Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
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BY the Ex-Committceman

secure a protocol between Judge tu-
gene c. Bonniwell, the gubernatorial
nominee, who declines to discern
any sincerity in the bosses of the
machine in Pennsylvania and A.
Mitchell Palmer. the Democratic ma
tional committeeman, who is will
ing to recognize Bonniwell with
limitations. The sum total of the
agreement is that the Democratic
state committee will not meet until
after the Republican state commit
tee holds its session.
Judge Bonniwell is understood to
have refused to abate any of his de-
mands. claiming that not only should
he be allowed to name the chairman
of the campaign committee. but that
he should be given control of the
headquarters. This would make him
the boss of the whole works and the
leaders who have spent money and
time and patronage to build up a
machine fail to grasp his idea.
State Chairman Mclean is said to
D., have told friends that the candidates
will not be called together for d
meeting for some time and that the
resolutions committee, which will
draft the platform. is enjoying a
! Nel-earned vacation.
! The city of Pittsburgh is now
/ wrestling with the problem of Great
ing dog catching force. The city
has had dog license law, but there
are lot CT dogs whose owners dis
regard It and it is planned to or
| ganize a force of half a dozen men
to round up the CANNES.
-Johnstown city fathers are up
| against situation such as may con-
front Harrisburg any day and to
meet 1t Mayor FRANKIE has called a
conference to consider war time
measures for filling the police force
ana f1re department, both being han
dlcapped by lack of men. While no
official announcement has been
made. 1t is understood that council
may suggest that the maxim age
limit of 40 years, fixed by the COM
mission, be suspended, and salaries
probably will be discussed too The
police force has lost eight men with
in fortnight. and the necessity of
some action has been impressed up
on city officials. the Civic Service
Commission reporting that there are
not enough applicants to fill existing
vacancies.
1t is generally believed that the
differences existing between Cover
nor Brumbaugh and his commission
or agriculture will be allowed to
lapse. Most of the commissioners
are said to be anxious to retain their
places under the new administration
and have heard that Senator Sproul
is giving close attention to the agri-
cultural problems confronting Penn
sylvania.
A nice little row is brewing again
in Phi1adn1rhfn g.
elected to the Republican city COM
mittee and contested wrote to Harry
{. Ransley, chairman of the com
mittee, requesting that a meeting of
the committee be held soon to dis |
pose of the contests so the commit
tee may be in shape to take part in
the coming state campaign. Wheth-
er or not Mr.. Ransley answered this
letter yesterday could not be learned.
but Senator Ware was asked what he
thought of the matter. THE ques-
ton is in the hands of the contest
committee" was the Senator's terse
reply. When the contest commit
tee is ready to report a meeting of
the city committee will be held"
Meanwhile, says the Ledger, there is
no information whatever to be had
as to just how active the contest
committee" may be or when the men
elected to the committee will learn
whether or not the Ware men will
permit them to take their seats.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
is out with an editorial in which il |
scores the Philadelphia Board of |
Education for certain conditions pre-
Nailing in that city and which it'll
says call for an investigation. If
experts are needed. it says, they
should be men who will command
public confidence" The Ledger is |
also adding to the joys of July by
charging that street conditions are
dirty and Ware is not much penal
lied.
Mayor Connell's move to close
up the speakeasies on the outskirts
of Scranton is attracting attention.
as 1t is recognized that every city
has a situation much the same and
If the Scranton mayor can overcome
conditions there will be move in
that direction in many a town.
The Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin editorially praises the work of
the late Ex-Banking Commissioner
William II. Smith. whose death has
been generally deplored. The Bull
letin says: TT was Solely by virtue
of his merit and character that he
was recognized in connection with
official life. He was one of the best
and in some respects the very best,
banking commissioner that the Com
monwealth has had since that Of
flee was created, and 1t was only
through a wretched misuse of guber-
material power, not long ago, that he
was deprived of that place. His hon
orable career, both as a journalist
and as public servant, deserves to
be gratefully remembered, as il will
be. by all who knew his sterling
character and unsullied record"
Wilkes Barre city politics are
all in whirl over the report of the
Wikes-Barre Chamber of Commerce
charging that the police of the an
thracite city are contaminated by
graft. The city council has taken
cognizance of the charges and PEN
ding hearings Mayor Kosek has sus-
pended the chief of detectives and
the police clerk and the chief of po-
lice may also take a vacation. If
the Wilkes-Barre chambers charges
prove we'll founded it is probable
that chambers of commerce in other
cities may take hand in municipal
affairs to greater extent.
Let Something Good Be Said
When over the fair fame of friend
or foe
Tho sbadau IF dfeo-aco gI,on ell.