Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, the
Democratic nominee for Governor,
who was here to-day to attend the
funeral of Hon. Benjamin F. Meyers,
the veteran Democratic leader. left
little doubt about his intention to run
his own campaign this fall. The
Judge said that he had come here to
pay his tribute to the chairman Of
the meeting held in his honor in
June when Mr.. Meyers made his last
public appearance and did not wish
to talk politics.
When asked if he expected to get
into touch with the leaders of the
Democratic State Committee faction
the judge said with emphasis that
rect to meet with the other canui-
dates to arrange any campaign conf
mitce. He declared the whole con-
troversy a closed incident.
During the day Mr.. Bonniwell met
number of the Dauphin county
men who have been aligned win
him, including Howard o. Holste.n.
who ran for Lieutenant Governor
with him. 1t is expected that the
old Meyers and Fritchey elements-of
the Democracy will line up back of
Bonniwell with vigor. They are in
co3trol of the county and city conf
mittees which makes it easier.
Judge Bonniwell will go % Pitts
burgh tonight
The Philadelphia Inquirer of To-
day says: "W. Harry Baker. secre-
tary of the Republican State Com
mlttee, came down from Harrisburg
y esterday afternoon and had con-
fervnce with Senator Penrose rela-
tive to the political situation in a
number of counties. preparatory TO
the formal opening of the Repuo-
lic1n state campaign early In sep
tember. Mr.. Baker spent part OF the
afternoon at the Republican state
Committee headquarters looking at
ter some detail work. Judge John ".
kephart, of the Superior Court, who
Just came from a visit to the bad
81 lie of Senator William E. Crow. at
Uniontown, where he is sitting up in
a hospital recovering from a severe
attack of appendicitis, reported Iast
night that the Republican State
Chairman is much improved and
that his physicians expect ne will
be able to be out within the next
thu ee weeks
The list of names of men who
have been commissioned majors IN
the judge advocate generals depart
ment of the Army is becoming DEM
ocratically impressive. Robert s
Bright, recent Democratic candidate
for Congress-at-large, is the latest
eminent Democrat to be named to
this select corps which includes such
eminent Democrats as George r. NC
Lean, the Democratic state chair
man; Edgar Munson, son of c. La
Rue Munson, ]. G. Roper and
number of others whose names and
affiliations are very much "Pennsyl-
vania Democracy"
-Johnstown city fathers are in a
peck of trouble because the appro-
priations have been figured out to
be about S5s,000 greater than the
revenue in sight.
Third class city experts all over
the state are watching with the
greatest interest the troubles in the
Chester city council. 1t is believed
that they will impress themselves
upon Senator Sproul and that the
third class city code will get much
needed overhauling when the legis-
lators come to Harrisburg again.
The Democratic state windmill
of the pFesence of Judge EuSeno Q.
Bonniwell the party's candidate for
governor of Pennsylvania. The mill
ers were busy sacking some of the
early contributions which have come
from Federal officeholders for the
prosecution of the fall campaign.
The leaders of the windmill faction
will have a talk in Philadelphia in
a few days to confirm what was ar
ranged in Washington about the
state campaign. The state head
quarters people know that Judge
Bonniwell is going to run his own
campaign and hold the committee
responsible for what dire conse-
quences may follow.
Henry Budd, the eminent Phil
adelphia lawyer and the candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
United States senator against a.
Mitchell Palmer has consented to
be a candidate for the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Budd is backed by the
Bonniwell Democrats to a man and
has many friends in other parties
and segments of parties.
"A new flareup is said to be
threatened in Schuylkill county poll
tics unless some arrangement is
made whereby. Paul w. Houck will
succeed to Office when his term as
secretary of internal affairs expires
next May.
Senator William C. Sproul is
planning to come to this city Thurs
day or Friday for a brief stay on
his way to Carlisle where he is to
spend a short time Friday. night
and then go on to the Path Valley
picnic in Franklin county on Satur-
day.
The capital issues committee
threatens to go into expenditures of
various departments of the Phila-
delphia city government.
The failure of newspapers over
the state to get excited over the
Fifth ward trial at West Chester is
one of the signs of the times