Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-04
FRIENDS Of HOUCK
SAY HE WILL STAND
Denial Of the Bull Moosers' Story
About the Reported Switch
to Sisson
DEMOCRATS FAR UP In THE AIR
President to Act as Peacemaker If
He Can-Bull Moosers Hav-
ing Trouble

Friends of Secretary of Internal AT
fairs Henry Houck in this city to-day
declared that there was no foundation
Tor reports that Secretary Houck
would not be candidate for the Re-
publican nomination. as has been ru-
mored for couple of days. The story
was that Houck had determined not
TO be a candidate and to let the way
De open for A. e. Sisson, ex-Auditor
General. This city has always been
one of the strongholds Of Houck's
friends and the report that he would
Withdraw was declared to have ema-
mated from Progressive headquarters
1or the purpose of making trouble in
order to hide the disturbances in their
own party through the insistence of
clyde Kelly that he should be the can
4ldate, and not Dean Lewis. The
Democrats, who have q tremendous
nght over control of their State ma
chine, have been helping it along.
Secretary Houck is one of the most
popular men in Pennsylvania to-day,
and, both In 1906 and 1910, polled
more votes than the heads of the State
republican ticket. He has been a
candidate for denomination to fill the
office because it is probable that 1t
Will be abolished in his term. In the
last Legislature proposed constitu-
tional amendment to abolish the de-
partment and divide it's duties among
others was passed for the first time
and 1t will likely be passed next year,
going before the people in 1915.
Friends of the Secretary contend that
1t would be graceful thing to allow
him to be the last man to fill the office.
Another fact which should not be
lost sight of is that Major Isaac B.
Brown, OF Cory, whom Houck de-
feated for the nomination in 1906, is
the Bull Moose candidate for the of
flee. Brown was formerly Secretary
and has number of active support
ers throughout the Progressives, who
realize the opportunity to make
trouble.
General sisson would like to be
candidate for Governor and his friends
here say that it would be improbable
that he would consent to run for the
secretaryship when 1t is likely to be
abolished.
The Bull Moosers are said to have
new row on. They have just about
decided to put Clyde Kelly into the
nomination for Lieuten-
ant Governor IL he will
trouble only keep quiet Kelly's
Brew1ng denunciation Of the big
ELSEWHERE Bull Moosers has worried
them and given the rank
and file an idea that the
Progressives are not crusading for the
dear people, but for jobs. Now Cen
eral Willis j. Hulings is developing
friends who insist that he should be a
candidate for Governor and the gen.
eral Is willing. BY stating Pinchot
the leaders think they have cinched
Roosevelt for visit to the State and
they now plan to tag the ticket for the
Supreme Court with Judge Brumm,
of Pottsville, and the Superior Court
ticket with Judge James NJ. Gal
breath, of Butler.
The Democratic rules committee
has decided, on suggestion of the
bosses, that the division chairman
plan, which used to
be denounced by the
reorganizers as one Democrats
of the vicious things Will Enlarge
about the old ma Old Machine
chine, is pretty
good affair after all
and is not only worth keeping, but
enlarging. The reorganizers are now
in power and mean to stay there
from all appearances. Yesterday the
committee made the draft of rules
conform to the recently approved
State primary law and actually to
have chairman elected in June as
the law requires. Then it was deter
mined to have eleven instead of nine
divisions so as to have more bosses.
The rules will be gone over by new
special subcommittee and then the ex-
ecutive committee will pass them on
to the State committee.
1t begins to look as though the Re-
publican State committee at its COM
ing meeting in this city would de-
clare in favor of
Prohibi t o n amend
Prohibition ment SO that the peo-
Amendment pie of the State may
Being Urged have the opportunity
to vote against the ex-
termination of the liq-
uor traffic and the suggestion of the
Pittsburgh Gazette Times, of which
Senator George T. Oliver is the presi-
dent, that the amendment be taken
up is attracting much attention and
active support is likely very soon,
from many portions of the State.
There is also a considerable element
favoring declaration for woman suf-
frage.
President Wilson is reported to
have summoned Congressman Palmer.
Pennsylvanias Democratic national
committeeman, and Ro-
land s. Morris, the
Democratic State chair President
man, to Washington to Seeking a
urge them to take steps Peace Plan
to heal the breach in the
party in the State. Pal
mer and Morris have been following
the advice of the implacable reor-
ganizers who believe in either ruling
or running and have brought things
to such a pass among the Democrats
that the President is afraid of the re-
suits in 1916 and also of throwing
away what opportunities those who
wear rose tinted spectacles can see
for the party this year. 1t is said
that the President is disturbed over
the Ryan candidacy which may have
serious results for the machine and
is reported to be suggesting concilia-
ton. If this comes 1t will mean elimi-
nation from the party councils of some
of the men who have been liberal Civ
ers in return for being allowed to
boss things. Palmer may announce
whether he will run or not tonight.
1t is said that he Is torn between ad-
vice of friends and personal ambi-
ton.