Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Senator William c. Sproul and
Senator Edward e. Beidleman,
whose plans for a speaking tour OF
the state following the Liberty Loan
!, were cancelled because of the infiu-
enza epidemic, will probably open
what there is left of the campaign
in Western Pennsylvania next Mon
lday. This date is not positive, how
lover, as everything depends upon the
outcome of the statewide warfare
lagainst the disease.
1t was the plan to have the two
Senators and others of their col
leagues on the ticket tour the central
counties and take part in Dau-
lphin county demonstration as COM
Ipliment to the nominee for Lieuten-
liant Governor, but influenza interfer-
ed and there will be nothing doing
this week. The general plan is for
them to go to Pittsburgh early next
week and make that the headquar-
tiers for a tour of western counties.
Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, the
Democratic nominee for Governor,
made another of his visiting tours
last week. He went to Fayette coun-
ty where he did not speak but cir
Iculated and when he got back to
Philadelphia declared that he was
sure of carrying that end of the
state and other things too numerous
to mention in this present emer-
Igency.
F. ]. Fithian. the cold water
candidate for Governor, who is max
ling a desperate effort to stay in the
public eye with his automobile band
wagon, is reported to have been in
somerset and adjoining counties, but
tno one seemed to be much interest
ed. Senator Sproul embodies all any
lone may require in the way of a can.
didate pledged to the dry" amend
lment.
The Democratic state executive
committee will meet in Philadelphia
next Saturday to fill vacancies on the
ticket and decide how far a state
campaign should be conducted by
the nominees on the state ticket who
adhere to the official organization.
The plan was to have the meeting
early this week, but owing to the
Liberty Loan and influenza situa-
tions and the fact that no candidates
have been found to plug up the
holes in the ticket in the Eighteenth
Congressional and Forty-firSt Sena-
torial districts the meeting was
postponed until the end of the week.
The general plan is to have j.
Washington Logue go out on the
stump and make some speeches and
he will likely be joined by Asher r.
Johnson, candidate for secretary of
internal affairs, and ]. f. German,
nominee for Congress ss-at-Large.
AS far as the windmill band can
do it Judge Bonniwell will be ignor-
ed and he will ignore the official
machine of his party as completely
as possible, while paying attention to
the conduct of National Chairman
Vance c. Mccormick and National
Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer
in fiouting the nomination of the
voters of their party for governor.
The interruption of the state
campaign has given the political
wiseacres an opportunity to indulge
in that dearly-prized Capitol Hill di-
version, speculation upon the
changes which the incoming admin.
istration will make, not only in fol-
lowing out well-established political
: principles, but in disciplining mer
, who have played the game beyond
the usual primary practices and
been luckless enough to have lost
The forthcoming changes in the
heads of the Insurance, Health, Ag.
ricultural and other departments are
much discussed and the belief 1.
that with a few exceptions there
will be few of the important mer
retained in the Attorney General.
Department, while the new Gov,
ernor will naturally make a sweer
; in his own department
The fact that NJ, K, EIy. dis
missed as a bureau chief by the act
: ing Commissioner. of Health, wa,
placed by Executive Department or
der in the Public Service Commits
sion is taken as a sign of the times
S in the Capitol, just as the furthe
y fact that other men have manageC
e to hold on.
EARLY action is anticipated. b,
the Governor in naming the com
missioners to take the soldier vot
after Adjutant General Beary get
Ireplies from commanders of camp
who are expected to inform him O
: the number of Pennsylvanians Il
their commands as of tomorrow
The Governor is said to intend T.
! name men to go abroad in even
that any commissioners can b
named for France.
The Cambria County Goo
: Roads Association has sent word I
d the people in charge of the roa
e bond issue campaign full and com
!. Iplete cooperation of this organiza
> ftion in the campaign for the au
8 thorization by the voters of Penn
v sylvania of a bond issue of $4,000,
600, to be used for road construc
= | tion," the letter says. I'VE are thi
= day preparing letter to be sent ou
8 Ito all members of our organization
n urging that they become active 1
. their respective districts in explain
ing the nature and purpose of tn
I proposed bond issue, to secure for
. as general a support as possible a
r the coming election"