Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28
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BY the Ex-Committeeman

| legislative ofnceS TO De nlled In Mo-
| vember were secured at the Depart
ment of the Secretary of the Com
monwealth to-day by friends Of
Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, the
Democratic candidate for governor.
who is about to launch third party.
The men obtaining the papers re-
fused to make any statement as to
what namo would be chosen or who
would be put on the third ticket. The
Capitol has received numerous mos
sages from men who are candidates
| asking what is going to be done by
| The Bonniwell people, but no one
here seems to have any informs-
tion.
People at Democratic headquarters
are preparing for a big gathering of
Democrats when the state commit
tee meets here next Wednesday and
! 1T is probable that almost every Dem
ocrat of any prominence aligned with
the reorganization faction will be
here. Whether Judge Bonniwell will
be here no one can say, but hotel
reservations are said to have been
made by some of his friends.
While the Philadelphia Record
announces that candidates for vari-
GUS congressional and legislative
nominations are flocking to the Bon
niwell banner and that representa-
tive Democrats" are pledging sup
port to the Judge, the other Phila-
delphia newspapers do not pay much
attention to the new venture. The
Philadelphia Press calls 1t "a CATCH
all' and says that while it will like
ly be defeated there is a certain
shrewdess in his plans. The In
quirer says: "All candidates for Con-
gress as we'll as the State Senate and
House of Representatives, have been
sent notices by the manager of Judge
Eugene c. Bonniwells campaign for
Governor, requesting them to be in
Harrisburg on Friday at noon when
the title of the new third party will
be pre-empted. James ]. Breen, who
managed the Bonniwell primary
campaign and who is now in charge
of the new headquarters. warned all
nominees that in order to safeguard
their own interest, so far as getting
on the ticket is concerned, il is alb
solutely necessary for them to be
at the State Capitol when the title is
pre-empted."
DIR. E. j. Fithian, Prohibition
candidate for Governor, has entered
upon his campaign. A notable re-
ception was given him, according to
the Mercer county Herald, in Grove
City last week. The Herald says, THE
reception given the doctor, as we
have said, was on his departure for
tour of the state in a car that has
been built by him at a cost of $5,-
600, palatial affair, having a COM
plement of sleeping quarters for six
people, hot and cold running water,
a kitchenette with electric cookers
and electrically lighted throughout.
The car is painted pure white, a fit
ting emblem of the party. 1t is 26
pected that the car will visit Harris
burg before the campaign is over.
The New Jersey plan of sending
two commissioners, Republican and
Democrat, abroad to take the votes
of the Jerseymen for the November
election, announced yesterday at
Trenton, will not apply to Pennsyl-
Vania, according to officials at the
Stats Capitol. The PENNSYLVANIA
law requires that men must vote on
election day and also provides for a
secret ballot. Nothing has been ar
ranged regarding the Pennsylvania
soldiers voting but it is stated here
that the War Department orders on
the subject do not provide for send
inE commissioners such as the Penn
sylvania law calls for The belief
here is that there may be one or two
commissioners sent to France, but
that they will simply gather votes
which will be taken under military
supervision, but that commissioners
will be sent to cantonments
-Cnnotnr INillior,a
speech in Lehigh county is meeting
with general editorial approval
all over Pennsylvania and attract
ing attention from newspapers in
other states. The only big newspa-
pers which does not like it is the
Philadelphia Record, who editor
tally, curiously enough, gets reprint
ed in the mourning organ of the
Democratic national chairman.
-Uniontown will be the mecca of
Pennsylvania Republicans on Satur-
day, as was Lehigh county last Sat
urday. Senator Sproul and Senator
Beidleman, who speak in Chester to-
day, will be at Lebanon tomorrow
and at York on Thursday. Senator
Penrose will Leave Washington Fri
day and go to Uniontown. The two
state candidates will be Joined there
Friday by Auditor General Snyder
and go to the Fayette county capt.
tai
Considerable interest in the
Lackawanna county primary election
accusations was aroused here to-day
by announcement at Scranton that
warrants had been issued for the
arrest of w. w. Jones, of Olyphant,
Representative from the Fifth legis-
lative district, charged with con-
spiracy Arthur Williams, foreman in
printing plant owned by Jones,
faces a similar charge, it being
maintained they printed illegal ball
lots that are said to have been is
sued in two precincts at the May
primaries. Both men waived a hear
ing before Justice Cummins, of Oily
phant, bail being furnished. Jones
and williams were mentioned in the
minority report of the Grand Jury
filed last week as being the printers
who turned out alleged spurious bal
lots. Warrants for election officers in
five districts have also been issued.
Rises of salary that average nine
dollars a month for each man were
granted yesterday at Wilkes-Barre to
members of the depleted police force
of the city with a promise of addi-
tional increase January 1, when tax
budgets are rearranged. For the first
time in the history of the city there
are no applications for police Jobs
and a shortage of fifteen officers has
left many sections inproperly pro-