Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-11
DEMOCRATS MACHINE
ON THE DEFENSIVE
Continued from First Pagel

was receiving free transportation and
making the remarkable assertion that
the sending of this free transportation
was IN accord with "invariable GUS
tom. lnaSmuch as many remember
When Colonel Guffey's use of free
tickets was considered a near-capital
ofense by the reorganizers this state
I4ent mas a singular ring to it To
Harrisburgers.
Caravan Gets Home
The machine caravan, spellbinders
campaign thunder. attendance addine
inachlne and all the rest will get back
70 !I1alfisourg to-day for a few days
rest after having been dragoad
through twenty counties and enconn-
terlhg early Spring frosts. The cara
van comes nome at sad time because
OF the various scandals and the nros-
pects OF row at the State committee
meeting and big Ryan rally loom
lns up. The Ryanites are making
Chestnut Street Hall next SATURDAY
out the machinists say that it will he -
poor affair. and that ONLY the nan
VINO are sore at the present leaders
VIII be on hand The reorganizers arc
saying that If the Ryan men do not
90 better with what they have at their
nalos than they did at the State dele
/ z, thera pvil
be whopping big maioritv %n fn,.
Mccormick in his home city.
A Pottsville View
special dispatch from Pottsv;,,e
to the Philadelphia Press piVes the ti,e
following about the activities of vii
son Bailey In Schuylkill: "The state
lneht given out last night from Demo.
crauc county headquarters tn tba
ellect that Democratic postmasters in
ocnuyIklll county had received de-
LHanos Tor contributions of 5 per cent
81 tilelI salaries from the Democratic
Htate committee doubtless will insure
the investigation of campaign contri1
outions asked for by Senator Penrose
ana Congressman A. Mitchell PaInoer
curing the last week. II is nov,
charged that Wilson Bailey. said to
nave oeen an agent of the State Dame
Jralic committee. visited Postmasters
niieS SnI klhgsoury. of Pottsville; e.
Max Hlrsch, of Tamaqua, and lanes
Rurkin' of Frackville, in his tour of
thls county In search of funds az
iatter part OF last January. He in+rr,1
duced himself by presenting his ne,-
sonal card. 1t is said. with 'Democratic
State Headquarters' engraved beneath
his name" oe'ioa'h
Penrose Comments
senator Penrose found considerable
ueisnt yesterday In commenting unon
the fresh attacks upon the Democratin
State leadership. ".f the Democratio
state committee is PURCHASING frao
transportation, it is evident that ~ is
getting money from somewhere-fron1
Ine rederal officeholders or elsewhere
II is Weii known that TRANSPORTATION
run runs INTO large amounts" said he
Inc senator then took up the SchuvI.
XIII county charges 'T am every dav
in receipt Of additional Information q,
regard TO the barter and sale of most
oIhees under the present admins
ration he said "The charge is that
b per cent. of the salary has been
stipulated for prior to the appoint-
ments and that printed blanks ema-
natlng from the Democratic State
committee have been issued to ne,
signed by the prospective appointee
promising to pay these amounts. let
ters from the Democratic State com
mitee VIII be produced indicating par
uc1pation In these proceedings 10
gether with efforts to collect the
money within the precincts of fedora
pulld1ngs. contrary to the penal laws
or Congress. Information has been
voluntarily submitted with respect to
this practice in four or five congress
sional districts. At the proper time.
in case the investigation is started
subpenas will be issued for the par
ties concerned.