Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-04
form A LEAGUE As A
PROTEST AGAINST
RAMPANT BOSS|SM
Dauphin County Democratic
League Makes Night Plunge
Into Politics Here
RED HOT RESOLUTIONS TOO
Endorse Ryan Within Few Doors
Of the Democratic State
Windmill Plant
RED HOT RESOLUTIONS TOO

The Dauphin County Democratic
League burst into the political arena
last night as the latest protest against
bossism in the Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania and created CONSERVATION in the
ranks of the Mccormick followers by
a ringing endorsement of his rival for
the Democratic nomination for COVER
nor, Michael j. Ryan. The organiza-
ton is said to be the prelude to the
opening of headquarters for Ryan in
this city and the forerunner of 3
movement to have the Philadelphia
come to make a speech in the home
city of his rival.
The meeting was held in the Bolton
House and the machine Democrats
did not become aware of it until II
Ias in full swing and it was too late
70 plant" someone in the sessions.
Mccormick men to-day displayed con-
siderable irritation in talking about
the league, taking II as an effort to
belittle the former mayor of Harris
burg In his native city, but the more
even tempered among them jeered at
the organization, saying that II the
men active in promoting 1t were not
more successful in getting results with
funds and organization at their com
mand than they were on a certain
delegate election day not so many
years ago, the league would not
amount to much.
Means Business, They Say
Men identified with the league an
nounced last night and to-day that
many names were being enrolled as
members and that the great interest
being shown in the new organization
was what was making the Mccormick
men bite themselves. One man said,
II think the formation of this or
ganization with the active Democrats
in 1t, pretty effectually disproves the
claim of the noisy machinists that
Ryan has no footing here. Unless
miss my guess the young man will
have tussle in his home city" An
other said: This organization is to
be a protest against Democratic boss
ism at it's fountain head. II means
business"
The meeting was held in the his
toric old Democratic hotel, the Boil
ton, and Alderman George d. Her
bert, of the Eleventh ward, who is a
Democrat who would get pen paraly-
sis II he tried to vote for a Republi-
can, presided. Then, very much to
the subsequent pain of the machine
men the following temporary officers
were elected: President, A. w. Hart
man: secretary, George NJ. Deiker:
treasurer, ex-City Chairman Christian
Nauss.
Democratic Regulars
Among the names of those form
ing the membership are B. F. Meyers.
ex-Mayor John A. Fritchey, DR.. G..
Albert Fritchey, national delegate to
the Baltimore convention; Milton H.
Plank, candidate for Congress; Milton
q. Robinson, of the railroad train
mems legislative committee; William
K. Meyers, former division chairman,
and former County Commissioner Will
liam w. Wallower, and a lot of others.
The following resolution indorsing
Michael j. Ryan for governor was
adopted unanimously:
THE signs are auspicious for Dem
3vratic victory in Pennsylvania. Ire
Soncilable differences among the Re-
publicans make the future of that
party hopeless. The failure of the
Roosevelt party to meet the reuuire-
ments of the times offers no remedy
from that source. These are the
greater reasons why Democrats should
select their best man to lead to the
victory that is plainly in view.
We recognize In Michael ]. RYAN
an ideal leader in this emergency.
Capable. conscientious. courageous. he
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