Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-26
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


was making a ringing speech filled
with patriotism and pledging sup
port of Republicans and party news
papers to the national administra-
tion for the winning of the war. the
factions into which the Presidents
party in the Keystone State is di-
vided were on Saturday giving an
excellent demonstration of the fact
that Pennsylvania Democrats have
not adjourned politics. The leaders
of the federal jobholders' coterie
which has control of the machinery
of the party were trying to work out
plan to prevent a fight when the
state committee meets here next
month instead of in August as called
for and Judge Eugene c. Bonnlwell,
candidate for Governor in spite of
the bosses. was opening his own
party headquarters and defying the
titular leaders of his party. 1t as a
beautiful situation, quite the oppo-
site from what was promised to
Democrats frcm the Market Square
windmill. With the Republican
nominee pledsing the President sup
port to win the world war the lead
ers of the Keystone Democracy are
planning private warfare of their
own. 1t is the natural consequence
of the leadership which reorganiza-
ton brought to the Democrats of the
state.
Senator Sprouts speech will be a
national document because it clearly
sets forth what is to be done and
outlines work in striking contrast to
what is under way between the belli-
cose Philadelphia judge and the men
who went after places of federal
power as soon as they got control of
the partys works with loud profess
sions of desire for it's welfare and
nothing else.
The Philadelphia Press says
Judge Bonniwell plans "a new party"
while the Record says that the
Judges friends suspect that some
men ARE intent on wrecking the
party's chances" this fall. The North
American says "Bonniwell and
Booze" will be the slogan and that
1t looks like fight for party control.
The plan is TO launch this week
an independent political party with
Judge of tie Municipal Court Eu-
gene c. Bonniwell, Democratic NOM
inee for Governor, as its standard
bearer. Notice of the formation Of
the new party was given Saturday
by Judge Bonniwell in a letter to
Democratic candidates for Congress,
the State Senate and House of Rep
reSentativeS. Judge Bonniwell in
vited the Democratic nominees to
affiliate themselves with the new
party. Bonniwell followers declared
in Philadelphia Saturday that scores
of Democratic office seekers will tie
up their political fortunes with the
Democratic nominee. The name of
the party under which Judge Bonni-
well proposes to fight the Palmer
Donnelly Democratic state commit
tee and the Republican candidates
has not been announced.
The North American says: THE
organization of the third party was
decided upon, it is reported, when
former Congressm ]. Washington
Logue, dry" candidate for lieuten-
ant governor, the second place on
the ticket, declined to get off so that
a wet" candidate like Bonniweli
could be chosen in his place. Asher
r. Johnson, of Mexican county,
Democratic nominee for Secretary
of Internal Affairs, is a Palmer-M c.
Cormick man, and therefore is also
persona non grata to Bonniwell. 1t
is not the intention of the Bonniwell
boosters, however, to name a candi-
date for lieutenant governor and Sec
retary of internal affairs. They
hope to attract support for their bob
tail ticket from wet Republicans.
The Record declares Judge Bonni-
wells announcement that he will
lead i third party to the polls is
taken as an open challenge to the
Donnelly-Palmer leadership of the
Democratic party. EX-Congressman
Logue was nominated for the office
of lieutenant governor over Howard
o. Holstein OF Harrisburg, by only
210 votes, and at the same time he
won, unopposed, the nomination to
Congress from the Sixth district, an
Office he formerly held"
Robert Grey Bushong, county
chairman, has called for the annual
reorganization of the Berks Repub-
lican county committee on Saturday,
September Z. At the same time, it
became known, says Reading dis
patch, that Harry p. Shomo, of Ham
burg, a leader of the Penrose ele-
ment, will be a candidate for chair
man against former Chairman
Thomas g. Seidel, who is serving as
compensation referee under appoint
ment of Governor Brumbaugh. A
lively contest between the two fac
tions is assured.
BY vote of 13 to s, members of
the grand jury, which spent last
week investigating alleged election
irregularities at Lackawanna' s pri-
mary election in May, refused to re-
turn indictments against election
boards in five districts. The jurys
action came as a surprise. Two re-
ports, a majority and minority. were
made to the court, eight jurors ia
voring indictments. A request that
these eight jurors be permitted to
resign was ignored by the court.
District Attorney Maxey intimates
the same cases will be presented to
the next grand jury.
The Philadelphia Ledger to-day
makes n sharp attack upon Judge
Bonniwelrs third party with a wet
label" as it terms his venture. 1t
says that the judge having won the
nomination at the primary wants to
run the whole party.
Pittsburgh newspapers are caus-
tic in comments upon the action of
firemen in that city and it is believ-
legislation TO prevent any further
interference with public protection
because OF strikes.
Mayor A. 4. Connell has given
assurance that the city government
of Scranton will cooperate to the
limit in making conditions safe for
soldiers.
-Johnstown's muddle over the
appointment of a chief of police
is only another manifestation of the
trouble over the third class city
code. Harrisburg has had its own
experiences