Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-06
POST OFFICES FOR
WORTHY WORKERS
Democrats viii Have Several
Dozens to Hand Out in the Next
Half Year or So
MORRIS GETTING
BUSY
Desires to Have the Democracy
Make a Name For Itself and
Also to Pay Its Debts

1
The discovery that some fifty or
sixty post offices remain to be doled
out for Pennsylvania in the next two
months will furnish the bosses of the
Democratic State machine with more
/ opportunity to satisfy hungry parti-
! sans and to make more trouble for
themselves. Almost every appointment
made lately has created dissatisfaction
with the machine leaders and it is pre-
sumed that they will continue to pile
| it up.
National Committeeman A. Nit
chell Palmer will have charge of the
selection of the postmasters and will
probably make some trips to attempt
to straighten out the party rows, al
though he stands a poor chance. Pal
mer is now out of Congress and will
have much time on his hands. State
Chairman Morris is more exercised
about getting the party debts paid
than anything else and 1t is conjec-
| tured that his scheme to arouse some
life among the Democratic members
of the Legislature and to frame up a
legislative program is to stimulate
giving.
Observers of political conditions
think that it is only a short time un-
til the rank and file of the party in
sists either upon a State committee
meeting to straighten out the lines
or else that Morris resign. Retire
ment of Morris with any debts hang
ing over would give the Old Guard
a fat chance to make Investigations
and it is believed that If the situ1-
ton became tense that there would
be speedy clearing off of debts.
1t is the general belief about the
Capitol that the attempts of the boss
es to galvanize the Democrats into
concerted action will result in the
presentation of some so-called Demo-
cratic legislation in the hope of COW
ering up the failure of the organi-
zation to even make noise in the leg
islature. 1t would not surprise any
one if Morris would show up at the
Capitol one of these March days.
The Philadelphia Record to-day
says: "EX-Congressman A. Mitchell
Palmer will hold a conference with
State Chairman Morris and other po-
litiCal leaders in this city on Monday
to discuss the future of the reorgan-
ization movement. At this time it is
expected that the Job of assistant
treasurer of the United States in this
CITY Will pe ulSGuSSeu. EN-1OhSlSSSilAetii
Palmer had backed John 3. Evans, of
Pottstown, for the place, but President
Wilson made no nomination for the
position to the Senate before its ad-
journment EX-Representative Robert
+. Lee had been strongly presented as
a candidate for this office. EX-Repre-
sentatives Michael Donohoe and j.
Washington Logue. of this city, have
also been suggested by their friends
as available for the DOSitlOn,
A Washington dispatch says:
Senator Penrose, who came here from
his sick bed three weeks ago to oppose
the ship purchase bill, will so to
st. I.ucie next week for a long rest.
the cold which he had when he
came here. he will go South for an
uninterrupted months rest He is un-
able to sleep we'll and is much run
down in health. Senator Penrose will
go TO Philadelphia tomorrow and
leave probably next Monday for Flor
ida. Il feel that ! need a complete
rest" he said last night. 81 have not
had a vacation for over two years"
While South Senator Penrose will oc-
cupy the clubhouse established by the
late Senator Quay, who made the
st. Lucie resort famous"
pudtlC ulSdppTONdl OI the lTdue
commission law was registered at the
annual banquet of the Traffic Club of
Pittsburgh last night by the two prin-
cipal speakers. Before an attendance
of several hundred railroad officials
and prominent business men whose in
terests are closely allied to railroads.
Senator John W. Weeks, of Massachu-
setts, and w. L. Clause, of the Pitts
burgh Plate Glass Company, declared
that the law not only was unnecessary,
but that it held possibilities of vast
injury to American business interests.
Senator Weeks suggested that indi-
viduals, not corporations, should be
punished.
Harrisburg people will be inter-
ested to note that A. c. Gumbert, one
of the attaches of the Public Service
Commission. is a candidate for Allie
gheny county commissioner H. NJ.
Cribbs, former legislator. is a can
didate for county controller.
Governor Brumbaugh was praised
for his stand on child labor bills by
Paul Furman, secretary of the Penn
sylvania Child Labor Association, who
spoke at Philadelphia.
Samuel Gompers while in Phila-
delphia yesterday expressed his dis
appointment at the so per cent. rate
fixed in the compensation bills. "I
have been watching the career of
Governor Brumbaugh with great in
terest,' he declared. "He has been
doing some fine things, and apparently
Will make a good Governor / am
disappointed. however. in his work
mems compensation bills The rate of
compensation proposed is entirely too
small. 1t should be sc 2-S per cent to