Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-11
Washington, Sept. IL.


DENNSYLVANIA Democrats furnished
the richest morsel of capital gossip,
apart from war talk, that we have heard
in Washington for some time. Palmer and
Mccormick are so close to the Administra-
ton, official and political, that their RAID
upon the Bonniwell forces started many
anxious inquiries among the Democrats
of other States who have been wondering
how far the Administration proposed to
interfere in the approaching elections
Enough has already occurred by way OF
assistance to certain candidates and oppo-
sition to others to justify the individual
suspicious of many party men who do not
know upon which side the Administration
may smile.
The activities of Palmer and Mccormick
are so pronounced in view of their ofticial
relations to the Government that one or
the waggish Republican members actually
prepared a resolution of investigation. Ihls
resolution, while not presented to Congress-
was written in semihumorous fashion,
setting forth in the whereases that the
President had declared politics adjourned
that the Secretary of the Treasury ana
director general of railroads had warned
the railroad attorneys and employees that
they must disassociatc themselves from
political machinery or partisanship, and
that the action of Mr.. McCormick chair
man of the war trade board, and Mr.. Pal-
mer, alien property custodian, in absent
ing themselves from their war duties III
Washington to enter the political arena
in Pennsylvania for the purpose of unhors'
ing the Democratic nominee for Governor,
was contradictory, If not in contempt OF
higher authority. With spirit OF ques-
tionable sef-sacrifice it was proposed that
the Speaker of the House should appoint on
this committee of investigation none put
good Democrats, in order that the work or
purification might not be subject to Repub-
lican interference.
All joking aside, however, rumors are
current that Palmer and Mccormick have
something up their sleeves with regard 10
the wet and dry question which they have
not yet revealed. And it is believed that
they have not been disciplined by the
President for what has thus far taken
places
CENATORS and congressman who come
~ within the new draft age limits and
who cannot get home, are stepping up TO
the captains office" for registration under
arrangements made for them at the POST
office Building Some of the Pennsylvania
members are included. The Senators, Pen
rose and Knox are each beyond the forty
fye.year limit Penrose, while senior Sen.
ator in service, is junior in age. He was
OF the Congressmen-at-Large, all but one
are outside the pale, The exception Is
John r. X. Scott, and he comes mighty
close. He was born July g. 1873 Crago
who saw service in the Philippines as
ma ior of the famous Tenth Pennsylvania
was born in 1866 Garland, the big
Moose" from Pittsburgh was born in
1885. and Mclaughlin, Of Philadelphia, in
1867.
The other members of the Pennsylvania
delegation some of whom have sons in
the service came along as follows: Vare
1857. Graham, 1850; Moore, 1854 Ed
munds, 1864; Costello, 1854; Darrow. 1859;
put,er 1856; Dewalt, 1854; McFadden,
1875. Kiess, 1875: Lesher 1885, Kreider
1853. Rose, 1856; Brodbeck, 1860; Rowland.
1870. Robbins, 1861 Sterling, 1870; Tenn
n,e 1854 Steele, 1860; Strong, 1859; Por-
ter 1869; Kelly, 1885, NORM. 1858; Camp
hell, 1871. Being modest men, Watson.
Griest Farr, Templeton, Heaton, Focht.
clark and Breslin did not celebrate their
natal days in the Congressional Directory,
hut very few of them would be within the
draft age.
CONGRESSMAN TOM BUTLER, dean of
~ the pennsylvania delegation in the
House and ranking Republican on the
NAVAL Affairs COMMITTEES. returned from,
| rr.nce IL Sdvnnoo e the other me1hbsrs a