Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

| BY the Ex-Committeeman
Judge Bonniwell. the Democratic
candidate for Governor, will be in
vited to attend a meeting to be held
within the next week by the Palmer
| Donnelly faction to draft the party
platform for the next election. This
statement was made yesterday by
Lawrence H. Rupp. of Lehigh coun-
| ty chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee, at a preliminary conference
held in Philadelphia for the purpose
of discussing the forthcoming liter
ary efforts of Charles p. Donnelly,
who is member of the committee.
The decision to invite Judge Bon
niwell was made in spite of the fact
| that the Judge has already an
nounced in full the platform on
which he will go before the voters
of the state in the approaching cam
paign. The resolutions committee
has until September / to complete
its job. Friends of Judge Bonni-
we'll have all along declared that the
Palmer-Donnelly crowd have moth
ing other in view than a trick plat
form. which will discredit the party's
canvass with the voters. The per-
sonnel of the committee was hand
picked by State Chairman George
R. Mclean. with Palmer and DON
nelly at his elbow and. in addition
to Donnelly. himself and Chairman
Rupp. it contains the following:
Parke II. Davis. of Northampton
county; Charles F. Uhl, Jr.. Somer-
set; E. B. McGinnis. Allegheny;
Thomas Ross. Bucks, and Chester
H. Ashton, Tioga.
Although the committee is un-
der instructions to report back" to
the state body at a meeting to be
held not later than September /, it
is asserted by the Bonniwell adher-
ents that the real plan of the Pal
mer-McCormick wrecking crew is to
jam through some sort of a phony
document which will stand as an en-
barrassment to the effort of genu-
inc Democrats to put their ticket
across in November.
The Judges own platform leads
with declaration of opposition 20
the ratification of the proposed pro-
hibition amendment and calls for
the abolition of all state government
sinecures and the promotion of the
civil service on purely business and
efficient lines. 1t is believed that a
con-
tanning a prohibition plank may be
forthcoming, and it is regarded as
a certainty that the Judge Will pay
no attention to il whatever.
The announcement by Chairman
Rupp that the resolutions commit
tee had decided to ask the aid of
Judge Bonniwell in the drafting of
tn Palmer-Donnelly platform is
taken as reply to the Judges as
sertion. made in a statement issued
on Thursday. that he has never yet
been consulted upon any phase of
the alleged leaders of the party.
1t is understood that Judge Bon
niwell has no intention of comforting
with the resolutions committee, and
that he will not permit his own
platform to be tampered with.
Commenting on Judge Bonni-
wells call, the Democratic Philadel-
phia Record turns vigorously on the
Mccormick crowd in the following
EDITORIAL:
Democratic voters of Philadel-
.phia and Pennsylvania have 1t with
in their power to accomplish won
ders if they will heed the will of
Judge Bonniwell, the party nominee
LOT BONGTnOT. Is SUI T.
| ly needed, for without efficient and
; onest organization no such clean
up as is needed in Pennsylvania can
be accomplished.
There are many thousands Of
independent voters in Pennsylvania
who are anxious to help elect Judge
Bonniwell governor. and who are
ready to help. Their aid can be Sc
cured, and there will be added hopes
of victory before the dog days have
passed if the Democratic voters of
every section of the state will give
! immediate attention to the pressing
need of an organization whole heart
| edly in favor of a success.
The move to organize has not
| been started too soon, and If the
Democrats of Pennsylvania are not
| Immediately responsive they will be
| losing the best opportunity they have
had to count in this state in many
! years.
| THE Democratic Philadelphia
city committee will pay no attention
whatever to the statement issued by
| Judge Bonniwell," said Edgar w.
/ Lank. of Philadelphia, speaking of
| the Democratic candidates letter
| calling for the complete reorganiza-
ton of the Democratic party in
! Pennsylvania.
II am interested in building the
| party up in Pennsylvania. We are
| for harmony, and Bonniwell is try
| ing to throw a monkeywrench in the
machinery.
AS for his characterization of
the city committee as 'disreputable
organization he didn't say what he
is, did he?",
| Chairman Lank left yesterday
on a motor trip. He said that none
of the committee would pay any at
tention to Bonniwell's appeal.
-BonniYelrs letter, which was
sent to every precinct and division
committeeman in the state aud to
every registered Democrat in Phila-
delphia. called for a complete reor-
ganization. 1t stated that the state
committee does nothing to air the
ticket, hut its chairman was picked
by party bosses, and that the action
in recognizing the Philadelphia city
committee is proof that victory is not
desired.
Right; Keep 'em Out!
A member of the crew of one of