Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-01
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By the Ex-Committeeman


Democratic city committee meeting
in Philadelphia Monday is attracting
attention of Democrats all over the
state and there are indications that
it may inspire some of the faithful
who have been ignored to fresh out
bursts against the rulers of the Dem
ocratic state machine. A committee 4
of Philadelphians will see National l
Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer |
and his pals this week about what l
they intend to do.
The Philadelphia Inquirer in an
extended review of the situation has
this to say to-day: The sensational
outbreak at the Democratic city 4
committee night before last when a I
pent up feeling of disappointment
and resentment came from members y
of the old Guard in vigorous Ian
guage, is taken as forecast of what 4
will inevitably follow when the ele-
ment dominating the Federal office
patronage essays to name the next I
Democratic candidate for governor. 4
The reappointment of a big batch of q
Federal officeholders by President 4
Wilson, including Collector of Gus 4
toms w. II. Berry, sounded the death y
knell of the aspirations of and the B
breaking of promises to many of the Il
old Guard Democrats, who have Y
been sustaining the present state u
leadership. Every disappointed Of 4
ficeholder in the state, men who 4
sought local postmasterships, men Il
who hoped to be named in the big 4
Federal offices in the state or at
Washington, and men who had as
pirations for diplomatic and other
Federal offices in the gift of the8
President, and who have failed in
their ambitions, will be called to the
colors' to demonstrate to Washing
ton that the McCormick-Palmer-
Morris faction has not the backing of
the great rank and file of the Demo-
cracy of Pennsylvania. Unless there
shall be an immediate change in the
policy of the Vance Mccormick
leadership toward the old Guard
Democratic workers, following
visit of protest to Washington. war
to the knife will be declared in
struggle for control of the party or
ganization in the state. Aftermath
following the criticism
by Democratic city committeeman OF
Federal officials for the alleged rec
ognition of Republican politicians,
yesterday included formal state
ment from ex-Congressman Michaelt
Donohoe."
Auditor General Snyder last v
evening declared that as far as he h
was concerned he had no personal n
feeling in the test of the right of :
the Governor to reappoint men re-
iected by the Senate. Il would make
this contest If Sproul was governor 2
and the same situation arose. 1 have 4
no personal feeling in it. 1 think
that it is a question which should be
settled by the highest courts for the
benefit of the people of PennsylVa- t
mia. 1t is strange that 1t has never r
been passed upon by the state Su- 1
preme or the United States supreme T
courts" -
REGARDING the designation of the
officials as "ad interim" or recess
in the petition for the :
mandamus this is generally regarded
as an effort 90 prevent any reference
to rejection by the Senate getting
into the suits. The way the suits now '
stand the Auditor General is charged
with failing to honor requlstlons |
made under the law by ofnclals aP-
pointed after the Legislature ad- 6
iourned and commissioned to serve {
until the end of the next Senate. IL /
is a clever way of putting 1t and 1t
NAV embarrass the Auditor General \
somewhat to get before the court the
fact that the Senate rejected the
men. Mr.. Snyder will certainly put
that fact into his answer. ne says '
get consideration, because of the /
way the bill is drawn, for the fact 1
that the Senate rejected the men, ne '
can start quo warranto proceedings
of his own to test by what right the
four men who sue him hold once.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, of the i
Philadelphia registration commls-
sion. appears to have stirred up the {
animals by some inquiries he MADE
regarding men who have been draft
ed Mr.. woodruff says he simply 1
wanted to know about the men and
that there was no politics in his re-
quest. a.o.o I
railroad circles, is a candldate TOT
sheriff of Allegheny county,
Representative c. NJ. Palmer. OF
Pottsville, is developing ambluons
to succeed Charles A. Snyder as SEN
ator from Schuylkill county.
in spite of all the fuss 1t looks
as though the Philadelphia transit
matter would be worked out thls
year.
nosed for Judge of Northampton by
Thomas D. Danner and George r.
Booth.
ton for city treasurer of Philadelphia
were started yesterday and 1t is ex-
nected he will not be seriously OPP
posed. c,o.
ter who was forced to resign be-
cause of the riots. is well known
here. He was first to go in Mayor
McDowell's move to clean up Ches-