Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-05
DEMOCRATS WILL
REORGAN|ZE SOON
Demand For Change Within the
Party Is Finding Expression
in Newspapers Now
SORE OVER THE GREAT DEFEAT
Philadelphia Sends Solid Repub
Iican Legislative Delegation
For Next House

lSall LSSLoiutiNS GCiOSdlAOi
For Next House
The sentiment among the Demo-
Gratis of the State who have gone down
to their worst defeat in any State cleo
tion since 1894. when Hastings
slaughtered Singerly, who had just as
great crowds out to hear him as Nc
Cormick, is in favor OF reorganiza-
tion. The Philadelphia Record, the
big Democratic organ of the State,
expresses this view this morning as
follows:
who will now undertake the next
reorganization of the Pennsylvania
iZer ought to get on the job before
it is too late to find anything to re-
organize"
The men in charge of the Demo-
cratic machine have realized that II
they were defeated their whole course
was tending to cause a terrific revul-
sion of feeling and the unnatural alli-
ance with the followers of Roosevelt
unquestionably angered thousands OF
| Democrats who are just as sore on the
Democracy in Pennsylvania as were
many Roosevelt admirers against the
Republican leaders in 1912.
pie are hard at work trying to get
| line on the votes for various offices
, and endeavoring to see what was saved
| from the wreck. Continuance of the
headquarters in this city is assured,
although it is believed that things will
be pretty quiet after the bills are
paid. 1t will take over a fortnight to
/ get the expense account ready. A
choice lot of literature Will be sold to
ragmen and there are some banners
and standards which will be given
away. The Palmer Mccormick league
has locked it's doors and the Washing
| ton party headquarters will be closed
before very long, it is believed. Many
| of the men about these headquarters
! have been unable to realize that the
| long campaign has ended In utter
rout. The Bull Moosers have found
that the Washington party headquar-
ters in Philadelphia and probably
State Chairman DIETRICH is a general
without an army. State Chairman
Morris has one but it is scattered over
the landscape.
DR.. Brumbaugh remained quietly
at home yesterday answering his mail
and is doing the same thing to-day
with some golf in prospect. He wrote
yesterday to newspapers and friends
thanking them for their support. Sena-
tor Penrose went cunning and remark
ed before he left that the Washing
ton party had gone where the wood
bine twineth and that the Republi-
cans would win in 1916. Palmer came
out last night with a statement de-
claring that Philadelphia had smash
ed the Democratic. hopes, in spite of
the fact that the State outside of
Philadelphia showed that 1t had big
majorities against Democrats. Pin
chot said he was going to fight on,
but where or how or who with he
did not say. The people who were
predicting that the Wares would turn
against Penrose are wondering why
they thought such things, the figures
showing the Wares were solid for Pen
Irose.
! Congratulations poured in on the
successful candidates yesterday. Gov
pient of hundreds of kilograms, one OF
the first being from Governor Tener
who wished his successor all good
things and welcomed him to Harris
| burg. The Governor was delighted
with the result. Senator oliver wired
lpaign of mandacity and slander. Sena-
tor Penrose get sheaves of letters.
The fusion schemes of Roland S
Morris to swing the State lawmakers
for the Democracy met with the same
fate as his campaign for State control
The Republican majority in the House
is far greater than last session, being
of old-time size, while the Republican
took away Democratic seats in the
Senate.
One of the surprises of Tuesday
was the election of Republican sena-
l.. -. 4 1. n.
citadel of Democracy the Republicans
wrested the toga from Democrats who
have held it for 102 years. II. w
Schantz is the Republican who won
w w. Smith defeated Senator Nulty
in Philadelphia. Every Philadelphia
senator and representative is a Re
publican for the first timeSin years
Scott and Walnut We're left at home
and in Schuylkill county John Rober
Jones, insurgent was defeated. The
Washington party strength in the Leg
islature does not exist.
The election had the effect of unit
ing Allegheny Republicans and Coun
ty Chairman Walter j. Christy is the
head of one of the strongest organi
: cations in Pennsylvania. The predic
tions of Finn and some others tina
. Allegheny would go Democratic belOni
in the gallery of curiosities with jim
Blakslees predictions.
Lewistown defeated its school LOAF
of 100000. Parkesburg carried tn
sewerage loan.
The plight of the local option forces
in the next Legislature as a result o
the blunderng of State Boss Moore
= Corporal Chalfant and other non
: commissioned officers who though
they were brigadier generals is a blow
to the many sincere friends of tina
: cause. That it will ultimately triumph
no one doubts, but it will not be unit
the men who turned the Anti-Salool
league over to the Democratic machin,
are thrown out. DIR. II. w. Tope, tn
superintendent at Philadelphia, show
ed yesterday that he had wit and sens
when he issued q statement that hope
: were pinned on Brumbaugh. The Anti
Saloon league lost many of it's legis
lative candidates and also its guber
, Material candidate.
: Secretary of Internal Affairs Henr.
Houck received a great welcome bacl
to the Capitol to-day. The first Sec
retary of Internal Affairs to be re
elected twice, he found his desk file
with punches of chrysanthemums an
roses and other flowers this morning
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