Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-18
NJ 'COR|M|CK MAY
SUCCEED PALMER
Morris However, VIII Delay Call
ing a Meeting of the State
Committee For a While
AFRAID OF A CONTEST
Democratic Legislators Hunting
Around For Something Which
May Make Thunder

Vance c. Mccormick. late Demo-
cratic candidate Tor governor, is in
line for the next Democratic national
committeemanship from Pennsylvania
if machine plans can be worked out.
1t is the belief among Democrats in
sthe Legislature that Justice A. Nit
chell Palmer and State Chairman Ro-
land S. Morris will try to put McCor-
mick over when Palmer retires from
the job OF dispenser of patronage.
Under the rule the State COM
nrittee must elect and the filling of the
vacancy Will afford a very interest
ing opportunity for a test of the
strength of the machine bosses. Some
lof the Democratic Legislators have been
itching for chance to have n State
committee meeting so as to show what
they think of Morris and his pals and
hoping that they could get 4 chance
TO demand that he resign. However,
there are now some who feel that Nc
Cormick having spent money, suffered
in the campaign and died ut the cleo
tion, is entitled to some recognition
and that some opposed to Morris might
feel like compensating the Harrisburg
man.
The reorganization gangsters
claim a majority of the State commit
/ tee, but would not risk anything until
the session of the Legislature ends
and the bosses will try to make some
plays in legislation for effect. As there
are n couple of hundred of post offices
and some other appointments to be
made, as we'll as possible vacancies,
which would require the rubber stamp
the job OF national committeeman
would be an important one. McCor-
mick is used to thorns and would not
mind the crown when Palmer lays il
down.
Democrats in the Legislature are
in an agitated state just now over tho
| Umbel impeachment resolution. The
| judge is a Democrat and both wings
| of the Democracy are Tapping about
| him. Governor Brumbaugh talked
over the situation with Senator Crow,
Speaker Amber and Chairman Wilson
yesterday and the signs are that the
| House is going through with ii. it
will mean q ventilation of Fayette
county affairs and might prolong the
session. II the House should vote TO
| iimpeach the Senate would sit after the
House adjourned.
The announced coming of William
Finn TO boost various measures has
not caused as much fuss as such an
nouncements did two years ago. The
people have been heard from.
Provost E. T. Smith, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was at The
Capitol yesterday afternoon on brief
visit.
While officials of the State Game
Commission were in the House appro-
priations committee yesterday urging
| the increases of salaries, the House
was passing the bill prepared by the
sportsmen which went the commission
figures a few better.
-Rumors were af1oat last night that
Democratic legislators who wear the
machine colorS are preparing for a
rear-up on the floor some day soon to
show that they are in the Legislature.
There has been very little noise from
1.-THE machine men and they have missed
some opportunities. EX-Justice Sarig,
of Temple, Berks county, Pennsylva-
mia, L. S. A., is said to be a likely
disturber of the serenity of the House
some day. Sarig does not believe that
new members should be seen and not
heard except to vote right and as he
does not like conditions, and presum-
ably some appropriation committee
appointments, he may buck. It would
be interesting, diverting, entertaining
and enlivening.
-Ex- x-Representative Sassaman, of
Reading, heretofore known as Our
ing some OF his colleagues.
Speaker Amber is as prompt as
George Z. Alter in starting on time.
lie began the House two minutes
ahead a day or so ago to keep in prac-
tice.
Last nights session of the House
at 7.30 was the first held at that hour
in years.
Representative Barnett, of York
is the official orator on patriotism in
Pennsylvania during the Civil war. He
made plea last night on his pension
resolution that had red, white and
! blue all through it. He was cheered
and got all the votes.
Among visitors to the Capitol yes
terday was Colonel Henry Hall, the
head of the Washington bureau of the
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph and for
years u legislative correspondent here.
He was the first president of the as
sociation and was heartily greeted by
the old timers.
James F. Mccoy, assistant manag-
ing editor. of the Philadelphia Evening
Ledger and former legislative CORES
pondent of the Philadelphia Press, was
a legislative visitor.
Men talking mining do not throw
any bluffs at Senator II. 4. Tompkins,
OF Cambria. He is an operator and
knows things from the surface down
and also from the ground up.
We are inclined to look upon
bad temper as q very harmless
weakness, but the Bible again and
again condemns it as one of the
most destructive elements in hu-
man nature.-Henry Drummond.
Heaven is blest with perfect
rest. but the blessing of earth is
toiI.-Henry van Dyke.