Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-08
CHANGERS TO VOTE
. ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Legislative Committee Decides to
Let the Men and Women
Rule in That Matter
DIETRICH IS REAL CONFIDENT
Arranges For Meeting; Palmer
Said to Favor Bill Wilson
For Governor Now

The legislative committee of the
Pennsylvania State Grange to-day per-
fected plans for a referendum vote
among the subordinate oranges on the
question of woman suffrage. The sub
ject came up last night and the COM
mittee decided to let the 10000 men,
bers fight 1t out, there being ardent
partisans of both sides in the organ
ization. The vote will be taken in
!June and the legislators who have
granger constituents will be guided
accordingly.
The committee last night sent a
telegram to President Wilson demand
ing that he name practical farmer
on the reserve board.
The committee then got into action
on State issues. recommending
SI.0OO.OOO year for good roads, en-
dorsing the anti-treating bill and get
ting into line with Governor Tener on
the club license and recommending a
budget form of appropriations for
charities. 1t was discussing good
roads and oleo and other things to-
day.
The Democratic bosses of the Sixth
district, personally or by proxy. gath-
cred to meet State Chairman Morris
anu otncT masters OF the
boy scout faction of the
State Democracy at Lew Democratic
isburS yesterday. The Gangsters
meeting was declared to Forcgather
be enthusiastic. All of
the gangsters from that
portion were on hand and gaily voted
for resolutions typewriter here and
they will be forwarded to Washington
as proof that the machine is still able
to do business. The gangsters were
closely interrogated by the bosses
present as to the sentiment for Con-
gresham Palmer for Governor. but
did not have very encouraging re-
ports. 1t is also passing strange that
the Patriot, organ of the gangsters,
does not have a word to say about
Congressman Frank l.. Dershem, an
ardent reorganization gangster. who
lives in Lewisburg, where the meeting
was held.
According to A Nevih DIETRICH. of
Chambersburg, the State chairman of
the Washington party, who is here
arranging for next week S
two-day conference of
DIETRICH the progressives, there
Looks For will be 500 men and
Big Crowd women here next week
to plan the 1914 cam
palSn. he says every
county will be represented and that
the State committee will be called to
start things going. After that there
VIII be an opan parliament with Will
liam Finn and all the big Bull Moos-
ers on hand.
Mr.. DIETRICH said that the proposed
women's auxiliary committee would be
named at the conference and that 1t
would consist of Mrs. Edward w. Bid
die. Carlisle: Miss Jean Brumm,
Minersville; Mrs. Nicholas II. Mullen
burg. Reading; Mrs. John L. Stewart,
South Bethlehem: Miss Mary Fl.
Ingham, Philadelphia; Mrs Mary F..
Mumford. Philadelphia; Miss Mary
Finn. Pittsburgh: Miss Mary l.. Allen,
Pittsburgh. and Miss Jane w. Press
ley, Erie. This committee will be
organized on Wednesday night.
The following day the legislative
committee. which will make the
Washington party platform. and sew
eral of whose members We're members
of the Republican State convention
committee in 1912. will make a report.
This committee will be named the
night before.