Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-10
SCHEM|NC To STAY
ON POLITICAL MAP
Democratic and Bull Moose Chief
tains VIII Use the Legisla-
ture to Furnish Noise
TO DRAFT TROUBLE" BILLS
Palmer and the President Talk
Over the War Among the Penn
sylvania Democrats

-OeiioCrdliC anu w aSnlnStOn
party leaders are planning to gather
in some campaign issues by means of
legislation they will offer TO the next
General Assembly and meetings of
men in charge of drafting OF ellis Will
pc held between Christmas and the
nldole or January to esern:ine what
KIND Of material to prepare. After
the decisive defeat of last month the
men in charge of the he li1uartets Of
the two parties rea!iz1 that it will
take hard work to keep on the imam
and they propose to do a LOT OF talking
eoeut up lift legislation and the wei
fare of the people.
= The plan of the Democratic lead
ers Is TO revive the legislative COM
mlttee which drafted the charity ap-
preparation an6 other measures last
session and to frame up a series of
pllls which Will not go through be-
cause they will be different from
those of the Republicans and as much
capital as possible will be made out
OF the charity appropriations as pos
sible. The Bull Moosers are expected
to have the minimum wage and other
measures which failed last session
ready together with some corrupt
practices and other election bills. If
any attempt is made to radically
change the primary laws either in re-
gard to holding of State conventions
or TO prevent people from being
named after a primary there will be
loud objections.
The Democratic State headquar-
/ iters here will become a thing of the
! past tomorrow and the end IF the
week will see the locking of the doors
and the transference of all business
| to the Philadelphia headquarters.
When committees 11laaf hara fbav will
have headquarters at a hotel. The
Washington party people may have a
legislative headquarters here during
| the session.
The Woman Suffrage Association
and State Federation of Labor will
maintain their headquarters through
out the session.
| The great problem of the future
of the Democratic party in Pennsylva-
MIA, especially with reference to the
Question whether there should be an
amalgamation between the "Reor-
ganizers' and the "Old Guard" was
discussed by President Wilson and
Representative A Mitchell Palmer at
the White House yesterday. 1t is un-
derstood that Representative Palmer
stood firmly for a continuation of the
fight against the "Old Guard" and it Is
probable that the President will sup
port him. Patronage was not discussed
at the interview, il is understood.
There has been considerable talk in
the Pennsylvania delegation about an
other reorganization of the party, with
| a new leader, but the movement If 1t
can be called that. has not yet crystal
lized into any definite action. 1t is not
likely that the President will give
his consent to any action that has in
lview the elimination of Mr.. Palmer.
Nevertheless. it is said that some of
the old leaders will shortly make an
effort to convince the President that
the party vote in Pennsylvania was
decimated as a result of the fight of
the 'Reorganizers."
! Congressman w. y. Carr is
getting ready his contest of the seat
of his successful rival at Washington
and hopes to make an impression. He
will attack the Fayette county results
Burgess Jacob Kline, of Ephrata,
one of the oldest town officials in Lam
caster couny, has resigned.
Congressman Warren Worth
Bailey, of Johnstown, who took the
warpath after the election, has been
invited to be one of the speakers at the
Jackson day dinner in PHILADELPHIA
Senator Penrose, Governor-elect
Brumbaugh and Lieutenant-governo
elect Frank B. McClain will be guests
OF nonOr at reception at the Union
League in Philadelphia tonight
| -Adherents of President W. Hor-
ace Hoskins put the followers of State
Chairman Roland s. Morris to decisive
route last night in their efforts to con-
troll the Democratic Club of Philadel-
phia, former pet organization of the
reorganizers. The Hoskins men de-
feated an appeal made by. Collector of
Internal Revenue Lederer from a de-
cision of the chair that only MEM
bers with dues paid could participate
in the proceedings of the club. The
Hoskins faction also scored in electing
Anthony ]. Fleck, Sr., as a director
over James H. Howard, reorganization
leader in the Firty-siXth ward. Both
victories were won by the similar re-
suit of AZ to 32. Chairman Morris
a club director, was again an absentee
The meeting was the most turbulent
of the series of heated gatherings
which have marked the career of the
club.
| Governor elect Brumbaugh stated
yesterday that he had received scores
of letters from applicants for jobs un-
der his administration, but did not
propose to give much attention to am
! bitions of place-seekers until he con-