New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
HOMER CUMMINGS
 TOO CONSERVATIVE
Had Opposition from Democrats
 in West and South
Especial to the Herald.j

Washington, June 17.-Opposition among members of the democratic na- <. tional committee to Homer S. Cum mings of Connecticut for chairmanship of the committee is reported here to have 8 good deal of weight with the president and his advisers in selecting Vance D. Mccormick of Harrisburg, Pa, to succeed William F. McCombs 7 as chairman.
 It is said that Cummings is too conservative and too reserved to suit some of the western and southern members of the national committee. MT. Cummings, as vice chairman Of the committee, was considered by some to be in line for the chairman ship. He is understood to stand high with the president, but the latter is guided by a desire for harmony.
 The attitude of certain members of the committee made it inadvisable to press the claims of MT. Cummings. It is said that some of MT. Cummings business connections did not fit in with certain progressive campaign plans of the democratic managers.
 Whether MT. Cummings was anxious for the chairmanship may be doubted, 1but at any rate his candidacy has ceased now that the president has spoken the word in the matter of the selection of his campaign manager. MT. Cummings is expected to vote with othxr mem bers of the committee for Mccormick for chairman, as the na- tional committee has for years recog nized the paramount right of the can- didate for president to pick his mana ger.
 Rural Mail Service.
 It is learned at the postoffice de- partment that the reorganization of the rural mail service in Hartford county which has recommended some weeks ago. will go into effect July 1. This decision has been reached after reexamination of the situation was made by Postal Inspector Bushea, as the result of protests lodged with <he department by < Representative Oakley and others. The reorganiza- ton involves the elimination of five rural delivery routes in the county.
 No report has yet been received at the department upon reinvestiga- ton of the rural mail service in Litch- field county with a view to reorganiz- ing it. That reinvestigation was or dered after complaint was made to the department by Representative Glynn.
 The interstate commerce commis l sion has decided the complaint of the l Monroe Grocer Co.,, of Monroe, La, l against the New Haven railroad and 1 other railroads. The case involved al- | legged unreasonable charges on load l ed shells and metallic cartridges from | Conn.,, to Monroe. The l rate paid was eighty cents per 100 | pounds. The rate claimed was sixty l five cents. The commission found the l latter to be proper and awarded | $45.60 reparation to the complainant. 1
 New regulations issued by the agri- | cultural department under the Mo- Lean migratory bird law provide for a closed season on waterfowl in Con- I necticut from January 16 to Septem- Der 30, on rails between December 1 and August 31 next following on shore birds from December 1 to Au- gust 15; on snipe between December 16 and September 15; on woodcock between December 1 and September 80 next following.
 Local C. of c. Opposed.
 Except on one point the vote of Connecticut commercial organizations that are members of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States was unanim ously in favor of a number of propositions looking toward i'm proving the national defense. That one exception was the New Britain Chamber of Commerce, which cast three votes against the recommenda- ton of the national chamber that there should be council of national defense created.
 On other propositions, seven in nn11 ho,- ln1r har