Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
DEMOCRATS TO
HAVE BIG FIGHT
Bonniwell Seems Disposed to
Make 1t Unpleasant For
the Slated Candidates

Democratic state organization men
were mad clear through to-day al
the launching of the boom yesterday
Tor the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination in behalf of Judge Eu-
gene C. Bonniwell. of the Philadel-
phia Municipal Court, right in the
face of the notice that the party
leaders had slated Acting Chairman
Joseph Il. Guffey. but were getting
ready to give the Judge a trimming
that would be a classic in Pennsyl-
vania political history. They de-
.olared that the Philad elphian had en-
tirely mistaken the signs of the
times in coming out as candidate
on platform of opposition to the
prohibition amendment and that he
was due for an awful fall. Unques-
tlonably the whole power of the fed
eral administration and of the Dem
ocratic state machine will be thrown
against Bonniwell and that without
any loss of time.
BonnIwell, who is president of the
State Firemens Association and has
been inclined to be a free lance in
Politics in Philadelphia lately, came
out yesterday with a statement in
which he said that the issue in this
campaign was government. paid
baUgh's "exaltation" of executive au-
thcrity, as he put it, and banged
around generally in a good old Dem
oCratic primary way.
The Guffey people met the chal-
longe. reaffirmed the declaration of
the Pittsburgher for the prohibition
amendment and proceeded to arrange
for expenses of a strenuous primary
campaign. one that would be recalled
with relish even by those who re-
member the battle between McCor-
mick and Ryan in 1914.
Republicans Ready
The Republican aspirants for state
nominations also got ready to-day
for battle. There were few surprises
ir the fling of papers. the only in
oidents being the presentation of
what some one at the Capitol last
night termed sneaker" petitions to
jockey some one out of position on
THO ballot Butch" McDevitt came
along with a bid for that notoriety
which is the breath of life to him
by filing a paper for the Democratic
nomination for Governor and giving
out a typical McDevitt monolog.
The Sproul people filed petitions
from every county, but O'Neil, Bel
Gleman, Woodward. Houck and Scott
filed only about twenty or thirty,
holding back the rest as compli-
ments.
The primary campaign is due to
start off with a crash next week.
This is the last day to withdraw and
the managers of the candidates for
big and little nominations are tight
eping their belts and preparing for
contests that will have to be mighty
vell advertised if they are to get
EsLch attention from a public absorb
ed in the war and the success of
the Liberty Lean
Petitions for statewide nomiHa-
tiens were filed as follows:
Governor
Republican-Robert p. Habgood,
Bradford; ]. Denny O'Neil, NTcKees-
pert; William c. Sproul, Chester;
Asa. A. Weimer. Lebanon.
Democratic-Eugene c. Bonniwell,
Philadelphia; Joseph F. GUffey. Pitts
burgh; John j. McDevitt. Wilkes
Barre.
socialist-char1es sehl. Philadel-
phia.
Prohibition-E. ]. Fithian, Grove
City.
Lieut6 6nnnt-GOvernOr
Republican - George P. Aarons.
Philadelphia; Joseph r. Bateson,
Pittsburgh; Edward Z. Beidleman,
Harrisburg; E. d. Powell. West
Middlesex; John r. X. Scott, Phila-
delphia.
emocratic-Howard o. Holstein,
harrisburg; ]. Washington Logue,
philadelphia.
PTohibition-E. L. Whittelsey,
Cory.
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Republican-Fred Il. Lewis. Allen
town; James Woodward, Ashland
James +. Woodward, Nick eesport.
Demo2ratic-Asher r. johnson,
Bradford.
socialist-William Adams, wilkins
burg.
rohibition-Thomas H. Hamilton.
Harrisburg.
COngress-at-Large
Republican-W. s. Aaron. Altoona
Thomas II. Atherton. Wilkes Barre:
William J. Burke, Pittsburgh; Charles
NJ. Clement.~Sunbury Thomas S. Cra-
go, Waynesburg; NJ. NJ. Garland.
Fdgewood; Guy p. Flyte, Wilkes
Barre; NJ. c. Harner. Natrona; Jo-
scph Mclaughlin. Philadelphia: Lex