Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-06
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Democratic State Chairman Roland
> MoFriS, who is on a tour of the State
for the purpose of getting confidential
reports on the general political sit
uation and for the purely incidental
idea of gathering together some money
to pay off the debt incurred in the last
disaster has gone from Harrisburg not
much impressed by the situation of the
Democracy and certainly not by the
giving propensities of the partisans.
Mr.. Morris is said to have found a
disposition here to let those who fig
ured in the limelight pay the bills.
The State chairman has been busy
since his return from Germany trying
to harmonize the warning factions of
tho Democracy and to cut down debt
and consequent interest charges. He
has found neither task a congenial one.
In Philadelphia the Old Guard city
committee is splitting fire at his ma
chine and the Allegheny county Demo-
Gratis are too much interested in their
own factional quarrels to listen to his
pleas for cash, while each appoint
ment brings a train of recriminations
and lessons the number of prospects"
for payment of the debt.
Mr.. Morris is said to have been in
formed by Secretary keenan, that there
is disposition of the Old Guard par
tisans in Dauphin, Northumberland,
Cumberland. Lebanon and other coun-
tiec and up the Juniata valley to rise
and smite the reorganization faction
lists. who are split over the manner in
which patronage was doled out. The
Cum berland county situation has given
much concern because the judicial
fight has aroused antagonisms that it
Will take years to get over. From all
accounts, neither faction will listen to
advice from the high seats.
The Philadelphia political whirl was
speeded up last night by demand"
from the Kensington district business
men that Congressman ]. Hampton
Moore be taken up at once as the
Republican candidate for mayor. About
the same time a rumor got out that
ex- Postmaster Thomas b. Smith had
been agreed upon as a harmony"
candidate for mayor. but this was de-
MED. Another story was that John P.
Connolly, councilman. had been picked
for city solicitor over Representative
William II. Wilson. and Harry c. Rams
eble to confirm any of the reports al
though Senator McNichol insisted that
harmony prospects were growing
brighter all the time.
Senator Penrose, in speaking at the
Moore dinner last night, touched on
the tariff, saying: For myself, l in
tend to introduce at the opening of the
next Congress a tariff bill protective in
its nature. containing a horizontal re-
duction of 15 or 20 per cent. on many
of the duties contained in the Payne
bill. but reinforcing some of the sched-
ules. like the chemical schedule, to the
extent that may be necessary to secure
these industries in our country. This
bill will protect us from the collapse
which will occur on the close of the
war in Europe, and will furnish us
money to prepare for the national de-
fense should any nation of Europe in
arms desire to invade or assault us.
At the same time such a measure will
assure to the American people an
abounding prosperity such as we en-
joyed under three Republican Presi-
dents"