Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-24
BY the Ex-Committeeman

/ OISdHizdllOuS ana tne Dem0cratlC
party will furnish the interesting
spectacle of two campaigns. Judge
Bonniwell is touring the anthracite
regions meeting voters and friends
in manifest attempt to get around
the effect of the influenza Gan, which
is being observed by the Republican
state candidates. The Democratic
state organization is boosting j.
! Washington Logue and striving for
lelection of congressman.
The candidates for Supreme and
superior Court are hoeing their own
rows. In this connection it is inter-
esting to note that S. H. Huselton,
VINO was supposed to have gotten
out of the fight for superior court
Judge, is a candidate against Judge
W. ID. Porter, who will give him a
thorough trouncing. Huselton has
sent letter to one newspaper deny
ing that he withdrew.
And in the midst of it all Con-
gressmen Kreider, Griest, Focht and
Rose, are marching right on to re-
election with chances excellent for
Candidates Duy in the 10th and
Brooks in the goth districts.
Charges directly accusing men,
bers of a Philadelphia local draft
board of Inducing men opposed to
them politically into Army service
are being made in the Public Led
| ger. 1t is alleged that a doctor who
Is Trainer follower in one of the
! downtown wards sent a Ware man
who had defeated him for city COM
mitteeman to camp, revoking q de-
| ferred classification. The Army Off
| GERS sent the man back.
The campaign being made by
Professor Francis A. March, Jr., of
Easton for Congress against Con-
gresham Henry ]. Steele is attract
ing much attention. It is believed
that March will come closer to win
ming than has any Republican in that
district in years. Some of his friends
say there is no doubt of his success
| because of the Democratic split
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-
! day accuses the state health au-
thorities of withholding home rule"
| for Philadelphia in the matter of
| lifting the ban against meetings of
various kinds. 1t charges that DIR.
| b. F. Roger, the Governors ap-
| pointee as acting commissioner of
/ health, refused to allow Philadelphia
| city authorities to raise the ban
and gives much space to what it
| terms "a clash of opinion" between
state and city health officials. Incl
| dentally, DR.. ]. S. Neff, one of the
members of the advisory board of
| the State Department of Health, is
quoted by the Inquirer as confirm
ing DR.. Charles B. Penrose's version
of the transactions with DR.. Royer.
| The influenza ban is commenc-
| ing to give considerable uneasiness
to men high in the state administra-
ton.
The Philadelphia Record inti-
mates to-day that if Representa-
tive Thomas F. McNichol gets ap-
pointed to the Municipal Court
bench in Philadelphia it will show
whether are Wares are in or out OF
favor.
A Reading dispatch says: THE
lSproul boosters say Bonniwell's ef-
fort to break up the regular Demo
Icratic organization and the forming
of a new party has lost for him a
goodly number of regular Demo-
Gratis, who will vote for Sproul."
The appointment of Howard E
Butz, the Huntingdon editor, to be
state fire marshal, seems to meet
that he will be among the few heads
of departments to be retained under
Sproul.
james F. Woodward, Republi-
can candidate for secretary of inter-
nal affairs, was here for a time
yesterday. He says that Allegheny
will go over 5000 for the Repub-
lican state ticket.
The Philadelphia Press to-day
days: Thomas F. McNichol, Ware
floor leader in the House of Repre-
sentatives at Harrisburg in the last
session, is desirous of place on
the Municipal Court bench, and this
is the reason he recently resigned his
nomination for the Legislature. The
subject was brought up for discus
sion in political circles yesterday by
the resignation from Select Coun-
Gil of William J. Crawford, who will
take Mr.. McNichors place on the
| legislative ticket"
The Philadelphia Press indulges
I'm this editorial shot: 1T might be
Interesting TO know that Democratic
Leader Palmer and Democratic
Candidate Bonniwell are thinking on
the armistice line just now. Every
thing in their party is so quiet that
even II they should whisper 1t would
be heard"
Withdrawal of George Franklin
Brumm as Washington party can
didate for Congress In the Schuyl-
kill district assures the election OF
John Reber, prominent manufac-
Iturer. The Democrats now realize
that the Jig is up for them in that
county.
Philadelphia has had to ad-
vance its interest rate from four to
four and half per cent for its new
bonds,
-Hazleton city fathers had a dis
cussion about flushing streets during
Influenza, While the discussion was
on the streets were flushed by those
in charge,
Friends of Judge John W, Kep-
hart are predicting that he will go
to Philadelphia city line with a nice
majority over the field,
Northern tier prohibitienists are
inclined to vote for 6proul, Similar
sentiments are being expressed in
lsome of the southeastern counties.