Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-30
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Will Expose the Dickering and
POiitieating Behind Post
Office Appointments
PROTESTS POURING IN
Morris Has Another Receiving
Day at the Democratic State
Windmill Today

Senator Boies Penrose yesterday an
nounced that he proposed to let light
in on the Vaccinations of the coterie
of bosses that have been using federal
patronage to continue their domination
of Democratic politics in Pennsylvania
and who are candidates for high offices
this fall. The senator stated that for
some time he had been making in
designations and that the hearing to-
morrow on the York county post offices
would be the curtain raiser on some
conditions hat would make the state
blush Apparently, the senator has
some information which will be any
thing but pleasing to Palmer and
Mccormick. to whom Wilson has
turned over the disposal of patronage
in Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Ledger says o
the matter to-day:
Senator Penrose is planning a war
of retaliation on the Democrats who
have been attacking him because they
hold him responsible for the hold-up
of post office appointments in Penn
sylvania.
Disclosure of scandals in n
ton with the filling of postmasterships
by the Democrats in the York-Adams
and other congressional districts was
| pIOitllStu ny lhe SelldlOI NtSlGIudN
upon his return to the city from New
York. He asserted that an investi-
cation had been instituted by a Sena-
torial committee and that the first
hearings would be held before the
committee tomorrow. The York
Adams cases will come before the COM
mittee tomorrow, but Senator Penrose
insisted that a further inquiry into the
situation as to the appointment of
postmasters. under the direction of his
opponent for the senatorship, Repre-
sentative A. Mitchell Palmer, would
result in revelations that would cause
the state to blush.
Senator Penrose welcomed the an
nounced visit of President Wilson to
PENNSYLVANIA in the interest of the
Palmer-McCormick ticket. He said
the business depression was becoming
so serious that the Democratic party
is doomed to defeat and that the Re-
publicans would certainly win in No
vember."
A desperate effort on the part of
the Democratic machine to start off
the preliminary campaign went to
smash in Clearield county
e afternoon.
Clearfield Clearfield is a county
Democrats where the machine has
Turn Trick mighty few friends and
where the anti-machine
Democrats defeated the
man sponsored by Palmer and McCor-
mick for chairman and then denounced
the activities of postmasters in politics.
In order to get the Clearfield organ
ization in a hole and possibly give an
eXcuse for some ripping" and at the
! same time to foo the people into be-
lieving hat Clearfield was all right
for the machine ticket, the Palmer
Mccormick managers conceived the
iAaa Of a xvicif Tho nan1nnrafin nnr1nfV
chairman was right On h job, how
ever, and turned out with a lot of his
friends. They awaited Mccormick at
the station. escorted him to his hotel,
shook hands, allowed him to eat sup
per in peace and then went around to
hear his speech. They did not applaud
and they did not make any promises.
They just answered Present" Palmer
did not go and Farmer Greasy, with
whose record Clearfield is familiar,
and w. NJ. McNair. who has to go
along, turned up last night without
any excitement being created.
According to the reports of the
meeting of the Pike county Democratic
committee on Monday, the resolution
endorsing the national
administra t / o n Con-
gresham Palmer and Palmer Has
the machine ticket were Close Call
adopted by a majority in Pike, 100
of just one vote. Pike is
in Palmer's home dis
trict and some of the men who have
been active in Democratic affairs are
openly arrayed against Palmer. Their
action in voting against the Palmer
resolutions is regarded as highly sig
niicant. The Palmer men are alarmed
over the opposition that has developed
n have notified him that unless
something is lone speedily he will be
badly beaten in Pix by Senator Pen
rose. Pinchot will not be a factor of
Importance in the campaign. There
has never been any enthusiasm, but
much resentment, over his candidacy,
and even his supporters admit that he
will run a poor third in the senatorial
race.
Senator Penrose yesterday made
characteristic comment upon the re-
port hat President Wilson is coming
into Pennsylvaniato make
campaign speeches in the
Penrose interest of the Palmer
Welcomes Mccormick ticket.
Woodrow When asked what effect
the contemplated visit of
President Wilson would
have upon the political situation Sen
ator Penrose replied:
Il think Wilson's administration is
growing every day in unpopularity.
We should welcome his coming. L a
not see how his presence in Pennsyl-
vania will add n votes to the Dem
ocracy. which already is defeated in
this State"
mo more than four or five Demo-
cratic congressman will be elected in
Pennsylvania next fall" predicted
Chester w. Hill, secre-
tary of the Pennsylvania
Democratic Protective Union, yester-
Chances are day.
Very Scant He explained that the
union is not engaged in
forming a Brumbaugh
committee, as might have been in
ferred from the fact that a letter from
William t. Tilden. declining member
ship on such a committee, had been
issued from the union headquarters.
Mr.. Hill said this letter had been
handed to him by Mr.. Tilden, and he
thought 1t ought to be published.
This association is for the whole
ticket" Mr.. Hill said. I'VE are as
strongly for Brumbaugh as we are fol
Penrose. The Republican ticket is
what must be considered. We want
congressman elected. The manufac-
turers of the State want the Repub-
lican party returned to power. This
fact is evidenced in the hundreds of
letters 1 receive emphasizing the de-
preston of business throughout the
whole State"