Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
FISHER MENTIONED
4 AS HARMONY MAN
Ranking Commissioner for Gov
I srnor Would Be 0. K. to
All Factions, Is Belief
MAeEES BOOMING BELL
NJ, a stnn Correspondent

| r,,itcJ States Senator IroW anu "oF
-. snroul. will work out harmony
~, ,or United States Senators. Gov
ucNe. lieutenant Eo;eTnor and Sncrc-
ernu' - Interval Affairs which would De
Ia,y ;uat,d in the coming May pri"
mar tn.ordinQ to Magee leaders here, who
IN IN active and close alliance with
IhL wares, of Philadelphia, acd who are
~ ,e ,ouch with Senator Grow, Lieuten-
w w, Goyernor IIeidlcman, wou'o not be
..nnsidered for Governor. They am az
,Sa agreement on n mar, OF the tyI'' ot
Iohn A. Bell, banker and 6,isinSss mnm. is,,,
wno,t;cal wno no,itics. Then thel would
,.odc The other two offices.
"I W. nrepnring to make the trade, for
.hs sake Of the governorship. the ware
Woeee men are willing to sacrihce
Tuse. +. Woodward. of Allegheny
Tomnty. who would like to succeed him
Ds ssis os Secretary Of Internal Affairs.
IT, a,l like Woodward. but the lead
.rs feel that this is n time for making
S.o,s 60 that the State ticket wi II be a
Ssrnony product and so that the new
State organization, to succeed the Pen
rose organization. can be started out
smoothly and without state wide
factional fght.
sprouI Regarded as Penrose Successor
II is assumed here that Governor
sproul, no matter whom he appoints as
temporary successor to Senator Penrose
will he the candidate for the nomina-
tion in the May primaries. II Is also
assumed BY the Magee followers that
senator Grow will be able to be n
candidate 10 succeed himself Therefore,
The question to be settled, in arranging
the harmony program, is the Stating Of
A Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
Secretary Of Internal Affairs.
It is felt that. the political friends
OF w. Harry Baker. Secretary of the
state Committee and campaign man
nger for Beidleman for Governor, after
4 Yielding the governorship. would get
. either the lieutenant governorship or
| the Secretary of Internal Affairs.
The Wares would get the other office
/ in this general scheme of harmony. Har-
mony, II should be noted. according to
the Magee leaders. means not only
harmony on the ticket, but the general
agreement on the form of n new State
organization. to the end that others.
such as Joseph r. Grundy. would not
have a chance to split things up and
perhaps win control of the State ticket
and the State organization. by reasons
Of a row between the Sproul Baker.
Beidleman forces and the Ware Magee
alliance.
William A. Nagee was sworn in yes
terday as Mayor Of Pittsburgh and
his oath Of Office was taken in the pres
ence of the largest crowd which ever
witnessed the induction of a Mayor
here. Talking with friends, the new
Mayor declared the next Governor
should be man who would appeal to
the people as being in sympathy with
a program OF retrenchmrnt end reform
IN the administration Of the affairs Of
the Commonwealth.
1t is known that 1Iagce would like
70 see John \. Bell who was the angle
St MS mayoraIty campaign. as the next
governor. Bell would not be a candi-
date however. If the Wares insisted on
W. Frceland Kcndrick. Mr.. Bell also
would be inclined to remain out of the
neld II John :. Fisher. the State Bank
ing commissioner, were n candidate.
III Is interesting TO note that the
Fisher candidacy could bring about alb
solute harmony between all factions.
Mr: Fisher is the choice Of Mrs. John
y. Miller, president Of the PENNSYLVANIA
League OF Women Notegs. and more i'm
portant politically is the fact that Mr..
Fisher S candidacy would have the sur
port Of the Grundy element.
- tver. 1t is not the idea of the
people to try to force anything
an agreement on Fisher--that is
.e thing they just speculate about as
situation. VI '"e
Mayor Mngee Is friendly to Ed Ware
nete a no question about that. 1t
point, thnt Senator Ware WAS one of
sne rev 'adplphians who were mott
hed Yesterday that Mayor Magee would
E In Philadelphia tomorrow. He will
Sale, ,sIve mere at 10: 30 =. VI. for Phila
delphia. Magce will soc ed Ware
anu TAX over plan of united
ac,ion IN the present crisis in the no,iti-
pi "a history OF pennsylvania. Magcc will
"so see Sproul and others. The Noyor
W course IS going to PHILADELPHIA 70
attend the PenroSe funeral. But those
"no Know anything realize that tho con
INasohS IvssMtiohS then held among the political
roaI aqers OF the Stat" will have only one
r'on u". ooIrct, the working out Of n hur-
,nUnS liGKct. Pcnrosc viii bc buried and
N nr". iehrosG-madc UP nf number
u present 'eadcrs-wi!l he raised up.
UhIy one point cisturbs those who
"OIau write harmony State ticker
IA Oe headed by Sproul and Crow for
M M Two nited States senatorshins
sopo.s % tae condition of Senator Crow
natieu, row AT th!S moment is n
SurSh at Mercy Hospital. Pitts
imnrohohI Is regarded az extremely
pdioono'e tsnd D that he viii be able TO ot.
i iena the funeral of Senator Pcnrnao
fu fuSe as ne was unable to attcnd thr
Crai Cc%nerai OF Senator Knox. Srnotnr
INV, INV, II Is said, is Il victim of nor.
sneort Hnelnln Gnd. scientifically
soImtoinnE, nus days are said TO be nh
o,u'e'S 0S numbered. However tho 10
,iJonaIe iJeht IN thiE respect is not con.
"oered to be imminent. wv 'o'
Crow Denied Interyiewers
a,inyS!cians at the Mercy TIos,I,,I
SSscalhed to allow any one 70 intornion' o"'
az fI,or .ho Grow n few close confdnnts
IA bi, senator were permitted 70 toIl,
piantinnn n over the telephone. The cy
tbe intarr,nue "rnue OS the Crow family for
has hoe, "I'cnt OF the Senator is that he
irienJS' 'u oeslcged so much by politicol
,arv 20 tnnt II was absolutely nores.
he could rot ,',n IN out OF the way, where
q such is tho situation with
m,tto t'or Nrow, No one knows gu" W 70 %
''Sr not S OF fact, whether he will or "T w,ii i
Ssupe DC candidate for InIted y stotnl W.
tbo.O tbaa'or TO succeed himself. There '",rS orS
rssI"n y'u VINO 10, say thar senator Grow Vii "iT
sensstto,. sst, There are others who saw saw that Tt't
70 Cr s,crooJ roy ", will not be candidate
tboseou succeed @ himself Those Who MY y
1Mnl'hlchtS a|c Interested in tIo
SsntatdaGy of Mr.. Bcl for ',,toG ioG
S'utes senator, The RrlI nronoam,,Ts m,'ro
ma" .u"ecaInlng strong. Mr.. BrlI'S 7ii,,,;;' in,;'
q a.e friends Insist that he viii nnt bo
ThnnlHAtc against senator Grow w
in pnTse pnm VINO are primarily interested
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