Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-06
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BY the Ex-Committeernan

cratic state committee will be called
to meet in Harrisburg about August
2S to consider the proposed platform
and to settle the details of manage
ment of the coming gubernatorial
campaign. 1t was stated to-day that
the Bonniwell men would attend the
meeting and make themselves heard
The committee in charge of the
platform has been at work and will
have series of meetings in the next
two weeks during which Judge Bon
niwell will be invited to submit his
ideas. The judge has told friends
that the committee already knows
his thoughts. From all accounts the
state committee will adopt a plat
form and adjourn with the least pos
sible trouble and if it is a dry
document or one which does not
mention the prohibition amendment
issue one way or the other it is like
Il that Judge Bonniwell will go to
| the people with his own platform as
he did just before the state commit
tee and then proceed to name. his
own campaign committee.
| of the dominant faction in the state
Democracy to allow the judge to
boss the band wagon this fall. State
Chairman Mclean will have the de-
tails placed in the hands of Secre-
tary Warren VanDyke and If the
judge does not like the way things
are done there will be no interference
with any campaign of his own he
may launch provided he pays the
bills.
All the signs are that there will be
fighting between the Democratic fac
| tions all fall and that there will be
battle for control of the machine
| waged between now and the primary
in 1920 that will be worth watch
ing.
Senator Sprouts visit to Lancas-
ter county yesterday was watched
with interest all over the state as
there were some Democrats who had
fond hope that the Senator and
the Lancaster organization would not
hit it off we'll because of the number
of state administration men in Lam
caster. Just exactly how such ideas
could get abroad would be hard to
say, as Lancaster was one of the
staunchest counties for Sproul from
the very start.
Senator Sproul will make several
addresses in eastern counties this
month and also plans. to go on in
formal tours to northern counties.
Senator Beidleman will also make
some informal visits before the cam
paign starts.
There are some interesting re-
ports from Pittsburgh about the
contests for Allegheny county places
next fall with possibilities of some
new alignments in which the Bab-
cock administration will have some
new opponents.
Samuel w. Diller, reelected Re-
publican county chairman of Lam
caster yesterday, has held that place
for several years and is one of the
best known Republicans of the state.
The Philadelphia Record says
editorially that Congressman William
s. Ware has turned on Governor
Brumbaugh."
| up in Scranton Mayor A. T.
Connell had no more gotten things
Strengthened out in the matter of the
fire department increase than the
streets department men went on the
war path. The mayor is inclined to-
ward the policy of war time appoint
ments of women clerks in city Of
fees.
The Philadelphia Press, which
to-day says that Judge George Kun
kel, of Dauphin county, will not be
a candidate for the Supreme Court
this year, commends that course
saying: This is calculated to SIM
phfy the situation and is a good ex-
ample for others who are being sug-
geSted, or are themselves ambitious
to enter the race and make a contest
where none is desirable.
Under the law any one can submit
himself for election by petition sim.
liar to that used for primary. 1t is
easy to see to what confusion thai
could lead. All chance of compN "a.
, ton or confusion would be avoided by
acquiescence in the election of the
two judges now on the bench. They
will not be improved upon"
State Chairman William e. Grow
continues to improve and will b.
about before the end of the month.
Harmonious sAction"-that's the
slogan of the new Democratic chair
man of Berks county, Roy e. Mabry
of Longswamp, who will = not ap
l prove the formation of a separate
committee in Berks for the election
, Oh Judge Eugene u. BOnnlWelI, o
Philadelphia, for Governor, although
! Mabry was elected by the anti
Palmer faction here. AS count.
a chairman, Mr.. Mabry will use all hi
!. influence to keep peace within tn,
party" and as the recognized heat
Of the party in Berks, he says h
will lead the campaign.
Discussing the appointment of
United States Commissioner 70
8 Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Pres
says: Half dozen men have beer
:, mentioned in connection with tn
: vacancy. Ignatius F. Quinn is be
e lieved to be backed for the position
s by Charles p. Donhelly, leader o.
n the Philadelphia Democratic organi
cation. 1t is supposed that A. Nit
chell Palmer has given his o. X
to this procedure because of tn
signs that lately have been given %
close working agreement betweel
Donnelly and the State organization
However, there is no evidence tina
y Mr.. Quinn as yet has obtained tn
h inside track on the appointment
n Another name mentioned is that G
Magistrate Maxwell Stevenson. Jr
although the latter is scarcely
n Simon-pure dyed-in-the-woo Demo
n crat"
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