Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-14
DAUPH|N MOOSERS
ARE NOT UNITED
Chances That Men From Other
Counties Will Kick Up a Bit
Before Mccormick Lands.
SMOOTHING THE WAY FOR HIM
Division of Spoils Is Now Com
mencing to Worry the Rank
and File of Parties

and File OF Parties
| Dauphin county Bull Moosers, who
know Vance G. Mccormick and his
ways, are not showing much enthu-
siasn about lining up for him with
out being assured of a share in the
nominations and in the slush fund
which the candidate is expected to fur
nish for the mule ticket. Further
more, judging from some of the eX-
| pressions heard from Bull Moosers in
Lancaster county and elsewhere. 1t is
going to take some hard work to
| force the nomination of Mccormick
| through the Washington party State
| committee here on Wednesday. In
dications are that there will be many
proxies at the meeting.
Some of the bosses of the Bull
Moose party are now fiocking openly
with the Democratic bosses whom they
used to meet in secret the last few
months, and there is a lot of non
sense about the cause" heard when
they turn their eyes in the direction
of Market Square. In order to assure
the gliding along of the Mccormick
nomination it is said that men con-
trolled by William Finn are sleuthing
a fine opportunity it is to stand from
under and let a rich man pay for his
fun. Then they annex the proxy in
order to carry out their part of the
| bargain.
At the same time the Bull Moose
sleuths are whispering to the fellows
who are likely to kick up that lot
of Democrats have suddenly found
some virtues in Pinchot.
Notwithstanding Candidate McCor-
mick's repeated assertions that the
Democrats of Pennsylvania are har-
monious and united,
scarcely a day goes by
jealousy at the Democratic
Rampant In State windmill that
Democracy some one or other of
the factions does not
make a request which
has to be handled with kid gloves.
The two factions in Blair county are
| demanding to be recognized and re-
sent failure to take action, while the
Philadelphia city committee is asking
for things every day and the Palmer
Mccormick League and Committee of
One Hundred are jealousy watching
every move of the city committee. In
Erie, Montgomery and Luzerne coun-
ties there are factions which are de-
manding recognition and inclined to
resent even a letter sent from the
State headquarters to the other fell
lows. And there are others.
The Philadelphia Ledger apparently
thinks that the Democratic party is
not very sound on the liquor issue in
spite of the protesta-
tions of some of its
chiefs, and prints this Liquor Is
to-day: Local option, Bothering
which heretofore has Democracy
been regarded as a
thorn in the side of the
so-called Old Guard Democracy, ac-
cording to the latest information, is
lnow fretting the leaders in the Palmer
Mccormick League. 1t was pointed
out yesterday that this was all the
more annoying to the Palmer men for
the reason that the Democratic plat
form and the Democratic candidates,
Palmer and Mccormick, for United
States Senator and Governor, respect
lively, were committed to local OPP
tion. On the other hand, the so-called
Old Guard will have nothing to do
with local option"
Two Republican county committees
got ready for the battle on Saturday
At Williamsport James G. Watson was
reelected chairman al
a meeting of the Re-
Republican publican county com.
Committees mittee held at the
ReorganiZe courthouse, and Ar
thur A. Smith was
chosen secretary, anC
George Dunlap, treasurer. Resolu'
tions laudatory of Senator Penrose
Congressman Kiess and the entire Re-
publican ticket were adopted.
At the reorganization meeting of the
Snyder county Republican standint
committee at Middleburg, Garfield j
Phillips, of Selinsgrove, was re-
elected county chairman; John A
Wetzcl. of Beavertown, secretary, ant
/. G. Stah!, of Port Trevorton, treas
urer. Ex-State Senator w. c. McCon
nell, of Shamokin. candidate for re
election to the Senate, and DR.. Samp
sell. of Centcrville. candidate for AS
sembly, made speeches
The Democratic Philadelphia
Record says to-day regarding the
latest member of the gyrating anti
Penrose ballet: THE
Democratic leaders
are viewing with con- Democrat:
siderable suspicion the Snifi al
new Anti-Penrose Re- New League
publican League of
Pennsylvania, which.
it is announced, has just been organ.
ized. While the league has a high
sounding and lengthy name, it has
been able to present only one hacker
+ up to date, that of Roman c. Hass.
: rick, who states that he is it's secre
tary and that its headquarters are al
No. sos Witherspoon building. While
the object of the league is giver
ostensibly as Republican opposition
to Penrose, the Democratic leader!
. are inclined to regard this alleged or.
ganization as a scheme to promote
Bull Moose publicity urging Palmer
. to withdraw in favor Of Pinchot. Con
gresham Palmer has time and agair
? stated that he will positively con
! tinue as a candidate and the Demo
= cratic leaders contend that there is NJ
reason why he should drop out to ait
. Pinchot. The Bull Moose men, how
ever, are expected to manipulate
general demand among their adher
> ents to have him retire for Pinchot
. in return for Lewis giving way 70
Mccormick on the Washington part
= ticket"
One of the interesting results of tn
arrangement to form the mule ticke