Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-01
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nominated when the bosses of the
machine were not looking. The
judge demanded that the headquar-
ters company be turned over to him
and that ]. Washington Logue get
: off the ticket as Democratic candi-
date for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AS al
: ternatives he threatened to complete
organization of his own state COM
mittee and to take his troubles to
: the voters, intimating that when the
Democrats of Pennsylvania got
through with A. Mitchell Palmer,
, Vance c. Mccormick and others that
they would be mere party memories.
> About state headquarters there
were smiles over the Bonniwell re-
marks and plain notice that Mr.. Lo-
que and other men on the ticket had
no intention of retiring. At the same
time preparations for the launch
: of the campaign were under way and
every evidence given that the Demo-
cracy would stage two shows this
, year and prepare the way for a fresh
and interesting reorganization next
year.
The defiance which Judge Bon
niwell hurled at the bosses of the
contained in some statements he
made to newspapermen. They were
, in characteristic style and have not
been reprinted in this city up 10
date. Judge Bonniwell, in answer to
a question, said he was 'supremely
unconcerned" about what the Pal
mer- Mccormick State Committee, as
now constituted might do and that
he would go ahead with his own
scheme of organization regardless
of it. He added that his investiga-
ton into the subject and his ex-
perience during the primary cam
paign has brought him to the con-
clusion that the so-called Palmer
Mccormick State organization was
little short of fiction, or at least a
paper organization"
THE state committee" he said in
discussing the plans for the organ
ization he is building up, was sup
posed to conduct the state cam
paigns. while as a matter of fact,
the state committeeman held one
meeting every two years. Immediate
ly after their election they held this
meeting at which they delegated all
their authority to state chairman
and an executive committee of twelve
persons, after which they returned to
their homes. was the state executive
committeeman for the big district in
which l live and it is absolutely a
4 ldCl llldl III lhS lCIlllt
which l served in that capacity, the
executive committee was called to
meet but once. When you stop to
think of the lack of organization and
cooperation it is little short of re-
markable that the party in Pennsyl-
vania was able to poll 1000 votes.
/ The scheme on which the helli-
cose judge is working calls for the
designation of an active campaign
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members and certainly to have a rep
resentative from each county. For
the most part the committee will
consist of the county chairmen.
Where the county chairman is not
active and in complete harmony with
i his scheme to elect a Democratic
Governor, some other influential per-
son will be designated. He made it
plain that in all cases. however, those
persons will be selected with par
ticular attention to their activity.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch says
the judge made no effort to conceal
his belief that many or the followers
of the organization he defeated at
the. primary election do not wish to
see his election. He charged this at
the Harrisburg state committee
meeting and says he has not changed
his mind.
IlOW dDOuI the pldllOTHl COIIlUll
tee appointed by State Chairman
: Mclean that is to met early in Au-
gust-will you cooperate with it?"
the judge was asked.
, II will give the committee the
copyright on my platform already
; submitted to the people of Pennsyl-
vania," he answered. THE platform
incident is closed insofar as l am
concerned"
William A. Shomo, the Reading
: lawyer, who was said by people in
/ the Berks county seat to be running
D for the position of Compensation
5 Referee. now held by Thomas c.
Seidle titular Republican leader of
that county, has issued a statement
in which he shows a tendency to
have fun with Seidle. MY name was
injected into this matter in an effort
on the part of Mr.. Seidle to make
, political capital in the gushing and
deceptive manner which is so char
Z actertistic of him." said Mr.. Shomo
( He also says that he could not be a
candidate for the place about which
Seidle is so concerned because he is
busy with his law practice and twits
Seidle about getting "ruffied" wher
any one is mentioned for the party
| leadership and with admitting that
; he is "a born leader" 1t is quite a
contribution to the JOY prevailing ir
, | Berks county.
-Wilkes-Barres inquiry into po.
lice affairs continues to involve po.
licemen 1t Is almost as interesting as
the declaration of Ike Deutsch anC
I Lieutenant Bennett that they were
upholders of the best of civic vir.
tues in Philadelphia Fifth ward.
5 West Chester clergymen have
issued statement calling for ratifi
, cation of the dry amendment anC
: urging Senator Sproul to give it hi.
I support next winter.
/ The Pittsburgh Gazette Times
, says: "E. Lowry Humes, United
States District Attorney for the West
ern District of Pennsylvania, has no
t resigned, as reported from Erie las
night, but he will do so if he can ge
into active service in the United
States Army. Mr.. Humes stated t.
a reporter from The Gazette-Time
A late last night that he has told United
States Attorney General Thomas w
Gregory. that he desires to resigI
whenever he can be sent into activ
S service in the Army.
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