Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-20
MORRIS WANTS own
COMMISSIONER
Democratic State Chairman L
Seeking to Select Man For
Registration Board Now
PALMER WILL QUIT SOON
Says That the Machine Will Select
His Successor at a State
Committee Meeting

Roland S. Morris. the Democratic
State chairman, and men identified
with the faction of the Democracy
which does not see any good in Nor
ris and his allies, are making an ef
fort TO name the next Democratic reg
istration commissioner in Philadelphia
and a pretty fight is on. John j..
Green, long commissioner has re-
signed from the office. The vacancy
is an important one for the Demo-
Gratis of Philadelphia and it would he
feather for Morris if he should land
| the man.
Morris came here yesterday 10
present the claims of his own man
for registration commissioner in Phil
adelphia and gave out that he was Tor
the Governor on local option. He de-
clined to make any statement when
asked if he had not talked to the
Governor about registration commits
sioner.
The statement that Morris and
Mccormick are with the Governor on
local option came at nice time, but
| it is doubtful whether any appoint
ment as registration commissioner will
be made for some time.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
says: Chairman Morris of the DEM
OCr0JlC SlalG cOHllillIlSe, CdliSu upOii
Governor Brumbaugh at Harrisburg
yesterday, and announced later that
he had pledged him his support in his
local option fight. Chairman Morris in
recent public statement gave the
Governor a sharp thrust in remind
er that he had been the Personal LIB
, erty candidate last Fall. In political
lcircles, it is understood that the activi-
| ties of Morris and other reorganiZa-
| ton leaders will not aid the Governor
materially in his fight. The reorgani2-
ers control only a small minority of
the Democratic delegation in the
! House, and these men are counted in
the dry columns, irrespective of the
wishes of Chairman Morris or anyone
else"
II expect to take the place OF
Judge of the United States Court OF
Claims, which has been rendered me
by the President" said Representa-
! tive A. Mitchell Palmer at Strouds-
burg yesterday. My present plan,
the eX-Congressman went on, lis to
, take the oath of office about the first
of June and take my seat on the
bench at the opening of the Fall term
in October. While there is no law
| to prevent my continuing, / do not
think it right for a judge to engage
actively in political aGairs. and l eX-
| pect, therefore, to resign the place of
national committeeman before i take
my seat 1 shall, of course, retain my
interest in politics. and to the extent
that / am able l shall continue to help
our friends in Pennsylvania. My sue
cessor will be elected by the Demo-
cratic State Central committee, un-
der the rule fixed by the Denver con-
vention in 1908, and ! know the COM
pleXion of that committee so well that
| / am satisfied whoever may be elected
will be in entire sympathy with the
present State organization and with
the National Administration. If this
were not so ! doubt if / should be
willing to retire from the position in
which my party has placed me-"
The Democratic machine is hav-
! ing sorrowful times over the proba-
! bility of impeachment of Judge UmbGl
| and 1t is said that If it is ordered the
reorganizers who are friends with
/ Umbel will turn away from him. The
Judge and his accuser will appear be-
fore the judiciary general committee
| of the House here next week.
The Central Democratic club will
send it's committee to Washington soon
! to ask the President to make a speech
at the Jefferson day dinner. Some Of
the members of the club feel conf
dent that he will accept.
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