Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-16
P|NCH0T |SSEEK|NG
ABLE PROSECUTOR
Man Of Scarlet Type Is Wanted
as Attorney General in
State Cabinet
MAY HAVE TO "CLEAN UP"

A prosecutor Of the type of the late
through the Capitol graft trials nearly
a score of years ago. according TO in !.
formed gossip today. will be selected
by Governor. elect Pinchot for ATTORNEY
General In his cabinet.
The names suggested for this place
have included those Of Owen ]. Rob.
erts and Joseph II. Taulane, former
Assistant District Attorney. Mr.. Rob.
erts was the prosecuting counsel when
the independents in the Moore. Pat I.
tcrson primary contest sought to have
the name OF the late Senator Ware re-.
moved from the registration books in
South Philadelphia on the ground that
he really resided in Amber. Mr.. Tau.
lane has a wide reputation as q pros.
ecutor and cross-examiner.
The Governor. elect has not vet de-.
cfded on any one for his cabinet and
with respect TO the attorney general.
ship has not discussed 1t with any one.
The subject came up in political cir.
cles today through Attorney General
Alters pleasant thrust at the Governor
elect in arguing the hard coal tax
before the Supreme Court in Wash.
ington. This led to the idea that Mr..
Alter has no hope Of continuing under
the new Administration.
The belief that the Governor. elect
wants q tried prosecutor for Attorney
General has deep significance az indi.
eating that there will be actual delivery
OF the goods In Cleaning up the mess
at Harrisburg" and that where crime
has been committed against the Com.
monwealth. determined efforts will be
made to send the guilty to jail.
1t has been iutimated In certain
quarters that the experts investigat ting
conditions In the State capitol on BE-.
half OF MIR. Pinchot's Citizens Com.
mittee on State Finance have uncovered
situations which look peculiar, to say
the least, and which will bear further
investigation BY an alert and vigorous
Attorney General.
Another piece Of gossip which fitted
through the lobby Of the bellevue
Stratford today and which had all the
earmarks Of authenticity was that John
=. Fisher, former State Banking Com
missioner. would not be named Attor.
ney General Grundy leaders urse that
Mr.. Fisher be appointed to that place,
but the best Indications are that they
Will be disappointed. Mr.. Fisher with.
Grew In the primaries as q candidate
for Governor in the interest OF the
Forester. but 1t IL understood that he
VIII be- offered some other post prob.
ably that Of State Banking Commits.
sioner which he held until he entered
the primaries. But 1t is thought to be
me Governor elects point Of view that
the naming OF Mr.. Fisher to the At.
torney Generalship would be consid.
cred as yielding TO the dominance OF
the Grundy faction and he feels that
no faction should be considered as such,
Another thing is that Mr.. Pinchot ap.
pears to have no intention of selecting
men or women for Office merely because
they are close personal friends. This
situation Is believed to initiate against
the selection Of George w. Woodruff
Tor Attorney, General. though he might
win some other high. recognition.
Others who have been mentioned fol
Attorney General are George Wallace
md Henry G. Wasson, Of Pittsburgh
Mr. Wasson was chairman Of tho Re
publican state Committee In 1912 wher
the Roosevelt forces under the leader
ship OF William Finn swept the Pen.
rose organization OF Its feet. Mr.
,Masson, It ID said, has the backing oi
p. 8. Stahlnecker IL bsck IN the city
after q successful hunt for an apart,
ment IN Harrisburg. The number Il
I'll North Second street and the Gov.
ernor. elects private secretary believes
that tho "seven eleven" means some
thing.