Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-02
Lewis and Pinchot Did Not Meet
Democratic Bosses or Talk
About Fusion Deals
LEWIS GETS VERY HUFFY
Declines to Talk When Asked if
He Will Get Off Ticket;
Palmer's Man Bumped


in Harrisburg last night and went
their own way. They made speeches
indicating that they were the people
to elect and did not refer to the
scheme to effect fusion for the sake
of boosting Vance c. McCormick's vote
and did not meet any Democratic
bosses. Both Lewis and Pinchot de-
clined point blank to discuss fusion,
the dean becoming ruffled when some
one asked him If he intended to retire
from the ticket in the interest of the
Little Boss of Dauphin county's DEM
ocracy.
The visit of the two Progressive
standard bearers was made the occa-
sion of some ardent campaign work
by the brave little band that follows
County Chairman Ira j. Mosey. In
the afternoon the. candidates had
spoken at Williams qrove and thumped
Penrose and Brumbaugh with ViSor,
but carefully refrained from indi-
eating anything but an intention to
continue their campaign. Last night
when they arrived in the city band
met them. After supper the candi-
dates went down Market street to see
the new Washington party banner
swung to the breeze and if they had
any pain because of the caricatures of
their likenesses they did not show it.
The meeting was held on the north
side of Market Square, close enough to
the door of the Democratic State
windmill to emphasize the
going alone campaign of
Outdoor the Bull Moosers. but the
Meeting audience was not hefty.
Slender There were some Jealous
Bull Moosers, some Demo-
Gratis h u cry for some
words of comfort for the sorely-tri
Mccormick, some Republicans who
wanted to hear the speeches and some
of those people whom the Patriot calls
Independents when it is trying to get
their votes and whom 1t styles as
hopeless when 1t fails. The horse
attached to the wagon whereon the
orators stood kicked up his heels and
frisked so that he had to be taken out
when Pinchot began to speak, but the
rest of the meeting was marked by
respectful, but undemonstrative, listen
ing to speeches. Dean Lewis severely
arraigned Republicans, but even proX-
unity to the Democratic windmill did
not cause him to suggest fusion. There
were also remarks by Chairman Mosey
and Dunlap and the candidates. All
that was missing was a comedy touch
and State Chairman DIETRICH was not
there.
Dauphin county Republicans will
unite with the Republicans of Cum
berland tomorrow and escort Brum-
baugh and Penrose and
their colleagues on the
State ticket to Williams Republicans
Grove for the big day. VIII Throng
The candidates will ar the Picnic
rive here during the
morning and leave at
once for the grove. Informal recep-
tions will be given to them. This
morning Democratic machinists were
making tremendous efforts to get
crowd to accompany Palmer and
Mccormick to the grove but did not
succeed to any extent Neither was
the reception accorded to the machine
ticket very cordial at the grove
Democratic committeeman and pros
pective officeholders got their orders
to turn out and while they showed up
in numbers they did not turn loose
| enthusiasm. The fact that the Bull
Moose candidates did not get into
touch with the Democratic candidates
and pull through fusion appeared to
have disconnected some of the work
ers, who see a hopeless fight with
mighty little money ahead.
Addressing a big meeting of colored
voters in the Union. Labor Temple last
night in Pittsburgh, United States Sen
ator Penrose formally
opened his campaign in
Penrose Is Western Pennsylvania
Speaking At the meeting. which
in the West was held under the aus
pices of the General
Baptist Association of
Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Senator
Penrose was enthusiastically received,
and his speech of peculiar interest to
colored people was heartily applauded.
In his speech the senator dwelt on the
progress made by the colored men
since their emancipation. He paid tri-
butte to them because of their stalwart
| Republicanism and declared that they
we're one of the few classes which had
never shown ingratitude to the party
which had befriended them. The
speaker declared that the Progressive
party has deliberately decided to in
augurate a policy looking toward the
establishment of a lilly white" Pro-
| gressive party in the Southern States
| which shall result in the complete
disfranchisement of the colored cleo
tor To defeat this effort Senator
Penrose advised every colored man to
vote the straight Republican ticket.
Once more there is opposition to n
Palmer selection. Now there are pro-
tests against the confirmation of John
A. Hughes as postmas-
ter at Lyndora, Butler
county. Mr.. Hughes was PaImer's
appointed by President Selection
Wilson June % tc sue Bumped
ceed the Republican in
cumbent and immedit
ately protests reached the Senate
post office committee. A few days ago
a certified petition was received by
the committee from a patron of the
Lyndora Office in which 1t was de-
clared that Mr.. Hughes was not a
resident of the town and that not until
he had beeN appointed to the post
mastership did he receive his mail at
the Lyndora office. According to the
petition Mr.. Hughes resided five miles
from Lyndora and received his mail
by rural delivery route No. from the
post office at Butler. Following his
appointment, 1t was declared, MA
Hughes mail was forwarded from
Butler to Lyndora. The committee
has set no time for hearing the pro-
tests, but it is understood that both
the protestants and the appointee will
be asked to appear before the commit
tee Mr.. Hughes was recommended
for the position by National Commit
teeman Palmer, who, to date, seems
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