The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-21
SAY The DEMOCRATS
ADOPT NO platform
brumoaugh Workers Assert Special
Committee Never Reported Back
70 State Committee-Penn Alumni
For Brumbaugh

Especial to the Starl independently
Philadelphia, Oct. 21.-The Brum-
baugh Citizens committee gave out a
statement to-day which said;
Vance C. Mccormick. in his cam
paign speeches, has time and time
again asserted that the Democrats
party adopted a platform pledged to
local option, The facts do not back
up these statements j..
The Democratic State committee.
which met at Harrisburg, following the
May primaries, adopted no platform.
The Palmer faction, which controlled
the body, delegated to a special COM
mlttee named by the chairman and CO.
operating with the candidates, the
drafting of declaration of principles.
That the committee has never reported
back to the general committee and
never will.
Chairman Morris has never had the
courage to call second meeting of the
Democratic State committee to have il
as body pass on the local option
plank. He is afraid to face its mens-
bers. The business of the body is a
day delegated to a small executive
committee, which he controls. Both the
Republican and Washington party
State committees have assembled on at
least two occasions each since the pri-
maries. The Democrats have met but
one, on June 3, last.
Mr. Morris is afraid to call
meeting of the Democratic State cons
mittee to take place before election
He dare not do so because he knows
that the party in large measure is not
in accord with the local option prin-
ciple He also knows that there is so
much dissension among the members
of the committee that a row would re.
suit in general meeting and would
further cripple Mccormick 8 waning
chances.'
The work of the Brumbaugh COM
mittee of Alumni of the Pennsylvania
has been meeting with the greatest
success in lining up the old "grads" I"
for the support of Martin G. Brun,-
baugh. Secretary Edwin NJ. Abbott has
received from every part of the State
messages of interest promising not only
to vote for the Republican nominee,
but also to work for him. This support
10 hob plOiuiscu diOHt ny men OF MS
own party, but Democrats and Wash
ington party adherents have also set
aside party lines and promised to jump
into the fray for one of their Alma
Mater. Many of the women graduates
have also sent word to the committee
that they will do all they can for the
candidacy of DR.. Brumbaugh.
Of the number of replies received,
over 1000 have already volunteered
their services to the support of DR..
Brumbaugh. These graduates extended
all the way back to the class of 1852.
DIR. W. NJ Guilford, '52, of Lebanon;
Charles Stewart, '53, of Easton; Dr..
j. j. Detwiller, "a, Easton; the Rev.
Henry Losch, 81, of Philadelphia; W.
w. Frazier, '5S, of Rydal; Charles r.
Hazeltine, '5s, of Philadelphia; Philip
H. White, '59, of Philadelphia, are
among the older graduates who have
lined up for the Republican nominee.
Some of the others are DR.. Samuel
Robinson Nissley, '64, Elizabethtown;
William H. Seibert, "a, Steelton; DE-.
C. H.. Leslie, "a, Palmyra; w. G.
Baker, "a. Hummelstown; DR.. B. F.
Dickinson, 10 steelton; David R. Me.
haffey, 'S5, Marietta.