Evening journal., 1913-04-29
POLITICIANS
ARE HUSTLINC
Republicans and bull Moose"
PrOSrSSlveS Lay Plans
for May Primaries
MANY now SEEK
GTY COUNCIL SEATS

Two meetings. Of political city COM
mittees wre held last night, one by
the Repplican First District Com
mittee ad the other by the Bull
Moose" fogressives, the latter as
semblinfin the offices of Horace G.
EastburI
At n First District Committee
meeting matters pertaining to the
comingcity election were discussed
at couderable length. The most
y import3t business done was the
selectih of a list of candidates for
the .pdtions of election officers, and
pollinl places for the common
: prim$ of the Republicans and the
Natioal Progressives. This list was
turnd over today to the joint COM
mite of the two parties.
win the National Progressive
Part city committee meets tonight
II isikely that a similar list will be
seleed and this, too, will be sub
mith to the joint committee when
theatter will meet probably tomor-
rovnight. at the headquarters of the
Naonal Progressives and select from
thi two lists the officers who Will
ccduct the primary election, and the
pling places. At this meeting it
vi also be decided where the can
dates will file their names.
The meeting O. the National Pro-
fessives tonight will be addressed
~ Mayor Harrison w. Howell, cardi-
late for denomination on the joint Re
tpublican and National Progressive
ticket
The "Bull Moose" Progressives at
their meeting last evening discussed
plans for their convention TO nomin-
ate a city ticket which will be held
Monday May in a hall to be selected
within few days. On Saturday OF
this week ward meetings will be held
throughout the city to elect delegates
D. to the convention. There will be lO6
named apportioned as follows:
First ward three Second ward,
seven; Third ward, five; Fourth ward
five; Fifth ward, ten; Sixth ward,
3 nine; Seventh ward, twenty; Eighth
ward ten; Ninth ward, twelve; Tenth
ward eleven; Eleventh ward, five;
Twelfth ward. nine.
At last nights meeting the Bull
Moosers" elected chairmen and secre-
taries for a number of the ward COM
mittees There was further discus
sion of planks to be inserted in the
,ity platform to be adopted by the
convention outlining the issues on
which these progressives will make
their fight. The leaders are still re-
ticent SO far as candidates are con-
cerned maintaining that theirs is
to be an Embossed convention with
the candidates named in fact as we'll
as intheory by the delegates them
selves
II WAS said yesterday that there
NAV be a National Progressive can
aaidat for City Treasurer to oppose
rhaies S. Lednum, the incumbent,
whdis a candidate for denomination,
but this is not likely. There may
be oppositio, to Mr. Lednum, how
eve. but in this event the candidate
wl not be particularly supported by
eiaer the National Progressives or
u Republicans, and will come out
Il the Office on his own initiative
; bantime Mr. Lednum is not being
opposed and his friends say he will
ot be- The Office pays but $1,000 a
ear and the holder of the Office must
i've all his time to II.
Candidates for Councilmanic hon
ITO are UiEinllilS ~ iOOhA up Al AhN
first ward Jacob Zimmerman, who
Is a candidate for denomination on
the Democratic ticket, may be op-
peed. It was said today that friends
ofCharles P. Saylor, a printer, are
uting him to become a candidate
bt whether he will is another mat.
ID George NJ. Gillespie proprietor
oiGillespie's Hotel, at Fifth ant
t,1o o1un lie hnino uDnEpr
ofo- the nomination
John c. Foote, of No. GIT Christi
"a street, has announced himself {
publican candidate for City Coun
from the Third ward. Mr.. Foot'
young man and has been soliai
I'd by a number of his politica
tends 10 stand for this Office. Mr
'oote has always been a stauncl
republican and says he is prepares
fight actively for success.
Oscar c. Draper, the druggist o
Seventh and Jackson streets. is be
ing urged tn become candidate 70
City Council from that ward on "a
Republican ticket The present Coun
Gilman Smiley King is not a can
didate for denomination and conse
quently a number of possible candi
dates have been mentioned. Jane
Stidham is said to be actively seek
ing the nomination, while Alexande
r. Abrahams is being urged TO stan
by some Of the progressive Republi
cans
q b. Frank Eckles. of No 909 Sout
Broome street, is a possibility as
compromise candidate for CounC
from the Eleventh ward. A movemen
is on foot, IL is understood, to hav
compromise candidate named 70
this Office to avoid a stubborn fight Z
The primaries. there being a ha
dozen candidates for the place.
, The Department of Elections wi
hold a regular meeting tonight [
take up matters in preparation fc
the party primary elections and tn
election proper on June T. Tonigf
II is expected the department will Fl
vacancies among the registration of
GERS, who will conduct the single res
lstration of voters May 10.