Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-10
PALMER UNCERTAIN
ABOUT TAKING JOB
Washington Says That He May Get
Something Better From the
President in Future

tiles that he may be named to some
thing else.
/ Some of the reports go so far as to
intimate that Palmer might refuse the
shine in politics and 1t is said that
some of his friends intimate that he
could do better in the practice of law
than by becoming a justice.
Just What else the president has in
mind for Palmer does not appear, but
it is intimated that even should Pal
liner accept he would be free to resign
lif he did not like the duties of the
lplace or something better loomed up.
Formal announcement of the can
didacy of Vance c. Mccormick for ma
tional committeeman of the Democra-
Icy is expected to be made soon after
the legislature adjourns The State
committee will likely be called to meet
here this summer. 1t is expected that
friends of Mccormick will make every
effort to smooth away any opposition,
lpleading that the President should not
be embarrassed at this time.
/ Unqualified Endorsement of the
proposition 10 hold constitutional
convention was given by Congressman
William S. Ware in formal statement
ISSUED last night. His argument is
THAT Philadelphia has special interest
in the revision of the organic law of
the State. but that the State, handicap
lped in the construction of roads, also
has much to gain. He therefore urges
that there shall be adopted by the
present legislature the Roney bill pro-
lviding for q constitutional convention
His statement, which is believed to
Iforeshadow favorable consideration of
the convention project, follows in
Ipart: Whether there should or
Ishonld not be a constitutional conven-
ton in the State of Pennsylvania, is
tquestion that vitality concerns every
| citizen in the State. l am strongly in
| favor of holding such a convention and
sincerely hope that the Roney bill,
now pending in the legislature at Har-
risburg will be passed before adjourn
iment. The enactment of this measure,
| believe, will be in the public inter-
est"
The Philadelphia Press to-day
says; with the adjournment of the
Legislature on May 20 the largest fac
tor which has held back activity in
the local mayoralty contest will be
removed and tnenceforth the cam
paign here will be actively under way.
That the lawmakers at Harrisburg will
adjourn at the end or next week is
not doubted. But the greatest doubt
surrounds the outcome of the maneu-
vering of mayoralty candidates. The
Ioutlook is for an open field, many
probably will not be settled until the
primaries in September. Senator Nc
| Nichol discussing the situation at Har-
Irisburg yesterday said: L believe the
session has been fruitful of good re-
suits for the entire State. 1t is true
that nothing has been done with lot
of legislation desired by extremists
and people with fads. But the real
substantial legislation advocated by
lGovernor Brumbaugh and contained
in the Republican platform has been
or shortly will pe enacted. The most
important still to be considered is the
lworkmen's compensation law. 1t is
lprobable that this will be passed dur
ing the coming week leaving the last
week k-for revenue bills and a general
clean up.
Ambassador George w. Guthrie,
who is spending a few days in Pitts
burgh before going to Washington.
When pressed for a statement regard
ing the situation between this country
and Japan told story which demon
strated how the people of Japan re-
gard this nation and also what the
lembassador thinks regarding the
friendship of the Japanese people.
when Tsing-Tau FELL" said the am
massador, "the Japanese people cele7
brated the event. l had occasion to
go through the city that day on bust
ness in my automobile. The cars of
all the ambassadors have marked on
them in Japanese characters the de-
signation of the owner. When the car
got into one of the wider streets we
met crowd of Japanese men going
toward the gathering point of the big
Iparade that was scheduled. They saw
the sign on the automobile The men
took off their hats and waved them and
cheered for America and the Ameri-
can ambassador. 1t was spontaneous
thing, and you could see that they
meant it. According to my belief, the
United States is still first with Japan.
The appropriations committee of
the House will hold it's biennial dinner
Tomorrow evening. Chairman Wood
ward will be the guest of honor.
Representative S. A. Whitaker
lis chairman of the trustees on the
Spring City State Hospital and takes
la big personal interest in its affairs.
Senator Frank Croft, of Mont
gomery, is a chocolate manufactures
and on several occasions took senators
through his establishment.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says
: to-day editorially: THE General Ap-
preparation bill has made its appear
lance with severe cuts in many of the
estimates 1t is far better for the leg
islature to do the cutting than saddle
the work on the shoulders of the Gov
ernor, which has been the custom in
Irecent' years. But why should there
be such necessity for sighting the
States own institutions? The answer
is that we give vast sums to charitable
institutions, some of which have only
slight claims upon the public purse
THE system of apportioning appropri-
ations is all wrong. The Legislature
Through the Appropriations Commit
tee puts the cart before the horse. The
charitable institutions are first pro-
vided for, the States come afterwards
There Is a scientific way of handling
the moneys of the State, but we have
never got into the habit of it, any more
THAN has the Congress of the United
States A budget would deal with
levery available dollar, would first of
all take into consideration the State S
own institutions--its departments of
government, its hospitals, it's public
enterprises, such as schools and good
roads; would apportion to them the
amounts necessary or desirable, and
only after that had been done would
give the remainder of the available
revenue to the private charities. We
are not finding fault with the Appro-
priations Committee of the House.
The members OF 1t have been doing
excellent and hard work. But they
are struggling with a system Cover
nor Brumbaugh, who has been devot-
ing his time and energy to bettering
conditions, could render the State no