Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17
PALMER STICKS
AND BATS MOOSERS
Democratic Candidate Does Not
Show Much Consideration For
McCormick's Allies
P1NCHOTS VOICE QUITS
Candidate Unable to Say Anything
More About Penrose-Side-
lights of Campaign

Bull Moose chieftains who came to
the city yesterday afternoon in the
, hope of meeting the bosses of the
Democratic State machine to convince
them that Congressman A. Mitchell
Palmer should withdraw as a sena-
torial candidate in favor of Clifford
Pinchot because William Draper
Lewis surrendered in favor of Vance
c. Mccormick went home disgusted
The foxy Democrats did not even meet
: them. They sent couple of officials
OF the Washington party executive
committee to check up on the fusion
, list and then went into executive ses-
| SION William Finn. the boss of the
remainder of the Bull Moose, made
efforts to get into touch, but gave up
and went away mad.
|. The Washington committee put its
rubber stamp on some fusion dickers
to relieve faint-hearted candidates and
the Democrats did the same, also
handing belt to Congressional Candi-
date Dewalt and Democratic legis-
lative candidates in Reading, Allen
town, Easton and other places raps by
demanding that they get off the per-
sonal liberty ticket because it would
harm the State ticket.
Democratic leaders said last night
that there was no intention of with
drawing Palmer and Bull Moosers
said there was no intention of with
drawing Pinchot. In addition Palmer
went out of his way to declare that
he would not withdraw and thumped
Bull Moosers for suggesting it.
This ic he
Palmer, hit the Bull Moosers and es-
pecially McCormick's friend, Bill Finn.
The statement was made
publicly and says. in part:
Friends of Clifford Pinchot's Palmer
lcandidacy are perhaps equal BIames
ly responsible with the Re- Moosers
publican machine leaders in
instigating the rumors which
have been set afioat in the last few
days asserting that L am about to
withdraw. One such Tumor pro-
claimed that my withdrawal would
meet with the approval of the White
House. The nastiness of such political
J tactics is another indication of the
desperation of my opponents. 1t would
! be an easy thing for Bill Finn to
l gain admittance to the White House
and to emerge with q broad smile,
even If he had never had one word of
talk with the President. To reporters
who would ask him the reason for the
smile he would say: oh, l can't tell
: you what was said in our conference,
5 but called upon the President to dis
: cuss with him the possibility of
Mitchell Palmer's withdrawal. "Such
campaign tactics are sure signs that
S all Is over but the Democrats shouts
of victory. Penrose and Pinchot alike
know that the independent Repub-
| lican voters of the State are behind
/ me and will link their strength with
S the solid Democracy to assure the one
: possible way to drive Boies Penrose
D out of public life"
! Beginning last night and continuing
: until late tonight, Mccormick tenn
: porarily ceases to be the Democratic
5 nominee for Governor
$ and instead becomes the
mccormick Washington party nomi-
Changes nee.
His Color Mccormick. loaned
g to the Progressives, yes
, terday in company with
2 DR.. William Draper Lewis, whom Bill
: Finn forced out of the race, toured
Warren and Crawford counties, con.
. Guiding with a mass meeting last
: night To-day they go into Venango
: county.
In talks Mccormick and Lewis
played safe by keeping to the gov
ernorship, and some of their efforts to
avoid stepping on each others corns
were comical. Not once did either
plead support for political party, but
r both united in denouncing the Repub-
: lican party.
The back to the party" movement
: has been given fresh impetus since the
publication of the reputation of the
: Finn deal with the
= Democrats voiced in
statement issued by Bull Moosers
= Richard r. Quay upon Turn Down
behalf of himself and v. Mccormick
I many Others who were
active supporters of
9 Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912
campaign. At the headquarters of
the Republican State committee and
the Republican Citizens Commit
tee in the Lincoln building every
mail brings reports of fresh re-
cruits for the Republican State
ticket from the ranks of former Bull
Moosers Republican State Chairman
William E. Crow, who is attending
conferences of county chalrmen in thC
western and southwestern sections OF
the State. telephoned that everywhere
he has been he has had favorable
comment upon Mr.. Quay's recital
the Democratic State leaders and his
sell out of the Washington party to
the Democracy.
F1nlShlng the prediction, when
Theodore Roosevelt swings his big
stick over Boies Penrose that will be
Penroses finish as a po-
litical power in Pennsyl-
Pinchot's Vania," Clifford Pinchot
' Voice Not Progressive nominee for
In Shape United States senator, ad-
dressing an open-air meet
ing in the public square
at Punxsutawney last night, suddenly
d lost his voice, He tried several
h times to continue and drank sew
e eral glasses of water, the crowd
e waiting patiently. After five minutes
= he abandoned the effort to talk and
n quit the platform. This Is the first
= time Pinchots voice has given out
I and the Progressives are uneasy
d Pinchot insists he will go on with the
e campaign.