Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-10
BY the Ex- Committeeman

: lime III primary campaign Tor
state ticket form a combination
hitherto unknown.
1t is we'll known that the Suprerl
Court justices, who hold office 70
twenty-one years following statd
wide election, deprecate the cour
places being used in a factional con
test and the fact that the bench anC
bar of the state do not want to Sc
a repetition of the 1916 judicial pri
mary and election is also we'll known
1t Is said to be the aim of promincn
attorneys to have the judicial cleo
tions this year kept as free as nos
| sible from political matters. Th'
Superior Court election bids fair L
be such kind and the reelection ot
Judge w. D. Porter is expected. Or
the other hand the fact that the two
| supreme Court vacancies occurred
| after the time for filing nominatinp
! petitions for the primary brings
about a situation where nomination
| papers must be filed in advance OF
| the November election. The Cover
| nor's appointees will have to be men
of unusual acceptability to have them
| elected for full terms with a strenu-
Gus contest
According to the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin the Governor is
considering naming Alexander Simp-
son, Jr., the law partner of the At
torney General. Mr.. Simpson has
been endorsed by a committee of the
Philadelphia bar and it is generally
believed he could have the place If
he wanted 1t. In the western end
of the state Judge John d. Evans.
of Pittsburgh, is being doomed by
men influential with the Governor.
Names of at least twenty-five judges
and prominent lawyers have been
suggested to the Governor.
The Philadelphia Record says
that the feeling in that city is that
the Governor is delaying the ap-
! pointments "in an effort to help
! O'Neil."
The action of the court was
taken in the following language
And now, May 8, 1918, the Court
will rise, to reconvene when one or
both of the existing vacancies in
it are filled. If conditions permit,
the Court will sit in Harrisburg on
Monday, the 27th inst. The Pro-
thonotary will forthwith give notice
of this order to counsel in all cases
on the argument lists for the next
two weeks, and notify them at a
later date when the said cases will
| be ready"
The vacancy on the Orphans
Court bench of Philadelphia, caused
by the death of Judge Dallett,
months ago, has never been filed,
and it is also contended that this
appointment is being held back to
influence support for O'Neil and
Scott, says the Record.
A high war council to plan for
the final ten days of the O'Neil cam
paign was held at the Executive
Mansion last night before Mr.. O'Nei
left for western counties. The Gov
ernor's plans have not been announc.
ed, but it Is understood that he wants
to make couple of speeches before
| the ballots fall.
Mr. O'Neil will be in northwest
ern counties and Pittsburgh durinG
| the next few days and will be in the
lLehigh Valley Monday and Tuesday
Then he is to meet up at Readinl
with John r. K. Scott and the Gov
ernor and make red hot speech.
Senator Beidleman, who wa
endorsed by half a dozen big meet
ings in the Pittsburgh district, spok,
at the banquet of the Allegheny Dor
oughs last night and goes to Phila
delphia to attend a reception to b,
| given to him by Senator A. f. DaiX
If the food of words keeps on i
will be necessary for people readinl
politics to provide themselves will
life preservers. Commissioner O'Nei
last night retorted to the Penros,
prediction that he would be defeated
in a statement that sizzled and il
which he declared his own nomina
ton was going to be made by tn,
] 30, 10. rrs.r
| didate for a gubernatorial nomina,
ton. He ended by declaring that tn,
Penrose star had set. Senator Pen
rose meanwhile was engaged in {
barrage fire against the Wares anC
| the Wares retaliated. While all thi.
was going on Joseph +. Guffey, whC
had threatened to go to the Whit,
House If the liquor men got into the
! campaign, became involved in a gen,
eral controversy.
| One Philadelphia paper says
"Typewriters worked overtime yes
terday and there were replies to the
charges and countercharges Senator
Penrose was not satisfied until ht
had issued two statements for pub
lication. Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell
opponent of Guffey for. the nomina
ton, did not personally defend the
course of his campaign, but James
Breen, his campaign manager, ISSUED
a statement in which he said the
Pittsburgher's threat 'savors of Prus
sianism rather than Americanism.
| -Suffragists yesterday asked tht
Ware brothers to support suffrage
and were told to swing their infiuenc,
for John r. K. Scott A newspaper
account of the interview says:
The suffragists lined up before thu
brothers and Miss InRham was thI
first to speak. She asked that Con
gresham Ware telegraph to Senator
Penrose and Knox and ask them Z
vote for the amendment.
II am heartily in sympathy will
your course" said Congressman
Ware, "and will do as you ask
Yes, we will do as you ask,
echoed Senator Ware, "but tell yo,
frankly, that 1 don't think it will d,
bit of good. Senator Penrose con
trolls Knox, and both Penrose an,
Knox are controlled by the liquo
dealers, who are certainly not witt
you"
I'VE feel" spoke up Miss Ingham
that both Senators Penrose an,
Knox are responsible to the voter
of Pennsylvania and not to anybod
else"
"I think" retorted Congressma,
Ware, that you women take a yer
impractical view of this situation"
The Philadelphia Press says tha
the multiplicity of statements
shows that the primary time lis yer,
livery near"