Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
PeeEc4 l~
Pe~poqesa~io
BY the Ex-CommitteemaR

Leaders of the Old Guard, anti
reorganization and other factions of
the Pennsylvania Democracy which
are engaged in conflict with the bosses
of the present Democratic machine
have decided to refuse any proffers of
peace within the party IL they are
made by the machine chieftains with
out the approval of President Wilson.
For some time past, 1t is understood,
tentative efforts have been made to get
up compromise slate for delegates
at large to st. Louis. but the Old
Guard element is inclined to be wary.
Not long ago it was found out that
the machine leaders were making these
efforts through fear of defeat and con-
sequent loss of prestige at Washington.
Now the Old Guard leaders have de-
cided that they will compromise only
on orders from the schoolmaster in
the White House and will fight unless
they are asked to stop by the Presi-
dent.
Most of the Old Guard leaders figure
out that this is a good time to start
something and the movement to OPP
pose the machine slate here will be
initiated in other counties.
West End Republicans will have
a supper on March Is at their head
quarters and it is expected that many
prominent Republicans will attend.
According to reports from up the
river, William I. Greasy and Freeze
Quick, Columbia countians, will be
candidates for Democratic congress
sional honors in the Sixteenth district
and will buck Congressman j. V.
Lesher of Sunbury.
Colonel f. NJ. Young, of Allen
town ,and eX-Judge r. G.. Bushong. of
Reading, are now mentioned for Re-
publican national delegates from the
Berks-Lehigh district. Fred l.. Lewis
is not being taken seriously.
Representative Rim, of grade
crossing bill fame, is candidate for
reelection in Lehigh.
The question of the right of the
register of wills of Philadelphia to
keep the fees accruing in his Office
was argued in court yesterday. This
action started here.
The Erie court held up one license
application yesterday.
At a meeting of members of the
washington party city committee in
Philadelphia last night blank petitions
were distributed for nominations to be
made for the May primaries. 1t was
decided to hold meetings by congress
sional districts to endeavor to agree
upon candidates for delegates to the
Progressive national convention and
for Congress and the Legislature. The
active spirits from the Sixth Congress
sional district. including West Phila-
delphia and the Germantown, Logan,
Chestnut Hill sections, decided TO hold
their meeting at the city headquarters
on March s.
Judge Brumm, who is presiding in
the hearing of the contest between
school directors in West Mahanoy
township, Schuylkill county, over the
election last November, ordered that
the ballot box of the William Penn
district of West Mahanoy township be
impounded. The box of the Lost Creek
district was opened and the contents
We're examined. Witnesses testified
that they. Notwithstanding they were
not Fl years old, had voted for Dona-
hue and Mccoy, the contestees.
The salary board of Luzerne county
has wiped out nine official positions
and Democratic chieftains at the
Willes-Barre courthouse are much
alarmed. The courts have been ap-
pealed TO to save these Jobs despite
the fact that the board has declared
them to be unnecessary. CONTROLLER
Fuller r. Hendershot is responsible for
wiping out the jobs. He declared that
the following positions were unneces-
sary: Deputy chief clerk, salary S125
ers, salary SS3.S33 monthly; two road
and bridge inspectors, salaries $3.50
monthly; superintendent of buildings,
salary $3.50 monthly; one gardener,
salary SIS monthly; two assistant gar
deners, salaries S65 monthly; one Of
ficer, salary $50 monthly,