Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-18
MACHINE BOSSES
MAY GET SVUBDED
Democratic Legislators viii Not
Stand For Amy Dictation
by State Chairman
WILL HAVE OWN PROGRAM
Speakershiip Will Probably Become
Clarified Within a Very Short
Time Say Leaders

AhAlS Jay LCdOCIS
Signs are not wanting that the
bosses of the Democratic State ma
chine, who tried to jam through a
legislative program in the turmoil of
the last legislative session, will be
snubbed by the bulk of the forty one
Democrats in the next House of Rep
resentatives and ignored by the Demo-
cratic Senators If they make any at
tempt to dictate in the coming Legis-
lature. The bosses had a committee
known as the ringmasters' committee
last session and through control of
men on the floor of the House, since
rewarded by Federal offices, were ablo
to make some noise. Incidentally. the
same bosses offended certain other
Democratic members who have been
reelected and who' have wide influ-
ence among the minority this year.
Plans have been made for eau
lcuS of the Democratic legislators of
both chambers on the night of Janu-
airy and at that time the program
will be laid out without any assistance
IRON the State Democratic committee
chairman, any recent State candidates
or any other men officially or finan-
lcially connected with the State ma
lchtne. In fact, the control will be in
the hands of the Old Guard, as al
ready shown in the Telegraph. While
here a few days ago, John NJ. Flynn,
Iof Elk, the Democratic floor leader,
said that at least thirty of the Demo-
cratic members OF the House were
friends of his.
The reorganization bosses will make
an effort at the Jackson Day dinner
in Philadelphia to impress their views,
thew "a
| Decision is to be made within a
few days whether William II. Wilson,
Philadelphia legislator, will be a can
didate for Speaker or not. If he does
not announce himself it is said that
will be speeded up by Wilson's friends,
and that Fred c. Ehrhardt. of Scran-
ton, will enter the race. Friends of
LRichard ]. Baldwin, of Delaware, to-
day declared that he had enough
members pledged to him to name him
lat the Republican caucus. Robert p.
Habgood, of Mexican, is making an
effort to secure support in Allegheny
and other western counties.
John f. Norton, of Chambersburg.
identified with the reorganization wing
lof the States warning Democracy, has
been named by Fred c. Kirdendall. the
boss revenue collector of the Ninth
district, to be deputy for Cumberland,
Franklin and Fulton counties. He
succeeds ]. c. Groome, of Carlisle.
who got out of the way to make room
flor Democrat, presumably by request.
| Allegheny countys legislators are
leXpected to have lively time to-mor-
row when they meet to talk over the
situation. James +. Woodward will
he doomed for chairman of the House
appropriations committee.
-Lackawanna Republican legisla-
tors will have a meeting next week
and will likely boom Fred c. Ehrhardt
for Speaker.
A. Nevin DIETRICH. chairman of the
moribund Finn wing of the Washing
ton party, has been saying some queer
things lately. He lis quoted recently
lparty in Pennsylvania is political en-
ltity, is organized in every county in
the State and is fully equipped to meet
all the requirements of the election
laws of Pennsylvania. Just why there
lshould be particular interest in politi-
cal parties at this time ! cannot see.
There is no campaign on now. We got
lover that barrier more than a month
ago. I think it is we'll to permit the
lpeople to rest free from too much po-
Ilitical reading matter just now, so they
may catch up on the location of the
action of the italian Parliament, to
lsay nothing of Champ Clark and our
Iown short session of Congress. When
the time comes, you may rest assured
that you will hear from the Washing
ton party. AS to 1916, that question
was we'll answered by the executive
committee of the Progressive party in
Chicago last week. Our party will be
in the field in 1916"
Republican State Chairman Will
liam E. Crow, who with Senator Pen
rose met a number of Republican ma
tional committeeman in New York
during the last few days. left Phila-
delphia last night for his home in
Fayette county. "All reports indicate
a spirit of confidence in the outcome
of the future among Republicans gen.
orally" said Chairman Crow, before
boarding a train at Broad Street Sta
ton. ''Pennsylvania's splendid vote
for the full ticket has inspired Repub-
licans all over the country and on
Ievery hand we see a getting together
of men who were apart politically in
lthe last presidential campaign, and
who now realize that all Republicans
at heart must work in harmony to
Insure success in 1916"
i The Philadelphia Inquirer of to-
day says: "Following the circulation
1. of a report that Attorney General John
C. Bell is to be reappointed. there was
much speculation last night among
members of the bar and others, when
it became known that Mr.. Bell was
closeted with Governor-elect Brum-
baugh for more than an hour yester-
day. Neither DR.. Brumbaugh nor Mr.
Bell would admit that there was any
political significance to their meeting
: We chatted together as two old Uni
lversity friends said Mr.. Bell, in dis.
. cussing the incident. They are botl
graduates of the University of Penn
lsylvania. Mr.. Bell is quite active
among the alumni. To a query as tC
whether they discussed the State Pub
i lie Service Commissions action in the
/ railroad rate controversy, Mr.. Bell re
! piled that the subject was not touched
upon. Admirers of Mr.. Bell have beer
expressing the desire that he be con
tinued in the cabinet and say he ha!