Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-13
| SPROUL TO confer
ON c. 0.P. VACANCY
Dinner to Babcock in Pitts
burgh May Bring Success
sor to Penrose
SILENT ON GOvERNORSHIP

F, Governor Sproul will bc in touch next
"Wednesday with Republican national
leaders. including President Harding,
and may clarity the situation arising
from the National Committee vacancy
caused by Senator pcnrosc's death.
The Governor uaescl part Of tho day
ut his private office. 1Jl2 Chestnut
street, and met several political lead
ers. lie was rOncommittal about tho
National Committee scat, although It Is
an open secret hc would ike II himself.
Mr.. Sproul manifested interest when
told Lieutenant Governor licideman Is
In the city frying to drum up interest
in his GovCrnCrship boom.
silent on GOvcrnur<hip
II have nothing whatever to say on
the Govcrnorshlp nt this time" h" said.
"It might he well to let things rest for
a while until We get our hearings
The Governor was asked about the
National Committee vacancy. II Will
be- flied by the, Republican State tom-
InittcC.
"I haven't given that amy th"U"h' -
Mr.. Sproul rep'iod. In th" next mo.
lnent. as though foil, wing the tr"nd -,
his Thought. he said he had accepted
rn iuvitnticn to attend a dinner IN
Washington next "Wednesday whica
Secretary Of tho Treasury NClI'n i civ.
ing TO President Harding. Mrs, SpruuI
will accompany the Governor,
Secretary Mellon halls from littS.
burgh, and Is aS interested ~ any ON"
in the uNcstion e q successor tn Scna-
tor rpnrosC in the national C"um"iIS ur
the party.
Tho Governor Is going to Harrisburg
Sunday and Tuesday evening will n
tend a dinner in Pittsburgh in homer
of r.. V. BabCoCk. who retired ps Mayor
of Pittsburgh January |.
Four wears ago Mr. SrrouI. th"n Il
State Scuator. was at a dinner nt Pltt.-
burgh in honor of ,lusruh e.. AVN.
strong. who had Just rC iuQut~h"d th"
Office Of Mayor Of Pittsburgh. and was
succeeded by Babrock
There was largo gathering Of big
and little leaders at the dinner four
years ago. Senator pCnrOsC was there,
as was senator Grow. then, as now,
Republican state chairman. During
the conferences preceding and follow
ing the dinner Mr.. SprOul was agreed
upon as tho Republican candidate for
Governor. Crow Withdrawing in his
favor.
Dinner May Clarity trairS
So similar dinner next week Will
find Mr.. Sproul again at the political
cross roads with his future. Il matter
Of speculation. In that crowded period
he was n candidate for the Republican
nomination for President. and hC has
turned aside the temptation Of reaching
the United States Senate by making
deal and stepping out OF the Governor
ship.
Federal patronage was on" Of the
major tonics the Governor and his callers
discussed today. There are 1000 Fed
cral jobs with yearly salaries t0talling
about So 800 900. which are still held
by Pennsylvania Democrats.
A fllp was given To the rather dull
local situation by talkfeSt Harry J.
Trainer and Joseph &. Trainer had with
Councilman Hall. In the last two or
three years the Trainers and Hall were
political foes Of the deepest dye al
though further back in local history
the Trainers ran with tho regular"
organization.
Lack Of Jobs Displcases
But times have changed and the
Trainers are said TO be dissatisfied with
appointments or the lack Of them un-
der the Moore Administration. 1t was
Joseph G. Trainer who humH!atcd Com
gresman Ware to the cXtrnt Of puSting
him AZ City Committeeman from the
Twenty sixth Ward.
Lieutenant Governor BCid'Cman COW
fetred here yesterday with Sruatur
Ware. lut got little encouragement. AZ.
cordiug to reports. Ware * not likely
To commit himself until he couirrs with
Senator Grow at Pittsburgh some dai
next wn'k. senator Var" also will be
ut tho Rabcock dinner. Bcidlcman to.
day had talk with the Trainers.