Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
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BY the Ex-Corumitteenaan

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While Democratic State machine
bosses are sending out appeals to
Democratic jobholders to contribute to
the campaign funds and indulging in
claims that include even the moon,
Republican campaign work is going
ahead smoothly and with vigor. Ar
rangements are being made for the
closing week of the campaign and
events which will attract national at
tention are to be staged This week
State candidates will tour the State
and meetings will be held in twenty
seven counties. while county commit
tees will be called together for dis
cussion of campaign work.
The Republican State candidates
will be in Center county tomorrow
for tour of the county and will
speak in Bellefonte at night The next
day will be spent in adjoining coun-
| ties and wednesday night they will
meet Philander c. Knox in this city at
the big rally. Thursday the Republi-
can candidates will be in Blair and
that night Mr.. Knox will speak in
| Indiana.
| In Philadelphia the Republican
committee is arranging for strenu-
| Gus finish for the campaign. Meetings
will be held in every ward Tomorrow
night at which the details will be
worked out The plans in that city
are for big rally the final Satur-
day of the campaign with Governor
| BrumbauGh as one of the speakers
| The Governor will speak in New
York and vicinity two days the lat
ter part of this week and in New
Jersey next week.
Washington party leaders in Phila-
| delphia have taken all of the starch
out of the Democrats in eastern
Pennsylvania by issuing an official
appeal to progressives to get busy and
work for Hughes. The call, coupled
with the withdrawal of the State can
didates of the Washington party and
| the collapse of Democratic attempts
to work out fusion combinations in
various districts has about demolish-
ed the structure of claims put up by
State Chairman Guffey, National Com
mitteeman Palmer and their pals.
Fred Brenckman, the Carbon
county Progressive, who withdrew as
a candidate for Congress at large on
the Republican ticket, is out in
statement in which he says he is for
Hughes and will work for him and
wants others to do the same Mr..
Brenckman is one of the fighting pro-
gressives and his statement has added
rurther discomfort to the Democracy
The Democratic State windmill
IN Market Square is running at a
pretty slow rate these days as the
Democrats throughout the State do
not appear to realize that it is more
blessed to give then to receive this
year. The days of 1912 when Demo-
Gratis rushed in with contributions
as was declared at the time, are now
but a fond memory.
State Chairman Joe Guffey NAV
nave another meeting of the Demo-
cratic State inside committee within
few days. There are still some
-Mifflin county Republicans get
together in good old-fashioned styIe
at q meeting on Saturday night. The
committeeman were guests of Chair
man Fisher and addresses were made
by Ex-Judse Joseph M. Woods, F. w.
Culbertson and others identified with
tne party In years gone by, factional
differences being buried. Senator
Franklin Martin was given an ovation
bin.
One of the liveliest campaigns be-
ing waged for q senatorial seat in
the State is in Chester county, where
William II. Berry and Others have
started in to make things warm for
L. Il. Eyre, the Republican candidate
Eyre has one of the best oreaniza-
tions he has had in a long time and
MS friends say that he will win easily.
The Philadelphia Public Ledeer
to-day prints this interesting story
about the Presidents recent trin
through Pennsylvania and how the
democratic State boss tried to make
Mrs: wilson play politics: while
the president was on his way through
pennsylvania Friday Mrs. Wilson
was reluctant to get out on the Mat
forms with the President to greet the
crowds. Joseph F. Guffey, acting state
chairman in Pennsylvania, Joined the
PRESIDENT at Pittsburgh, and at
Greensburg he said: Mrs. Wilson. 7
hope, you will get out here and helm
us elect a Democratic Congressmap
IN TINS district" That brought a
response, and Mrs. Wilson agreed to
ieaVe the car. Mr.. Guffey reneata6
the argument at every succeeding
station, with the same result Finaii1
tne train reached Harrisburg. and M
Guifey again expressed the desire r.
assure a Democratic Coneressnan
from the district Mrs. Wilson hes,-
,ated moment and then said. "Rnt
Mr.. Guffey, don't you think we've
apout elected all the Congressmen
there are?" esShieh