Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-22
.FUS|OMSTS GIVEN
JOLT BY THE RECORD.
State Headquarters Receives News
With Tears and Guashing
of Teeth
OLD LINERS ARE REJOICING
Row Over Proposed Ticket;
Democrats Want Lions
Share of the Spoils
OLD LINERS ARE REJOICING

The Philadelphia Records editorial
assertion that il will not support
fusion between the Democrats and
Progressives of the State was received
with expressions of deep disgust at
Democratic State headquarters in this
city. The Record is beyond all ques-
tion the most influential Democratic
newspaper in Pennsylvania and is read
by thousands of Democrats who are
guided largely in their political beliefs
by it. 1t is also looked upon as
guiding star by scores of the editors
of smaller Democratic newspapers in
the State and its weight thrown into
the balance against the fusion pro-
gram has given the scheme n black
eye in the very quarters where those
back of it hoped to make their strong
est appeal.
\ number of the old-line Demo-
Gratis throughout the State, who are
antagonistiC to the men now in control
of the party, are already putting their
heads together with the thought OF
putting an out-and-out Democratic
ticket in the field this Fall should
fusion be finally arranged. They are
greatly encouraged by the attitude of
the Record.
Colonel Roosevelt's surrender to the
Progressives of New York and his
Hinman. a Republican, for Governor
on a fusion ticket, is believed to fore
shadow the final decision of his fol-
lowers in Pennsylvtnit as to a fusion
program. AS another indication that
fusion is a thing of the past, it be-
came known that eX-Congressman w.
w. Cocks, seeking election on the
Republican ticket, will not be given
the Progressive endorsement. Cocks
had flirted with the Progressives, and
ii was understood, had RooSevelt'S in
dorsement. The Colonel not only
dropped Hinman after booming him
industriously in speeches and state
ments, but last night pledged himself
in the most vigorous terms to the sup
port of a straight-out third party fight
in New York State. Roosevelt him
self has again declared that he will
not stand as a candidate for Gov
ernor.
Dispatches from Washington indi-
cate that the real trouble in the fu-
sion negotiations between the Demo-
Gratis and Bull Moosers
in Pennsylvania is the
Dividing division of offices on the
the Offices proposed mule ticket. 1t
Difficult appears that the Demo-
cratic bosses want all
the big plums and will
give their allies only the crumbs This
will not be acceptable, say the Pro-
gressives. According to a Washing
ton dispatch, the Washington party
people say that Democrats can only
win through their aid and, therefore,
they want a good slice of the melon.
Here is where the hitch comes and if
it can be solved it is probable that
a fusion ticket will be made up by
the two parties. There is no prob
ability of fusion on United States SEN
ator. Representative a. Mitchell Pal
mer. the Democratic senatorial can
didate, is unqualifiedly committed tC
his promise to stay in the fight to the
finish. Clifford Pinchot, the Washing
ton party candidate, is to make an
automobile tour of the State, deliver
ing speeches condemning the acts anC
policies of the Wilson Administration
in such terms as to make it impoS.
sible for the Democrats to support
him."
Starting at $50 o'clock in the
morning, the bride of Clifford Pinchot
Washington party nominee for United
States Senator, will open
her campaign in behalf
of her husband in Phila- Pinchot's
delphia next Thursday Bride
by attending a series of Will Tall
meetings that will last
until evening. Mr. I'm
chot will resume his campaign on thai
day, and his wife has announced hel
intention of accompanying him, anC
even taking the stump for him, il
given that opportunity.
William Draper Lewis, Washington
party nominee for Governor, will not
accompany them, as was at first in
tended. He will he in the western
part of the State the latter part OF
next week.
There is increasing resentment
among the Democratic regulars in
Philadelphia on account of the Pal
mer- Mccormick independent organ
ization. With two Democratic COM
mittees ii is expected there will be a
lot of double-crossing, especially as
the Palmer Mccormick committee will
handle the Reorganization" cash. 1t
was announced that the league would
invite members of the regular city
committee to affiliate themselves with
the new body, but Old Guard leaders
declared later that it was hardly prob
able that this effort, which they stated
was clearly of a hostile nature, would
meet with any success.