Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-25
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By the Ex-Comrnitteemaa

Judge Eugene &. BonntWell, the
Democratic nominee for governor,
last night carried out the policy hei
laid down when the Democratic
state committee was fiouted by him
last Wednesday, by refusing to take
any note of the Philadelphia Demo-
cratic city committee. The commit
tee went ahead and organized re-
gardless of him and reelected Chair
man Edgar w. Lank, whose removal
was demanded by Bonniwell. Lank
promptly proceeded to make his po-
sition sound by a speech calling up
on every Democrat to Loyalty sup
port the state ticket. The next move
is up to the judge who is expected
to issue number of statements
about what he is going to do and to
then await action by State Chairman
Mclean, who is in consultation with
party chiefs about the best way to
deal with the recalcintrant nominee
for governor.
In regard to last nights meeting
the Philadelphia Ledger says: "Af-
ter approving the Benniwell endorse
ment resolution the committee pro-
ceeded to re-elect as chairman Ed
gar w. Lank, the man whom Judge
Bonniwell opposed for that office.
Immediately after his reelection Mr..
Lank delivered an address in which
he expressed the hope that, despite
the differences which existed prior
to the primary election, friendship,
peace and harmony would reign in
the Democracy of the state. He as
serted his belief that the city COM
mittee would earnestly support
Judge Bonniwell and the entire state
ticket In addition to Mr.. Lank's
reelection, the old officers of the
nlitfan rn-alaPta6 FThaV
are: Edwin K. Borie, vice-chair-
man; G. Frank Lever and James j.
Gillespie, secretaries; Edward F.
Dennis, treasurer"
The Philadelphia Record, which
has been reviewing Democratic his
tory in Pennsylvania in recent years
to support the Bonniwell demand for
control of the organization, says in
the course of an article: George
McGowen was city chairman when
Pattison was first nominated for
Governor and he was not acceptable |
to the nominee. Requests that he
should withdraw as head of the COM
mittee were made and finally Will
liam f. Harrity, close friend of
Pattison, was elected chairman. This
was the beginning of Harritys politi-
cal career. BY a peculiar coincident |
an almost analogous situation con-
fronted the voters of the state this
year. Judge Bonniwell opposed the
election of George r. Mclean as
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, but the Luzerne county
man was put across by the Donnelly-
Palmer outfit. Judge Bonniwell has
already announced that he will or
ganize an Independent state commit
tee to take charge of his campaign
outside of Philadelphia"
In court at Scranton yesterday
counsel for David Phillips, whose
nomination for State Senator has
been under probe for the past week,
were virtually told, says the North
American, by Judge E. c. Newcomb,
that Phillips is out of court. so far
as having considered a petition for
fraud in districts that returned ma
jorities for his opponent, Albert
Davis. Judge Newcomb stated his
appeal should have been taken with
in ten days, and eighteen days have
elapsed since the County Commits
sioners completed the official count,
which gave the nomination to Phil
lips by 2S4 votes.
-BlShop j. f. Berry, OF the Meth
odist Church, who has his residence
in Philadelphia and who took a con-
spicuous part in the recent primary,
is reported by the Ledger to have
become i'll from overwork. 1t is said
that he took a prominent share in
the work of dozen conferences and
was very active otherwise. He has
gone away to rest.
The State Bar Association meet
ing at Bedford this week is expected
to devote much attention outside of
the sessions to the Supreme Court
situation. There are probably a dozen
men named as possible candidates in
addition to the two recently appoint
ed justices.
The Northampton bar yesterday
lauded Justice Fox in series of res
olutions.
According to Chester countians
the control of the county machine
by the McCormick-Pa element
is over. DR.. Bayard Kane is the new
head. In Montgomery Harvey Christ
mas, the Democratic chairman, Is
also disposed to greet the rising sun.
More charges that dead men
voted in the primaries, that local
residents now in France with SOL
uleTS are nOIeQ on the llStS as haV-
ing received ballots on May 81, and
allegations of other glaring frauds
in Scranton have been made in pro-
ceedings in which Albert Davis is
trying to have the nomination for
state senator on the Republican
ticket of Prof. David Phillips set
aside.
Democrats in the Berks-Lehigh
and Bucks Montgomery district are
said to be worried over effects of the
Democratic row on congressional
elections.
-Luzerne personal property tax
return is S30,000,00O.
Chester county according to the
Philadelphia Inquirer's West Chester
correspondent is this way: "Sproul
sentiment, always strong, continues
to gain momentum as the days go
by. In like manner will be swept
along the three candidates for AS
sembly. Messrs. Hollingsworth, Gra-
ham and Captain Whitaker. The
latter is still commanding his battery
either in France or on the Texas
training field. This will have no
bearing on the result as he will be
elected to Legislature and time will
develop the result. Smooth sailing
for the G. o. p. craft along the
gubernatorial and legislative sea, the
congressional fortunes of Thomas
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