Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
BONNIWELL BRANDS
PALMER FALSIFIER;|
ATTACKS MCCORMICK
Says They Betrayed Democratic Party and That National
Chairman and National Committeeman Haze STOPPED
to All Manner of Disreputable and Dshonor-
able Practices in Politics.: Denies Charges


Democratic candidate for Governor
yesterday made reply to A. Mitchell
Palmer, the Democratic nationa
committeeman from Pennsylvania
who at the recent meeting of the
state committee labeled Bonniwell a:
the choice of the liquor interests anc
repudiated his candidacy and callec
upon his colleagues to do likewise.
Bonniwell brands Palmer as liar
"a malignant corporate and Presl'
dental parasite" "a falslher or cam
paign expense accounts" and Pal
mer's political partner, vance =
Mccormick, the Democratic natlona
chairman. he accuses of traitorous
action toward Democratic nominees
and of being a beneficiary of grea'
corruption fund when he ran FOL
mayor of Harrisburg. He styles the
two patronage "peddlerS' and dl'
rectly charges that "the vindictive
Palmer and the arrogant McCor'
mick determined Ito attempt my
destruction, regardless of party sue
cess or of the wanton assault upon
character"
Judge Bonniwell concludes MS
statement with these words:
"I welcome the reputation. nave
no desire for the support of two such
men. l have always believed in Amer
icanism-the rights of the indlVldual
These men believe in no mans rlghts
save their own. have believed thai
this country offered equal oppor,
tunfty to all men, no matter VIVA!
their faith or race might be. bul
when 1 am attacked by man "ho
himself supported the treason OF
1910. who accepted money from j
K. P. Hall and failed to account tor
it; who took the money of Harry D.
Kurtz and again falsiied his account;
who has capitalized his ASSOCIATIONS
with our great President into fees ol
many thousands of dollars; whose
conduct in the International Lum
ber case was matter srdVely
rejecting upon the administrator ol
Justice; who does not hesitate TO-DAY
to represent oil interests. "hiI.
slavers, or any other thing tna'
comes within his purview; and VINO
has never kept faith with friend OF
foe in politics-I am justified in SUD-
naitting these facts for the consider
alton of fair men.
"I shall not again answer or reter
to the Shiny attacks OF these men
who wish to destroy this chance foI
the redemption of Pennsylvania. Lev
them go forth to join hands with the
Prohibition candidate on the Kepuo-
lican Jacket; they belong there.
The Democratic party, relieved OF
the incubus of the arrogant, selfish
incompetents that have wrecked lts
chances of success in two President
ial campaigns and a great state cam
Aaign. can now align itself in the
Rreat issue of whether the masses
of the people of Pennsylvania are TO
be ruled by fanatics and their per-
sonal liberty taken away from tneri
at a time when they are bendlng
their energies, sacrificing their ettorts
and devoting their savings 10 the
making of the word safe for demo-
Cracy"
Judge Bonniwell prefaces his state
ment with a decoration that he had
hoped to have a campaign free from
the scurrilous and undignfied meth
DDS that have characterized so many
campaigns in Pennsylvania and in his
candidacy he ignored all collateral
issues and appealed for the nomlna-
ton upon the fundamental prin-
ciple of opposition to sumptuary leg
islation." >,
"The Democracy of Pennsylvania
he continues, rejecting my oPpo-
nent-who supported national pro-
hibition and who was supported by
all of the power of the federal pat
ronaee in the stately a decisive
majority designated me to hold their
standard. 1t had been my desire to
conduct the general campaign upon
the same plane as marked the prl-
mary. Facing an opponent or hlgh
personal character and ablllty, there
should be no occasion for Villihcatlon
abuse or SANDER
Continuing, he says the issue pc
fore the people is one of the rights
of the states and of personal liberty
but "a discredited leader repudiated
at the primaries by his own ward
county and Congressional district
seized upon an opportunity afforded
by a state committee, large number
of whose members have persistentlS
engaged with him since my nomlna-
ton in an attempt to thwart the
choice of a majority of Democrats OF
the state and promulgated an alleged
conversation which he says he hao
with John Sinnott, president OF the
Wholesale Liquor Dealers Assocla'
ton of Pennsylvania, and based upor
what he (Palmer) says Sinnott salo
to him, repudiates my nomination.
"A servile committee seeks to en-
dorse this action and has the eff
frontery to summon me to appear
before a packed and prejudiced body
to answer charges. which, when read
fall of their own weight"
Judge Bonniwell then reviews the
Palmer allegations and says they are
mot only absurd, but do not ever
remotely approach the truth"
Denies Story of Sinnott
He then enters sweeping denia
that Sinnott had any authority to
represent him as to the statement
that Sinnot promised to finance his
campaign and that he did so, he says
'is absolutely false in all of its de-
tails
All he knows about the Sinnott.
Palmer interview. the Judge declares
he learned from Sinnott following
the meeting which he had with Pal.
mer which he says was arranged by
United States Senator Underwood, o1
Alabama. Sinnott told him that Pal
mer wanted to see him in New York
This request" says Bonniwell, ".
fatty refused, for l have never trust
ed A. Mitchell Palmer in any mat
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