Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-07

upon whom the President relies for
political suggestions. Chief among
these are Secretary McAdoo and Col
onel House.
Like the Last Campaign
That the present situation should
exist is not surprising in view of the
fact that President Wilson has been
guided by these two men throughout
his administration to a much greater
extent than by all the suggestions
that have come to him from other
sources.
The same situation existed in the
last campaign, when McAdoo assumed
virtual control and succeeded so COM
pletely in subordinating McCombs. the
then chairman, that after the election
of Wilson, McCombs had virtually no
standing with the administration,
while McAdoo was given credit for
the victory
McAdoos ambition is generally be-
lieved to be the promotion of the in
terests of McAdoo. Since his interests
are identified with the political inter-
ests of the President, he is naturally
Jealous in behalf of the latter's cleo
tion. Nevertheless, it is a fact that the
Presidents known weakness among
the Democrats of New York and some
other important States is largely due
to mistrust of McAdoo.
Making u McAdOO Machine
McAdoo has been charged with a
constant effort to create in New York
and elsewhere a McAdoo machine,
which while it might be regarded as
an administration organization, has
always been under the control Of Nc
Adoo.
The Presidents fights with Tam
many and with Democratic leaders in
New Jersey and elsewhere over ap-
nni0fnentS have ipVa ria hlV ell !,
the real fight on the part of the ad-
ministration was to place in office the
men selected by McAdoo. McAdoo
controlled the appointments to the
federal reserve board, and If he does
not control the board, it is not be-
cause of any absence of effort on his
part.
McAdoo is the author of the ship
purchase policy of the administration,
and of almost every other policy of
government interference with business
upon lines which could give the rep
resentatives of the administration a
coercive power over business. He has
therefore come to be regarded as ex-
erting the most dangerous influence to
which the present administration is
susceptible, because in all the move
ments that have been planned and di-
rected by him, it has been seen that
he has always been striving to get
| IlOIc anu power nlInSelI.
Democrats Growing Uneasy
Democrats generally have watch
ed the manifestations of McAdoo s
growing ambition with uneasiness and
! dislike. Now as 1t develops that Nc
Adoo is the real directing force in the
campaign for the reelection of Presi-
dent Wilson, the mistrust of McAdoo
and his purposes is likely to increase
| The present plan of the Democrats
| is to keep the McAdoo-House domina-
J tion a secret, and to continue the pre-
tense that Vance Mccormick is really
| in control. But so obvious has the
| McAdoo domination become, that the
secret is already an open one. and the
effect upon Democrats, especially here
in New York, is not improving the
prospect of Democratic majority in
| this State.
Most of the men who are now per-
forming important campaign work
under Mccormick are men who were
selected not by Mccormick, but by
| McAdoo.
Vance Mccormick is said to be dis
satisfied, but is so loyal to the Presi-
dent that he is not disposed to offer
any resistance or to display any re-
! sentiment