Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-30
DEMOCRATS LOOK
FOR REAL WARFARE
Party Fight Due to Be Resumed as
Soon as the Legislature Finishes
Its Labcrs
MCCORMICK STORM CENTER
If He Will Pay the Debts They
May Let Him Run the Machine
Bosses Are Flouted
MCCORMICK STORM CENTER

Members of the legislature who be-
long to the various wings of the State
Democracy expect the usual fuss tC
break out as soon as the general as
sembly adjourns. The adherents oi
the machine have been given a tip tc
get busy and make noise so thai
the party will have some excuse fol
existing in the Legislature. but it is
not likely that in the rush of tht
close that much will be doing.
The split in the Democratic ranks
over local option has been a severe
blow to the bosses of the machine fol
the reason that they insisted that the
that the Democratic Legislators must
therefore line up The twenty-five
Democrats who voted against local op-
tion told the bosses to go hunt vio-
| lets.
| The fight in the party will be
| brought to a head by the struggle for
the national committeemanship, al
though If Mccormick agrees to pay the
debts of the committee he may be al
lowed to run the machine another
year.
The members of the House Commit
tee on Appropriations will have the
chairman of the committee, James F
Woodward, of McKeesport, as their
on Tuesday, May IL. The committee
has made 81 fine record for harmony of
action among it's members and the fac
ulty with which 1t has handled the
problem of keeping the appropriations
within the estimated revenues. Chair
man Woodward has had frequent con-
ferences with Governor Brumbaugh in
mapping out his program.
"A hearing will be had next Tues
day on the Workngmen's Compensa-
ton bill, which is before the Senate
committee on corporations, of which
Senator Crow is chairman. There may
be some amendments made to this
legislation, but 1t is not believed they
will be of an important character.
Advocates of the full crew law re-
pealer to-day claimed that they will
have the bill out of the Senate COM
mittee on railroad probably next
Monday night.
A Nevin Pomeroy, superintendent
OF public printing and publisher of
the Chambersburg Repository, gave a
dinner at the Columbus last night in
honor of the legislative correspond
ents at which the men of the press dis
cussed lively days in newspaper work.
The host told of the days when he
hustled Franklin county as CORES
lOG lIe GTeSS
and of the early times in newspaper
work in Chambersburg where his fam
lily has long been identified with pub
fishing. Deputy Secretary of the Com
monwealth William Hertzler described
the newspaper men he knew when he
was a legislator and oliver 3. Shoch
former president of the State Editorial
Association, talked about running
weeklies and of newspap per organiza-
tions. Thomas ]. Bell chief clerk in
the printing department, was given
leave to file his remarks. The CORES
pondent told of by-gone days at con-
ventions and in legislatures and COM
mented upon men in public life with
that freedom that always goes with
press dinners.
Members of the Allegheny delega-
tion remaining in the city yesterday
went trout fishing on several of the
streams near the city. They had a
trout supper last night.
The results of the Philadelphia
loan were generally discussed at the
Capitol to-day and much interest was
manifested. 1t is figured out that no
additional legislation will be needed
to make the loan effective.
All of the appropriation bills pass
ed by the House yesterday were i'm
mediately messaged to the Senate
The bills reported yesterday will be
in the upper house on Wednesday.