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DEMOCRATS FORM
FEDERATION
Forty Clubs Organize at
Harrisburg,
". B. WILSON IS PRESIDENT
Will Attempt to Reorganize the Party
in the State and Gust the Followers
of Guffey.

Harrisburg, Pa, June ia State
Federation of Democratic Clubs was
organized here with forty clubs rep
resented and leaders of the reorgan-
ization wing of this party present
from all parts of the state.
Congressman William B, Wilson
was made temporary chairman, con.
stitution was adopted and Governor
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, was
cheered enthusiastically when he
was introduced to the convention
Both Governor Wilson and Speaker
Champ Clark addressed a big rally
the elimination of the federation
meeting.
The following officers were elected:
President, Congressman William B.
Wilson, Tioga county; secretary, W.
N. McNair, Allegheny county; vice
president, Leon Levy, Lackawanna
county; Warren Worth Bailey, Cam.
bria county; John N. Moore, Lancas,
ter county, and Joseph Howley, ALE
gheny county; Lawrence H. Rupp,
Lehigh county; treasurer, Francis
Fisher Kane, Philadelphia
Governor Wilson was presented to
the convention by Messrs. Kane,
Philadelphia; Collier, Williamsport
and Davis, Lancaster, and received
an ovation.
Wilson Warns Democrats.
Governor Wilson's address was a
warning to the Democrats that, if call
ed on by the country to correct things
they must know what to do and how
TO do it.
81 would be the last man to indict
reformers, but there is this to be said,
that some times reformers have acted
like amateurs" said he.
Some good men have been dan
gerous or foolish. | have known good
men to be followed by many before
they found ne was foolish. The prob.
lem of politics is knowing how, tc
have a program. Indignation doesn't
do things 1t is like unconfined steam.
Don't let us get mad and do nothing
else. Let us go and find cut and so
after abuses"
A draft of the constitution for the
federation was presented by Francis
Fisher Kane, of Philadelphia, and
started lively discussion.
John A. Thornton, of Philadelphia,
presented an amendment providing
that, in addition to the $40 entrance
fee, clubs having more than 100 mem
bers should pay an annual fee of $40
under 100 and over so, S., and under
SO. $3.50 This change was made tc
help the small clubs.
The representation was changed so
as to give each club five delegates,
with one for each additional so above
100. Roland S. Morris, Philadelphia,
also took hand in the changing, and
had the number Of vice presidents
fixed at five instead of four.
A comittee on resolutions was nam
ed as follows: Roland S. Morris, Phil
adelphia; David Fitzgerald, Jenkin
town; w. W. Bailey, Johnstown; R
w. Guthrie, Pittsburg, and Lawrence
Rupp, Allentown.
Expect to Rout Gufy Men.
One thing made evident by the as
sembling of the Democratic clans is
that the Democratic state central com
mittee will be asked to elect George
W. Guthrie, of Pittsburg, for a full
term as<state chairman when it meets
in this city on July 10, as approval oil
the reorganization committee. This
has been the program of the reorgani
cation wing ever since Guthrie and
Congressman Palmer were selected in
place of James NJ. CIffey, national
committeeman, and Arthur DeWalt
state chairman, on March IA. The
men in charge of the regeneration
movement feel so sure of their posi-
ton that they declare the elections
will be effected without much opposi
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