Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-22
Pse;t;c4 II
Pe's'toqeso~ia
By me Ex-Comnitteeman

liam Q. Sproul for the Republican
nomination. 1t carries with it a pos
sibility that he may have more ma
jority than ]. Denny O'Neil has votes.
And equally striking is the defeat of
Joseph +. Guffey for the Democratic
nomination. for Governor by Judge
Eugene C. Bonniwell. In the general
crash of things some very peculiar
district and local results were also
accorded.
Two things in connection with the
Sproul victory which were much
commented upon to-day were the
declaration of the Senator that he
intends to put an end to what he
terms "factional Misunderstanding
in Philadelphia" and the very evident
population of the campaign policy
pursued by Mr.. O'Neil and the state
administration acting in his behalf.
The Senator at an early hour this
morning was quite emphatic about
his intention to end the rows that
have disturbed the Republican party
in the state and appeared to feel
that the people had entrusted him
with the job.
The, defeat of Congressman John
r. K. Scott for the Republican
nomination for Lieutenant Governor,
by Senator Edward E. Beidleman is
dangerous for the Wares, for 1t
amounts to a slam at their policy in |
the state as much as the downfall of !
O'Neil Is a whack at the state admin |
istration. Senator Penrose, although |
not an issue, was bitterly assailed |
from the start of the campaign by
O'Neil and the Wares and seems to
have landed some prizes.
. Just what will be the effect upon
the Democratic state machine OF
the defeat of Joseph F. Guffey, is
over which people will be
able to speculate for weeks. Gutfey
was defeated by the Old Guard and
the "Wets." His rout was a terrific
surprise to the Democratic machine
leaders and it recalls the interesting
fact that the same men who prom
ised Pennsylvania if they got Wilson
as a nominee and did not deliver,
failed to land Vance &. Mccormick
as Governor when he was backed
by the national administration and
the remnants of the Bull Moose.
Now, Guffey, after he and his friends
had been in control of the machine
for half a dozen years, falls out OF
the seat and is run over by it.
Not in years has a man seeking
a Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton had as much in his favor as
Guffey and the fact that he and his
windmill crew refused to take Bonni-
we'll seriously was the primary cause
of his downfall.
In the event that Judge Bonni-
we'll pulls Howard o. Holstein with
him as candidate OF the Democrats
for Lieutenant Governor, Harrisburg
will be in the unusual position OF
having the two leading candidates
for Lieutenant Governor among her
citizens. This has probably not hap
pened to any of the smaller cities be-
fore and it is also interesting to note
that Thomas H. Hamilton, also of
is on the Prohibition
state ticket for Secretary of Internal
Affairs.
There are some Democratic
bosses who will not vote for Holsteln
if he is nominated and they do not
like Beidleman. Only the Prohibition
ticket is left. 1t may also be added
that one of the things which Will be
vastly entertaining will be the attl-
tude of the Democratic state ma
chine and the national administra-
tion toward Bonniwell.
The election also means that
the control of the Democratic State
when it meets here next
month for reorganization may be
matter of doubt, which means night
ing among Democrats, and -lt-is not
that the reorganization
CLIQUE may be in back seats. volun-
tarily or otherwise. The control OF
the Republican State Committee by
the Penrose forces is assured and
State Chairman w. e. Crow Will be
reelected if he desires.
1t should not be forgotten that
the Wares are solid with Sproui.
The Delaware Senator had the full
support of the Town Meeting people
and Republican Alliance and the
Wares threw their vote to him in
bales. The fact that he got over
125,000 majority in Philadelphla,
where O'Neil got less than lS,OOO
votes, is something which viii! ngure
when the patronage lists are made
up next January.
MANY men active in politics re-
gard 1t as very doubtful whether Mr..
O'Neil any longer entertaips any
thought of independent candidacy
and if the state administration starts
a campaign of reprisals among Cap
itol Hill people, it will simply mean
some martyrs marching back IN
January and much unpleasantness
in between.
Capitol Hill was intensely inter-
ested to-day in the close contest for
Secretary of Internal Affairs and In
the result of the fight by Insurance
Commissioner Charles A. Amber for
control in Montgomery county. Early
reports were that Amber had been
defeated for the Senatorial nomina-
ton.
Another matter of interest was
the outcome of the Dewalt-Croll
fight for the Democratic nomination
for Congress in the Berks-Lehigh
district. Dewalt was also fought by
the machine.
The much discussed Sanderson
figured in court In the
Eyre-Berry suit yesterday. The
philadelphia North America says
that months ago 1t was peddled
around to newspapers, which. with
ou. exception, refused to buy 1T, be-
cause it could not be verified and
proved authentic. When this much