
ness Mems Association in tho fight
against the payment of high rentals to
| the underlying companies Of the i. Il.
| r.. will be- the Leslie candidate I" sue
cccd Babrork. The Oliver choice has
not yet been unblankrtcd.
ALngrr j. an "X mayor of Pittsburgh
and cx public service commissioner.
Sinclair also brought word that SEN
ator Crow wonld probably not be ack
in Harrisburg for month. Sinclair
talked to Crow on the telephone S">tcr-
day. Crow told him hc was going 10
consult II specialist.
1t is understood th" state chatham ;
physical condition requires that he take
a complete rest.
Tha absence of Crow from the Son
ate will. il j. believed. inevitably slow
mn thr work Of the Senate and of tn"
! I.cgislaturr in general. imnsmuCh a>
CROW is the Suruul leader AdminiStra
tion measures may therefore b" delayed
in presentation. Sinclair. who has
talked with Crow. believes that talk OF
an early adjournment is joke.
pcnnsylyania' 251 lawmakers enter
uron their fourth week of the present
session today with nothing substan-
tial accomplished in the way Of legis-
lation.
Legislators and politicians now on
the scene continue to be concerned in
the possibilities of new faCtional align
mcnts and intrigucS in stat" politics
and the hearing 0f.th"SC things ON any
splits which develop in the Republican
, state organization.
Since the CaurIIScS Of III" nIGht ol
January >. which really marked the
! beginning of the session, the record OF
the General Assembly contains the fol-
lowing:
Election Of prrsidiug officers of the
House and Senate.
\ ten day recess.
Appointment Of committees ana en-
pluyeS.
Reading Of the Governor message.
Introduction Uf number "t bills
in the Senate.
. Thr House has not received any
D II
nrctrd to be- offered tonight when ~"
LEGISLATURE rccOnvcnrS II is said bills
peudug this session ar" more prOlill"
than ever before. This week cOn>"-
mcutly will be- notable for til" bills
TO be introduced. II is probable that
committee work will also get under
way.
Hope for "Snappy" session
Leaders do not anticipat" that r"uI
work will begin until next month.
Earnest legislators ar" hopeful thai
tn" Governors idea Of three actir"
months Of legislation will b" realized,
. These three months would b" f"hrll
ary. March and April. II is Signiil-
cant. however. that on" group Of lead 4
nrs has engaged hotel accommodations
for five months. Th" engagement holds
throughout May.
In the way OF new aIgum"nlS. on"
; Of the most interesting d"r"l"pm' nlN ha "
to do with Delaware county.
Friends Of The state administrator
assert that II peace agr"ru cld has been
arrived at in Delaware" ti" H"n" haiIi
wick Of Governor Sproul. 10y til" terms
Il uf which the GUvrruor nmd John i
Mc(mrr Of the city Of Chester. UIr
T. IT, r".uprratr politically. Ih@, WouII
mcnu The Governor leadership j. d,
rrrrly recognize in his lrul" county hN
the bu~, Of the Chester machine.
II appear, that certain politicians IN
h" county Thought they .&W chance ~
grr control uf the politics ut tu" county.
This was bu>rd on III" lhuu2hr mat III"
NrCWr" leaders wur" 'tUr".gA, in.
aSmurh H. the liquor interests were II"
' longer such potent influence, and that
' the Governor did not car" anything
about local politics.