Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-14
CAPITAL GOSSIP
A. Mitchell Palmer Will Be Appointed Judge If Vacancy
Report Would Be Attorney General characterization
as to a Future Collection in the National Museum.
Special Washington Correspondence.

TT CAN be said with authority that
A. Mitchell Palmer is very dear TO the
heart of the President and will be conserved
by the Administration. When Mr.. Mickey
nolds appointed Associate Justice OF
the United States Supreme Court to succeed
Justice Lurton and Mr. Gregory was ap-
pointed to succeed MIR. McReynolds as At
torney General II said at once that Mr.
Gregory had been appointed with the under
standing that he would resign the office In
order to make a place for Mr.. Palmer in case
he should be defeated in his race for United
States Senator from Pennsylvania. It was
a good enough story as such stories go; but
there was absolutely no foundation for 1t In
fact The President would not have asked
Mr.. Gregory TO take the office of Attorney
General with such a string tied TO 1t. and
MIR. Gregory would not have accepted the
Office on any such terms or OIL any terms
which could have reflected in any way upon
his professional or personal character. The
office is not necessary to his standing as a
lawyer or his comfort as n citizen; he is not
behoden to either the distinction of the
place or to the salary attached thereto, and
the President knew this when he appointed
him to follow Mr.. McReynolds and appointed
him without Mitchell Palmer i'm the back
part of his head. as the saying goes. So
much for Mr.. Gregory and for the stories
that have been told that he was only sort
of lUCum tencns,
TT WAS said at the time Mr.. Wilson
j organizing his Cabinet that Mr. Palmer
would have been quite willing to accept the
office of Attorney General and by many of
the rapid fire guessers he was slated for
that office. The President is said TO have
offered him instead the position of Secretary
to t,Iya tl,n ip1N
because he was a Quaker and fighting was
not in his line. This story has not been
officially confirmed; all that is known is that
Mr. Garrison. who was chancellor in New
Jersey and who would not have KNOWN
probably on sight a 42-Centmeter from an
old fashioned squirrel rifle was chosen for
this office. 1t ought to be said in passing
that Mr.. Garrison has mastered the art of
war and is making his arm of the service
efficient in a way that has surprised all
scientific or so to say book, soldiers among
our land forces.
GO MUCH for Gregory and Garrison; but
y what about Palmer? The President has
a very high respect and admiration for the
Congressman from Pennsylvania. He rightly
appraises his wisdom in council, his fine
equipment as a lawyer. his ability in debate,
his devotion to party, the unsefshness of
his public service and his fighting qualities
as displayed in the recent memorable con-
test for the Senate in Pennsylvania C'you
can't make it too strong" said one of the
Presidents trusted advisers yesterday, and
he will be provided for in the distribution or
the iron crosses of the Administration.
He will not be appointed Attorney Gen
eral as that office is already filled to the
satisfaction of the President and the coun-
try, but he will be appointed to the first
vacancy on the Federal bench in Pennsylva-
MIA in recognition of his fitness for the place