Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-01
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| Democratic meetings of State-wide
character have been held in Harris
burg for years, but II is doubtful IL in
the experience of observers of the
| Democracy, here and gone, there has
| been a meeting which has been as
much of the love feast variety as that
held yesterday in the Board of Trade.
1t was the largest gathering of State
committee held by the Democrats since
the crucial meeting at which the pres
ent leaders ousted Col James Madison
Guffey and his friends from control
and if the silent manner in which some
of the Old Guardsmen acquiesced in
| the doings of the day was bit omni-
Gus, ii nevertheless demonstrated the
strength of the A Mitchell Palmer
regime. OF course, Palmer was back
ed by numerous federal officeholders,
some able leaders on the floor, pros
poets of patronage yet to be divided
and the potential favor of the presl-
dent. but the fact remains that only
once did anyone endeavor to object
to the routine laid out and the result
was conclusive proof that the objector
| did not have any friends willing to
mount the altar of sacrifice. 1t was
! totally unlike what one has come to
expect from Democratic meetings. 1t
was more like what Republican meet
ings used to be. Another interesting
thing about the meeting was that Will
liam l.. Mclean, Jr., the young Lu-
zerne leader, who was made chairman.
is the first Luzerne man since the
Bryan days to be State chairman. His
predecessor from that county of hard
coal and strenuous politics, was John
/ NJ. Garman. now a judge and known
because of his activity for Bryan and
free silver as "Moonbeam' Garman.
Garman gave way 20 Greasy and was
followed by Hall. Driscoll, Donnelly,
OpW91t and others who noted in
old days and they IN turn gave way
to George w. Guthrie now ambassa-
dor to Japan and to Roland S. Nor
ris. The Democracy, it would seem,
has become permeated with organiza-
) ton.
Newspaper reporters find a funny
side in life now and then and a MEM
ber of the Telegraph staff had an oc-
casion to laugh this week. He was
assigned to look after the convention
of the Sons of Italy and at the OPEN
ing session was given warm welcome
and told to make himself comfortable.
, He was also informed that news would E
be gladly furnished him. The con-
vention was called to order. All
: doors were closed and each officer put
, on his regalia. Then came the re-
quest from the presiding officer to see
, that everybody present had a right to
be there. The reporter became un-I
2 easy and started to leave. "NevcrI
! mind" said one of the delegates audI
/ acquaintance of the newspaper man.
r You stay where you are you will not
/ understand anything we say" The
news of the meeting came later
: through an interpreter.
Relating this story to friend
brought another about a convention
, that was held in the House of Rep-I
resentatives several years ago. TheI
! annual meeting of the State Assoca-
? ton of deaf muteS was in progress in
: the hall of the House of Representa-
4 tives. In adjoining rooms electricians
/, and carpenters were busy making TO
. pairs and improvements. 1t was|
: rather noisy on the outside. \ prom
r inent State official looking in on 'he|
), convention and hearing the nois" on
q the outside, went to the men in charge
a of the work and said "you fellows aT;|
: interrupting a big convention. Why
n don't you quit for the day." The fore
n man in charge of the working force
: looked in on the convention, and re-
e marked to the State official we
can't interrupt that convention unless
" we hurt the fingers of the delegates.
: Noise does not worry those people"
n Congressman Ben Focht is saying
e thinks about Uncle Henry" Houck
f again. This is his latest remark
= about the venerable secretary of inter-
d nal affairs:
{ Prof. Henry Houcl5 was in Washing
n ton over Sunday and gave out some
g interesting interviews to the neWspa-
per reporters. We mad the pleasure
e of meeting our octagenarian friend ON
t the avenue and complimented him on
@ his fine appearance and real robust
e health. He acquiesced but remarked
Il something about a ffttle Indigestion,
It having just had n big supper from II
= Maryland fried chicken Alabama
;, sweet potatoes, livers brouchet, lettuce
y salad with roquefort cheese dressing,
n and some Strawberries and ice cream
s with coffee to finish the sleepless dose
= Indigestion is a wonderful stopping of
the machinery of the stomach but
n more wonderful is the ingenuity of
e man in devising crazy dishes to hasten
= young men away and shorten the span
t of old ones. There are chefs who
3 can get up meals which are more raw
= aging to the system than a broken leg
t or broken collarbone.
n Among Democrats here yesterday
t for the meeting was Col. J. L. Spang-
S Ter, of Bellefonte. Col. Spangler is
:, best known to many residents of this
= city as Jack" Spangler. For years
he has been a visitor here and was one
v of the men who was personal friend
g the oldest members of the committee
e in point of service, being exceeded on
d ly in that respect by Dennis ]. Dris-
e coll, the sage of Elk.
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