Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-30
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Pe~~Aqesa~io
BY the Ex-Committeeman

Eugene c. Bonniwelrs third party
to safeguard the pre-emption OF It's
name were explained to-day by men
| connected with the latest political
adventure as made necessary by
what happened when some other
names were pre-empted in state cam
paigns. Under the law the men pre-
empting must have the name to be
adopted for the banner on the paper
they sign.
The keystone party came near be-
ing wrecked because some names
which had been tentatively agreed
upon were gobbled up and there
was skurrying around to get 1t
down hard and fast. When the
Roosevelt men found in 1912 that
the Progressive name had been
taken by people not in accord with
their views for Pennsylvania they
picked three names and had many
papers signed that way. Out of the
three they selected the Washington
name and rushed it on record at 3
o'clock in the morning.
The Philadelphia Record says
Ito day: Although candidates for
state offices have been invited to at
tend the special meeting of the Dem
4 ocratic State Committee, to be held
/ in Harrisburg next Wednesday,
/ Judge Bonniwell will not be present,
according to announcement made
yesterday by his friends. The CUB
/ ernatorial nominee refused TO attend
| the regular meeting on June 1s. and
nothing has been done by the Don
nelly Palmer leaders since then
which has caused him to change his
mind. The only business scheduled
for the meeting is TO discuss plat
form which has already been framed
! by Charles P. Donnelly and others,
acting under orders from the lead
i ers. but it is practically certain that
! several delegates, who are unfriend-
/ ly TO Judge BonniwelL, will denounce
their gubernatorial nominee because
! of the sudden organization of the in
! dependent party"
The Greater Wilkes Barre Cham
| ber of Commerce will meet in special
| session to rebuke City Council for its
decisions on the charges of graft pre-
ferred against Chief OF Police Zoeller,
Chief Detective \. Hergert and Po-
lice Clerk Nolan. Council will be
asked to explain how the decision. 70
discharge Hergert and only suspend
the others could be reconciled to the
fact that the same testimony was re-
lied upon in all three cases. II Is said
that the Chambers attorney will in
stitute criminal proceedings against
the men in the hope of having prts-
on sentences assigned them in case
| the testimony OF detectives be upheld
by court and jury.
There was some excitement
about the Capitol to-day due TO re-
ports that Governor Brumbaugh
would return here for several days
and would make some appointments
which have been hanging fire, but no
one seemed to know much about the
matter. AT the Governors office 1t
was stated that he was expected.
Judge Bonniwell held quite a
series OF meetings in the western
part Of the state yesterday, accord
ing to Pittsburgh newspapers. He
conferred with men who will run
his campaign in the Allegheny dis
trict and had chats with other West
ern Pennsylvanians, while he spoke
at the Washington county fair and
other gatherings.
Senator Sproul and Senator
Beidleman received notable greet
ings at York yesterday. The Senator
was given assurances by his friends
that he would be highly honored by
Pennsylva mans in November.
Senator Sproul and his party
leave York to-day for Uniontown TO
attend the big Republican meeting
tomorrow. General Snyder will go
with them.
Senator Penrose expects to be at
| Uniontown tomorrow. He will leave
| Washington late tonight if the Sem
ate adjourns.
I Democratic state machine lead
ers will have series of conversa-
tions at Washington and maybe visit
Philadelphia 10. decide what TO do
about Bad Boy Bonniwell. The plans
/ for the state committee meeting are
being very carefully laid.
Says the Philadelphia Press:
The reorganiZed Democrats didn't
take kindly TO Judge Bonniwell' S
suggestion that Washington Logue
get off the Democratic ticket and they
! have brought forward an idea of
their own, urging that Judge Bonni-
we'll get off. II they expect him to do
/ il they will have to show him how;
! ne has never had any experience in
that line"
Aside from members of boards
/ of trustees of hospitals and men,
{ bers of commissions almost 100 ap-
pointces of Governor Brumbaugh
will have to go before the next SEN
ate. which will convene in January
and if the precedent be established
/ by withdrawing all of the Tener ap-
, pointments at the Opening of the
! session of 1915 is followed, there
will be chilly days for some folks.
I The position of some of the ap-
/ pointees vho must get senatorial
confirmation after what has trans
pired between the retiring governor
and the senate will be uncomfortable
| indeed.
State Capitol officials who have
been hoping TO get some plan worked
out whereby the method of taking
l. the votes Of the soldiers in Novem-
| ber can be assured are no farther on
/ than they were a month and a half
| ago. The only thing that seems to
be assured is that there will be M
! troopship Full of commissioners CO.
| ing TO France. Several times in the
! last few weeks state officials have
endeavored to learn what the War
! Departm ent wants. but have been
unable to get a hint. They have
| adopted a waiting policy and will
| continue 10 wait It is probable
that when the time comes the vot-
ing will oe ia the hands of military
officers. battalion adjutants. for in
| stance, and that one or two men
Will handle all the returns at head
quarters and then bring them here.
Steps were taken recently to get a
line on how many Pennsylvanians
are in camps IN this country by send
ing 10000 blank powers of attorney
for payment CT taxes, but no one will
be able to say until October how
many men viii be in this country Sc
that there will be forty DAYS anyway