Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-24
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Democratic party in PENNSYLVANIA
and his announcements that he will
! name his own committee for his
state campaign and for Philadel-
phia's skirmish, has brought to the
surface a dozen local Democratic
squabbles which can now be expect
ed to grow until within a year the
Democracy of the Keystone State, so
much advertised and lauded and
productive of jobs for reorganizers,
will be in the throes of a family
fight that will repeat the party's
history in this state in the last forty
years.
The row has now reached the stage
where the partisans of Judge Bon
niwell have gone beyond charging
National Committeeman A. Mitchell
Palmer with being discourteous to
Judge Bonniwell and they are COM
mencing to make other allegations
with a view to keeping the disturb
ance so heated that Democratic vot-
ers will forget that Bonniwell is only
one of seven candidates.
The Philadelphia Record, the
Bonniwell organ, now charges that
Palmer and his pals deliberately
broke an agreement about the Su-
preme Justice appointment and aft
er devoting considerable space TO
this charge, declares that Bonniwell
now looks for a trick platform,
which. means that the judge will
ignore the state committees sub
committee unless he gets his own
way, which he is not likely TO obtain.
The Record concludes: Judge Bon
niwell will begin Immediately a re-
organization of the Democracy of
Pennsylvania. He will urge the for
nation of friendly active commit
tees in every county of the state, in
Guiding Philadelphia. 1t is known
that he will pay no attention to
either the Democratic state commit
tee or the Democratic city commit
tee during the conduct of his cam
paign for Governor"
The Philadelphia Press makes
this interesting observation: Per
haps we can drop Judge Bonniwell
for awhile, since the voters are pretty
certain to drop him in November. If
the Palmer-Donnelly Democracy
can't afford to let him boss the party
organization for the campaign they
wouldn't be able to see their way
clear to supporting him for Govern
or if there were any chance of his
being elected.
Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell. can
didate for governor, on Saturday
completely repudiated the Demo-
cratic City Committee of Philadel-
phia controlled by the supporters of
the National Chairman Mccormick
and National Committeeman Palmer.
through former City Chairman
Charles P. Donnelly, and made it
known that he is going to establish
an organization of his own in Phila-
delphia to conduct his campaign.
The Insider in the Philadelphia
Press says of the Democratic
rumpus: LAS far as the organiza-
ton is concerned, the problem is
comparatively simple. Though Judge
Bonniwell refused to address the
State committee, he is still the DEM
ocratic nominee for governor. 1t is
still the duty of the organization to
support him, even though the men,
bers may feel personally affronted
by his act. The leaders showed
every disposition to go back to their
counties and set their organizations
to work in the candidates interests.
OF course, there is support and sup
port. The Democratic workers of
the McCormick-Palmer faith will do
what they can for the candidate in
purely routine way. There will be
little enthusiasm after what has hap
pened. But as long as he remains
the Demo cratic candidate for gov
ernor, and offers no basis for con-
sidering him otherwise, the organiza-
| ton men will support him at the
polls. For Judge Bonniwell the
situation is not so simple. He said
| before the recent meeting that If
the State committee elected George
| r. Mclean as chairman, he would
| ignore it and form an organization
of his own through the state. He
could still do that and be the regular
Democratic candidate.
The Northam pton County Republi-
can Committee reoryunIzed at Eas-
ton on Saturday and H..~G. Seip was
reelected chairman of the commit
tee. He announced that he would
appoint the members of the execu-
tive committee before the third Sat-
urday in July. Resolutions were
adopted declaring staunch support
of the government in the war, prais-
ing the leadership of Senator Pen
rose, pledging unwavering support
for Senator Sproul and the Republi-
can state ticket, and for Professor
Francis A. March, the Republican
nominee for Congress, in this dis
Itrict. Professor March was called
on for a speech and responded with
a plea for upholding the traditions
1 IL 20 1rv,
Wilson's administration in fighting
the war every possible aid and sup
port. Speaking of politics, he asked
that Washington adjourn 1t.
The Ambler-Stites Campaign
Committee in its statement filed al
lNorristown reports 900 receipts
and $4,000 expenditures with some
bills to be paid. The big contribu.
tors included Charles A. Amber
candidate for state senator, $4,000
FLETCHER W. Sites, for Congress
$3.50; John H. Rex, county treas,
urer, $2.250; County Controller
Heebner, $500; County Commissioner
Hatfield, $500.
"A Delaware county dispatch
says: Senator Sproul is not goinl
to resign in a hurry. He Is goinl
to help organize the Senate when l
goes into session and then resign
Then it will be the duty of the Lieu
tenant Governor to call for a specia
primary election for the nomination
of a Senatorial candidate. followed
by an election. To succeed Senator
Sproul will not be such an easy mat
ter as some interested person. anC
persons would believe. Candidates
already prominently mentioned are