Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-09
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and united through the influence of
men now holding conspicuous pub
lie office, will have a fight over how
its voters shall ballot for Supreme
Court justice in addition to the in
/ ternal pains caused by the refusal
OF Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell, gu
oernatorial nominee, TO regard the
! ruling clique as sincere in it's pro-
fessions of support for him. There
! was an effort made at the meeting of
the Democratic state committee to
secure an endorsement of Justice Ed
ward J. Fox, of Easton, the Cover
nor appointee, but it developed in
hVe minutes three distinct booms
among Depocrats for the same place
and since that time the aspirants
nave been as busy as war gardeners
curing potato bug raid.
1t has been learned that Justice
FOX was not named until after Gov
ernor Brumbaugh and Attorney GEN
eral Brown had gotten into COM
munlcation with National Chairman
vance {. Mccormick and National
committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer,
VINO are declared by SOME newspa-
pers TO hold the majority of the
stock in the Democratic state ma
cnlhe. This was not made known
NhS SNstlS met OF
Things would have been still more
lively. In any event the state COM
nllttee refused to pledge support to
Justice Fox for election to the full
term and on top of the announce
ments of the candidates of C. B.
Lenahan, LuZerne; 4. V. Dively,
Blair, and o. H. Bechtel, Schuylkill,
there are reports of other Democrats
ntending to enter the field. With
Judge Bonniwell standing aloof from
the leaders of the Democracy and
state Chairman Mclean trying to
harmonize the warning elements the
Democracy is an interesting study.
appointment of Warren Van
Dyke. secretary of the Democratic
state committee for two years, while
praised by many because of the per-
sonality of the appointee, is not
meeting with much hat throwing by
the Bonniwell faction. The judge
and his friends wanted control Of
the state headquarters and VanDyke
being Palmer man, is not going to
turn anything over to the guberna-
torial candidate that the machine
can use.
-lndiations are that things about
the Democratic windmill will rest
until the end of the month. BY that
time the Bonniwell stand will be
more positive and the Supreme Court
row we'll developed.
Another thing which is causing
trouble among Democrats is an eff
fort to move the office of the Ninth
Internal Revenue district from Lam
caster. For years this has been in
Lancaster and attempts were made
to move it to Harrisburg, but they
We're unsuccessful, largely because
the collector preferred to keep it
away from here. Now York Demo-
Gratis are demanding that it be mov-
ed to that city. Collector B. f. Da-
WIS, the boss of the Lancaster ma
chine, wants to keep the office in his
nome city, but York has a long pull
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
says: When some time ago it
was reported that the Rev. DIR. John
Howard Harris would retire from
the presidency of Bucknell Univer-
stty next year, Governor Martin. G.
Brumbaugh's name was mentioned
as among those likely to be consid-
cred for election as his successor.
When the Governors appointment of
former Judge Harold NJ. Mcclure, of
Union county, to the State Public
Service Commission was announced
last week gossip was again directed
to- this college presidency, Judge
Mcclure being one of the most influ-
entail members of the board of trus-
tees of Bucknell. The selection of
Judge Mcclure was a surprise to the
political associates of the Governor,
and it is claimed that the appoint
ment was made regardless of politi-
cal recommendations.
The Pittsburgh Post is protest
ing against any change in the Pitts
burgh fire department which would
impair its efficiency.
After announcing he soon would
go to France, where he will do war
work for the knights of Columbus.
John P. Connolly, Philadelphia city
solicitor, said yesterday he would
give attention while there to the
perfection of the new city charter to
be presented to the next session of
the Legislature. In a letter to Mayor
Smith. Mr.. Connolly stated the law
department is thoroughly organized,
and recommended his first assistant.
Ernest Lowengrund, as capable of
acting as head of the department
during his absence. Mr.. Connolly
will not draw any salary while he is
abroad.
York is not the only county
which is likely to have the State
Board of Public Charities on it's
back. Right on top of the refusal of
the York authorities to build a new
almshouse as called for by the State
Board, the Lancaster county au-
thorities have declined to build a
new prison. A dispatch from Lam
caster says: Lancaster county com
missioners in conference with the
prison authorities decided not to
erect a new building for juvenile Of
tenders and women prisoners. They
will provide a detention room at the
almshouse, but cannot find anw law
compelling them to erect a woman's
prison. All such offenders must be
sentenced by the court to the
the prison inspectors to make the
institution secure from escape were
granted. The State Board of Chart
ties requested a new building for
women and juveniles and probably
may endeavor to force the issue"
War on speakeasies in the sub
urban districts was declared by
Mayor Alex T. Connell. at Scranton.
Asserting that complaints have been
made that mine workers spent their
Sundays drinking il. these unlicensed
places, and in consequence are unfit
for work next day, the mayor said
that he already has sufficient evil
dtnce to start criminal prosecutions
against the proprietors. AS coal pro-
duction Is a most vitad war idustrv.
Mayor Connell says the speakeasies