Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-17
BONNIWELL HAS
A MEETING PLAN
If State Committee Is Not
Right He Will Speak at
Courthouse

In the event that Judge Eugene C..
Bonniwell and his friends in the
wet" faction of the Pennsylvania
Democracy find that the Palmer
Mccormick crowd, who have espous-
ed the dry" cause in a sort of way,
are able to control the meeting of
the Democratic state committee when
it meets on Wednesday afternoon,
they will have some meetings of their
own. The judge intends to get his
side of the row before the Demo-
cratic voters no matter how the ma
chine works against him.
The plan is for a round up of the
advance details of the Bonniwell fac
ton to be held here tomorrow
morning. About that time 1t is be-
lieved that enough information will
be in sight to tell whether the ma
chine element has control of the
state committee. In case it is demon
strated that the Palm err Mccormick
crowd has the committee, Judge
Bonniwell will have his friends as
semble in force at the mass meeting
proposed at the courthouse at s
o'clock where he will make his key
note speech End read his platform,
Judge j. w. Westcott, who present
ed the name of Woodrow Wilson, at
Baltimore and Chicago, will be sthe
orator. With his side thus thrown
before the people the judge will
claim that the bosses are thwarting
the popular will and go into the state
committee prepared to gain what
ever he can.
Judge Has Platform
The Philadelphia Record says:
Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, is
writing his own platform and it will
be presented at the courthouse recep-
ton to be given in his honor next
Tuesday night in Harrisburg, on the
eve of the state convention. EX-Judge
John. w. Wescott who twice NOM
mated Woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent of the United States, will be the
principal speaker at the reception.
Judge BonniwelPs announcement
that the platform upon which he will
conduct his fight is now being con-
structed and that it will be ready for
the public on the eve of the state
committee meeting is interpreted to
mean that the nominee is unwilling
that the leaders, who did everything
in their power to defeat him and
who claim to be in control of the
Pennsylvania organization, should be
permitted to bungle his campaign
No intimation was made as to what
doctrines the platform contains, but
it is known that it is built along old
time Democratic lines and will be ac-
ceptable to the rank and file in the
state. 1t is believed that the near
leaders, who are attempting to ham,
string Judge Bonniwell in the con-
duct of his campaign, will be cour-
teous enough to permit the choice oi
Pennsylvania Democrats for Govern
or to present his own issues before
the people"
Threaten Reprisals
The Philadelphia Ledger takes this
view of Saturdays events: Judge
Eugene c. Bonniwell, Democratic
gubernatorial nominee, yesterday
served notice upon the Palmer-Mc-
Cormick leadership that unless q
state chairman friendly to him is
| chosen at Harrisburg next Wednes.
| day he will Immediately set about the
work of reorganiZing the party III
every county of the state. George r
| Mclean, the candidate picked by the
! almer-McCormick leaders for state
! chairman, is not acceptable to Judge
! Bonniwell. He will insist upon nam
| ing his own chairmen, both of the
state and city committees. Further
more, he will present his platform
with a wet" plank, to the state
] COulHllJIe6, anu uHlSSS IL is dSCSPbSt
he will make his campaign withou
! the assistance of the existing organ
! ization, but will put forth every eff
| fort to effect more unified anC
stronger organization all through the
| state"
Judge Bonniwell, who is a member
! of the Philadelphia Municipal Court
has made no definite preparations t
! leave the bench while seeking elec
| ton as Governor on the Democratic
| ticket He was evasive yeSterda!
after the question was asked point
| blank when he was going to resign
| his judgeship. "I'll meet that ques
! ton when l come up with 1t, re
piled Judge Bonniwell. AT the pres
ent time l don't feel that 1 have I,
concern myself with such a matter.
HoIstein in Charge
Arrangements for the Bonnlwel
meeting are being made by Howard
o. Holstein defeated running mat
with Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell o
Philadelphia, in the primaries VIII
announced last night that the recep
ton will be held for the Democrati
nominee for the Governorship to
morrow night. in the courthouse a
s o'clock.
Judge Bonniwell is scheduled t
attend a meeting of the Six Counties
Firemens Convention at Shamokll
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