Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-25
BLAME PALMER FOR
'S|DESTEPP|NG'
Hint That Ben Davis Was Picked
as Revenue Collector as a Com
promise in Snarl
WORKERS GETTING MAD
State Chairman Morris Emerges
From the Tomb and Walls Over
the Fusion Outlook

National Committeeman A. Mitchell
Palmer is being blamed by adherents
of the Democratic machine for side
stepping in the appointment of a col
lector of internal revenue for the Ninth
district and the selection of Battling
Ben Davis, of Lancaster, as a compro-
mise pleaSes few except Davis. 1t is
said that when the two VanDykes be-
gan their pressure and it was found
that George Harris, of Fulton, was not
favored in high places, that Palmer
turned to Davis. 1t is understood that
Vance C. Mccormick, defeated candi-
date for governor, was also consulted,
but no statement to this effect has been
made. Mccormick has always had a.
warm spot for Davis as he was a MEM
Der of the Guillotine committee which
ended the careers of National Commit
teeman Guffey and State Chairman
Dewalt for n time and allowed Pal
mer to step into the limelight and Nc
Cormick to get a hold on the ma
chine.
The defeat of Palmer and McCor-
mick and the other bosses in the nam
ing of the collector at Pittsburgh
where Secretary Bryan put over his
old friend, George w. Acklin, is taken
to mean that the word of Palmer is
State.
The Democratic graveyard has
given forth some sounds. Roland 8.
Morris, the Democratic State chair
man, is out with a statement in which
opposes the suggested bill to prevent
fusion tickets, which appears to be
pretty generally desired by people
thrG dghout the State who are weary
of mule tickets Morris falls back on
the frayed remark that there are
times in the history of the State, and
of certain mems ambitions, when an
independent movement is necessary,
etc. Morris was influential in getting
on foot the fusion scheme in favor of
Mccormick, which voters of the State
declined to approve by something like
lee, 600 majority.
Representative T. f. McNichol
will speak before the City Business
Club in Philadelphia tonight.
The body of James w. King, a
member of the Panama-Pa Expo
sition Commission, has been found in
the Potomac. He had been missing
for some time.
At Pottsville yesterday Senator
Charles a. Snyder gave legal notice by
advertisement that he is about to in
troduce bill which is expected to
solve the saloon problem in Schuylkill
county, widely known as The Cham
pion Rum District of the United
States" Snyder's measure provides
for the appointment of an excise COM
mission of three members, who are to
receive S1,50 a year and have the
power to grant or refuse all the liquor
licenses in the county. The number of
saloons is to be limited to one for
every 500 persons, which will cut the
present number, as there are now
nearly 1900 saloons in the county,
which is one to every 175 persons.
Over 10000 people have petition
ed for a dry Wilkes Barre and in
Bedford not an application was made !
for n license. At Reading and Scran- /
ton remonstrances are being present
ed with vigor. In Allentown the ''drys"
failed to mobilize.
Magistrate ID. +. Scott, well known |
here, is being doomed for sheriff of
Philadelphia.
Tho endorsement of Judge W. |
Rush Gillian, of the Franklin courts, |
was much commented upon here as
the judge has frequently held court in |
Harrisburg and has many friends.
Ex-Governor Tener passed |
the city yesterday and was
greeted by a number of friends who |
met him at the station. He was on
his way West.