Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-21
LEADING DEMOCRATIC
NEWSPAPER WARNS
AGAINST FUSION
Collapse of Mccormick and Bull
Moose Campaigns Indicated
by Philadelphia Record
"AN UNNATURAL ALLIANCE"
Declines to Support Plans Which
Would Be Slap at President
Wilson
GAN UNNATURAL ALLIANCE"

Philadelphia, Aug. 21.-Perhaps the
most significant development of the
present political campaign in Penn
sylvania is. the editorial warning to-
day of the Philadelphia Record
against the Vaccinations of Vance c.
Mccormick and State Chairman Nor
ris to bring about fusion deal with
the Washington party in favor of Nc
Cormick for Governor. Inasmuch as
the Record is one of the most influen-
tial Democratic newspapers of the
country, this warning has caused
sensation and is the only thing talked
about in political circles to-day.
Among political leaders of expert
ence and discernment the Records
protest against fusion is regarded as
confirming the opinion of those who
have been close to the situation that
there is little hope of Democratic vic
tory this year. 1t is believed to mean
that the Democratic program will be
to save Palmer and let the rest go.
Under no circumstances will the
Record and that large element of the
party which it represents support fu-
sion
The Record says editorially. under
the caption An Unnatural Alliance:
The proposition of the Washing
ton party leaders of Pennsylvania
representing the political future of
Theodore Roosevelt, to make use of
the Democrats of this State to save
thelr faces by preventing any show
ing of their present strength ought
to be well considered by Democrats
before they pass upon what appears
TO be a well-considered effort by Mr.
Roosevelt and his chief hackers here
TO check the progress of Democracy
in the United States.
The Washington party in Pennsyl-
vania, in its leadership and in what is
left of its membership, is as thorough
~ republican in its opposition to the
principles of the Democratic party
and in the frequency and violence of
its eXpressionc of contempt for the
record of President Wilson as any
member of the Penrose branch of the
Republican party.
The professed desire of the few
men who control the WASHINGTON
party to drop their candidate for Gov
ernor and turn their support to the
Democratic candidate for Governor,
under the pretense of a desire to de-
feat Penrose for e-election to the
Senate, ought not to be taken seri-
ously by Democrats. It is a false pre-
tense, and move designed to aid the
Roosevelt scheme to secure control
of the Republican party machinery in
an effort to prevent the reelection of
President Wilson. or to defeat who
ever may be the Democratic candi-
date for President in 1916.
THE governorship of PennsyIvania
is not the political stake in this wears
contest in this State. Under different
circumstances Pennsylvanians who
call themselves either Progressives or
Republicans, as opposed to the poli-
cies of President Wilson. would he
united in supporting Brumbaugh for
the governorship. Those who are di-
Nlded on that issue are so situated
only because they are chiefly Interested.
in oVerthrowing the Democracy and
are seeking to control the naming of
the candidate for President ir. 1915
10 oppose the champion of Dem NSacv.
relieved of their candidate for Gov
ernor large majority of those who
voted the Washington party ticket
headed by Roosevelt, in 1912 would
vote for Brumbaugh. .
The Record has fought the battles
OF Democracy in PENNSYLVANIA for
almost forty years. 1t is proud of its
record OF devotion to the chief slogan
OF Democracy tariff reform during ali
OF these years, and il glories in the
chlet accomplishments of the Wilson
Administration, regarding them as
the fruits of long campaign in
which 1t played its humble part to the
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