Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-25
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

OS maintained, Wnlle IN western anu
| northern counties the disease is
spreading and prostrating many peo-
pie, the anthracite counties being
similarly afflicted. Indications are
! that the Republican state campaign,
which was given up because of the
Liberty Loan drive, will not be re-
! sumed but that all attention will be
devoted to congressional and legisla-
tive contests which will be conduct
ed by committees in districts and
counties.
Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell. the
Democratic candidate for governor,
seems to be the only exception to
the bar against campaigning in the
fashioned way. The judge is
touring the anthracite region, where
| influenza is rampant, and meeting
the Democrats, issuing statements in
which his doctrine of personal lib
erty is enunciated and assaults made
against all Republicans. The judge
was in Luzerne county yesterday and
is in Schuylkill and Northumberland
to-day.
The Bonniwell style of campaign
ing is generally criticised and Gov
ernor Brumbaugh's statement yes
terday in which he denounced any
man who endeavored to make politi-
cal capital out of the epidemic has
been much discussed.
While Bonniwell has a very ac-
tive headquarters in Philadelphia,
prominent liquor men around
his headquarters in Pittsburgh are
in charge of Paddy" Brennan, the
Allegheny county jury commissioner,
who achieved fame by his outbreak
at the meeting of the Palmer-Mc-
naranarofip mi If
tee here last month. Brennan is
somewhat of a figure in a certain
kind of politics in Allegheny county
The way the campaign is going
in Allegheny county is indicated by
this extract of a report of meeting
of Tenth legislative district Repub-
licans in Pittsburgh taken from the
Gazette Times: THE usual effort has
been made by some of the liquor
men to get votes for the Bonniwell
candidacy on the plea that the in
fluenza epidemic is a hardship to
their business. This method has not
proved a success and with the neces-
sary work btween now and election
day it is believed that splendid
showing will be made in the Tenth
district. The war and the influenza
has taken all interest out of politics,
but efforts will be made to get into
the homes and show the voter how
important it is that he exercise his
franchise this year. AS an indication
of the number of soldiers this dis
trict has produced, Register of Wills
William Conner said that 2,SOO
voters had gone from Braddock,
North Braddock and Williamsburg"
The extent to which the influenza
ban is affecting politics in Pennsyl-
vania can hardly be estimated and 1t
will probably cause a reduction in
the total vote beyond what was ever
expected even in year when 3OO,-
900 Pennsylvania men are in military
service. The Philadelphia Bulletin
says editorially about the influenza
ban in that city: 'If DR.. Royer, the
State Commissioner at Harrisburg,
shall persist in refusing to heed the
advice or recommendation of the
Philadelphia authorities in such a
matter. he will give rise to the be-
lief that he is either arbitrary, or
finical, or both. Meanwhile Director
Krusen should take care that the
home rule" as he calls it, which
Philadelphia ought to have in setting
this question, shall again be COM
manded to the considerate attention
of the Commissioner If common
sense is to have anything to do in
this matter, the order will be re-
voked next week, and If it shall not
be, the right of Commissioner Roger
to use the power of his Office unrea-
sonably should be promptly tested in
the courts by Philadelphia citizens"
The list of men named to take the
votes of Pennsylvania soldiers in
camps issued by the Governors Of
fee is attracting much attention as
a number of the commissioners are
men little known in the state. Some
are very well known on the other
hand because of their part in the
primary campaign this year.
Democratic State Headquarters
is out with call from the Demo-
cratic National Committee for cleo
tion of Democratic Congressman. But
there is no Democratic candidate in
the. Eighteenth District, however. The
national committees call and condi-
tions in the home district make an
interesting comparison.
The Williamsport Gazette and
Bulletin says editorially: I'm Will
liam Decker the Republicans of the
Twenty-fourth Senatorial district
have a candidate who sizes up to all
of the requirements of the position
to which he aspires. Mr.. Decker
will ably represent his district at
Harrisburg"
Senator Charles H. Kline, of
Pittsburgh, is said to have an eye on
an appellate court seat.
Charles B. Lenahan, of Wilkes
Barre, who is a candidate for the Su-
preme Court, has opened headquar-
ters in Philadelphia. A lawyers
t-
campaign in behalf of Supreme
Court Justice Alexander Simpson,
Jr.
John E. Walsh, an attorney, with
offices in the Lincoln Building, Phil
adelphia, is being put forward by
his friends for appointment by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh to the vacancy in
the Municipal Court, caused by the
death of Judge Bernard Gilpin.