Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-10
UPPER END GIVEN
COLD TURNDOWN
Both Revenue Appointments Are
Made From Harrisburg by
Orders of Boss Mccormick
MAY START LARGE RUCTION
Upper Enders Already Sore Over
the Rubendall Acceptance
of the Democracy

wagged to the Democratic windmill
from Fritz Kirkendalrs district offices
in Lancaster last night and there is
gloom among the friends of one Hoff-
man of the upper end who was slated
for the place-for while.
follows:
Harry A. Vollmer. Harrisburg, in
the upholstery business and chief of
the Central Democratic Club marching
squad ana late candidate for coroner,
| 10 be deputy for part of Dauphin,
Perry and Snyder counties, succeeding
c. NJ. Bowerman.
William S. Bricker. former COM
mon councilman from the Ninth ward.
| former Democratic chairman of
FRANKLIN county and conductor for
harrisburg Railways Company, like
wise Democratic committeeman from
the Ninth ward and a high powered
Democratic worker when he gets
started, to be office deputy at Harris
burg, succeeding George w. Adams.
| Bricker was not on the slate as
framed by Herr Moeslein and given
approval by Boss Mccormick. Noes
ieln wanted to keep the upper end in
! line by naming Hoff-
man, who appeared to
McCormick have friends among
rays some the bosses around the
fontics throne. Vollmer s
said to have been given
s s u a nee last Fall
that II ne got beaten in the coroner
nght that the bosses would look out
for him and for months there have
been fumors that he would get this
Job. When Bricker's friends found
that he was not to be given place here
they set up a fuss and Mccormick.
VINO wants the home town kept quiet,
heard what the upper end bosses had
10 say and then listened to Moeslein
FOR while. Then he picked Bricker.
showing that he is gaining in knowl-
eage OF practical politics. OF course,
there VIII be some snorting around.
put there will be some other revenue
JOBS dangled around and the Little
BOSS always has the wire to the Post
once Department ready for work.
Charles B Lynch, Jr., and Francis
r: Scullen, Sr,, whose seats in the
PhlIadelphia Democratic city commit
ltee have been placed
under investigation by
1.-THE executive commit "OId Guord,,
tee OF the State COM Threatens n
mlttee, announces yes Court Action
terday that they did
not propose to relin-
lquish their places in that body unless
compelled to do so by the courts. The
special committee which has under
consideration the appeals of John M
Hill and James Gaghan. Palmerites.
from the action of the Democratic or
lganiZation in seating the two-Ryan
men, Will meet the last week of the
month. 1t is understood that Lynch
ana Seullen Will not appear before
the probers.
Lynch declared yesterday that II
the Palmer men force him and Scullen
into legal proceedings to hold their
places they will bring to light enough
dirty linen in the reorganization closet
in West Philadelphia to cause the
Palmerites to change their tactics
Lynch made as prelude to his
threatened revelations the charge that
the proxy or a dead man was used al
the meeting at which Hill and Gag
han declare they were elected.
Richard Campion, treasurer of the
Pennsylvania Protective Union in 2
statement issued. yesterday, declared
as absurd the assertion
; of Congressman Palmer
Campion that the failure of thai
Hits at body to file a report OF
Palmer its campaign expenses
would .invalidate Pen.
roses ele tion. Mr.
Campion said: This assertion seem.
to signify that Congressman Palmer
: is no better lawyer than politician. A.
treasurer of the Pennsylvania Protec.
tive Union, you may be sure that
| have given this subject some con,
sideration. Not content with readinf
? the law myself, have submitted il Il
competent counsel who assure me
: that there is nothing in its provision.
to indicate that the Legislature evel
intended political committees to III,
, statements of their expenses in pri
mary campaigns.
Some of the folks who lined up witt
the Keystone party movement in the
upper end of the county four wear,
ago and who helped
bring to the front 6
|: Upper Enders couple of men whc
Refuse to Go are now making
With Deals lot of noise in poll
tics are commencinf
:, to wonder what il
, the meaning of the election of C. w
Rubendall as vice chairman of tn,
Democratic county committee and tn,
. prominence in the Mccormick ma
q chine of men who took yeoman par
q in the great fight of 1910. Some O
;. them are openly declaring that the,
Q do not intend to follow these leader
5 into the Democratic ranks this yea,
: and to stand for Wilson depression
and Mccormick expense accounts ant
6 will vote for Brumbaugh. 1t is be
v lieved that as a result of the election
v of Rubendall as vice chairman tn,
swinging of Keystone strength to tn
+ Democracy will fall through although
Rubendall will carry out his ambition
{ of being a Democratic candidate 70
: recorder in 1915 and will try to dral
o County Commissioner John H. Eb
along as candidate for sheriff
Il Rubendall has recently moved to tn
city and thus hopes to get away fron
Il the idea of having both the recorde
@ and shrievalty candidates come fron
the upper end.
Does the material sent to the Dea
Letter Office undergo a post-morter
II examination?-July Lippincott's
AN EVENING THOUGHT