Evening journal., 1913-05-05
TICKET OF
PROCRESSIVES
KNOWN TONIGHT
Likely That Francis |. DUPONT
Will be Named Party
Candidate for Mayor
DELEGATES CHOSEN
AT SATURDAY ELECTION

The Bull Moose" Progressives will
hold convention in A. o. L. w. hall,
tonight to nominate a city ticket for
the June election. The Rev. George
Edward Reed. ID. d.. pastor of Grace
NJ Il, Church, will preside.
The delegate election on Saturday
afternoon held all over the city re-
suited in a vote under the 200 mark
and the selection of SO delegates, of a
total of LOG, the convention number
Chairman Levin f. Nelson, of the city
committee, said today that as all the
returns were not in he expected by
the time the convention convenes to-
night that the remainder Of the dele
gates will be named. He expressed
! himself as satisfied with the vote
polled on Saturday.
| IL now seems certain that Francis
: /. DUPONT, director in The +. |. du-
/ Pont de Nemours Powder Company
and an expert in chemistry and other
processes will be party's candidate
/ for mayor. Il is not likely that there
will be any opposition TO him, and as
he has consented 10 accept the nom
ination all that remains to be done is
to name him.
Or. Charles w. Hughes. Of No. 911
West Eighth street is prominently
mentioned for the nomination OF
president of Council, and Joseph +.
Grew, a resident of the Seventh ward
seems to have the inside track for the
nomination for city treasurer. Chair
man Nelson said today that there may
be other candidates for these offices
but until the convention Is held he
could not say who they might be
"The program tonight is to nominal,
set of good men for the different
Offices aud adopt platform to bene-
fit the people" said Chairman Mel
son.
The platform committee is com
prised of Irving Warner, Levin +
Nelson. Francis I. dupont Horace 6
Eastburn and George w. Tay lor
The Seventh ward was the only
ward that elected its full quota o.
delegates on Saturday, this ware
naming twenty delegates.
The Fifth. Eighth and Ninth wards
chose +. ictically the full designated
number of delegates. Pccauso the
greatest portion Of the Progressive
vote is in these wards it is expected
that the nominations for the hea'
of the ticket will be chosen from
them
Delegates Chosen.
The delegates chosen at the pri
marics Saturday follow:
First ward-R. Walter Plumly AM
Clarence w. Robinson.
Second ward-John T. Guyei
James II. Green. f. r. Stephenson
, and John W Welsh.
, Third ward-F G. Derricksoa.
Fourth ward-Nathan Barsky an
Jacob Minker.
Fifth ward-Lcvin F. Nelson, A.
Calhoun. A. T. Clayton, c. ID. Rus
sell. ]. Norman Winner. George 5
Matsingly. Henry Thompson. d.
Charles w. Hughes and James W
Lattomus.
sixth ward-J. r. Kilmer and A. I
$ Marvel.
{ seventh ward George W. Piersol
1 Irving Warner, f. l. dupont, f.
}, Gcntieu. w. w Moore. w. F. Rake
e straw. Harold Galloway. Albert "
( Fairbanks, the Rev. Hubert w. Well
,, Joseph f. Crew. William Wier, Jamo
[ r. Gamble. Mel A. Brodie, Willial
4 A. Andrews. Walter c. Clarke Williai
:, NJ Hoover, John B. Moore. Willial
e Long. William Thompson and F.
, | Manchester.
d Eighth ward-John X. Powell. Ioi
athan +. Bethard Eban Graham.
d A Blizzard. Jr.. Raymond B. Powell
> Edward A. Myers, Gootie Steven
~ Charles Donovan.
+, Ninth ward--George N. Taylor, Ho
y acc c. Eastburn. J. 5. Litzenbur
; Iva s. Tallcy. William ID. Cloud. Ha'
old f. Litzenberg stephen 5. jackson
Herbert Whitesell.
= Tenth ward-C. i. Boyer, Elm'
u Booth. Albert =. Short
Eleventh ward Robert $ Welloa
: H. Moore.
Twelfth ward-lra Emerson.