Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-10
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Palmer's activities against the high
cost of living are considered politi-
cally significant by the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger and much atten-
tion is given to the plan for holding
a series of conferences in the States
on the subject. The Ledger's Wash
ington correspondent processes to
see in these meetings, to be COM
posed of mayors and district attor-
neys and to be called by the govern
ors, plan of Palmer to Swing
around the circle"
AS Il matter of fact, men promi-
nent in PENNSYLVANIA Republican
party affairs and folks on capitol
Hill do not see anything politically
significant in the proposed meet
ings. The plan for the conferences
developed at the meeting of repre-
sentatives of attorneys general of
various states, few of whom they
say could be regarded as likely to do
much to advance Palmer's chances.
Among politicians who come here
there is a great interest as to how
Palmer will make out as u crusade
against the high cost of living is n
perilous undertaking unless it does
cut prices and the belief here is that
Palmer was drafted rather than Sc
lected' to head the drive.
The Ledger makes much of the
visit Joseph Guffey paid to Palmer
to see about appointments in West
ern Pennsylvania and then says:
Mr.. Palmer at present is chairman
OF the State Democratic committee,
but he has let it be known that he
does not intend to be a candidate for
the craftsmanship next spring. There
has been a general feeling in Wash
ington for the last two months that
| Mr.. Palmer might be looked upon
as Il possibility for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency. 1t
has been even said that he had
President Wilson'S direct backing,
despite the prominence of the boom
for William c.. McAdoo, which is be-
ing conducted by Bernard NJ. Ba-
ruch and Thomas l.. Chadbourne, of
New York"
| Mr.. Palmer is not Democratic
state chairman and never has been
and there is a belief that Lawrence
II. Rupp, of Allentown, the present
state chairman, will not remain in
office very long as more progress
i've leader is wanted to steer the
state machine next winter and
I SpTlHB "Hen StlS Oul dllSlr
national delegates.
] I'm this connection it is inter
esting to read what f. j. Synett,
editor of the Scranton Times, has to
say in Roderick Randoms column.
He is Il close personal friend of
Palmer and writes: The declara-
ton of Assistant Postmaster General
Jim Biakeslee that Attorney Gen
eral a. Mitchell Palmer will be a
candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for president in the event
that President Wilson decides not to
seek reelection, is really no news to
Roderick Random readers. Should
President Wilson decide to retire at
the end of his term, there is every
reason to believe that Mr. Palmer
will be given the support of n great
body OF Democratic leaders from all
parts of the Nation. Mr.. Palmer
stands big with these men. They
know his capacity and ability. He
is a big man in the Nation, n man
who did his work so we'll during the
war that his life has been constant
ly jeopardized since. l like the eX-
preston. President a. Mitchell
Palmer" Incidentally should Mr.
Palmer be elected to the highest
Office in the gift of the people he
will have been only the second
Pennsylvania thus honored. James
Buchanan was also n Pennsylvania.
In 1880 another distinguished native
of the keystone State, General Win
field S. Hancock, was a candidate
for the presidency, but was defeat
ed by General Garfield. Mr.. Palmer
was born in Luzerne county, near
White Haven, but has lived practi-
cally all his life in Stroudsburg.
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ography in the old Woods Business
College here, so is very much of a
Scrantonian."
On the other hand there is
much disposition on the part of
friends of Judge Eugene c. Bonni-
l we'll, the arch foe of Palmer in
> Democratic State affairs and the
q only man who is inclined to dispute
the title of State leader with him, to
make a great deal of Bonniwell's
l reelection as president of the State
r Firemen's Association. The judge
=, is after Palmer's leadership plumes
and inclined to fight in every county
Whether he will out as much ice as
q formerly because of the defeat OF
\ his efforts in the Philadelphia and
, Allegheny primaries and the cool
: ness of some Lackawanna and Lu-
I zerne leaders toward him is an in
IterestinS problem.
q The Evening Ledger says re.
garding developments in Philadel
phia politics: Interesting in the
e light of the conferences Mr.. Moore
y is holding with leaders of all ele
h ments in the party was this com,
= ment of the congressman: "A new
condition of affairs exists in the Re
!. publican party in Philadelphia to-
/, day, although some people do no
s seem to realize it,"
II The Congressman has an
n nounced that he would probably re
r main as q member of Congress unit
a the time comes to take office thu
first of the year. The suggestions o
e Mr.. Moore. as mayor of Philadel
d phia, will be persuasive in the set
o Ting of the question as to his sue
~ cessor from the Third congressional
district.
The votes were drawn off yes
terday in over forty counties.
County Commissioner Addison
C. Gumbert, whose large vote wa
q one of the surprises of the recen
y Republican primary election, had
20 total of $3.50 votes, according t
= the official count of the returns, say
% the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. H
n distanced Robert S. Cain, his col
l. league on the Leslie ticket, by S.S4t
a Gains vote being 56,774.