Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-22
I,UMORS RUN Wild
ASSPR0U[ RETURNS
: ONE From Washington and
Gossip Names a Horde Of New
Governors for Pennsylvania
(THERS ASK PENR0sE AID

Governor Sproul returns today after
/, short visit to Washington in the
= urse of which he had n telephone
= inference with Senator Pcnrose.
The Governors primary purpose in
= siting Washington was to attend n
d 1ner given by Vice President and Mrs.
{ lolldge.
= inns called on Senator Penrose dur
/; /, the day. Among them we're Thomas
{ Seidel, Of Reading. Republican
= airman for Berks County; Charles
! bnson, of Norristown, treasurer Of
q Republican State Committee, and
r. Carothers. chairman of the Re-
: blican Committee for Washington
Snroul chattcd with Senator Penrose
Ger the telephone last night. but did
: Il disclose the subject of their talk.
no Governor had n long visit with
I Senator two weeks ago. They talked
s ate politice at that time, running
c gamut of subjects now uppermost
connection with the framing OF q
s ate ticket. The suggestion was thrown
= # while the Governor was here last
, ght that political topics were .cx-
! ,I,sted on his earlier visit, and that,
5, far as he and Senator Penrose are
= ,pcrrned "politics is adjourned un-
I after Christmas.
Many Aspirants Talked OF
Nevertheless his chat with the SEN
8 or and a series Of calls by other Penn
. .lyania Republicans in the. last day
r, two have served to revive polit-
/ al gossip. Attorney General Alter,
: Pittsburgh; Banking Commissioner
! Usher, Of Indiana County Highway
ommissioner Sadler. OF Carlisle: Con-
f,cssman Louis L. McFadden OF Ian-
~ and John A. Bell. OF Pittsburgh.
, . being named here in the tentative
L, scussions. All OF them are rated nv
'regulars.' A., s,
For Lieutenant Governor the favor.
80 sccm to be David j. Davis, of
( anton, chief of staff of the Twenty,
, nth Division in the World war, and
, No chief of staff of the PcnnSyIvania
: ofionsl Guard, also City Solicitor OF
( ,rnnton and an authority on municipal
! risiotion: Brigadier General Asher
: iner. of Wilkes Barre, another colo
: j in the World War, who came back
nus n leg and with several cititations
{ hcroism, and Colonel Joe Thomp-
4, of Beaver Falls and Pittsburgh.
rmer football coach, lawyer and de-
,rtment commander of the American
J ngion.
OF course, the congressman at largo
, no will lose out by the "eapportion-
? ant Of the State, unless there should
! nm increase in the House member
in which would enlarge the State >
presentation. also come into the pic
re. but at present not in the fore.
ound.
Fisher Playing Two Cards
Banking Commissioner Fishers call
q Penrose started gossip going in two
, rections--one that he was sounding
I, It the Senator on the governorship.
O other that he came down to urge
tle appo ntmcnt of James McGrrgor,
= Indiana County, for United States
.,arshal at Pittsburgh, to succeed Mar
tlal John Short, Democratic incum- :
! cnt. and to see what there was to the
ory that State Representative John
>. Davis, of Blairsville. Indiana
county. is to be the new Prohibition
rector for Pennsylvania.
Commissioner Fisher appeared greatly
Interested in the Davis story. He left
ne impression that If the Davis ap-
ointment were to interfere with Nc
,rcgor's candidacy for Marshal, he
ght be against Davis. Both come
I,om the same county. Other candi ..
atcs are Ed Boyle. of Beaver, and
ouis T. Coldren. of Johnstown.
Penrose is understood to have assured
oilers in the last day or two that he
I'D not promise Davis his support for
rae prohibition Job when he came down
ere recently. This is in direct contra :
I, iction of the belief held by Davis
lends. and also at Prohibition head
ilarters.
The report has reached Commissioner
laynes' Office that Penrose is FOR Davis.
. was suggested today the Senator
light be throwing up smoke screen
I, conceal his designs. There IL the
i'eatest optimism around dry" head
,Iarters that Davis will soon be in
sailed as the new prohibition chief for
Pennsylvania and that Director McCon-
Iel will resign in the next two weeks.