Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-14
ton.
Home rule for cities.


aid transportation.
Appeal to voters to fortify Presi-
dent Wilson by electing Democratic
Congressman.
Appeal to voters to further state
progress and improvements by elect
ing Democratic members of the State
Legislature.
As To Supreme Court
C. Z. Gilmore. williamsport, pro-
sented resolution directit g the state
executive committee to confer with
Democratic aspirants for the Su-
preme Court so that an agreement
can be made whereby one Demo-
crat shall become a candidate and
the spirit of minority representation
on the court be maintained. Charles
p Donnelly, Philadelphia, seconded
the resolution and it was adopted
without any debate.
Chairman Rupp then stated that
he had sent to Judge BonniweIl the
charges made by a. Mitchell Palmer
and the notice to the gubernatorial
candidate to appear at the meeting
to-day. Mr.. Davies then offered a
resolution reciting that the commit
tee believed the charges true and that
! 1T pledges its support to all candi-
! dates except Bonniwell.
The Resolution
The resolution he said came from
the resolutions committee. 1t was
as follows:
Whereas. at the last meeting of
this committee specific charges were
made against the nominee for COVER
nor on the Democratic ticket reflect
ing upon the methods employed to
procure his nomination and upon his
| integrity as candidate, and notice
was formally given requesting hirl to
answer said charges before this COM
mittee chosen by the Democratic
voters of the state to represent the
Democratic party, and
Whereas, the said candidate has
tailed to appear before this commit
tee to answer said charges but has
| persistently repudiated its authority
and denied it's powers. and has mail
ed to each member a statement pur-
porting 10 be an answer to said
charges, and upon careful considera-
ton thereof and all the facts this
committee finds that the charges so
made are true. and
Whereas, this committee believes
that at this critical hour it is Of
/ vital importance to support our Pres
ident by the election of candidates
! in sympathy with the administration
and by the Presentation to the peo-
pie OF such party candidates as are
manifestly loyal to the party and its
principles,
Now be it resolved, that this COM
mittee pledges itself to the support
of our candidates for lieutenant
governor. for secretary of internal
affairs, for congressmen-at-lar for
Congress. and for other state and To-
cal offices, and TO the use of all hon
est and honorable means to procure
their election to office"
William II. Berry. ex-State Treas
Eurer and candidate for Governor in
1910, spoke on the resolution at
| length, making a strong declaration
on national prohibition. Mr. Ferry
praised the President and William ].
| Bryan and asserted that he did not
believe what was said against A.
Mitchell Palmer and Vance C. Nc
Cormick. He said their conduct of
party affairs was infinitely superior
to what had gone before or was in
sight.
Berry Assails Bonniwell
Mr.. Berry assailed Judge Bonni-
well and protested against the
gubernatorial candidates attacks on
party leaders and demand that ].
| Washington Logue retire from the
ticket as a candidate for Lieutenant
! Governor. He closed by saying
Judge Bonniwell should not be al
lowed to take "a booze bath in the
sanctuary of Democracy"
Mr.. Palmer followed Mr.. Berry.
The national committeeman said
that Judge Bonniwell devoted two
| pages of his answer to the issue and
| ten to abuse of Mccormick and hIm-
self. What the judge said about
him were refuted "musty ISLANDERS"
said Mr.. Palmer, who remarked in
! passing that in spite of them he had
never been defeated. Disclaimtng
any political ambitions, Palmer said
all he wanted to do was capture Ger
man property.
Common knowledge, said Mr.. Pal
| mer, was that the statements he htd
made about Bonniwell and Sinnot
We're true. SinnOt, he said, did not
! deny calling on him.
Mr.. Palmer analyzed the charges
ana the answer at length and sail
Sinnot had gone to two Democrats
beside the judge seeking them to be
a candidate for governor and that
! they had Indignantly refused"
The S54, 900 estimated to have been
| spent on the Bonniwell letters MIR.
Palmer said was not accounted for.
| He went on 10 say that he was con-
| vinced that S;nnot had told him the
truth. He reiterated charges of the
Penrose influence.
Brewers Pro-German
The facts will soon appear that
IL or Is German brewers in associa-
tion with the United States Brewers
Association, furnished the money
several hundred thousands of dollars
to buy big newspaper in one of
! the chief cities of the country" said
| Mr.. Palmer, who went on to saw that
the Vaccinations had been going on
at Washington. The organized LIQUOR
traffic has been vicious" and "un
| patriotic" he charged, because il has
fostered the associations that labor
ed to keep German Immigrants from
| becoming Americans.
| Palmer closed with a denunciation
of Senator Penrose, accusing him of
being allied with the organized LIQUOR
traffic. When he finished a man
arose in the audience and declared
Palmer was honest and that he
should not be criticised for appoint
ments of liquor custodians.
| National Chairman Mccormick
| declared Bonniwell acted while here
as though he was notifying to lead
! the Democratic party, but to tear it
down.
The BonniwelI "Salient"
We've had a salient driven into
our lines The salient was driven in
but as sure as Pershing is pinching
off the st. Mihiel salient we'll pinch
this off, too" said Mccormick. The
chairman said the proceedings un-
der way were "disgraceful' and that
/ the Democrats should go horna apd