Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-09
DEMOCRATS ROAR
WRATH At RIVALS
Ryan Scores Mccormick and Sharp
Things Are Said in Return by
Palmer and Others
FACTIONAL WAR is BITTER
Story That Palmer May Get
McAdoo's Place in the Cabinet
Campaigns Progress

Charges and denunciations echoed
from the rival Democratic campaign
parties yesterday, and both the Ryan
and Mccormick ambitions were ripped
up the back in the most approved
Democratic style. The attacks made
by the candidates on each other were
decidedly personal and reveal very
clearly that no matter who may be
nominated as the Democratic candi-
date for Governor on May 10, the
party will be hopelessly divided.
The Mccormick party was in the
post office belt of Adams county and
found things anything but pleasant, SO
that when the night meeting was held
in Gettysburg Mccormick and his fell
low takers were in prime mood to as
sail Ryan, the State administration
and everyone who did not agree with
their way of thinking. The Ryan
party was at Norristown ast night and
Mccormick was made a target and
Greasy battered with sledgehammer
blows.
Most of the attacks upon McCor-
mick were made by Ryan in retalia-
ton for the assaults made on the
Philadelphian in Nc
Cormick's newspaper,
Machines and the Philadelphia
Candidates Ledger says of them:
Riddled Michael ]. Ryan and
the campaign orators
who are supporting
him for the Democratic nomination
for Governor opened a broadside at
tack of personalities upon the reor-
ganization forces while on tour of
Montgomery county to-day. Vance
Mccormick, the reorganization candi-
date, was charged by Ryan with TAX
ing undue advantage of the mails in
sending copies of his paper, the Har-
risburg Patriot, to voters. Represen-
tative A. Mitchell Palmer, reorganiza-
ton senatorial candidate, was accused
OF receiving money from Senator j. K.
p. Hall during the last congressional
fight; while William H. Berry, Collec-
tor of the Port of Philadelphia and a
stumper for Palmer and Mccormick,
once received $25, 900 aid from Colonel
James M. Guffey. according to Mr..
Ryan. AS for William T. Greasy, re-
organization candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, he was literally riddled by
Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell. In fact,
personalities and outside issues were
the order of the day."
At Pottstown, Ryan opened fire
upon the labor record of Mccormick.
He declared that the removal of the
union label from the
Harrisburg Patriot
and his veto of an Or Says Berry
dinance to increase Got S25, 900
the wages of Harris From Guffey
burg employees while
he was Mayor spelled
defeat for him at the primary election.
While touching upon the Patriot,
Ryan said that Mccormick has been
a
number of free copies to persons not
subscribers.
In addition, the speaker said that
,McCormick's Democracy was unsound,
as he had three times bolted presi-
Dental nominations. while Palmer had
bolted twice. Continuing, he said:
William H Berry-Do you know
he received $4,000 from Guffey?
When he talks he only says Hall,
Guffey. The rest of the singers say
Guffey."
A. Mitchell Palmer, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
United States Senate, made public last
night, at meeting
held in the Adams
Palmer Goes County Courthouse, a
After Budd letter from his oppo-
With N1gor nent, Henry Budd, of
Philadelphia, which
he read as substan-
tiation Of his charge that Budd was
not in sympathy with the Wilson ad-
ministration and it's purposes.
On the tour of Adams county the
candidates strove to reach the man
with the hoe. They penetrated into
rural districts. Their coming had been
we'll advertised, and farmers left their
plows to listen to the speakers.
Farmer" Greasy continued to at
tack the bipartisan machine" which,
he said, stood back of the Ryan can
didacy. The campaigners expressed
themselves as well satisfied with the
result of the days work.
An interesting story printed last
night was to the effect that Congress-
man Palmer is to become Secretary of
the Treasury because
Secretary McAdoo, be-
ing now member of Palmer Is
the Presidents family, Talked of
will retire from the For Place
Cabinet and be sent as
Ambassador to France.
The story goes on to say that Palmer
was informed by his constituents that
he could not go back to Congress, and
the President, being appealed to.
thought that Mitchell had better make
a real fight and see if he could do any-
thing. Hence his stating for Senator
Even In defeat he will have some pres
tige, and then he can be helped to a
nice job. Thus runs the story. 1t
might be added that Mccormick, after
the primary. Will go to Europe.