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Show PBPSE ' job is sen Such Is Prediction as Vote Nears on Ford-Newberry Contest WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 Prediction that Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania would In 48 hours announce his Intention Inten-tion of resigning to accent appointment appoint-ment as U. S. senator to succeed the late Boies Penrose, which was made today by Senator "Watson of Indiana, one of tho Repnblb an leaders of the 1 senate, after a. call at the White House. I RKASON FOK HASTE. The particular reason which indue- ! ed the Senate Republican organization 1 to urge speed In filling the vacancy left b Senator Penrose's death, la undontOOd to be the approaching vote on tho Ford -Newberry election con- test. Senator Watson Kaid today that! tho vote nrobahlv would be close. DE LINES TO TALK. I HARRISBURQ, ' Ponn., Jan. 3. j Governor Sproul refused to comment 1 today on the report that he might re-I re-I sign In order to accept from his successor, suc-cessor, the present lieutenant -gover-1 1 nor. appointment to succeed the late; United States Senator Penrose. lie' j said ho would not make up his mind! : until he had talked w ith other state leaders. 00 |