Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-22
DEMOCRAT BOSSES
START TO HEDGE
Afraid to Call Meeting Of the
State Committee For Chair
man Election
MORRIS HOLDS TO PLACE
Division Chairmen Will Be Elected
For Two Places Within a
Short Time
MORRIS HOLDS TO PLACE

Although bosses of the reorganiza-
ton faction of the State Democracy
are busy coming law books and work
ing themselves into the belief that the
primary act of 1913 did not apply to
the Democratic party, matters are
gra dually working around to point
where formal demand for a meeting
of the Democratic State committee
will be made for a change of rules. 1t
is contended. that the party machine
has been running along without MAX
ing its rules conform to the primary
act as the Republican and Washington
parties have done.
Part of the Cry of the dominant
gang in the Democratic State machine
has been that it is against special
privilege, but it is to be noted that the
Democrats secured an exemption from
the operation of the primary law last
year. Now they are trying to make it
appear that the law will not affect it
this year, either. The reason for this
presumption is that the bosses want to
keep State Chairman Morris in his
chair. II he does not fall out of his
own weight, as long as possible.
Some of the folks who do not be-
lieve in the bludgeon methods of the
reorganization gangSters are insisting
that the committee have a meeting in
May after the election of State COM
mitteemen, as other parties will do.
Division meetings are to be called
by the Democratic State committee at
Reading and Wilkes Barre shortly.
Herr Kremp, appointed an
assistant United States at
Division torney, has given formal
Chairmen notice of retirement as
Retiring division chairman and it
is presumed that Fritz
Kirkendall. the new reve-
nue. collector, will do the same thing
with his division craftsmanship. These
meetings will afford an opportunity
for more resolutions expressing con-
fdence in Wilson and Palmer. The
division headed by John T.. Matt, who
downed Congressman Warren Worth
Bailey in fight for supremacy, had
a meeting yesterday at Altoona and
resoluted as per instructions from
headquarters in this city
Senatorial gossip is commencing to
be heard in various sections of the
State and the chances are that there
will be a number of
booms developed. In
northumberland eX-Sen- Senatorial
ator Mcconnell may be Togas Are
a candidate to fill out the In Demand
unexpired term of the
late John T. Fisher, of
Shamokin, and there are several
Democrats after Washers place in
York. James M. Clark will be a can
didate in Powell's old district and w.
H. Semmens is also a candidate for
the upper house in the district in
which he lives. Walter McNichols
will be candidate to succeed himself
City Democrats are commencing to
get restive over the possibility that
Jesse ]. Lybarger may be dragged out
Of the Patriots For
gettery again and forced
Democrats upon the Democratic
Talking ticket for member of the
of Member Legislature. Jesse has
been a candidate as
often as wanted and in
the opinion of some Democrats more
than wanted. Sentiment is in favor of
the nomination of T. X. Van Dyke,
who is real Democrat, or some other
man who is not trotted out only when
noisy speeches are desired by some
boss. In the county 1t is likely that
the untrammeled Democrats will put
up their candidates without much re-
gard to the bosses.