Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-09
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By the Ex-Commdtteeman

statement yesterday, but did not.
He may later.
| The Philadelphia Record. Judge
Bonniwell S newspaper hacker, to-
day joins Jury Commissioner
Paddy" Brennan, of Allegheny
county, in demanding that Palmer
retire as national committeeman and
says various sharp things about him.
The Philadelphia Press. which has
always been more or less favorable
to 'the Palmer Mccormick regime,
to-day prints an article from its
washington correspondent which in
dicates that Democratic leaders at
the national capital are disturbed at
the actions of the Pennsylvania
bosses.
| As both Bonniwell, and Palmer
were chosen by direct vote of DEM
ocrats they can make faces at each
other all day long and no one will
be hurt.
The Press says: Democratic
| Congressman and candidates for
Congress of that party in Pennsyl-
vanla are discussing means to over
come the reputation of the party's
Gubernatorial candidate by Demo-
cratic National Chairman Vance Nc
Cormick, and A. Mitchell Palmer.
Pennsylvania's National Chairman.
The situation facing Democratic cam
didates in normal Democratic Con-
| gressional districts is admittedly
serious. according to the estimates
OF those who have presented their
case TO members of the delegation
mere. Before Judge Bonniwell has
time to act there may be a meeting
or the Democratic delegation in Con-
gress from Pennsylvania to formu-
late an appeal to the Democratic
voters of the state to ignore the ac-
ton from Palmer and Mccormick
and support the Democratic straight
| ticket. They say that unless the
Iuu Democratic vote is cast in the
democratic column the Democratic
holdings from PENNSYLVANIA will be
| reduced.
An interesting sidelight on mat
ters is given by a report at Wash
lngton which says that the volunteer
police system of PENNSYLVANIA is
considered model for other states.
rms force was provided for by the
bill presented to the Legislature and
| championed by Senator William c.
Sproul.
From all accounts State Chair
man L. H. Rupp. of the Democratic
state Committee, is having an un-
happy time. Rupp lives in a county
where Bonniwell sentiment is strong
and it is intimated that If he goes
too far in fighting the Democratic
state nominee his chances for be-
coming judge of Lehigh, which is
his ambition, may be affected
Ex-senator Webster Grim, the
Democratic nominee for Governor in
1910, who was fought by Mccormick
ct al, is again in a serious state. He
says Bonniwell has fine chance 10
win.
I'm review of the Democratic
fighting IN Pennsylvania. the Phila-
delphia PI less says: The decor
! mick-Palmer organizations right
gave way when its candidate lost the
nomination as Governor; its left was
f1anked by the formation of the
Fair Play" party. Therefore, Field
Marshal Palmer concentrated his
forces and struck at the center Aud
| as in the case of Foch in the first
battle of the Marne, the attack went
through the enemy lines. Judge
Bonniwell went into retreat in the
fastness of Pike county, and at The
present Time, he is engaged in 4 les
perate attempt to reform his divi-
sions. OF course, this analogy ap-
plies to the warfare between the re
| organizers" and the "old line" fac
tions within the Democratic party,
with Judge Bonniwell as the Moses
of the latter division. The enemy"
against which Palmer and his fol-
lowers directed their attack was not,
| in this case, the Republican party.
The action they took practically in
I CNNN Il A1>
on the Republican ticket. Therein
lies it's audacity. Therein also lies
the reason why Judge Bonniwell and
his advisers never believed it would
be done, and why, presumably, they
thought they could afford to 60 to
such lengths in fiouting and anger
ing the state organization in the in
terests of the Fair Play party"
Speaking in Montgomery county,
Auditor General Charles A. Snyder
created much comment. especially
when he said: The Democrat rs
started one war-the Civil war-and
the Republicans had to finish it FOR
| them. And the Republicans had TO
pay the bills. Now they've started
another WARRIOR q mighty righteous
purpose-but ii looks to me as if the
Republicans will have to finish this
one also. But il we do. and we will,
We'll want a receipt and the coming
election will thoroughly indicate
what that receipt will be-"
A Pottsville dispatch saws.
After ascertaining the sentiment of
the leaders Of the Democratic patty
as to his acceptance as their choice
as candidate of that party for the
Supreme Court bench. Fl. o. Bechtel.
president Judge of the courts of
Schuylkill county. has decided to quit
| the race. This is not because he had
not been encouraged by his friends.
for he had the support of many Of
the leading Democrats and of some
Republicans throughout the state,
but because of the disrupted condl-
ton of the Democratic party in tne
state. AS Alexander Simpson, of
Philadelphia. a Republican, had been
appointed TO succeed the late Judge
Porter as Il Supreme Court judge. il
was believed by Judge Bechtel that
! the honor to succeed the late Judge
MestreZat would fall to a Democrat.
thereby keeping the political COM
plexion of the highest court un-
changed"
The state administration wing
of the Republican party scored a
victory over the Penrose faction Sa,-
| urday at Reading by the election of
Thomas c. Seidle as chairman of
the county committee at its annual
reorganization meeting. The vote
was 65 for Seidle. who is compensa-
ton referee by appointment of Gov
ernor Brumbaugh, to 10 for Harry
p ghonO Of Hamhur1 who &c on