Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-17
PALMER PLANNING
TO CALL FOR BRYAN
Free Silver Candidate Of 1896 Will
Be Drafted to Aid Reorgan-
ization Slate
FRANKLIN BLIZZARD HIT
Snow Interfered With Detrich's
Meeting Palmer Talking
at Philadelphia
FRANKLIN BLIZZARD HIT

at Philadelphia
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer,
Democratic national committeeman
and the presidential candidate for
United States Senator, gave a few
practice blasts on his first aid whistle
in Philadelphia last night when he
announced that Secretary of State
William Jennings Bryan might be
called into Pennsylvania to save the
day. Mr.. Palmer also took occasion
to announce that Vance c. Mccormick
would not retire from the race for the
Democratic nomination for Governor,
and asserted that Michael j. Ryan
need not expect any aid or counte-
nance from the national administra-
ton, because he had not made
speeches. for Wilson. Furthermore,
Mr.. Palmer intimated that President
| Wilson was interested in stating Nc
Cormick.
Palmer's remarks in Philadelphia
have already had the effect of making
madder Democrats in this section of
the State who resent interference in
| Pennsylvania primary politics of a
people with similar views in other
parts of the State. The coming of
! Bryan did not appear to worry the
| friends of Ryan here very much, who
| remarked that his visits here would
probably be made to fit in with some
chautauqua date at a good rate, and
they smiled when they thought of
Bryan with memories of 1896 advo-
eating the nomination of Vance c.
Mccormick
The Progressive campaign got sort
| of showed up at it's much-heralded
start-off in Franklin county last night,
and in spite of the
well-meant efforts of
many folks to give Blizzard
State Chairman Nevin Bumped the
DIETRICH the compli- Bull Moose
ment Of a rousing
crowd at the first
meeting in his home county, they
found that the warm side of the stove
was better than ploughing through
drifts. Hence, the meeting in the
Rosedale Opera House was small, al
though Clifford Pinchot and Moses E.
Clapp made up for the coldness of the
atmosphere and the paucity of audi
tors by red-hot speeches. Pinchot did
not refer to Penrose at all. EX-Rep-
resentative David Speer, who may run
again, presided. The Waynesboro
contingent was showed up and never
arrived.
A Philadelphia newspaper says:
Eek Mayor J. Benjamin Dimmick, of
Scranton, who has entered tho field
against Penrose
for Senator at the
Dimmicls and Republican pri-
Penrose Make maries, spent yes
Announcements terday in this city
planning for his
campaign L have
entered the contest for the United
States senatorship because of the
Statewide desire, which ! share, for
higher and better things in the poll
tics of Pennsylvania, and the belief
that If we make our strength effective
we can redeem the State he declared.
But immediate and concerted action
is necessary, and this will now be
taken"
Senator Penrose, who has refrain
ed from formally announcing his can
didacy, stated yesterday that Repub-
lican prospects would not be injured
by giving the Democrats and Bull
Moose men the center of the stage for
the present. The Democrats gave an
exhibition of a popular primary at the
White House and Finn held his at
Harrisburg he said. The Republican
| party will hold a real popular pri-
mary. 1 do not know that either Mr..
Stuart or superintendent Brumbaugh
| is prepared to go to the primaries. We
must wait until the sentiment crystal
| Lies. Every candidate is entitled to
a fair field"
| The Philadelphia Record, the big
Democratic organ of Eastern Penn
sylvania, says to-day: While Will
liam 4. Greasy is
regarded as the
for Lieutenant Gov Mccormick Is
ernor, no decision Not Strong
| has been reached
upon any of the
other State offices. Reports received
from all over the State, reciting the
weakness of Mccormick as candi-
date and advising that he be dropped
as a sure loser are said to have con-
vinced Palmer that he would further
err in naming some of his other can
didates so well in advance. While 1t
| has been announced that Mccormick
will remain in the field, men looking
| for strong ticket for next Falls
election, and desiring that the National
Committeeman use his influence to-
ward this end. have continued to write
to Congressman Palmer, urging him
|
support City Solicitor Ryan In his
stead" d
| 1t is believed that the reorganiza-
| ton leaders will arrange for an early
meeting of the State committee, which
will have to shortly
revise the party rules
Democrats to accord with the new
! Want Call election laws. This
Issued Now meeting has been
| planned for several
| months but has been
postponed, 1t has been explained,
through fears that embarrassing reso-
lutions may be presented at the gath
ering of the body. The rank and file
has not taken any too kindly to the
recommendations of President Wilson
for the greatest freedom of action at
primary elections, and it is stated that
they do not relish the prospects of
being placed on record in any manner
upon this important reform move
ment of the national administration.
/ PER-POLITICIANS
From the New York Herald
i Solemn note of warning to President
Wilson against the dangers involved in
II his taking hand in PENNSYLVANIA