Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-17
DEMOCRATS WANT
NEWS ABOUT FUNDS
Desire to Know Where the Money
Is Going to Come From For
the Big Campaign Work
CONCRESSMEN ARE ANGRY
Palmer Roasted at a Secret Meet
ing Held in Washington
Fusion Wilted by Heat

Democratic county chairmen, State
committeeman and leaders from the
five counties of the new Fourth divi-
by State Chairman Morris and wanted
to know where all of the cash is go
ing to come from to put over the elab-
crate campaign work outlined at the
midsummer conference of the division
at the summer home of Division Boss
II. B. Mccormick yesterday.
The meeting was attended by prac-
tically everyone in authority in the
machine in the division and safe from
the prying newspaper reporters the
committeeman went over the plans. 1t
was emphasized that Mccormick must
be put over and it was so strong that
some of the men present got the idea
that congressional and legislative
fights were a minor consideration.
While the conference was under
way news reached the city that the
| Democratic congressman in Washing
ton were assailing the Palmer -McCor-
mick leadership and that Dr. Horace
Hoskins. one of the noisiest of reor-
| ganizers, had become miffed at State
| Chairman Morris because he had been
turned down in his effort to become
superintendent of the mint.
Incidentally it developed at the con-
| ference that very few of the men in
charge of districts think they can hold
old line Democrats in case there is a
fusion ticket. The Emery campaign
of 1906 is still fresh in their minds.
Friends of Mccormick are making
an effort in Philadelphia to get Mich
ael j. Ryan, defeated for the nomina-
| ton, show his Democ-
a cy by m a Ing
speeches for his rival Ryan's Aid
Ryan has been a Demo- Sought by
crat in and out of sea- Machinists
son and Mccormick,
who balked in 1910,
would be willing to accept his aid.
To help it along now it is being said
in Washington that on the day before
the primary, it was broadly intimated
by Democrats in close touch with the
President that he did not know his
Secretary of State was taking part in
the fight and that it was not. the Presi-
dents desire that any of his official
family mix up in such matters. Since
the primary it has been reasserted
that the President was grieved at Mr.
Bryan's action. This explanation has
not satisfied the Ryan wing of the
State Democracy, and those in touch
with the situation declare that the
fight against Palmer. the administra-
ton and all others who helped de-
feat Ryan will be carried into the
campaign this Fall.
Democratic and Bull Moose bosses
are having a hard time to put
over the fusion deal to aid Mccormick
and every county is
showing opposition In
Fusion Is Philadelphia yesterday
Hitting Republican organization
Boulders leaders said that such
ticket would not harm
Penrose and would ac-
tually aid Doctor Brumbaugh in his
fight for the governorship. They said
that there were hundreds of Wash
ington party men and Republicans
who could be persuaded to vote for
Lewis, but who would not vote for
Democrat. Such voters, they said,
would have no alternative, in event
of fusion, than to vote for the Repub-
lican candidate, Doctor Brumbaugh
They remarked, grimly, that they
would not hinder any efforts ON the
part of the two opposition parties to
get together on such a basis.
Philadelphia Inquirer shows that the
revolt among the Democratic Con-
gressmen against the
p a m leadership
has grown to con- Congressman
siderable proportions. Attack the
1t says: "A breach Machine Boss
exists in the Demo-
cratic party in Penn
sylvania that neither President Wilson
nor the lavish distribution of patron
age can heal. Conditions have be-
come almost intolerable to A. Mitchell
Palmer, the self-appointed boss of
the party and it is predicted among
Pennsylvania Democrats in Washing
ton that in the very near future Pal
mer will issue a statement reading
out of the reorganized party certain
prominent Democrats who refuse to
be muZzled and who are unwilling to
take orders from President Wilson's
personally selected candidate for Sem
ator in the Keystone State. The Sc
cret meeting of the Pennsylvania dele
cation in the House last night is the
| elimination of growing revolt
against the Palmer leadership. But
| the proceedings of the gathering are
slowly coming to light and it is said
| that Mr.. Palmer spent two bad hours
| listening to the criticism of his COL
| leagues in the House. 1t is said that
Mr.. Donohoe's statement reflects the
views of a majority of the delegation.
those present aired their grievances