Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-06
GORDON IS TALKED
|. OF FOR SENATOR, TOO
William Abbot Whitman, the Read
ing Baseball Man, Also
Figures in Gossip
PALMER IS MUCH WORRIED
Believes That His lss-D Is in
Washington and IN on
Capitol Hill

Announcement to-day that friends
of James Gay Gordon. former judge
| and one of the prominent figures IT
the Democracy of Pennsylvania wher
some of the present bosses were wear.
| ing kits. were putting him forward
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the United States Sen.
ate caused a f1utter among Democrats
here. where the judge has always been
strong and where mere verification OF
his candidacy would cause men to take
off their coats and work for him
Judge Gordon was the candidate oi
the INSTRUMENTATION people for
chairman of the State convention in
1912 and took his defeat like a man.
He fought Colonel J. NJ. Guffey tooth
and nail when some of the present
bosses were glad to follow in the
colonel's train.
The Judge said in Philadelphia last
night that he had not heard of his
boom, but did not say he would not
run.
The name of William Abbot Wit
man. of Reading. prominent as q
baseball promoter, is also being used
in connection with the senatorial
nomination. This, however, is not
taken seriously, but as more of blind
to head off any demonstration for
Judge John NJ. Garman, of Wilkes
Barre, who is willing to run.
According TO a story which drifts
here from Easton. Congressman Pal
mer is dallying with the suggestion oil
his colleagues in Congress
that he be a candidate for
Palmer the Democratic nomination
and the for Governor until he can
Senate be sure of some combina
tions he is trying to work
out Palmer knows that If
he offers himself as a candidate for
Governor he will be a target. and he
also knows that he is going to have a
hard battle In his home district next
year. His inclinations are all to stay
IN washington. not to tackle the
laborious job of Governor. and it is
intimated that he will let 1t be known
that he will regard IL as his liking and
at the same time afford test of lead
ership If he runs for United States
senator. Berry or O'Brien can have
the gubernatorial nomination. although
some would like to see O'Brien run
for the Supreme Court.
People in the Oberlin and Enhaut
districts are inclined to be somewhat
critical of the manner in which poll
tics has been played by
the Democratic bosses in
their ordering of the ap- Juggling
pointments of poor ply With Poor
sicians by Messrs. Boyer Board Jobs
and Walters. In that
district DR.. NJ. o. Putt,
of Oberlin. who has been independent
In Republican affairs. has been
dropped as physician and DR.. III. c.
MYERS of Steelfop named In, l,is nlo ~.
This means that people in the district
have to go clear TO Steelton for atten-
ton instead of having a physician in
their midst. Another example of the
way the public service is being iuggled
to suit the schemes of the bosses is the
selection of Dr. U. r. Schaeffer, of
Hummelstown, as physician for por-
tons of Conewago. Derry and London
derry, some of which are miles away
from the doctors office. That economy
about which so much was said this
morning seems to have been a cloud
of dust to hide some other things.
Congressman Palmer did not attend
the banquet of local Democrats at the
Hotel Casey. in Scranton, last night.
a letter arriving during the
day giving the excuse of
Eaimer prev ViouS engagements.
Cuts Out Prominent Democrats pres
scranton ent were Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General James
j. Blakslee, William H.
Berry. collector of the port of Phila-
delphia; Fred Kirkendall, of Wilkes
Barre. the new collector of internal
revenue for this district, and Rogers
Burnett, of Stroudsburg. Palmers re-
Gently appointed United States district
attorney for this district. 1t is said
that the banquet represented Pal
mer lineup against the forces of City
Solicitor Michael j. Ryan, of Philadel-
phia. who wont take orders.