Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-08
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Democratic bosses both in Pennsyl-
vania and Washington are awaiting
the decision of Vance c. Mccormick
in regard to the national committees
manship before passing along any
word and meanwhile the name of
James /. Blakslee, the Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General. is being kept
in the air as a means of interesting
the rank and file and preventing any
opposition booms from being launched.
1t is commonly believed that McCor-
mick can have the national admins
tration's support and the votes con-
trolled in q D., State committee by the
machine if ne gives the word. Indeed.
some of the Democrats are anxious to
have Mccormick become national COM
mitteeman because the State commit
tee has debts and there will be a cam
paign to finance next year. He has
not said anything publicly to indicate
whether he cares to stay in the expen-
sive political game. Some of the
Democrats are of the opinion that 1t
would be almost as bad taste for
Blakslee, who is an administration
officer. to be national committeeman
as it would have been for A. Mitchell
Palmer to have remained on the ma
tional committee while serving as a
judge of the Court of Claims in Wash
ington. State Chairman Morris is ar
ranging to meet local and county lead
ers and 1t is believed the meeting will
be held in July, If things go right. If
the opposition to the machine shows
signs of becoming too strong it may
be deferred.
One of the funny things Just now
is the manner in which the organs Of
the Democratic machine in his State
are protesting against stories being
printed about dissensions in the Cabi-
net and the ignoring of Bryan. The
Philadelphia Ledger's Washington cor
respondent appears to think that
Bryan is getting ready to quit, judging
from the articles printed. This is dis
turbing Market Square, where Bryan
has become an object Of veneration in
the last few years.
Politicians throughout the State
have been set talking by the Cover
nor's veto to take from the Auditor
General the authority to act with the
City Treasurer of Philadelphia 5n
naming the Philadelphia mercantile
appraisers. For years an effort has
beer made to cut out the Auditor
General and this session the Philadel-
phia senatorial leaders got together
and passed the bill. Auditor General
Powell is said to have kicked and
the Governor listened to him and
turned down the leaders.
Speculation is rife as to what part
William A. Magee. one of the new
public service commissioners, will play
in Allegheny county politics this year.
Magee has never been very friendly to
J. Denny O'Neil who aspires to succeed
himself as county commissioner.
O'Neil was the Governors field mana
ger for the western part of the State
in his local option campaign and is
very close to the Governor.
-Lackawanna county Republicans
are said to nave made up their minds
that they are not going'to get much
more than those in Delaware, Erie and
Fayette counties in the way of ap-
pointments. The Governor is said to
have told several senators very plainly
that he does not intend to place ap-
pointments for the benefit of men who
did not help him in the local option
fight and who have not shown any
interest in his fight for local option in
the next legislature. The Governor
has ALL the aces just now.
The insurance bill vetoed last
night was one of the series backed
by Representative Richard ]. Baldwin,
of Delaware. The omnibus repeater
vetoed Friday was offered by Speaker
Amber.
H. w. Byrne, Fayette county law
yer, held UP the whole Fayette county
criminal court by challenging the
grand jury. 1t was the first time IT
had ever been done and court may
Jonas M. Rudy, who has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
Mayor, has been active in East End
politics for years.
John B. Evans, the new subtreas-
urer of the United States at Philadel-
phia, assumed his office yesterday.
The Democrats who did not get the
place also got on the job.
Congressman Ware is scheduled to
preside at the Fourth of July cele-
bration in Philadelphia.
Governor Brumbaugh, who is to
be one of the speakers at the meeting
at the State Bar Association at Cape
May. will hear reviews of the work of
the Legislature by several members.
Congressman II. j. Steele, the presi-
dent, will deal particularly with legis-
lation.
The Washington party city COM
mittee of Philadelphia met yesterday
and arranged for registration. Fur
Their than that It has not done any
thing and it's leaders are waiting to see
what their chiefs intend to do this
Fall. Some Of the Bull Moosers in that
city say they will stay off the reser-
vation.