The Detroit times., 1912-05-08
WILSON SUPPORTERS
DEFEAT MACHINE
IN PENNSYLVANIA
"Reorganizers" Name Complete
State Ticket and Instruct
Delegates To Baltimore
MUST VOTE FOR GOV.
WILSON, OF NEW JERSEY
Progressive Planks Are EN-
bodied in Platform BY vic
tors in Convention


HARRISBURG. Pa, May g.--yn 81.
same nail where the regular RennI,lI .
can organization OF Pennsyivania 49,
oNertnrown last week. the recuiav.
Democratic state Organization yeeie<..
usy was swept out OF power bv ~.
reorganization faction after Z f,rI<
lasting nearly two years. The ~reor-
ganizers" victory was Complete an1
no resistance was made by the reTll-
sars aiter the vote on permanent
cnairman OF the state convention
showed that their opponents con .roIl-
ed the convention by 110 votes 10 ~.
Ine party has been split for m0rs
than year and two state commits
tees have directed tn edestinies OF
Pennsyivania's Democracy.
The "reorganizers" under the lead
er ship OF George w. Guthrie, former
mayor OF Pittsburgh; Vance g. Me-.
Cormick, former mayor OF Harris
burg, and Congressman Palmer. nam.
ed a complete state ticket. elected IL
delegates-at-large and II alternates to-
Baltimore and gave them binding In
struction TO vote for Woodrow VIII
son "as long as his name remains
before the conventions" selected six
electors-at-large: adopted their own
platform and ratified the selection OF
the .reorganizers" state COMMITTEES in
electing Mr.. Guthrie state Chairman.
The state ticket named Is: Auditor
general, Robert K. Cresswell; Jchns-
town.
State treasurer, William III. Berry,
/ Delaware county.
ongressmen-at-large. George Shaw,
West Moreland; Joseph Howley, Al
legheny: George R. Mclean. Lllzerne.
and X. K. Greenawalt, Lancaster.
/ The platform adopted includes inr
dorsement of the initiative and refer
I endtim but ignores the recall of judges
or judicial decisions. It deplores de.
struction or representative govern
ment through control OF state and M
ttional legislation BY agents Of speciet
\ Interests"
/ II says that loose and dishonest
constitutional Interpretation has tnrn-
ed fundamental laws against proper
Regulation OF corporate wealth and
that protective tariff has swollen the
fortunes OF few.
Three great issues" the platform
declares, "overshadow all othera
Representative government must be
restored; the judiciary must be re-
stricted to its proper sphere; the
evils OF the tariff system must be
corrected
| The work OF the Democratic house
is praised. as having promoted econ
omy In every branch of the govern
ment. and paved the way for the
election of United States senators BY
the people.
I'VE share in the humiliation"
says one plank, (which all feel at
| the spectacle OF the chief magistrates
of our country lowering the dignity
OF the Office by indulging in petty
personal quarrel with his predeces
sor, and Withholding prosecution
against sreat corporation interests
DALLAS, Texas, May S.-Incom
Iplete returns received today from the
county conventions held yesterday
indicate that Roosevelt and Wilson
VIII get the Texas delegates to the
Republican and Democratic national
conventions. Returns early today
give Roosevelt SO 1-2 votes In the
tSldlt CODNtuilOn anu AoAN cN - - -
TAFT forces still claim they will car
ry the state convention. as there VIII
be at least IL contesting delegates
an6 SO counties which will send un-
instructed delegates.
Returns from 176 out of ESQ coun-
ties give Wilson 32S Sc instructed
votes: 16 more than the number re-
quired 10 control the convention.
Harmon, in the same counties, had
l09 2.3 and Clark 39 l-2.
! JACKSON. Mich, May S.-Oscar
Underwood carried Mississippi In
the Democratic presidential prefer
ence election held yesterday. accord
Ing to practically complete returns
today. Latest returns give Under
wood 5.206 and Wilson 500. An ex-
ceedingly light vote was cast.