Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-01
BOSSES FALL DOWN
IN HARMONY GAME
Also Find That Western Pennsyl-
vania Democrats Are Averse
to Paying Debts
POST OFFICES TO BLAME
Republican Senatorial Leaders
Will Remain in Florida For
Another Week or So


! iharmonize warning elements among
, the Democrats in Western Pennsylva-
mia last week appear TO have failed
as signally as their effort to beat out
Secretary Bryan in selection of the
collector at Pittsburgh. The method
of distributing post offices in Western
Pennsylvania has split the gang in
twain Men who were never dreamed
of as worth while have been put for
ward by the bosses and have aroused
antagonisns that threaten to disturb
the machine organization for months
to come. Charges have been preferred
against men slated to be named and
disappointed office seekers are making
things hot.
Morris and Mccormick called on
the federal officials in Pittsburgh last
week, found out the troubles that they
had caused and have been trying to
straighten them out. They also dis
covered that since Secretary Bryan
declined to accept their man Deeds
for collector at Pittsburgh and put in
his friend Acklin that some of the
Democrats no longer regard them as
all powerful and are disposed to dis
turb.
1t is also said that Morris found
money to pay the debt of the State
committee. Most of the Democrats in
the western end of the State thought
that If there were any debts the men
who financed the committee could
take care of them and If they did not
some of the men who stood to win in
the fight should pay up and not eX-
pect the rest of the party to go into
pockets.
Charges are understood to have
been filed against A. j. Palm, the man
picked for postmaster at Meadville,
whom it is thought would go through
Congressman-elect Liebel is also un-
derstood to have declared that Palm
fought the Democratic candidate for
Congress.
Palmer has picked out Charles L.
Hemingway political friend, for the
$1,000 post office in Easton. This will
mean still more Democratic warfare
in that district.
These Pennsylvania postmasters
have been slated: Ulysses G.. Bowers,
Big Run: Nicholas f. Barrett, Car
negie; Charles ~. Stevens, Knoxville;
M. j. Starvey, Mars: jesse B. Conner,
Overbrook; w f. Harrer. Montours-
Vile; Clyde G. McMurray, Oakdale;
Nora l.. Pickering, Peckville; AleXan-
der b. Groff, Somerset Josiah Cole,
Slatington; Frederick "A. Shaw, Tidi-
QUITE; Christian Henderson, Woodlawn;
j. NJ. Keesey, Foxburg, and John w.
/ Clouse, Moscow.
a committee representing 200 mem-
bers of the LuZerne county bar car
ried a petition to President Judge
Charles r. Rice, of the Superior Court
urging him not to decline a re-elec-
tion. The petition was signed by the
200 lawyers, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike, and in part, read as fol-
lows: ''Thirty-siX years continuous
service on the bench is rare experience
and during such service we beg to as
sure you that you have won, not only
the esteem and the respect, but the
affection as well of the bar of your
State. Notwithstanding your long SER
vice on the bench, we are convinced
that you have in you years of efficient
work, which we earnestly hope may
be rendered in the service of your
| State. We would deem it a distinct
loss to the bench if you voluntarily lay
aside your judicial duties. We earnest
ly hope you will reconsider any inten-
ton to decline a reelection, and we
feel sure that you will receive the cor
dial support of the men of our profess
sion and of the general public as WELL"
n -Mial Il. Lilly, q familiar figure
here and a member of Congress from
1906 to 1907 from the Bradford-Sus-
quehanna-W Wyoming district died at
his home in Towanda, Saturday from
angina pectoris. Lilly was for many
years a Republican leader in Bradford
county. He was 65 years old. A
widow, one son and two daughters
survive him.
Chairman John r. Halsey, of the
Republican party in Luzerne county,
I-1 IA 4
several leading Republicans together
for a conference to discuss proposed
| legislation of interest to the party in
Luzerne, and it was decided that the
| time has come for the correction of
fragrant election evils through the
wholesale granting of registration GER
tihcates after the expiration of the
days allotted for this purpose in cities
of the third class. of which Luzerne
has three The method of selecting
overseers of election that Is now in vo-
que was condemned. The Republicans
went on record as favoring the single
and uniform assessment and collection
of taxes in LuZerne.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of to-
day says: qualification yesterday of
the fact that State Senators James p.
McNichol Edwin II. Ware and William
| T.. Crow have wired their purpose to
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will deter many candidates for office
from going to Harrisburg to-day. The
absence of Senators McNichol, Ware
and Crow from Harrisburg this week,
will mean that there will be no action
taken in the Senate on any of the inn
portant matters of legislation or on
any nominations made under the Ten
er administration"
Judge c. \. Brumm. who will
have charge of the grand jury for the
March term of Criminal court, was
| yesterday asked by G. +. Foley. labor
leader. in q communication by mail, to
have Mayor Pierce Mortimer and Com
missioners Hugh Dolan, j. IT. Nichter,
James Shellhamer and a. l.. Eckert
of the city of Pottsville, indicted for
numerous alleged misdemeanors in
office
Josiah Cole has been recommend
ed for postmaster of Slatington by
Congressman Rothermel.
The new city of South Bethlehem
closes its first year with a balance in
bank
! Efforts to make Montgomery
Icounty dry are under way. In some
central counties the liquor people
have become so indignant at the re-
fusal of licenses that they are threat
ening impeachment proceedings.
DENTIST VS.. UNDERTAKER