Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-06
DINNER PLANNED To
Be LIFE SAVER
Machine Candidates Hope to Turn
Ryan Tide at Next Weeks
Big Events
PALMERITES in THE DUMPS
Lose Lycoming County Chairman
ship-Ledger Says Palmer
Is Up Against 1t
PALMERITES in THE DUMPS

Democratic reorganization chief
tains are depending on the meeting OF
the Democratic State committee and
the Jefferson Day dinner of the Cen
trail Democratic Club next week to-
revive their strength, and efforts are
being made to turn both occasions
into demonstrations in behalf of Pal
mer and Mccormick, although Harris
burg Democrats are insisting that fac
tionalism be kept out of the dinner
and State Democrats are fearful of a
split in the State committee if an at
tempt to jam through a resolution
endorsing Mccormick is made.
The machine Democrats suffered u
severe blow at Williamsport on Sat-
urday, when Andrew G. Miller, con-
Spicuous as q reorganization faction
alist and the protege of Postmaster
Hugh Gilmore, was defeated for coun-
ty chairman by Harris A. SPOTS by
46 to 81. After doing this the COM
mittee rubbed it in by defeating c. e..
Gilmore for secretary. Walter T.. R1t-
ter former Democratic State chair"
man, declared Miller was the candi-
date of the Palmer Mccormick fac
ton and that his defeat was 'the
natural result of an unwarranted in
reference by these self-constituted
bosses in our local affairs" He added
! that the action of the committee
should be warning to bosses.
| Up in Bradford, just visited by Nc
| Cormick a short time ago, a mass
meeting was held in the interest of
Fair Play" the attitude of the State
committee chairman and the division
chairman in hosting Mccormick be-
| ing resented and committee named
to work for Ryan.
The machine Democrats in this city
have started to fight the new Dau-
phin County Democratic League tooth
and nail, and daily
some attack upon it
will be made. The Democrats
Patriots assault upon Get Into
| the new organization New BraWl
on Saturday angered
number of the pro-
moters and they threatened retalia-
! tion. The reorganizers to-day de-
! clared that Christian Nauss, named
as treasurer Of the new organization,
has repudiated official connection with
/ it and it is said that an effort to dis
credit the enrolment will be made by
! the machinists. The league is to have
/
will endeavor to counteract the at
tacks started on it.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger the
States biggest independent news
paper, declares that Palmer is IL
| trouble in his own dis
trict in'an article writ
Palmer and ten from Easton by Il
| Mccormick staff correspondent
Show Loss who surveyed the dis
trict. The Ledger says
in part: "A Mitchell
Palmer's leadership III Democratic
politics is bitterly contested in his owl
district, the Twenty-sixth Pennsylva
MIA, which comprises Carbon, Monroe
Northampton and Pike counties. Ii
fact SO strong has become the oppo'
stion to his autocratic leadership thai
the nti-Palmerites may win the nom
ination of their congressional candi
date to succeed Mr.. Palmer. Condi
tions also have arisen which ever
point to defeat for Mr.. Palmer in his
own district in the senatorial pri
marieS.
"A representative of the Public
Ledger interviewed scores of Demo
Gratis in Mr.. Palmer's district. Fl,
favor of Vance c. Mccormick 70
Governor. Everything was Ryan il
Northampton and Monroe"
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh paper
are giving considerable attention t,
enrolment matters these days, callin!
attention to the fact
that the tale will be
told on April Is and Enrollmen
%, when the city reg Will Surel
istration will be in Be Immens
order. 1t is estimated
that Philadelphia will
enroll between 10000 and 10000
Republicans and Allegheny 60,
| 900. The Democratic enrolment
due to the scrap between Ryal
and Mccormick. will be large
than ordinary because of eager
: ness to take whack at one or tn
: other of the candidates, which is bein.
so strongly manifested in the party
William Finn says he does not car,
: what the enrolment is because Roose
! welt will come into the State in thu
Fall. These estimates have been mad
of enrolment as compared to presi
: dental vote in 1912:
Enrolment Presidential
1914 Vote. 1911
Republicans -. 425,000 273,36i
Democrats ..... 100000 1858
Dropracciua 150 000 ddd 90