Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
MORRIS TRYING To
STRA|GHTENK KINKS
County Bosses Will Confer With
Him on the Second of the
Receiving Days
MACHINE BOSSES SCARED
Story That They May Abandon the
Contests Bryan Will Be Greeted
by Democrats
MACHINE BOSSES SCAR

state Chairman Roland S. Morris
will make another effort to straighten
out the kinks in the Democratic ma
chlne tomorrow and will bend every
effort to secure harmony in central
and western counties where rows have
hung over since the primary and
where new ones have been started
over the distribution of such federal
plums as judgeships, revenue jobs and
post offices.
At the Democratic windmill 1t is
stated that Mr.. Morris has arranged
to come here on Thursdays to talk
over campaign plans and that he will
meet number of leaders. The truth
is that he has sent for q number of
men up the State in an effort to
smooth ruffled fur and to get some
semblance of harmony in the Demo-
cratic campaign.
First and foremost the county lead
ers who come here are to be urged to
make noise like a united party,
then they are to secure eminent
Democrats to serve on committees,
also to exert pressure on Congressman
of Democratic faith to sign the Pal
mer peace pledge paper and lastly to
help take the burden of financing the
campaign off Candidate Mccormick
So alarmed are the bosses of the
State machine over the resentment
against the stating of Guffey's man.
Thompson, for the west
ern judgeship, the fuses
over post office appoint Willing to
ments and the revolt of Concede a
the Democratic Con- Seat or So
gressmen that they are
showing signs of MAX
Frin nf Lob aa1
]. Ryan are being patted on the back
and it is even intimated that he may
be asked to make a speech or two.
Then the word comes that there Is a
possibility that the machine may drop
the contests against men elected to
the Philadelphia city committee in
stead of forcing the issue. Efforts to
straighten out the ructions in Hunt
ingdon and Susquehanna county are
under way. The bosses have found
that the Democratic party is all shot
to pieces over Wilson and Morris is
afraid of leading a party that will be
third in the coming campaign.
Democrats VINO remain faithful to
Bryanism will have a chance to show
their fealty tonight when the Secre-
tary of State will be
in this. city and Me-
Bryan VIII chanicsburg. The Sec
Be in Our retary is here on a
District Chautauqua tour and
is to arrive shortly
before o'clock. A.
committee of members of clubs will
meet him here and whirl him to Me-
chanicsburg where a reception staged
by Doc Dougherty will be held. This
will be at the Business Mems League
foy. n Lass Of
politics. The Secretary speaks at s
in the Chautauqua and will return
here late at night to hustle to Wash
ington to make up for lost time. There
is no politics in Bryan's visit, but if
he escapes being drawn into 1t he will
be a wonder.
The Palmer-McCormick League be-
ing formed in Philadelphia has
aroused considerable antagonism from
the officers of the city
committee elected by
the people and some league Not
sharp comments are Popular in
being made 1t is also Quaker City
said that DR.. Horace
Hoskins, who was
turned down for a job and who has
since been attacking State Chairman
Morris, is quietly boring holes in the
League and that Vt may represent only
segment of the reorganization fac
ton. City Chairman Bromley, of the
regular committee, says the Wilson
League, which was a Palmer-McCor-
mick invention in 1912, interfered with
the campaign and kept Wilson from
getting 100000 votes in that city.
The scheme of the league is to dis
place the city committee and it ap-
pears to be interfering with itself.