The defender., 1900-01-27

rick Donohoe. Second ward; John NJ.
! O'Brien, Fifteenth ward; John B. Friel
! Seventeenth ward; r. G.. Lloyd, Twen-
! ty-ninth ward; E. F. Tiernan, Thirty
gentlemen of the highest character
and will poll the full party vote.
| After much ferVent discussion as to
whether their number of nominations
for the Magistracy should be restrict
| ed to six or ten, the Municipal League
on Friday night at Odd Fellows Tenn
! pie decided upon the latter number, in
| Guiding in their list of nominees the
names Of two men defeated in the Re-
/ publican Convention, two who shared
the same fate in the Democratic and
| one Democratic nominee and five Mu-
nicipal Leaguers. This is the ticket
nominated for Magistrate: j. NJ r.
Jermon, Thirty second ward; James
! l.. Neall, Thirty eighth ward. Republi-
| cans who failed of denomination: John
| NJ. O'Brien, who was renominated by
the Democrats; Horace L. Henderson,
! TWenty-fourth ward: H. N. Willis,
| TWenty-secOnd ward: John NJ. Patter-
| son, Seventh ward; Frederick NJ. Rod
| gers, Fourteenth ward, and George A.
| Drown, Fifteenth ward.
! The workers of the Third ward are
J ceptiOn to Select Councilman Henry J.
! Trainer and the two delegates and
| other alternates from the Third Con-
| gressiOnal District. This is a token of
regard to the popular young leader
who has done more for the ward work.
ers than any of his predecessors.
Representative, Charles E. Voorhees,,
of the Tenth ward, has been chosen as
chief clerk to the Republican Cam
| paign Committee. He has been called
by the New York papers "the political
wonder"
Robert NJ McWade prominent
| journalist of this city, has been ap-
! pointed Consul of the United States at
| Canton to succeed DR.. Edward Bedloe.
! The appointment was made at the re-
! quest of Senator PenrOSe. The position
pays $4,000 a year.
John Mason, the we'll known caterer,
! has been chosen to represent the 10th
| division of the Seventh ward in the
! Republican Executive Committee Mr..
Mason is destined TO make his mark
in the near future
The many friends of Common COun-
Gilman G. Howard Johnson, of the Sew
enth ward are urging him to become a
candidate for Representative. A move
ment in his behalf viii shortly be inau-
gurated.
The all-absorbing topic of conversa-
tion in political circles is that Senator
Finn is trying to GUST Senator Magee
from the control of Republican politics
in Pittsburg. 1t is said that Mr.. Ma
gee will return to Pittsburg in a week
or two from the Virginia Hot Springs.
cutting his visit there short, and will
proceed to do up his quandam friend.
A neighborly candidate for the Vice
! Presidency would be Attorney General
John w. Griggs, of New Jersey.
The Democratic State headquarters
for the Presidential campaign will be
at Harrisburg Chairman Killings is
not pleased with the actions of the
Democratic workers in the last cam
paign.
Select Council will continue to have
Democratic representation in Select
Council. They will be Squire McMul-
len, of the Fourth ward, and James
Nolan, of the Sixth. In these two bail
J iWicks the Republican nominating con-
any selection, and when the Democrats
| have named the two already selected
| by the leaders the Republican con-
VentiOn will meet and endorse them.
| There will be no independent candidate
in either of these wards.
William Hensen, of the Ninth divis-
| ion of the Eighth ward. is the acknow-
| lodged leader in his division. Ben, as
| he is best known, is the prince of good
J fellows.
| r. Courtland HOrr formerly of the
| Thirty-third ward, and now a candi-
! date for Common Council from the
| Fifth ward, is mentioned as a probable
candidate for Congress from the Third
| District to succeed William McAleer,
! the present Gold Democratic member.
| Mr.. Horr is a graduate of Cornell Uni
| Versity, is a gentleman of the highest
character and culture, and has stump
, ed extensively for the Republican tick
| ct.
Christopher J. ePrry, publisher of the
| Philadelphia Tribune, and member of
! Common Council from the Seventh
ward, has commenced his fourth term
as Assistant Appearance Clerk in the
| Sheriff's office. Truly, merit is it's own
reward.
Magistrate KOchersperger, of the
| Twentieth ward, will be one of the City
| Hall Court Magistrates after April l.,
unless the present program is changed.
! Mr.. KOcherSperger comes from the
ward where Mayor Ashbridge resides.
/ and in addition he is one of the most
! experienced members of the board.
| Andrew J. Lytle, William A. Sample,
| John p. Junior and Charles Anderson
| represent their respective divisions in
! the Fourteenth Ward rOfveiaj1 j1snHales
the Fourteenth Ward Republican Ex-
| ecutive Committee. They are among
! Comrade Wildemores most faithful
| lieutenantS.
The United Republican Association,
at No. 235 South Twelfth street, has
endorsed the entire Magisterial ticket.
| George w. Davis is president and Rib
ert DuVal is secretary.
Deepest Earth Hole.
The deepest hole in the earth is at
SchIade-bach, near Ketschau, Germa-
nv It is 5,735 feet in depth, and is
for geological research only. The drill,
ing was begun in 1880, and stopped six
wears later because the engineers were
unable with their instruments, to &c
deeper. This hole was expensive, a.
;+e cost was S53, 900.