Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-29
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By tho Es-Committeeman

AASoA4oottCio VI lu6 oCiHS
O'Neil Republican campaign COM
mittee in this city will be closed
within the next week or ten days.
The headquarters staff is busily en-
gagged in closing up the details of the
campaign work, getting in and pay
ing the bills and preparing to file the
expense account, on which the last
day is June 5. Commissioner O'Neil,
who has been here since Monday, is
looking after some of the details Of
winding up the campaign, but most
ly concerning himself with the work
of the State Highway Department.
No dates have been fixed for the
meetings of either of the state COM
mittees. They must meet by June
10, according to the way it is fig
ured out here. The probabilities are
that the Democratic state committee
will meet here about June IL. al
though the leaders have not yet dis
cussed the date. Joseph F. Guffey,
who is acting as state chairman, will
retain that position until the state
committee meets to select success
sor to w. l.. Mclean, who went to
war after being elected chairman.
The belief is that the man selected
by Judge Bonniwell will be made
state chairman.
Nothing has been suggested as vet
as to the time and place of the Re-
publican state committee meeting.
Officials at the State Department
said to-day that it all depended upon
what the big counties did whether
there would be two candidates for
Superior Court judge or not. There
have been returns filed by thirty FIVE
counties, mostly small ones, which
show Huselton running we'll up. 1t
is believed, however, that. when the
big counties file that there will be
only one nominee, Judge w. D. Por-
ter
-Ex-Congressman J. Washington
Logue is awaiting the final returns
which will determine whether he Is
the Democratic nominee for Lieu
Ntenant Governor before he makes
any announcement regarding his
future campaign plans, says the
North American. He has been NOM
mated by the Democrats for Con-
gress in the Sixth district, embrac-
ing the West Philadelphia and Ger
mantown sections. If the final re-
turns declare him a winner for the
Lieutenant Governorship nomina-
ton, Logue will be placed in the
position of choosing whether he will
run for Lieutenant Governor or Con-
gress. ~
Judge Bonniwell, Democratic
nominee for Governor, and all can
didateS on the Democratic state
ticket were given strong endorse
ment at largely attended meeting
of the Woodrow Wilson League of
Chester county, at West Chester last
evening. Resolutions also were
adopted condemning the action of
Chairman Slack, of the Democratic
CnlntU Cnr11 f1aitfna OF 20
associate the Democrats of the coun-
ty in his action of boiling the nomi-
nation of Judge Bonniwell, and an
appeal was made to the committee to
select without delay a new chairman
in sympathy with the party candi-
date for Governor to conduct the
campaign.
Many Republicans will be inter-
ested to learn that Thomas H. Gar
win, of Delaware county, chief clerk
of the House, will not be a candidate
for reelection as the head of the
Republican County Executive Com
mittee. Mr.. Garvin has held this post
for years, and gave much of his
time and influence to the success of
his party. His recent attack of ILL
ness has made it impossible for him
to do much, if any active work. Will
liam Cloud Alexander, of Media,
who has been nominated for the
Legislature on the Republican ticket
in the Second district, Delaware
county, will. be chosen as the chair
man. This has been agreed upon by
the members and the selection gives
entire satisfaction to those at the
head of the Republican organization
in the county.
Senator Ware denied yesterday
that Congressman John r. K. Scott
would be selected to fill the vacancy
in the Third Senatorial district, caus-
ed by the death of Senator James
p. McNichol. William ]. McNichol,
son of the famous Senator, received
the nomination at the primaries but
1t was runored that he would with
draw and that Scott would be sub
stituted. Under no circumstances
will l agree to William j. McNichol
| withdrawing as the Republican
nominee in the Third Senatorial dis
trict, to succeed his father, the late
| Senator James P. McNichol," Sena-
tor Ware said. Congressman John
R. K. Scott will not be a candidate
for any office at the general election
next November"
The Philadelphia Record says:
Scott is still member of Congress,
| his duties in Washington. it was be-
/ lieved an opening would be made
| for him for some state office. It was
said yesterday that, If the differences
between Governor Brumbaugh and
the Wares could be patched up, Scott
might be put forward to fill one OF
the vacancies in the Public Service
| Commission. The absentee Con-
gresham can still claim loyalty tc
the Brumbaugh administration, hav-
ing swung the Thirteenth and Four
teenth wards to O'Neil at the pri-
maries. These wards were the only
ones in the city carried by the Brum-
baugh- Brown candidate"
Justice Alexander Simpson, Jr.
who was appointed to the Supreme
! Court bench last week by Governor
| Brumbaugh, was highly honored by
members of the Philadelphia bench
! and bar yesterday. Practically al
I judges of lower courts in the city
| and many representative attorneys
were present when court convened
EX-Judge A. M. Better. chancellor oi
the law association. addressed Chief
Justice Brown on the appointment
of Mr.. Simpson.
The Insider, writing in tn,
| Philadelphia Press on the primary
says: The enormous plurality Sen
ator Sproul received is very likely to
put a check on any ambition J
| Denny O'Neil and his supporter
might have held for an independent
campaign for him If he failed to VIII
the Republican nomination. The,
could scarcely fail to draw the con
clusion that his poor showing mean
the issues he attempted to mak'