Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-07
FUSION SCHEME IS
GIVEN HARD RAPS
McNair Joins With Other Leaders
in Criticising Dickers to
Help Out Mccormick
DIETRICH GETS A BIG JOLT


DR.. Brumbaugh Simply Says Some
thing Isn't So; Mccormick
Bund Beaten in Erie
In spite of indications which they
believed would lead to an announce
ment by William Draper Lewis that
he would drop his gubernatorial as
pirations and allow Vance G. McCor-
mick to take his place as the Washing
ton party candidate for chief eXecu-
tive OF Pennsylvania, Democratic ma
chine men were to-day confronted
with the announcement that the dean
INTENDED to keep a speaking date at
Arnot, Tioga county, and might make
more speeches later in the week. Con-
sequently the call for a meeting of
the Democratic State executive COM
mittee to pass on the formalities of
the deal will not be issued. The Bull
Moose bosses have not said anything
to-day and about all that has been
given out is an interview with William
Finn. in which he says he is about
ready to accept fusion.
on the subject of fusion the Phila-
delphia Press of to-day says:
Bull Moose-Democratic fusion was
attacked last night by William n. Nc
Nair, Democratic candidate for Secre-
tary of Internal Affairs, on the ground
that it savored too much Of a politi-
cal deal. Mr.. McNair said he was in
favor of every party fighting it's own
issues to the finish without attempting
amalgamation with another party
whose tenets must differ to some de-
gree. Regarding his own withdrawal
interests nf m mn fusion
should such action be agreed upon by
the leaders of the two parties, Mr.. Nc
Nair declared that such course
would seem to him a betrayal of the
people who had supported him in the
primaries. This would especially ap-
ply, he said, to the Single Takers, to
whom he stood as an exponent of a
vital principle"
DR.. Brumbaugh and Senator PEN
rose were out on the stump on Satur-
day at different ends of the State and
both received notable
receptions. The Sen
Brumbaugh ator spoke to large
ReStateS audiences in half a
Platform dozen towns in the
Allegheny valley and
addressed two big
meetings in Tarentum and New Ken
sington. He will be in Pittsburgh to-
4
nesday. Dr. Brumbaugh toured
Bucks county, where he addressed
Grange meetings and other gather
ings, reiterating his stand for local
option, recasting of the child labor
laws, justice to workingmen and a
workmens compensation that will
stand the test of the courts. The
doctor received a notable reception
and in districts which have been
claimed by Democrats most of the
population turned out to greet him.
Palmer Mccormick men were routed
in their attempt to secure an endorse
ment of the State ticket at the annual
meeting of the Erie
county Democratic COM
mittee at Erie on Satur- Erie Men
day. The Liebe faction Jump OH
steam rollered the "re- Machine
organizer" as neatly as
the Mccormick machine
ever did the "Old Guard" Not one
word was said in the resolutions
adopted regarding the State platform,
and it was but a left-handed offer of
support that was given. Liebel and
his followers went into the conven-
ton with the slogan remember
Ryan and Budd," and the meeting
proved to be anything but harmo-
NOUS.
Eighteen of the delegates upheld
the Palmer Mccormick end of the
Democracy, while sixty-eight voted
for Frank Enswort for county chair
man, he being candidate of the Liebel
faction of the party.
The supporters of the State ticket
attempted to put up a fight, but the
steam roller ably engineered by Can
didate Liebel and his first lieutenant,
Joseph Rogan. completely flattened
out the reorganization end of the
party
Efforts to harmonize the contend
ing factions of the Blair Democrats
were conducted from Democratic State
headquarters, even to
the extent of sending
BIair's one of the officials to
Democrats Altoona, but failed, and
Are Split on Saturday the small
faction adhering to A. ".
Dively, who claims to be
the representative of the machine,
elected L. o. Burkett, the brother of
a man recently named postmaster at
Roaring Spring. The majority fac
ton elected Thomas Lawley as chair
man two weeks ago. The two chair
men are clamoring at the Democratic
State windmill for recognition and a
situation much like those in Hunting
don and Susquehanna county, where
the Democrats are at each others
throats, prevails. Efforts have been
made to smooth over the rows in the
two latter counties. but even a spe-
cial committee which has never re-
ported, has been unable to do any
thing.
DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Republi-
can nominee for Governor, last night
refuted a charge made by State Chair
man DIETRICH, of the
Washington party,
Brumbaugh that the "schoolmas-
Skaters ter" became a candi-
DIETRICH dldate when last
Spring he met Sena-
tors Penrose and Oil
yer in the home of Louis Kolb in
Philadelphia"
DIR. Brumbaugh himself disliked to
engage in a controversy with Mr.. Det-
rich. but authorized a statement to be
made on his behalf. This statement
was:
There was no such meeting. IT is
doubtful If Mr.. Kolb ever at any time
had Senator Penrose in his home. At
any rate DR.. Brumbaugh never met
the Senators in Mr.. Kolbs home as
alleged by Mr.. DIETRICH. Senator Pen
rose had absolutely nothing whatever
to do with the doctors candidacy. He
became candidate when his friends
| in the Huntingdon Valley urged him
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