Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-28
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Rumors OF peace moves among the
warning Democratic leaders are
commencing to be heard and from
all accounts the Democratic con-
gressmen whose fears of defeat gave
a. Mitchell Palmer. Vance c. Nc
Cormick and other reorganiEers their
excuse for upsetting the leaders of
the Pennsylvania Democracy in 1911
are at the bottom of the latest ef-
fort TO set the party put into n SEM
hisnce of order. II is also intimated
that President Wilson is displeased
with the carryings-on in Pennsyl-
Vania and as a great believer in party
regularity is understood to be exert
ing some pressure on the machine
bosses to give Judge Bonniwen some
consideration.
The situation is believed to be at
the bottom Of the delay of State
starting the campaign. Mr.. Mclean
did 4 very peculiar thing the morn
ing after his election as chairman.
Instead of going to the headquarters
to take charge of things and at least
TO assume the job he packed off to
Washington on the first train he
could get and is reported TO have
spent part of the day in deep con-
sultation with National Chairman
Vance c. Mccormick. some times
called the majority stockholder in
the State Democratic machine. He
has not been back here since and
il is now stated that he will not
be here until newt week or maybe
not then. In any event there will be
y few sians of activity about the
Democratic state windmill until the
middle of July.
early this week some men
friendly TO both Judge Eugene c.
Bonniwell. the Democratic candidate
for Governor. and Palmer and his
pals began TO fit between them.
This is the role which Robert S.
Bright tried to carry out prior 70 the |
state committee meeting. In any |
event there has been sudden cessa- |
ton of hostilities in the Bonniwell !
camp and the state windmill is |
showing signs of laZiness.
1t is said that Congressman Ar |
thur G. Dewalt and Harry J. Steele, |
representing the old sure Democratic |
districts in the state and who were |
in spite of the opposi- |
ton of Palmer and his pals, have |
become disturbed over some signs
which they have seen in the fields of
Lehigh and Northampton counties !
and to be demanding that Judge |
Bonniwell get off his horse. In the !
Sixteenth district. Congressman |
Lesher is said to be demanding that |
things be improved, while some of |
the accidental Democratic congress |
men in the western end of the state |
are looking ahead and trying TO get
q working agreement which will not 1
result in their being battered up.
Judge Bonniwell is frankly |
wet most of the Palmer McCor- !
mick crowd, except the national |
chairman are inclined TO sidestep. !
The national chairman insists on a |
dry platform. Mclean is certain |
ly not dry" And yet there are |
some who think that a campaign |
pact can be made.
The drafting of the Democratic
platform will be in the hands of the |
resolutions committee from which
Mclean excluded all Bonniwell men, |
but which contains certain gentle |
men from Philadelphia, Lehigh and |
other counties who have never been
noted for dry tendencies. Bonni- /
we'll is said to favor a wet" declara-
ton under guise of personal lib
erty"; Mccormick is insisting upon a !
bone dry" platform.
Some of the Bonniwell people 1
fear the state committee will never |
be called again to act on a platform |
and some Of the machine crowd are
saying that such things should not
be mentioned as they might inter- |
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some such absurd effort TO choke off |
discussion. The fact remains that
the Democrats have got a lovely
fight on their hands with the Presi- |
dent and congressman afraid that \
they are going TO get hurt.
Between the police situations in I
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh things
are rather strenuous for, the exc
cutives of these cities.
The official tables of the pri- |
mary vote have been issued byl
George D. Thorn, chief clerk to the |
Secretary of the Commonwealth. !
the Washington and Roosevelt Pro- |
gressive which polled only a few
votes not being listed. although this
year they will be on the ballot, but |
probably cease from troubling the |
ballot makers hereafter.
Another one of York's police
men has resigned and the city's |
police force is more or less full
of holes. The troubles in York seem
TO be the same as in other cities |
where the salaries paid policemen
do not meet what is offered in the /
trades.
Governor Brumbaugh is report
ed TO be considering a LuZerne man |
for Public Service Commissioner |
although the statement was made |
at the Executive Department that no |
appointment is imminent.
A shakeup among employees Of /
the Department of Public Grounds |
and Buildings and the appearance |
OF women in various jobs would not
be surprising July development at
the Capitol.
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