Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-09
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By the Ex-Committeeman

According to dispatches from New
York, Vance c. Mccormick, Demo-
cratic national chairman, has started
out to make Pennsylvania Democratic.
A good bit of news matter has been
coming out of New York lately, but
this is the first fiction in some time.
The pleasantly, which reminds one
of the reorganization Democrats slo-
gan at Baltimore. Give US Wilson and
we will give you Pennsylvania" is
credited to Warren Van Dyke. secre-
tary of the State committee. 1t hap
pens that the reorganizers got Wilson,
but they could not keep their end of
the bargain. They did not get Penn
sylvania to give and they failed again
with everything in their favor in 1914.
What started the issuance of this
light fall reading was that the national
chairman left New York yesterday to
have eon{erence with the State bosses
at Stroudsburg. the official center of
Pennsylvania Democratic activity and
the habitat of National Committee
man A. Mitchell Palmer. Mr.. McCor-
mick plans to attend the Monroe
county powwow to-day and may make
q speech on the progress of the ma
visit this city next week to attend the
Democratic State committee surprise
party.
Mr.. Van Dyke is quoted by the
Philadelphia North American in New
York dispatch in this way
Democratic enrolment in our cities
exceeds all records. Reports from
other districts. are that more voters
registered as Democrats in single
day than voted for Wilson in 1912.
The thing that makes me believe the
President will carry our state is the
Republican factional f1ght-Vare and
Governor Brunbaugh on the one hand
and Republican National Committee
man Penrose on the other. are at one
another's throats. The e-Brum-
baugh faction has everything to lose
and nothing to gain through Hughes
election"
Republican State leaders will meet
in Philadelphia Monday and Tuesday
to talk over the campaign and decide
upon a date for the State committee.
The Democratic State leaders are very
indignant that the Republicans have
not yet called their committee.
Congressman John r. K. Scott
has offered his services to the Com
mittee of Seventy in cleaning up Phila-
delphia fraudulent voting. The wares
are backing him and it looks like
drive to detach Winston and his
friends from the Penrose side. 1t will
be recalled that the independents lined
UP against the Ware slate in the recent
primary.
having a great time to-day with
Philander c. Knox, Senators Penrose
and Borah. State Treasurer Young and
others as speakers. 1t is the annual
picnic.
The vacancy caused by w. H. H.
torial nomination in Chester county
has been filled by John r. Thomas, OF
Downingtown. The Chester Demo-
Gratis did not fight over it. 1t was not
worth while.
There is no disposition to begin
the political campaign early in Dau-
phin county. The signs all point to-
ward a big Republican victory. Most
of the candidates have been over the
district during the summer and the
Democrats are very much dlscouras-
ed by what they have found. Hughes
is very popular here and the Repub-
lican's ticket as a whole will receive
more than ordinary attention even in
strongly Democratic precincts. The
present campaign is IN marked con-
trast with that of four years ago,
when even in early September the
fight was in full swing, with Progress
ives, RepuDllcanS anu democrats dI
it tooth and nail. Even in that year,
with the Republicans split wide open,
the Democrats could not carry the
county and a Republican Senator ana
a majority of Republican candidates
were elected. Republicans point out
how hopeless it is for Democrats to
attempt a serious campaign now with
the Republican party united.
Thomas O'Connor, Patrick Far
irell, Thomas Rouse, James Murphy,
John Bobble and John Wesner, Coun-
cilmen of Gilberton borough, Schuyl-
kill county. were indicted yesterday
for illegally increasing the debt of
Gilberton. 1t is alleged the debt is
considerably over the limit which the
Councilmen had the right to borrow
without the consent of the people. Ten
supervisors from Tamaqua, West
Penn. Rush township and West
Brunswick were also before Judge
Brumm, charged with the failure to
repair public roads, but were given
another opportunity to make good.
The supervisors said a recent cloud
burst ruined their roads.
"A total first days registration in
Pittsburgh of 22,21o, with a consid-
cradle Republican falling off from the
registration the first day two years
ago, was indicated tonight in COM
pilations on reports from 292 of the
Ala city districts. There were slight
gains in many districts in the Demo.
cratic enrolment. For the 292 dis
tricts the total registration was 15,-
SIS, and the enrolment by parties
was: Republican, 12.607; Democratic,
2232; Washington, 165; Socialist, 292;
Prohibition, AS; scattering s; not
enrolled, 329.
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