Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-17

III lIOlh w 10 INVADE
Pennsylvania during the campaign
for the sake of making a contrast
with the Bonniwell campaign, which
the judge plans to conduct in his
own energetic way without much
help from the national administra-
ton. Judge John w. Wescott, of
Camden. may be one of the men to
speak for him together with some
congressman.
The Democratic state machine
leaders know that they are going
to run against a demand for q party
reorganization this coming winter
and propose to have a few stones
lying around to throw themselves.
Judge Bonniwell is going to hoe
his own row.. He is going to the
Center Hall picnic to meet the folks
and will swing around the state
many times. His friends are arrang-
ing all sorts of gatherings and he
Will be given as noisy an ovation as
possible.
State Chairman Lawrence H.
Rupp is in an unpleasant situation
because of his activity on the side
OF Mccormick and Palmer. Rupp
wants to be judge of Lehigh. This
county is inclined toward Bonniwell
/ and there are signs of a cat and
dog fight between the factions. In
this connection a dispatch to the
! Philadelphia Ledger says: Every
DAY the chances look brighter to his
! friends for the reelection of State
Senator Horace W. Schantz, who is
also the Republican county chair
man. Four years ago, when he
| routed the Democratic organization
and became the first Republican
state Senator Lehigh had had in
100 years, the sentiment for him
{ seemed much less pronounced for
! him than at present. He stands well
with the labor vote in addition, he
now has the advantage of the split
among the Democrats"
In writing to the Pittsburgh
! Gazette-Times concerning the Dem
ocratic State Committee meeting
Walter ]. Christy observes "The
one thing of interest concerning
the platform adopted is its silence
on the ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the Federal constitu-
ton. This is a tap on the wrist of
Judge Bonniwell because he is
standing on a sloppy wet plank. A
real blow would have been the in
corporation of straightout declara-
tlon for ratification. With Messrs.
Mccormick and Palmer Claiming
strong adherence to the dry cause
their failure to aid ratification in
| dicates that they were afraid Soma
| candidate for Congress might suffer
by the action. They were in a posi-
ton to-day to write into the platform
anything they desired to place
there. In calling the committee to
order state Chairman Lawrence H.
| Rupp said he hoped all that we
do to-day will rebound to the glorifio
cation of true democracy Some
one laughed"
No citizen of any city in the
| state can vote at the November cleo
ton who does not register this fall
All registrations prior to Septem Der
0, 1918, are void. The registration on
that day was disappointment in the
number registered. 1t is estimated
that less than $4,000 were then en-
rolled in Philadelphia.
Charles B. Lenahan, of Wilkes
! Barre. candidate for justice of the
! state Supreme Court, who conduct
ed campaign tour of Western
| pennsylvania counties during the
! LdsS Weeh' leIt Hlttsburgh yesterday
ana VIII visit Greensburg, Latrobe,
Johnstown, Cresson, Loretto and AL
| toona on his ,way home. Receptions
nave been arranged for him in all
! these towns. Mr.. Lenahan said last
| night that he was we'll pleased with
the situation in Western Pennsvlva-
mia, as he found strong sentiment
for his candidacy.
The Philadelphia Record saws
to-day that, after being fired" bv
| the State Democratic Committee.
and because of the failure of the
| Democratic State Committee to in
dorse his candidacy, Judge Bonni-
well yesterday sent out a call for a
meeting of loyal members of his
party in this city next Monday morn
| ing. A state committee will be
formed and steps taken to COM
pletely reorganize the party ma
chinery wherever needed.
Following the action of the state
committee on Saturday in openly re-
pudiating the candidacy of its guber-
material nominee. Judge BonniweII
has received scores of letters, tele-
grams and telephone calls, urging
him to begin reorganization of the
| Democracy of Pennsylvania Late
yesterday afternoon letters were sent
out by Judge Bonniwel1 and instruc-
tons were given for sending repre-
sentatives to next Mondays meet
| ing.
The new committee will be form
| ed precisely along the lines of the
Democratic State Committee A
chairman and other officers will be
selected, as will also an executive
committee. In the letter to his
| friends Judge Bonniwell suggested
that the loyal Democrats of each
county should select as many COM
mitteemen as the district is entitled
to. In the event the man chosen
| is unable to attend the organiza-
ton meeting, the representative sent
here must be armed with a proxy.
The twenty-one Democratic State
Committeeman who supported Henry
c. Niles for state chairman at the
regular meeting in Harrisburg on
June 10, and who otherwise sup
ported Judge Bonniwell, are invited
to attend. These men will probably
be the nucleus of the new organiza-
ton. Among them are some of the
most prominent Democrats in the
state. The twenty faithful DEM
ocrats include William ]. Bremen
and Patrick I. Brennan, of Ale
gheny county; Ira n. Kutz, of Read
ing; ex-senator Webster Grim, of
Bucks county, and Magistrates Els
n