Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01
SUGGEST EDMONDS
As P|NCA0T WHIP
Germantown Man Mentioned
40 Forsstsr's Floor Leader
for House Session
sPEAKERsHIP STILL OPEN

Friends Of Governor. ELECT Pinchot
suggested today that State Represents. .
tive Franklin Spencer Edmonds, Of
Germantown, would be the State Ad.
ministratlon floor leader In the House
at Harrisburg at the coming session.
This development came In the course
Of an informal discussion Of the speuk.
ership problem. Air. Edmonds. from,
time to time, has been mentioned for
Speaker but those protesting to know
something Of the plans Of the new ad.
ministration said that he would be
needed on the door. This. Of course.
The thing which confronts those
dealing with the Speakership situation
Is the lack Of available material, con.
ditions being considered. However II
wns learned that the new Governor
would be pleased to see a man Of the
type Of benjamin II. Ludlow, of Mont.
g0mery County, chosen ~ Speaker.
Mr.. Ludlow, who took leading part
in the Welfare Federation drive. viii
be serving a Rrt term and veteran mem.
bers would object to new man taking
the chair. The veterans said that II
q first term member were selected, then
q woman speaker might just az we'll BE-
thought of. Eight women will be mem.
As q matter Of fact. some Of the
women are thinking Of suggesting. u
only for the honor. the candidacy Ok
Miss Martha O.. Thomas. Of Chester
County, for Speaker Of the House.,
Further information with regard 70
on the candidacy Of George ". vii.
iiams. Of Tioga County, for Speaker,
was received. It was TINT when Mr..
Pinchot, MS q candidate for Governor,
visited Tioga County, he did not win the
instant and whole. hearted support from
Mr.. williams that might have been
cxpected, Mr.. Williams was asked
how he stood on the Pinchot program
and he would have preferred to dodge
the question, but Mr.. Tinchot insisted
on getting n full answer which ne did
get in the end. -,
Leaders who conferred with State
Chairman Baker today came away
with the impression that the organiza
ton was waiting to find out what was
In the mind Of Mr.. Pinchot.
Governor Sproul returned to the city
today from a hunting trip In PIKE
County. He just got away before Gov
ernor. Eject Pinchot's intensive tu.
toriai course on administration Of labor
laws began ut Milford which Il the sent
Of Pike County. Governor Sproul Will
20 to Wilmington tonight 10 speak
with Governor Denny, Of Delaware, be.
fore the Association Of Colleges. and
Prcparatory Schools OF the Middle
States and Maryland.
Tomorrow. the Governor. accom-.
panied By General Price and Adjutant
General l,eary. will review troops IN
the Third Corps Area under General
HALEY Mt Baltimore. and In the after
noon attend n football game between
teams representing General Smedley
Darlingtons Buffers Marines and the
regular army. General Butler Is a
son Of Congressman Butler, Of the
Chester. Delaware District.
James +. Woodward. Of Allegheny
County, Secretary Of Internal Affairs.
wns in the rity today ndorning the
lobby of the Bellevue with 4 now hat
in honor Of his re election. Mr.. Wood.
ward insisted he Ind not brought the
INIT from Fifth avenue. He did not
conceal an interest In the speakership
situation.