Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-13
DEMOCRATS TESTY
ON REORGANIZATION
Webster Grim Says Loyalty Before
Election Is More Needed
Than Fussing Now
SHOWS UP PARTY'S WOES
Philadelphia's Official Count
Shows Tremendous Vote Was
Cast For Republicans

Democrats in various sections of
the State are commencing to show
their teeth over the reorganization of
the party in the State, and it is prob
able that there will be lot of mutter-
ing during the winter, but unless some
"angel" with a lot of money comes
along a battle to throw out the men
who have run the machine for the last
three years is not likely. The discon-
committee meets to elect a chairman
next year, and then the men who de-
clare that the party was sacrificed in
the effort to get Bull Moose strength
for the gubernatorial candidate will
make themselves heard.
Webster Grim, candidate for Cover
nor in 1910, who was openly fought by
men now in control of the Demo-
cratic State machine, sums up the
Democratic situation this way in his
Doylestown paper:
I'VE notice that in several quarters
the usual talk of reorganization and
harmony is being indulged in. This
every defeat. The need in our party
is not reorganization after defeat, but
party loyalty before the election, so
that elections may be won. At the last
election, as it was in 1910, thousands
of Democrats deserted the party
standard and went over bodily to the
other parties. We cannot win with
such methods. And the detection was
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old Guard either, although they
claim that, being entirely ignored in
the nomination of the ticket and the
conduct of the campaign, they were
not under any particular obligations
to enthuse for the ticket.
1T is a regrettable fact that the
line of cleavage between the factions
of being eradicated. Party control
cannot of itself win victories. The
Democratic organization this year
conducted a vigorous campaign, keep
ing in touch with every part of the
State. The Old Guard never even pre-
tended to conduct such campaign.
They never had the money, and never
followed details. But with all that
the votes were lacking. There was not
enough molasses on tap. The need
of the party, we believe, is more gen.
eral harmony and party fraternity
rather than reorganization"
Members of the Harrisburg Repub-
lican Club are looking forward to the
reception to be given next week by the
club to the successful candidates. The
club will have some speeches upon the
results and plans for the coming year
will be made. A committee of mem
bers is making arrangements.
Congressman Crago is said to have
gubernatorial ambitions.
The Dauphin County Progressive
League last night decided to keep
going as long as possible. A meeting
was held at the Washington party
headquarters, but the attendance was
slim and the interest scant, the results
! last week having shown that Chair
man Ira J. MoSey and others who did
some predicting were off the track.
The alliance with the Democrats has
done more than anything else to
knock the Bull Moose organization
here to pieces.
Frank B. McClain, the Lieutenant
| Governor elect, is not enjoying much
rest now that the election is over. Mr.
McClain is Mayor of Lancaster and
the head of a big cattle business. Ian
| caster does not give him much trou-
BILE, but the cattle end of it is much
disturbed.
The official results of the election
in Philadelphia were made public
| last night. DIR. Brumbaugh received
I1S2,1S5 votes and had 1896 major
Iity over Mccormick. Senator Penrose
got 165,195 votes and had a plurality
| of 1928. Palmer ran third.
Speaking in Philadelphia yesterday
State Chairman Crow said that he an
ticipated a busy session.