Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-23
ACTIVITY CLOSE
TO THE PERN|C|OUS
BlaksIee and Other Federal Off
ciaIs Have Much Time For
Politics in Pennsylvania
ROOSEVELT AND MCCORMICK
The Harrisburger's Platform and
Statements Are Flat Against
the Coloners Ideas
ROOSEVELT AND MCCORMICK

Colonel Roosevelt's position that
Vance C. McCormick's campaign is
one in which only State issues are
involved and his effort to make it ap-
pear that Mccormick is a candidate
who should be supported without re-
gard to party are thoroughly disproved
by the speeches of Mccormick, the
inscription on the medal given to dol
lar contributors to the Democratic
slush fund and the activity of fed
eral officeholders in behalf of McCor-
mick.
Mccormick goes around night after
night proclaiming that he stands by
Wilson and told the Washington party
committee so. and. the dollar souvenirs,
so soon to be consigned to the junk
pile, contain a bust of Wilson and
an exhortation to uphold Wilson, who
is being so savagely assailed by Roose-
yelt However, the activity of the fed
eral officeholders is the most sig
nificant thing.
james I. Blakslee. the Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General, has been
travelling up and down the State for
weeks In the interest of the Demo-
cratic machine and reports are being
heard around Pittsburgh that charges
may be preferred against District At
torney e. Lowry Humes and Marshal
Joe Howley for pernicious political ac-
tivfty. In the eastern and central ends
of the State federal jobholders have
been on the jump and have been i'm
portuned to give to the slush fund.
If Republicans had shown 1.-THE
of the pernicious political activity now
being displayel by Blakslee and others
the Patriot would have wept and
walled over the decadence of the re-
public. Now Blakslee is ranked with
the men who are temporarily patriots.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger to-
day contains this very significant ar
ticle:
"'In my opinion the power
be h n the gubernatorial
Pepper throne will be none other
Is For than Martin G.. Brumbaugh.
Doctor George Wharton Pepper,
lawyer. yesterday said this
about Doctor Brumbaugh,
the Republican nominee for Governor
making light of those who said that
the doctor, as Governor, would be
controlled. Mr.. Pepper, it may be
Senator Penrose.
"Mr, Peppers statement as to Doctor
Brumbaugh was as follows:
IT l were a Democrat / should
take pleasure in voting for Mr. McCor-
mick, for whom ! have a high regard
AS l am Republican l shall take a
greater pleasure in voting for Doctor
Brumbaugh, who seems to me emil
nently we'll qualified to be Governor of
Pennsylvania. He has character, cour-
age and wide experience in public
affairs. He knows the State thor
oughly and is fitted to represent every
part of it.
when he pledges himself to the
cause OF local option, | am sure that
he means what he says. 1t is doubt
less true. as some of my friends tell
me, that his administration will be
influenced and controlled by a power
full man. I, however, differ from them
as to his Identity. In my opinion,
the power behind the gubernatoriai
throne will be none other than Martin
G. Brumbaugh."
Direct charges that j. Elmer Evans
York county rural mail carrier, had
been dismissed through Vaccinations
of the private secre-
tary of Congressman
Brodbeck a n d m Mail Carrier
Blakslee are made in Fired Beeause
York dispatch to of Criticism
the Philadelphia In
quirer. The dispatch
says, in part:
Evans, it must be admitted, com,
mitted an offense. He was overheard
some time in 1913 to remark to a fell
low-carrier that Notwithstanding the
fact that the tariff on leather had been
reduced shoes were not any cheaper.
This remark, it is supposed, reached
Mr.. Geesey's ears but recently, and he
| took up the matter with the congress-
man, and the latter, using Nis influence
with Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Blakslee. secured Evans dis
missal. Several weeks ago Evans got
a notice from the department that he
was given eight days in which to show
cause why he should not be dismissed
from the service. The notice referred
to the remarks he had made more
than year ago, as we'll as other
alleged minor Irregularities in his
duties as performed. Evans, in an.
swering, demanded specific charges,
so that he could meet them, but the
| next letter contained his discharge.
| The whole affair is credited to Job.
seeking men and to Mr.. Geesey's de-
sire to break up the rural carriers as
sociation. Evans was an active worker
| in the organization"