Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-15
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BY the Ex-Coiyamitteeman

Democratic leaders. State commit
teemen, State candidates and county
chairmen went home late last night
pleased and sorry. They were pleased
at the manner in which the postmas-
ters had responded to the call for cash
and the hints that II they could not
get into partisan politics they could at
least get their friends busy. They
were sorry that the formal opening of
the campaign in Pennsylvania should
partake of so much recoupting of
what the President has done and de-
fense of his various actions or lack
of actions.
The Democratic campaign, which
really began a couple of weeks ago in
Lehigh county, was formally declared
opened last night because more cash
vas in sight to make a noise. The
meetings held during the day were
lively enough and the men who at
tended will be able to go home and tell
the Democrats what a real organiZa-
ton their dollars keep up at Harris
burg.
Before leaving the Democratic
bosses made efforts to find out what
the plans of the Republicans are for
this campaign and they Immediately
began something for Pittsburgh to OFF,
visit on September 27.
Taken on a basis of words the
notification meeting yesterday was
notable even for the long-winded
gatherings and standardization assem-
blages which have come into vogue
since the reorganization clique got
control. State Chairman Guffey was
the only one who did not make a.
speech and he is commencing to loom
up as real leader. Ex-State Chair
man Morris. who was the breaker of
the news to the candidates, made a
good Democratic speech. but trif1e
longer than usual; ex-Judge Ellis l..
Orvis, candidate for senator. made an
other long speech in which he lam
basted the Republicans and whipped
the progressives. Candidates Murrin
and Creamer spoke more than they
wanted to, but seemed to have been
infected by the verbosity of the day
and j. J. Moore, another candidate
seemed bit miffed that he did not
| have more time. But Ii was National
| Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer
who was the boss long distance talker
He was regular Niagara of words.
He criticised Hughes for criticising.
said things about Governor Brum-
baugh which indicated that the Gov
ernor was worrying him, too. and
roared and ranted for three-quarters
OF an hour. When 1t was all over the
dazed candidates and stupefed COM
mitteemen meekly went home.
The threatened row in the Demo-
cratic executive committee over the
substitution of Bull Mooser NJ. CLYDE
Kelley for c. II. Arnold as Democratic
| Congressional candidate in the Thir-
| tieth district without Kelley declaring.
| for Wilson. was ironed out by Palmer,
NJ nth ThA
Arnold get off and put on Kelley with
out whimper 1t seems to be a case
| OF anything to beat Congressman
| Coleman. who will go back to Wash
| ington again.
-Philander c. Knox and other
prominent men will speak tomorrow
at Montgomery county's big Republi-
can gathering.
| Congressman John r. K. Scott, one
of the chief Ware leaders. declared yes
terday in Philadelphia that the Frigar
murder case showed the uselessness of
the office of coroner and that it should
| be abolished as an antiquity. Coroner
Knight is leading member. along
with Scott, Of the Ware organization,
which is dominant in the Smith ad-
ministration and which will be influ-
entail in the forthcoming session of
| the State Legislature. Were the coro-
ner's office to be abolished Ware lead
political allies.
| -Philadelphia's Committee of Sew
| enty announced last night that four
more arrests had been made yesterday
on charges of irregularities at the
polls. The men accused are Republi-
can workers in the Forty-eighth ward
and are recognized as followers of Di-
rector of Public Safety Wilson. The
| Philadelphia Inquirer in commenting,
| says: The fact that the four arrest
ed are loyal to the Ware interests in
| the local Republican organization is
declared as proof that the committee
Is making It's fight indiscriminately.
| The first three warrants were served
on Fourth ward McNichol adherents."
| Price Graffius, a former member
OF the Blair county bar and United
! States Commissioner, was Yesterday
sentenced by Judge Bailey to pay a
| fine of 500 and to go to jail for four
months on a charge OF libel brought by
| III. A. Davis, State attorney for the
| Anti-Saloon League. Davis was at
tackled while acting as campaign man
ager in this county for Governor
Brumbaugh. Gratfius will appeal to
the Supreme Court.
The Philadelphia Ledger CORE
spondent with the Brumbaugh party.
says to-day of the Governors speeches:
His remarks again gave rise to the
belief that while the ostensibe pur-
pose of the tour has been missionary
work for the Highway and Agricultur-
al Departm the real purpose has
been to permit the Governor to de-
clare warfare between his followers
and their opponents at the coming ses-
! sion of the Legislature. He has evil
IDENTIFY been sounding the rural popu-
! lation, too. as to his weight and stand
ing since the Oliver check disclosures
If the Governor has lost caste among
the agricultural communities, 1t is un-
derneath the surface. Every attack
on organized political control of the
Legislature by certain factionists has
been cheered by the gatherings at
| grange halls and in public squares.
and the reception his declaration of
open warfare has been accorded has
seemingly lifted a burden from the
Executive shoulders and heartened
him greatly"
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