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 inf1u-
enza epidemic, will probably open
in Western Pennsylvania next Mon
lday. This date is not positive, how
lover, as everything depends upon the
outcome of the statewide warfare
against 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-
Iphin county demonstration as a COM
Ipliment to the nominee for Lieuten-
ant 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-
| terS 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
ing desperate effort to stay in the
public eye with his automobile band
wagon, is reported to have been in
Somerset and adjoining counties, but
no 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
iment.
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 ].
| 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 j.. +. German,
nominee for Congress-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 ell-established political
principles, but in disciplining men
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 is
that with few exceptions there
will be few of the important mon
retained in the Attorney Generals
Department. while the new Gov
ernor will naturally make a sweep
in his own department
The fact that NJ, X, Ely, dis
missed as a bureau chief by the act
ing Commissioner of Health, was
lplaced By Executive Department or
der in the Public Service Commits
sion is taken as sign of the times
in the Capitol, just as the further
fact that other men have managed
to hold on.
-Early action is antieipated hv
the Governor in naming the COM
missioners to take the soldier vote
after Adjutant General Beary gets
ireplies from commanders of camps
who are expected to inform him of
the number of Pennsylvanians in
their commands as of tomorrow.
The Governor is said to intend to
name men to go abroad in event
that any commissioners can be
named for France.
The Cambria County Good
Roads Association has sent word to
the people in charge of the road
bond issue campaign full and COM
plete cooperation of this organisa-
ton in the campaign for the au-
thorization by the voters of Penn
; sylvania of a bond issue of 100000
600, to be used for road construc
tion." the letter says. I'VE are this
day preparing a letter to be sent out
to all members of our organization.
i urging that they become active in
!, ttheir respective districts in explaif
ing the nature and purpose of the
proposed bond issue, to secure for ii
as general support as possible at
. 1.-THE coming election"