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would be eligible for election to full
term ss Governor.
Sproul Said He'd Serve Out Term

SprOul Said He'd Serve Out Term
The Constitution, section 3. Article
". provides as follows:
''The Governor shall hold ',is Office
during four years from the lhird Tues
day in January next ensuing his elec
tion and shall not be eligible to The
Office for the next succeeding term" and
section 4 provides:
"A Lieutenant Governor shall h.
chosen at the same time in the same
manner for the same term and subirr,
to the same provisions as the Cover
nor.
Another point that. must be remem
bered Is q statement made by Governor
SprOul when Senator Knox died. The
Governor then declared ne would n,i
resign as Governor but would serve ont
the full term to which he was elected
Speculation even goes to the extreme
OF visioning way in which Governo,
SprOul could resign and obtain the Sen
atc seat without forcing RriGlcman intC
position where he could not asDir,
to the governOrship.
This could be accomplished. some
politicians venture, by the resignation.
of both Sproul and Beidleman. Tndc,
the Constitution, the governorShip thcr
would devolvc on the president of the
state Senate, Senator Baldwin. of Pot
ter County.
This would make possible Mr.
Sprouts appointment TO the Senate b,
the acting Governor and would also
leave Beidleman have his try for the
governorship unrestricted by clauses in
the Constitution.
Too Much Like "a Deal"
Politicians who discussed this vague
possibility, however, agreed that the
whole procedure would smack roc
greatly OF gigantic deal and would de :
fe0t its purpose.
At the November election Senate,
Ienrose'S successor will be elerted 70
MI the unexpired term. a little more
than four years. until March 4. 1907,
United states Senator Crow was M.
pointed by Governor Sprou folIowin,
the sudden death of Senator Knox. The
term OF Senator Knox would have ey.
pired March 4, 1923, and lie would
nave come up for election this year.
Crow in Hospital
In filling the Knox seat. now held
temporarily by Crow. the voters will
elect candidate for the unexnired term
and also for the full six year term he.
ginning March 1. 1923.
Senator Grow from his home in
Cni0ntown last week asserted he is n
candidate for the full term. thereby
discounting reports that his physical
condition would keep him out Of the
race.
But the Senator also said his phys-
ical condition was improving rapldly
and that he would be in his seat when
Congress reconyened after the holiday
recess. But Mr.. Crow is now in a
hospital in Pittsburgh, and there Is n
State wide hl2H of speculation over
that fact.
Senator Penrose had not been dead
twelve hours before political leaders
began presenting their views TO Gov
ernOr Sproul.
In Washington II was reported that
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, of
Pittsburgh, probably would get the ap.
pOintment. This view seemed TO be
based on the theory that Senator Grow
would not be q candidate for the full
term. Otherwise, both PENNSYLVANIA
members of the Senate would be from
the western end Of the State.
Among Those Mentioned
But this is only one of numerous re .
ports. Another is that John Wana
maker Mlsnt De named to serve until
March. 1922. Mr.. Wanamaker was
Postmaster General in the Harrison Ad.
ministratiOn.
Other names mentioned are John A,
Bell, of Pittsburgh; Morris Clothier,
Dawson Coleman, Lebanon ironmaster ;
Colonel Asher Miner, Of Luzerne; Con
gressman w. w. GrieBt, Of Lancaster
and Joseph II. Grundy, of Rucks
County, president of the Pennsylvania
Manufacturers Association.
Senator Ware, said today the politi-
cal situation outside Philadelphia is