Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-05
Prizer Butts in on Kaufman's Cam.
paign and Things Are Grow
ing Strenuous Rapidly
TROUBLE In BUTLER NOW
Public Ledger Says That Palmer
Was Busy Trying to Smooth
Over the Party Row

am DltlOnS OF vance y. McCOrHllck anu
Michael J. Ryan, there Is a fight over
who shall have the empty honor Of
being defeated for congress by Con-
gresham Aaron s. Kreider. Doc
Kreider, the aspiring Bull Moose
Capitol Hill offlceholder, is not re-
garded as factor even by his own
party people and the fight among the
Democrats for the dubious honor bids
fair to be one of those shindies that
furnish much Joy for those on the
sidelines.
D. L. Kaufman, who ran on the
Democratic ticket last year without
much support from some who are
noisily proclaiming their party regu-
larity this year. has braved the frowns
Of the bosses and started to be can
didate again. Mr.. Kaufman knows the
district and the people and has been
busy for some time but 1T Is hinted
that Charles Prizer, the Middletown
stove manufacturer, who has started
papers for the nomination will have
the smiles Of the bosses. Up to date
he has not been mentioned in the
morning factionalist.
The announcement of the boom for
Oliver c.. Bishop, the Oberlin man for
the Republican nomination for the
House in the lower
end, has caused lower
Bishops end and Steelton DEM
Candidacy ocrats to get into the
Takes Well dumps. John j. New
baker, the Ste g t o n
Dem crat who has
been boosted by some of the bosses
was beaten some time ago when he
had ambitions and it is said was not
convinced up to noon to-day that he
had the right CALL Bishops candidacy
also gave q chill to Representative j. b.
Martin, of Middletown, who realizes
that things are different from 1912 and
who is said by some to be smiling on
Republicans or willing to be smiled
upon by them. Bishop is strong
throughout the whole lower end, es-
pecially in Steelton. In the upper end
Representative w. w. Lenker, of Will
Jamestown, Is out fixing UP the fences
of the Bull Moose corral and H. B..
Saussman is wondering where he will
get off at in the Democratic family
row.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger in
commenting upon the visit of Palmer
and Mccormick to Western Pennsyl-
vania seems to think
that Palmer had his
hands full ironing All Was Not
out tangles." The big Lovely in
Independent newspa- the West End
per of Philadelphia
says in part: They
were 80 busy trying to straighten tan
giles over who is who in Democratic
circles in Butler county that they had
no time for speechmaking. Postmas-
ter Thomas A. Frazier, of Butler. and
c. j. d. Stronecker, q banker, who
have been Palmers elect in the coun-
ty, seem to have lost out to-day. The
Reiber faction, which placed Aaron d..
Reiber on the Common Pleas bench
with the aid of the VETS last Fall,
demanded as the price of peace with
Palmer the getting rid of Frazier as
dispenser of patronage and the recog-
milton of County Chairman j. B. Nc
Junkin, of the Reiber faction, in the
patronage business. Palmer recently
turned down McJunkin on an appoint
ment, saying he would do as Frazier
said, and this led to the ultimatum by
the Reiber faction to-day. Mr.. Pal
mer has had frequent conferences with
county chairmen and other Demo-
cratic leaders from the western coun-
ties since he came to Pittsburgh Mon
day morning. With Mccormick and
State Chairman Morris, there is rea-
son to believe that the Congressman
has been making valiant efforts to
straighten out serious Democratic tam
giles which have resulted over the dis
pensing of Federal plums."
Things are getting complicated for
the Democratic members of the Leg
islature from Cumberland county,
who are seeking re-elec-
ton. Both Barner and
Bowman Burnett have been play
Aspires ing a safe game in the
to Seat hope that there would be
no opposition, but already
A. NJ. Bowman, Camp Hill
one of the best known young Demo-
Gratis in the county, has announced
that he will be candidate. Bowman
possesses strength all over the county,
the eastern end being his citadel and
| he will give the two members an aw-
full chase. 1t is probable that other
Democrats will get into the race and
a grand free for all fight will result.
The two members have been busy
cultivating their fields, but Burnett
may have trouble in his own town.
Things were lively in the West End
last night The gangsters lined up in
the West End Democratic Club and at
the third try pushed over
an endorsement for Nc
Cormick. All the local Lively
| losses turned out to give Times
the club members a treat Uptown
and after lot of
speechifling a resolution
was put through. The first effort to
put the club on record for Mccormick
some time ago resulted in the resolu-
ton being tabled. The next time 1t
was ordered expunged from the rec
ords, but last night they bucked the
center and carried it over How many
federal jobs will come to town is not
stated. At the same time the Capt.
tai City Republican Club was having
fine time dining ]. b. Deshong.
Congressman Edgar r. Kiess, of
Lycoming, has announced his candi-
dacy for Republican denomination and
will make it without
much trouble. Mr..
Kiess Will Kiess, who defeated
FORA the redoubtable Will
Second Term liam B. Wilson in the
great Democratic year,
has planned vigorous
| campaign and people familiar with
the district say that he will win. The
Republicans in that district are united
on him, no matter how they are on
other things, and with prospects of {
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