Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-19
STATE COMMITTEE
TO MEET AUGUST 25
State Chairman Crow Suggests a
Later Date For Adoption Of
the Platform Draft
CHRISTY NEW CHAIRMAN
Newspaperman Heads Allegheny
Republicans; Delaware Demo-
Gratis in Riot
cHRISTY NEW CHAIRMAN

Il A proposition to postpone action in
the matter of the adoption of Re.
publican State platform from July 1t
to August 26 was yesterday submitted
to the members of the Republican
State committee by the chairman OF
that committee. Senator William e
Crow, of Fayette county. 1t is also
proposed that the meeting of the State
committee to pass upon the report OF
the subcommittee on platform shall be
. held on the new date in Pittsburgh
Chairman Crows letter to his fellow
committeeman reads as follows:
Dear Sir: The consensus of opin-
ion of the members of the committee
on platform and the candidates on the
) State ticket, who met here yesterday
) was that the enunciation Of principles
and the party declarations upon al
current issues should be deferred until
later than July Is, the date fixed by
the Republican State committee for g
report from this committee.
1T has been suggested that action
upon this committees report be de-
ferred until August 26, and that the
date of the meeting Of the Republican
this report be postponed until that
day, and that this meeting be held in
Pittsburgh.
Il have been requested to communi-
cate with you upon this proposition,
and If you are in accord with the sug-
gestion as to the date and place OF
meeting kindly advise me-.
Respectfully,
"WIL4LIAM e. CROW, Chairman"
1t was the opinion of leading men,
bers of the committee that the plat
form when adopted should cover the
latest issues that may be brought UP
in the campaign and that a declaration
of principles set forth in the middle of
July would not be as fitting for dis
cussion in the Fall campaign as one
favored at the later date proposed.
There was also thought that a
meeting of the State committee in
rally for the campaign in Western
Pennsylvania.
Reorganization Democrats caused a
big row at Media yesterday when amid
scenes resembling the stormy times in
/ Democratic conven-
tions thirty years ago,
the machine men Machinists
clean bowled out Cause Row
County Commissioner at Media
Thomas S. Feeley,
leader of the DON
nelly faction, in the reorganization
of the Democratic county executive
committee, by electing Joseph W
Gross, of Radnor, over John S. Gregg,
of Chester, by vote of SO to 60. The
roll was ordered called at the opening
and at it's completion John Il. Lenney
charged that number of Republicans
were serving on the committee, and
made a motion that their names be
stricken from the roll. Chairman
Meredith ruled the motion out Of or
der. This was much like waving a
red rag in the face of bull. Almost
instantly A. B. Geary, upholding the
elected committeeman, Thomas Feeley
and John f. Lenney. opposing the Re-
publican committeeman, rushed to
the space in front of the chairman s
others faces. Committeeman in all
parts of the room yelled and also
shook fists at one another.
/ Congressman Robert E. Offender
fer, of the Bucks ks-Montgomery' district
who was beaten when he thought he
had a cinch, yesterday
filed a petition in the
Duffy Asks Bucks County Court
Recount on asking for a recount
Congress of the vote cast for the
Democratic nomina-
ton for Congress al
the primary election of May 10. The
official count showed that Harry Grim
of Montgomery county, had won the
nomination by four votes. The peti.
ton alleges irregularity in the voting
in Trumbauersville and in Pennsburg
Although Howard Jones, president
of the Central Democratic Club, wor
out in his contest for the chairman.
Iship of the Democratic
city committee, he is j..
not to have too much MOesleir
say in the management Is to BE
of the campaign in Skipper
Harrisburg. In fact, it
is pretty broadly init
mated that Herr E. Moeslein, the
county chairman, is to be the whole
works this Fall. The genial Moesleir
is pretty close to Candidate McCor-
mick and Division Boss McCormick
and besides is an experienced hand in
conducting campaigns the way they
like them. This was indicated the
other day when c. B.. McConkey in
seconding Jones nomination said thai
the Office was not of vital Importance
but had significance. Herr Moeslein
is to be the important end and Jones
the significant end.
An accounting for $10,041.40 of re-
ceipts and statement of expenditures
aggregating $14,89321 was filed al
the Capitol late yes
lterday by T h mas
r ell ly, treasurer of Bonniwel
the Ryan State cam Ran Ryar
lpaign committee. The Campaign
statement shows that
Judge Eugene G.. Bon
niwell received from the treasurer $3,-
6S1.15, payments being accounted fol
under the caption Payments to Eu-
gene c. Bonniwell personally" In
addition to the detailed statement
there is this remark: ''In addition tc
the foregoing checks Mr. Bonniwell
was given checks received as subscrip-
tions from the following gentlemen:
~. B. McCrane, 5000; Daniel Wade
$500; DR.. W. J. O'Brien, 800; Pat
rick Logue, $50; e. r.. Cluton, S25
making total of $3,681.51." Mr.
Bonniwell did not file any vouchers to
show what he did with the money
The largest contributors to Ryan's
campaign fund were Hugh McCaffery
who gave $1,000; Daniel Wade, who
gave about $500; Thomas Reilly, $500
and Pembroke d. Horton, $500.
4 Walter ]. Christy, political editor
of the Pittsburgh Gazette Times and
well-known here as legislative cor
respondent, was yes
terday elected chair
man or the Repub- Christy Is
lican county COM Selected as
mittee of Allegheny the Chairman
and will actively as
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