Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-17
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ination for Governor opened up yes
terday at three points on the map
of Pennsylvania, but at two other
points there was nothing doing.
However, the lack of activity in
those centers will be overcome to-
day, 1t was promised by O'Neir men.
While this was under way Senator
william c. Sproul was perfecting his
campaign plans in Philadelphia and
arranging for visits to Reading and
other points in the eastern section.
senator Edward e. Beidleman, COM
plet1ng his very satisfactory tour
OF the anthracite region, will spend
some time in this part of the state
where he is going to receive a hand
some vote. The rivals for the Demo-
cratic honors are saving things
about each other and National
CHAIRMAN Vance C. Mccormick and
some other heavy calibered Demo-
cratic guns are expected to move
from Washington for the windup.
The primary will be held Tuesday
and the apathy which has marked
1t from the start will be cast aside in
a tremendous effort to stir up some
interest among the people in the
aspirations of the candidates.
| -Governor Brumbaughs family
gathering" in his office yesterday in
which he told the heads of depart-
ments and their direct representa-
| tlVes to line up for O'Neil was fol-
lowed last night by meetings of state
attaches in various parts of the state
In Philadelphia men under the Gov
ernor had a conference, but found
that the air was cool owing to so
many Ware ward leaders being for
Sproul, while in Pittsburgh things
were a bit more cheerful, due to
the presence of high state ocials.
Mayor Daniel L. Keister, ex-
Deputy Sheriff George w. McIlhenny
and other high lights of the Brum-
baugh- -O'Neil campaign here were
the prominent figures at the Dau-
phln meeting in the Board of Trade
last night. This meeting was held
so that count could be made for fu-
ture punishment of the men who did
not attend and was enlivened by a
rhapsody by Joseph n. Mackrell
secretary of the O'Neil campaign
committee, who claimed fifty-two of
the siXty-seven counties for O'Neil.
Then the meeting adjourned.
4, A' - ANSll spoke nalt q dozen
times in the Pittsburgh district
where he is concentrating his eff
forts owing to n desire to roll up
a pig majority in that county.
O'Neil claims he will go to Philadel-
phla with majority and expects to
make a large run in his home coun-
ty, where he faces a terrific fight.
Attorney General Brown and others
spoke for him in Pittsburgh. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh spoke at Read
ing, assailing Senator Sproul again.
while meeting was held in the oil
regions for O'Neil.
This was given out by the CUT
icy machine from Philadelphia: I'm
the tour of counties in Pennsvlvania
across the northern section of the
state, Joseph f. Guffey, candidate
Tor the Democratic nomination for
governor; j. Washington Logue
candidate for lieutenant governor:
Asher r. Johnson, candidate for
secretary of internal affairs. and, the
four candidates for congressmen-at
large met with nothing but en-
Gouragement. They found the
Democrats of each county aggres-
sively in their support and ready
TO meet any eleventh hour trick on
the part of the opposition. In coun-
ties where they expected to find
opposition, the candidates met with
pledges of support from Democrats
of all factions. There is little doubt
therefore that Mr.. Guffey and his
associate candidates will be nomi-
mated next Tuesday by large majori-
ties. The entire Democratic or
ganization in Philadelphia is sup
porting Mr.. Guffey, and his asso-
ciates."
Judge Bonniwell, who has heen
touring Central counties, saws Cuff
fey is going to get the surprise of
his life Tuesday.
Democratic state windmill men
to-day declared in answer that Bon
niwell completely misjudged the tenn
per of the people of the state and
that he would be thoroughly defeated
and given things to think over for
the rest of his life.
And through it all runs the
realization of the politicians that the
people are not interested in their
squabbles this year, but want to win
the war
Bishop j. F. Berry last night is
sued a statement in which he en-
dorsed the prohibition stand of
Sproul, O'Neil and Guffey and also
John r. K. Scott. The bishop saws re-
garding the guberpatorial candi-
dates: Il am in receipt of many let
ters from our pastors asking for in
formation about candidates before
the primaries on Tuesday, MAY 81.
cannot possibly find time to answer
all these letters, and so make this
statement of the situation as l under
stand 1t. There are two Republican
candidates for Governor, ]. Denny
O'Neil and Senator w. C. Sproul.
Both have pledged themselves to do
all in their power for the ratification
of the prohibitory amendment. so
that the voter must choose between
them. There are two Democratic
candidate for Governor, Joseph
F. Guffey and Judge Bonniwell Mr..
Guffey is definitely committed in
favor of the amendment, while Judge
Bonniwell is as definitely against it."
A Sunbury dispatch to-day saws:
Judge NJ. Harry Rhodes. of Blooms
burg, who is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress
in the Sixteenth district. to-day de-
clared that he was offered financial
inducements to get off the ticket.
He is opposing John V. Lesher. of
Sunbury, the present Congressman,
for the nomination. Rhodes said:
1T Is rumored that have withdrawn
from the ticket. This is a fake re-
port and is being circulated to do
me political injury. There was
man from Northampton county to see
me on April 5. 1918, who made some
offers to me on the financial end to
withdraw from the ticket My re-
ply to him was that 1 would be
candidate to the finish and am not
the kind of man to be bought OFF,"
Senator Penrose last night came
out In an attack ON A Aftnrnau Can