Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-17
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

The reorganization faction of the
Pennsylvania Democracy is to be op-
posed by the rehabilitation faction.
These are the euphonious names under
which the campaign for control of the
Democratic machine will be waged.
Congressman Michael Liebel, Jr., of
Erie, backed by a citizens committee,
mas entered the fight against A.
Mitchell Palmer. Palmer is indignant,
has informed Liebel that 1t will be a
night to finish and is planning to tour
the State. So is LiebeI
The Liebel campaign was planned on
saturday in Philadelphia and will be
pushed to hostilities within a week.
waiter e. Ritter of Lycoming, Demo-
cratic state chairman some years ago,
was appointed field marshal and head
quarters opened. The first statement
| issued by Mr. Ritter as chairman of
the Liebel campaign committee con-
tanned hot shot directed at Palmer. 1t
was declared the movement inaugu-
rated at the conference had for its
primary purpose the rehabilitation of
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania,
which. it was said. has not been in
more deplorable condition in a quar-
ter of century. The statement de-
clared that the vote at the last cleo
ton for Governor and United States
rank and file has no faith in the party
leadership and that even now there is
discord in every county and no State
organization worthy of the name. Rit-
ter declared Liebel is receiving en-
thusiastic support from every section
of the State, and that he and those
who are aiding him in the fight are
enthusiastically working for the nomi-
nation and reelection of President
Wilson.
To-day's Philadelphia Ledger says:
The Old Guard meeting at the Belle
vue on Saturday. with its show of COM
bativeness. is said to have stirred Pal
mer up to a real fighting humor and
he is ready now to take the field.
Through the State it is expected the
Old Guard will line up the liquor vote
against Palmer and that this may cost
him some votes in Philadelphia and
central counties. The Democratic sit
uation in Pittsburgh and Western
Pennsylvania, however, is better now
than for two years, it is said, and it
is predicted that from these sections
Palmer will get loyal support"
A. Nevin DIETRICH. chairman of the
Washington party State committee,
who was in Philadelphia on Saturday.
gave the names of the following as the
slate for Progressive delegates-at-larg
TO the Progressive national conven-
ton: William Finn. II. D. w. Eng
lish. Lewis Emery, r. X. Young. Gift
ford Pinchot and William Draper
Lewis. The alternates are e. A. Hemp
stead, Major Henry Watson, d. r.
Stephens, Colonel Thomas II. Hay, Ar
thur 6. Graham and A. Nevin DIETRICH.
William Finn has the gout. He
was in Philadelphia on Saturday and
not in pleasant humor. This is his
latest statement: Our position is
this: We have T. r. and we will nomi-
nate him. The Republicans cannot
win without the Progressives, but we
do not insist upon them accepting him.
What we do insist upon is that they
shall match him and that they shall
put forth an acceptable platform.
Through the efforts of Penrose, Barnes
and Root the Republican party was
demoralized in 1912 and the nation
was handed over TO the Democrats;
now, therefore, it is up to them to
remedy the present conditions"
Charles w. Eaby. of Lancaster,
will cross swords with Congressman
Griest for the Republican congress
sional nomination in Lancaster.
The South Bend Tribune. of South
Bend, Ind, on Saturday printed the
following under the name of Colonel
Henry w. Shoemaker, q member of
the Governors staff, publisher of the
Altoona, Pa, Tribune: There is more
Fairbanks sentiment in the United
States to-day than there ever was be-
fore, if feeling in Pennsylvania can be
taken as q criterion. In all walks OF
life from party leaders to the rank and
file comes the demand for the Indiana
statesman. True enough, loyal follow
ers of Pennsylvania's successful Gov
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urged him to become candidate for
the Republican nomination and the
Governor. true to his ideals, has con-
sented to the use of his name, but
many of those closest to him declare
that his only desire is to help unite
the party; that his name at the head
of the ticket is furthest from his
thoughts. Governor Brumbaugh's fol-
lowing, and a vast following it is, is
made up of many different kinds of
men and minds. His greatest strength
is in the agricultural districts, for
Brumbaugh, like Fairbanks, is farm
raised and the educational product of
a country college. These voters have
never been subject to the beck and call
of political boss; they are God-fear-
ing people; they love their country
and homes; they feel the call of duty
above all else. And they gave Martin
G.. Brumbaugh, schoolmaster and for
eign to politics, hated by political
bosses. over 100000 majority in the
Fall of 1914"
Trouble seems to be brewing in
the Blair county district. The Pitts
burgh Gazette Times says to-day in
an Altoona dispatch: "a series of
breakers have confronted the Brum-
baugh supporters here during the
week and played havoc with them in
tn fllI
campaign. State Senator P. w. Sny-
der of the Blair Huntington district,
who had aspirations to become a can
didate for Republican nomination of
Congress and who 1t is reported, was
given orders several times over the
! llong-distance telephone by Governor
Brumbaugh to withdraw from the
race, is noticed to be reticent, accord
ing to statements, in proclaiming the
Executives further leadership. An
other snag that has struck the Brum-
baugh following here and promises to
Re of Statewide Importance is the an
lnouncement made by former Repre-
sentative J. Lee Plummer, formef
| leader of the House at Harrisburg, as
we'll as a foremost local option advo-
cate, declaring against the present
course taken by Governor Brum-
baugh."
Senator yOliver's nominating pa
pers will be filed here tomorrow.
They have been signed.
Prof. C. Fl. Aiken, Susquehanna
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