Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07

| Zig ClOShOAJ pSoPlSt CT w ooiiAh5 I'm
are wondering whether the methods
of the national chairman and his fell
| low bosses are not calculated to
create disturbance elsewhere when
applied.
The latest developments are all
indicative of intention among the
leaders of the rival factions to de-
stroy each other, the control of the
! convention of 1920 being the prize
of the victor. Briefly they are:
-Bonniwell men demand that Pal
mer retire.
Palmer reiterates charges against
Bonniwell.
-Bonniwell will ignore the meet
ing of the state committee here next
Friday.
Henry C. Niles charges that Pal
mer is party wrecker.
| Democratic state committeeman
get ready to read Bonniwell out of
the party.
Both sides get ready for a fight
to the finish.
The Philadelphia Inquirer in it's
resume of the situation says: "A
call for A. Mitchell Palmer to re-
| sign as a member of the Democratic
National Committee because of his
boiling Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell,
the regularly nominated Democratic
candidate for governor, came from
the Bonniwell camp last evening.
1t was in the form of a statement
from a member of the Democratic
State Committee, Patrick F. Brennan.
jury commissioner of Allegheny
county, who took a prominent part
ct the meeting of the state commit
tee and who there vigorously pro-
tested against the action of Paine"
in attacking the nominee for gov
ernor. He charges that he was
choked off in his address at that
meeting by Vance C. McCormitk k.
the chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, who was the
temporary presiding officer"
! The Philadelphia Record to-day
says: 1T is not considered probable
that Judge BonniweH will pay any
attention to the summons of the
Donnelly-P -Palmer-controlled COM
mittee and appear in Harrisburg
next Saturday at noon to show cause
why he should not withdraw as a
candidate for Governor. Judge Bon
niwelrs friends declare that he was
nominated by the Democratic cleo
tors of Pennsylvania and the State
Committee has no authority to act
as high executioners for the party's
candidate"
Senator Edwin H. Ware an
nounced yesterday that he and his
! friends will support Justice Alex
ander Simpson, Jr., of the Pennsyl-
vania Supreme Court, who is a can
| didate for the full term. Justice
Simpson was appointed recently by
| Governor Brum baugh to fill one of
| the vacancies on the Supreme bench
and filed his papers yesterday.
Senator Penrose yesterday de-
MED the statement of Democratic
National Committeeman A. Mitchell
Palmer, to the effect that he had
silenced State Senator William c..
Sproul, Republican nominee for
Governor, on the liquor question. "I
have never talked to Senator Sproul
on the issues of the campaign" he
said, land have not attempted to in
fluence him" Asked if he thought
Mr.. Palmer's attacks on Judge Eu-
gene c. Bonniwell would injure
Democratic chances this year, the
Senator replied: THE Democrats
never had a chance. anyhow, and
the Palmer -Bonniwell row will not
make any difference. Sproul was as
good as elected the day he was nam
| mated"
John R. Halsey, Republican
county chairman of Luzerne, has re-
signed as he is counsel for a rail-
road.
Many men prominent in politi-
cal life attended the funeral of
County Commissioner R. j. Moore
at PHILADELPHIA
1t looks as though B. B. Nc
Ginnis, Pittsburgh lawyer, would be
named as successor to e. Lowry
Humes as United States District At
torney for Western Pennsylvania.
John F. Short takes his new place
within a few days.
| Although no one seems to know
very much about what will be done
some fifty days hence about voting
Of soldiers, Mir. Thorn is getting
things ready. He has prepared thc
ballot forms and has the return
books ready. The latter will be hall
the size of the big blotter like af.
fairs used the last two years and
patterned after those for the Spanish
war. The belief grows that the army
will run the voting in France in Is
own way, bur that one or two mer
! Will De sent ABROAD 10 look alIer InC
gathering of returns.
| William G. Sproul, Senator E. E
Beidleman and James f. Woodward
Republican nominees for governor
lieuten1nt governor and secretary oi
internal affairs, respectively, and
other Republican candidates viii
Address a Republican meeting al
Collegeville, Montgomery county
this afternoon. Members of the
county executive committee and
other active party workers. Con.
gressman Henry Winfield Watson
and James 8. Boyd, candidate fol-
the State Senate. and Harold c
Pike, of Cheltenham; Jacob Hamil.
ton, Conshohocken; I. T. Haldeman
of Schwenksville. and Harry S
Mack. of Pottstown, nominees fol-
State Representatives, will be
among others present.
Senator SprouI will soon star
upon a tour of the counties. Ar
itinerary is now being made up by
w. Harry Baker, secretary of the
Republican State Committee. Allie
gheny county Republicans plan Il
give a big reception in honor Of