Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-09
COMMITTEE NOT
BREAKING ITS NECK
Philadelphia Contests to Be Held
Over the Heads of the Old
Guard For Awhile
AFRAID OF BONNIWELL
Chairman Crow Says That Repub-
lican Prospects Are Getting
Better Every Day
AFRAID OF BONNIWEL

Although the steam roller at the
Democratic State headquarters rolled
Judge Eugene c, Bonniwell, the Phila-
delphia executive committeeman, out
fiat when he protested against inter-
ference with home rule yesterday II
was noticed that the subcommittee,
to which was referred the contests,
made haste slowly. Indeed, toward
the peaceful twilight 1t looked as
though Hill n his compatriots who
had been making the contests, were
being used by the bosses as a club
over the Old Guard.
The special committee named to
hear the contests for seats on the
Philadelphia city committee after
Bonniwell had protested that the State
machine should not attempt to butt
into local machines, did not show
much enthusiasm over its Job. 1t
heard the men who are protesting and
then adjourned to hear the other side
In Philadelphia later in the month.
AS the inside committee will not meet
until Fall 1T looks as though these
cases and the threat to rip out the
city committee were going to be used
in the gentle game of forcing the Old
Guard into line.
Judge Bonniwell, when besought
Tor a statement for the mourning or
gan of the machine, made a stereo-
typed remark that caused grins.
The Democratic campaign in Dau-
phln county will go with a bang in
the early part of September and it is
expected that h q
Cumberland and Perry
Home County Democrats will catch
10 be Made fire from the explo-
battle-ground sion. Herr Moeslein,
he county chairman,
and President Chair
mar Jones, the city chairman, are
planning to have a series of meetings
in the city and county at which some
or the rising young orators of the
community will be given a chance to
try u their lungs. Herr Moeslein
may also take a hand in the speech
making. Candidate Mccormick, 1t is
understood, will be liberal to the men
In charge of the machine in the home
county and will attend meetings when
he is home or when the automobile Is
being repaired. The two chairmen are
planning to canvass the county and to
give some bucking Democrats q talk
ing to. The home county is to be
made a battle-ground and these fellows
who talk of It going Republican are
to be sent postal cards.
The hearing of the row between J..
Murray Africa and Joseph e. Lesher
over the Craftsmanship of the Hunt
ingdon county Demo-
cratic C h a irmanship
will be heard in this Huntington
city some time late in Troubles to
this month. The spe- Be Heard
cial committee was
ready to take 1t up yes
terday afternoon, but 1t was discov-
cred that the Huntingdon people had
gone home n hat as three days
notice lad not been given nothing was
done. The Democratic machine man
ayers are great sticklers for notices
nowadays and will have a formal
hearing. Much comment was caused
at headquarters by the fact that B.
Stiles Duncan, of Duncannon, chair
man of the division containing Hunt
ingdon county, was serving as a mem
Der of the committee in charge. In
the S~usquehanna county contest the
committee advised the fighters to get
together.
ASAo oAAd DCdl hCW 10
had a day of experiences In Lacka-
wanna county yesterday. From all
accounts things went
wrong almost every
Pinchot and where. They did not
Lewis Gain have the crowds and
in Experience people thought 1t too
hot to get stirred up
by the candidates.
When the speakers attempted to hold
a meeting in Carbonate Mayor MUIR
rim, a Democrat. stopped 1t because
1t was a violation of a city ordinance
n the two held forth at the station,
When the party left Peckville an in
dignant hotelkeeper chased them be-
cause the dean had forgotten to pay
his lunch bill. In Jermyn it was dis
covered by a constable that the auto
mobile did not have a license tag and
the machine wal held UP. Last night
the candidates spoke In Scranton and
to-day they are in Luzerne county.
Senator William e. Crow. of Fayette
county. chairman of the Republican
State committee, spent Wednesday in
Pittsburgh comforting with .
number of local and West
Senator ern Pennsylvania Repub-
Grow is licans. He Is exceedingly
Pleased we'll pleased with the sit
uation in the State and ID
confident the whole Repub-
lican ticket will be elected this fall.
Chairman Crow expects a large
gathering in Pittsburgh on August 26,
when the State committee convenes to
adopt the platform. All of the State
candidates will be present and a num-
Der Of Republicans from every county
in Pennsylvania.
The State committee meeting will be
the opening of the campaign. The can
didates will go from Pittsburgh to
Lehigh county. where a large rally, will
be held. Chairman Crow expects to
have the nominees in motion from
that time until the November election.
He says the itinerary Is now being
made up and all of the important
towns will be visited. Most of the
time all of the candidates will appear
together.