Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
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BY the Ex-Committecman

| not and most of the time its man.
euVering to avoid a direct declara-
ton have been marvels of deXterity.
1t will be recalled that four years
ago the Democratic State committee
| got into fight on the subject and
while its standard bearer was dry"
the party did not express itself, al
| though few men were noisy in de-
claring that it was neutral" Dan
coming at that meeting of the state
committee when he predicted "twi-
light for the state ticket.
This year 1t is very evident that
the machine bosses have not lost
their grip and as the bosses are
practical politicians, now, as con-
trasted with six years ago. what they
will do will be something of inter-
est. Some of the leading reorgan-
izers are not clear on prohibition,
but inclined to local option, while
others are frankly wet"
Some of the Democrats around
the state are inclined to believe that
National Chairman Mccormick was
correct when he said in Philadel-
phia Saturday that the conference
or the bosses was not to make up a
state slate. but to discuss issues and
party affairs. The slate is made up
to all intents and purposes. but the
issues are up in the air, while the
party affairs in which Mr.. McCor-
mick is interested along with Ma
uonal Committeeman Palmer and
his pals are financial in character.
The conference in Philadelphia is
regarded with more or less shud-
dering by the federal officeholders
and the horde of men lately named
to jobs because it is only a question
of short time until the Democratic
state windmill on Market Square
will start grinding out letters call
ing upon the placeholders to come
across" with the cash needed to-
maintain the present bosses in con-
troll. 1t should not be forgotten that
the Democrats will elect a state
committee as we'll as nominate cam
didates at the May primary.
While the Harrisburg Patriot is
very complacent about the results
of the conference of hand-picked
Democratic leaders at Philadelphia |
on Saturday, the Philadelphia Rec !
ord seems to think that there is
lacking and intimates that
the rank and file of the party will |
not be satisfied with Acting State |
Chairman and Petroleum Admins |
traitor Joseph F. Guffey as the cam
didate for Governor. The Record |
seems to think that National Chair
man Mccormick owes it to the party |
to run. The Public Ledger says that |
the liquor issue caused considerable !
trouble at the conference and the |
Philadelphia Press does not by any
means regard the conference as hav- |
ing allayed the trouble in the Demo-
cracy. The Inquirer says that the
plain desire of the men running the
show was for Guffey..
The Harrisburg Patriot uncon-
tells the tale of the meet |
re solutions were adopted, and no
were endorsed, but at the /
of the meeting it seemed |
the consensus of opinion that State |
Chairman Joseph F. Guffey was the
man to lead the party next fall"
Tho declaration of Thomas Rob-
ins, the personal friend of Roose-
velt, that he is for Sproul for Gov
crnor and the statement of the ex-
chairman of the late Washington
rarity committee about the enroll
ment of the Progressives in the Re-
publican party, form an interesting
contrast to-day. Robins is one of the
biggest Progressives in the country
and his coming )ut fol- Sproul rather
offsets the declaration by Pinchot.
The Philadelphia Ledger says
/! at Senator Ware will insist upon
Scott for Lieutenant
Governor to make a test of who's
v ho in Philadelphia, this contest to
be entirely separate from the CUB
nomination. The North
American says that leaders of both
parties "higgled" over secondary
Nominations Saturday. The North
American declares that the bulk of
the campaign" and then turning to
rather poor stick to lean on during
the campaign" and thten turning to
affairs says: 1T seems to
be taken as assured that State Sen
ator William c. Sproul, of Chester,
will be the nominee at the primaries
over j. Denny O'Neil, of Pittsburgh.
Therefore, the big and little bosses
Of both factions seem to think that
their job is to hang a lot of singed |
oats on Sprouts back and compel him
to carry them through the cam
paign."
Allegheny county's local option |
elections. which are held in nine |
ooroughs and seven townships under |
special acts which permit those
to determine whether |
1 tremendous dry" sentiment.
In the First ward of Avalon the /
dry" forces rolled up a total of 54
votes against six wet" Thirty-nine
votes were cast in the Third ward |
against. while two favored it.
in Ben Avon the dry forces came |
within one vote of winning unani- !
pously. One man favored the sale
of liquor, while SO were opposed.
Members of the election board in the
First ward. where the lone "wet"
voter resides, said that only one
vote was cast three years ago in !
,avor of the liquor question. The
vets" polled four votes to 20 "drys"
n Ellsworth.
The declaration of Representa-
i've Robert S. Spangler, of York
,ity district, who is a candidate for
reelection, in favor of the dry"
is a very significant one.
Mr.. Spangler says:
II believe that the majority opin-
on among the voters of York is fav-
,rable to the adoption of the amend
nent providing for nationwide pro-
and believing this, 1 shall
'ote. for the ratification of the same,
f elected to the next legislature. I
ihall also support local option and
he woman's suffrage amendment"
Sunday dispatches say there is
a possibility that General Charles
NJ. Clement may be a candidate for
Congress after all. John H. Glass.
Of Shamokin, and Albert w. Duy, of
Bloomsbury, will hardly run, it is
said.
A French "Bi0 RPrfb0"