Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-27
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

aroused much enthusiasm anywhere,
has not only ended any chance of
the Democratic state candidates get
ting together. but made the bosses of
the reorganization clique more de-
termined than ever to maintain their
hold upon the party machinery
State Chairman George r. Mclean
will not only not resign, say men
identified with the ruling faction.
but will practically remain in charge
of party affairs. although he is in the
army. If 1t becomes necessary an
acting chairman will be named, as
was done by the state chairman's s
brother two years ago when he went
into active service on the Mexican
border as an officer of the Luzerne
county regiment.
In forming third party the Bon
niwell faction has put itself into the
same place where Vance c. McCor-
mick, the present Democratic Ma
Democrats now holding high federal
position, went in 1910 when they
lined up behind William H. Berry for
Governor.
The Democratic state windmill
| leaders carefully waited until after
Judge Bonniwell had announced his
plans for the new party and his
scheme to have congressional and
| legislative candidates also wear his
tag before calling the state COM
mittee to meet in this city on Sep
tember 4. The meeting date is a
week late, but that does not matter
in the Democracy of Pennsylvania
The plan is to have all of the
staunch, tried, tied and true here to
prevent any stampeding of the COM
mittee and where necessary federal
officeholders will go into the commit
tee on proxies. 1t is figured out at
the windmill that the federal job
holding bosses have enough men to
dominate the committee and to make
any boiling faction very small.
State Chairman Mclean will
| probably arrange to get here, but II
it is not convenient there will be
some one of the machine type to run
the meeting. A platform which Will
sidestep the prohibition issue is ex-
pected and there will be a great pa
triotic hurrah. 1t will be interesting
to see how many of the state can
didates show up for the meeting.
Bonniwell claims the majority of the
state ticket men are with him. This
| is contested here with more or less
yehemence by the windmill crew.
With a platform that does not
regard the liquor issue, safe and
staunch majority and strong arm
| chairman, it is not expected that
very much will disturb the meeting
except the Supreme Court contest.
i There arc four Democrats in the held
in addition to Justice e. j. Fox, who
was approved by National Commit
teeman A. Mitchell Palmer and his
| ~ osd h m
| These men will have their friends
here and will not stand for any at
tempt to give any one an edge. The
Bonniwell people will. back Henry
Budd, a distinguished Philadelphia
attorney, while the others will have
friends in both factions and some
outside.
Judge Bonniwell's new party
plan does not contemplate his with
drawal from the Democratic ticket
for q minute. He plans to annex peo-
pie of other parties who may be
wet Except for the Philadelphia
Record, which speaks for Bonniwel
and which endeavors to show thai
the third ticket is needed to prevent
ruination from the Palmer-Mc.
Cormick blight, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh newspapers show little in
terest in the new adventure. The
Philadelphia Inquirer gives some Of
the plans to pre-empt name anC
attend to other details with which
people of the state are familiar
through events of 1910 and 1912 ant
announces that John j. Breen. the
Bonniwell campaign manager, will
run the new organization.
The Ledger says that the neS
party project is an effort to draN
Republican votes to Bonniwell AM
remarks: "The regular Democrat
will have n hard fight with the nev
rarity in the field, it was admitted d
all sides yesterday, but Democrat
leaders attempt to make light of tn
matter The new party was repti
dated by Edgar w. Lank, chairmal
of the Democratic city committee
who said: The Democratic part
of the state and nation stands fo
something higher than booze, an
we will not be party to this thir
/, PARTY in the state j. Washingto
Logue, nominee for lieutenant COVER
nor on the Democratic ticket, who's
J refusal to eliminate himself was on
of the causes leading to the forma
ton of the new party by Judge Bon
niwell, said yesterday he had nothin
20 say at present. Mr.. Logue, VIII
is dry said he may issue a state
ment when the state committe
meets"
The Philadelphia Press say
that protect your individual free
dom" will be the Bonniwell keynot
and also says: Replies acceptin
Judge Bonniwell's offer of places o
the new party ballot, Mr.. Breen sale
had been received yesterday fror
H.. 10
gress, the State Senate and the Hous
of Representatives He would nc
disclose the names of the Demo
cratic nominees who have signifie
their intention of casting their politi
cal fortunes with Judge Bonniwel
He said that not until the name 0
the new party has been pre-empte
in Harrisburg at noon Friday woui
, he disclose the identity of the per
sons comprising the new part
ticket