Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-03
ROOSEVELT VISIT
HAS UPSET THINGS
Democratic Machine Badly Ratified
Over His Perfunctory Re-
marks on Mccormick

The visit of Colonel Theodore Roose-
Welt to Philadelphia and his failure to
speak with his old-time ginger has in
tensihed the difficulties in the WASH
ington party and caused Democrats
who were inclined to resent trafiicking
with the remnant of the Washington
party to get madder than ever.
The speech of the Colonel produced
a profound impression in many parts
of the State, causing Republicans to
grow iubilant. wavering ProgressiVes
to go over into the Republican camp
as the best place to go, machine
Democrats to gnash their teeth and
Old Guard Democrats to sit back and
smile broadly. The reports made by
Republican leaders show pronounced
return to the partys ranks and the
registration to-day in the cities OF all
grades is expected to be immense.
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmers s
attempts to explain away the iron
trade depression have caused him to
be laughed at all over the State. while
the statement of Senator Oliver to the
effect that Palmer did not tell the
truth when he said he had spent Win
ters and summers in Europe has
caused Palmer's statements to be
taken with pounds of salt.
Militant Bull Moosers are raising a
fuss over Mccormick. while the rank
and file is going back to the Repub-
lican party. Richard
r. Quay is in Philadel-
Bull Moosers phia planning the over
All Upset I'm throw of the Finn
the State leadership, and some
of the men WHO are
Roosevelt 70 lowe I S
from principle have been showing dis
positions to follow him. The illness
of Pinchot. who broke down again
yesterday in the western part of the
State, has further complicated mat
ters, and it is said that If he finds
sentiment in the party council to be
held the latter part of the week in
Philadelphia to be against him he Will
withdraw. Thus the Bull Moose Will
be mere tail to the Democratic
donkey and thousands of the remnant
will go back to the Republican party.
The Prohibition party will not go in
for stumping tours of the State, but
will concentrate its efforts To getting
out the vote for its state
ticket and for its local
tickets. This is the plan Cold Water
of campaign which has Campaign Is
been outlined by DR.. B. 70 BE Quiet
T.. p. Prugh, the chair
man of the State COM
mittee. DR.. Prugh has Just returned
from an extended tour of the State in
which he paid special attention to the
legislative contests and the effort Will
be to build up the vote. The Pro-
hibition vote went below 10000 four
years ago and systematic campaign
work to raise it has been undertaken.
Dr. Prugh says that the State ticket
will be well looked after by the State
committee and that the Prohibition
| candidate in the Twenty-eighth con-
J gressional district has a fighting
chance. Prohibition candidates for
the Legislature have been nominated
in almost every county and also for
Senate seats.
The battles of Congressman f. r.
Kiess of Lycoming, and eX-Congress-
man b. X. Focht. of Union, for seats
at Washington are at
! tracing much atten-
Congress ton in this city and
Battles there are many per-
| Interest sons who are doing
| what they can at a
| distance to help. Focht
has been campaigning with his usual
vigor and has succeeded in reforming
the organization with which he swept
the district years ago and which stood
| by him in 1912. In the Fifteenth dis
J trict KieSs is asking reelection after
service which merits return and is
making a battle in every county. Kiess'
chief opponent is j. j. Reardon, the
Democrat, and his chief annoyer is
one NJ T. Stokes. of Coudersport, who
is running on the Washington ticket
with no earthly hope of election and
a fixed purpose to heckle the Lycom-
| ing congressman. Kiess pulled
Through against w. b. Wilson, now in
Wilson's cabinet, two years ago and
bids fair to do it again. He deserves
| to, at any rate.
Vance C. Mccormick and William
Draper Lewis will explain from the
same platform twice during the COM
! ing week. In the evening they will be
at Altoona and the same night Con-
| gresham A. Mitchell Palmer and the
rest of the party will be in Lebanon,
where there are idle furnaces and
mills. Tuesday the Democratic party
| will make a hopeless tour in Lancaster
| county. closing with a night meeting
| in the courthouse. On Wednesday
| Mccormick will become a Bull Mooser
and speak before the Washington
| party committee in Philadelphia.
| Thursday Mccormick will become a
Democrat again and attend a meeting
of the Palmer Mccormick committee
| of one hundred in Philadelphia. Fri
! day will be spent in Westmoreland
county and Saturday in Fayette. where
Democrats have no show and party
| fights rage.