Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-09
WILSON DECLINES
TO BEAR BURDENS
Will Not Be a Candidate For the
Democratic Nomination
For Governor
PALMER AN ARTFUL DODGER
Greasy Leads the Grangers Into
the Wilderness of Partisan
Politics Again
PALMER AN ARTFUL DODGE

Secretary of Labor William B. Will
son has put the bosses of the Demo.
cratic State machine all up in the
air again by his declaration at Will
Transport last night that he is not a
candidate for governor of Pennsylva-
MIA and does not desire to become a
candidate and that further, he is
Wilson was the man picked out by
Congressman Palmer and the other
desperate bosses of the Democratic
machine as one who might be accept
able to the Old Guard and the militants
have left the reorganization faction
because of disgust with the arbitrary
conduct of the bosses. Palmer does
not want to be the candidate for gov
ernor because he knows that he would
be made a target by his open enemies
and a chopping block by those in his
own camp who want to get rid OF
him and his clan. He had Wilson
trotted out as a possibility, as indi-
Gated in this column yesterday, but
Wilson balks.
Palmer is expected to say something
about his ambitions within a week.
He spoke at Easton last night and
confined himself to gilt
tering generalities. His
colleagues In Congress, Palmer in
some of whom are sus- Dilemma
pected of being desir- just Now
GUS of getting rid of him,
have been pressing him
to say whether he will run for gov
ernor or stay in Congress to boss them.
Palmer has been sounding sentiment
which he has not found very favorable
to gubernatorial ambitions and trying
to put someone else to the front VIII
son has failed him; others are riddled
as soon as suggested and Greasy and
Berry are not considered as just the
right kind to put up. Palmer is now
said to want to run for senator, al
though the Philadelphia Ledger
which has been the Congressman g
mouthpiece, intimates to-day that the
Stroudsburg mans ambitions fly as
high as the White House itself. Pal
mer may be forced to pull Guthrie
back from Toxic or go into the grab
bag for some rich Democrat who has
not been as busy making enemies as
the reorganization bosses.
The legislative copmittee of the
State Grange was led into politics
again last night by Farmer" Greasy,
the worthy master, who
is also a receptive can
Greasy Lays ddate for any Demo-
In q "FoOd" cratic nomination from
Supply Early Governor to congress
man at large. L h e
h committee "resoluted''
several ways on Wednesday night and
sent President Wilson his orders about
appointments on the reserve board.
But last night it got into politics in
the good old Greasy way. 1t assailed
the State Highway Department and de-
manded information; 1t named COM
mittee to probe expenditures of the
State government, the delays in State
reports, the failure to tax property full
value and other things all Of which
would furnish a food" supply for
Greasy when he goes on the stump.
The committee also demanded the re-
peal of tho township road law and
more powers for townships in road
matters, Notwithstanding the horrible
examples some districts have given
when they had power. 1t was a regu-
lar hoop-la meeting of the Greasy
kind and the members packed their
grips and went back to the farm hav-
ing done all that the Farmer de-
sired.
Central Democratic Club Is going
to have a red-hot session tonight"
said an enthusiastic member this
morn ng. Some
resolutions will be
Red-Hot Time presented on the or
Promised ganization of the
Central Club Board of Poor Di-
rectors and the con-
temptuous disregard
of the protest of the most important
Democratic Club In the city in the
matter of the appointments. We're
going to find out whether ours is a
one-man party or not. You bet
therell be hot time!"