Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-24
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| Failure OF Judge Eugene C. Bonni-
well TO make the showing he hoped
! i'll the Philadelphia judicial contest
and the rout of his followers in con-
tests III Philadelphia and Allegheny
counties have rather dimmed the
chances of the belligerent jurist
irom the Quaker City of mussing
up the plans of Attorney General
"A. Mitchell Palmer and his col
leagues to control the delegation
from Pennsylvania to the next Dem
ocratic national convention. Bon
nlwells generalship was not good
IN several instances. notably when he
went out to Allegheny county and
TOOK part in county commissioner
snip battle against the candidate of
Joseph +. Gutey, who won.
The Democratic leaders have been
growing more cheerful as the pri-
mary returns develop and Palmer is
SAID TO feel more comfortable about
the pennsylvania situation than he
dld when the postmasters of the
state held their convention. 1t Is
hkely' that signs of setting up dele
gates Will commence to be seen, al
'nough most OF them will wait until
aiter the general election.
While Il good bit will depend upon
the outcome of the struggle over the
Peace Treaty, it commences to look
as though Palmer viii have things
pretty much to himself in running
the Democratic State machine. Dem
ocratlc leaders have been edging to-
ward that condition for some time
and the impression in Washington is
that the Attorney General comes
fsln tn
that he has in Guffey, the McLeans,
Sterling, O'Br.en, Rupp, Parke
Davis, Humes, Lynett, Kirkendall
and others of that type pretty prac-
teal counsellors and aides. and that
ne is not so far away from DON
nelly, Bremen and other warriors.
Progress of the primary cleo
ton count In Philadelphia is fur
niShing some interesting reading
these days and some of the Phila-
uelphla newspapers are commencing
10 SHOW signs of iplpatience at the
developments. Some of them are de-
manding that the count be pushed
ana the crooks be rushed The fact
that Allegheny county, where the
fight was most bitter, is not having
trouble with its count is attracting
comment when contrAsted with
Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Bulletin voices
the opinion of Philadelphians when
1t says: But don't let us have a
lot OF mere wranglings and empty or
.llatory threatenngs. So far as in
val dating Mr.. Moore's nomination is
concerned. the case is clearly one
OF Put up or shut up" and the
pubic VIII expect speedy and
legitimate production of those rnys-
terious Wonders VIII .ch MIR. Scott has
! oeen llImating are to be performed
In the Third, Eighth and Tenth and
other wards
"A Washington dispatch SAYS
that on h s return to Washington,
senator GoieS PenrUS. declined to
discuss the political situation in
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, ex-
ccpt to say that he was highly graft
| lied with the result and looked upon
the primaries as forerunner of
| better political conditions, especially
IN Philadelphia, which city enters
upon what is considered the most
progressive form OF municipal gov
ernment in the United States"
Writing in the Philadelphia In
qu:rer. George !. Brennan reviews
the primary contests in Pennsyl-
! Nania. He has this to say about
Dauphin county: Lieutenant Gov
I ernor Il. b. Beidleman and W. Harry
! Baker, Secretary of the State Sen
! ate scored personal triumphs in the
Dauphin county contest. They were
! confronted with opposition of unex-
! pected activity and each buckIed
| down to the task of lining up his
! friends for the primary vote. Their
candldate, George A. Hoveter, de-
! ieated former State Representative
+ Daniel l.. kiester for the nomination
of mayor of Harrisburg. Kiester,
/ the present mayor, worked with the
/ ware re-Brumbaugh outfit during the
| last State administration. The
/ b e d | m Baker combination
! named their full county ticket and
are in fine form for the national
: delegate contest and the nomination
/ of their Legislative ticket next spring,
! AS of yore, they will line up with
! the Old Guard of the stalwart con-
! tlngent of the Republican State or
! ganiZation.
"Luzerne county presents its com.
pliments to Allegheny and wishes 1,
understood that it has more con.
sideration for former State chair.
men than was shown in the west in
! the turning down of Judge Wassor
/ FOR continuance on the Common
| Pleas bench. This hard coal count,
at the primaries last week paid ar
| exceptional tribute of esteem to 81
one-time chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, John NJ. Garman.'
Things are getting strenuous il
Pittsburgh. Here is paragraph
from the Gazette Times: Mayor
E. V. Babcock's attack upon Coun.
cilmen w. Y. English and John S
Heron on September is not to be
allowed to go by default. Not hav'
ing replied to the request of council
that his attack upon their integrity
be followed up by specific charges
he was again requested yesterday Il
come forward with any charges h,
may have to make, and Mr.. English
said he intended to press this de
mand every week until the Mayo
complied with it,"
-Lehigh and Berks Democrat
are showing signs of intention. I,
go after the scalp of Congressman
Arthur G. Dewalt, who has serve,
several terms. Berks may have
candidate next year. Dewalt wa
candidate for judge but decline,
to make a contest.
| The Beaver county court ha
ordered Sheriff. j. p. Bryan to brinI
in the ballot boxes from more thai
one-third of the precincts of Beaye
county, to be opened by the officia
computing board. Attorney L. M
Sebring presented an affidavit to
day alleging Irregularities in tn
Aliquippa voting. This was the out
| growth of a borough souabbIe an,