Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-20
CROW-DA|X FIGHT
+. FULL OF SURPRISES.
State Leader in Giving Finance
Job to Philadelphia Senator
knocked Combine Flat"
OLIVER CROWD DISGRUNTLED

Harrisburg. Jan. 90 Senator Pen
rose in a long distance telephone con o
versation with State Chairman Crow
IL was learned today. heartily approved
of the assignments Of COmmitte" chair
manships and memberships for the Sta''
Legislature. This is taken to mean
that Crow and pcnrosc are getting
closer together than they have been.
When the conversation was held with
Senator pcnrOSe, the slate Dor" the
name of senator Augustus +. DuiN, lr.,
Of Philadelphia. for the post of chair.
man of the judiciary general commit
tee. The transfer OF DaiX 10 the chair
manship of the finance committee has
not been commented upon by PrnroS".
The story Of how It came about that
Senator Crow CAV" up his especial
chairmanShip, to appCasc the demands
of the Philadelphia friends OF DaiX. i
full of surprises and even ut llumor
After it had been dHcidrd 10 name
Senator Eyre, Of Chester county. for
the Senate committee Ou uppruprtn
tiOns. a cIOsc friend Of senator paIN
was allotted the uupIrasant duty OF Il,
tifying the latter Of the decision Of the
leaders.
Daix was told ho had been assigned
to the ChairmansAIp Of I'll" judiciary
general committees, a post sought by
lawyers. Mr. Daiv is "a lawyer, and
il was thought pc wpuId Dc pleased 70
realize the ambitions of many law
yer in the state But pWy. in the Ian
guage Of one oF tho lenders, "ncarly
knocked Crow Of his t""r, when he
said
"Scna'or Crow whatnye" = done.
don't place me- at th" head II the lu
dietary general committee To me- il Is Il
most eNusprrating asNigmmcut.
Then it was Senator Crows turn 70
'kuock DaiH and his Phi.adc.pAIA
friends on their feet.
Senator Grow saw way oHt OF ="
labyrinth. He offered Da,N III" DHor-
manshi0 Of the senate finance commit .
tee. post once held by Governor
Sproul DaiX was visiby and aud!m}
surprised. lie replied in effect that "e
never expected such an assignment :
. that il would never hay" occurred to
him 20 ask for that place.
Richard WcgIein. president "i city
Council, could hardly believe his ears,
When he knew that Senator Crow was
making ready for this move. he 'UtI
couldn't believe that il woud he done
finally.
WcgIein had battlcd 50 'ong for pli1.
and had met with 50 many dlSapp"lnt e
ments tha, he wanted 70 see the thing
in black and white.
With Daix satisfied. Crow now had a
chance to please another Ot ms go. e
leagues. senator Weaver, Of Vest
moreIand county. who had been as
signed to tho rhnirman>Aip Of the COM
mittee on education.
Now. Weaver was about a sympa-
thc,ic toward that job a llalX was
toward the chalrman-hip Of III" JUDI
"ary general committees, which pu'A
was turning down.
Fine. said Grow, Nv" il now p4i
Wpavcr in whore hr wants {" g. /" =
also wa done in the last few minutes
o. play and Weaver and DaIX were
happy. ,,...-
10 certain extent only III" Oliver
lenders are di~sati sized. Yet il l. pointed
out that Senotor Max Leslie. III" leader
a. tho faction opposing III" Ot'"r MAY!
did not get a rhairmausAIp ior A,Iu>" /
The Governor and Senator 'ro"
were Obliged ~ disanpo'ut the OIv"!
lenders because Max Leslie had. in th'
rlAn 10 ",crt a Sprnul -CrOw speaker
unrpsorvnd'y pledged himself to support
tho Sprou, Grow combination against
any one.
George 5 Oliver, it j, a 50 sad, va
willing to help Sproui and Crow. hu'
did not 60 the same limit in declaring
willingness, u support them against
any one IN the state.