Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-09
DRAW LOTS FOR
TICKET PLACES
Nearly Hundred Candidates For
Various Offices Settle
Tie Votes

The fact that many of the tied can
didates on various primary tickets for
all kinds of political offices did not
turn up to draw for the job yesterday
afternoon in the county commission
ers' offices didn't interfere with the
drawings by any means. Commission
er Isaac Hoffman Tipped a coin or
County Treasurer A. Fl. Bailey or some
one els" who happened into the room
at the time pulled a slip of paper from
leaves of a book-and the momentous
question was decided.
Half a hundred ties were decided,
although the drawings did not begin
until late in the afternoon. Here are
the results:
Democratic - George w. Charters,
constable, Second ward; II. r. Buffing-
ton, judge of election, Fourth ward
William Edwards. judge of election,
Fifth ward; William Jones. Judge OF
election. Sixth ward: Harry Hill, judge
OF election, Ninth ward; T. J. CIeary,
Jr.. inspector, Twelfth ward; Frank
Thompson, judge of election, Thlr-
teenth ward: II. B. Deibler, judge of
election, Berrysburg: George e. Hep
Ter, councilman. Gratz; Harry Reisch,
high constable. Halifax borough; Rob
ert Lower, constable. Humme1stown
w. IT. Garrett. inspector, Hummels-
town; J. r. Barnett. inspector. Third
ward, Steelton; w. F. Lutz. inspector.
West precinct, Susquehanna township;
William Gastrock. registry assessor.
West precinct, Susuuehanna town
ship; o. c. Bishop, registry assessor,
Swatara township: Ed. Brehn, Judge
of election, Swatara township: W. A.
Logan. school director a yearsl. Swat
ara township; David Mumma. school
director C years. West Hanover
township: Frank Foreman. inspector,
West Hanover township.
Republican - c. w. Shoffstall. high
constable. Berrysburg; I. S. Daniel
justice of the peace, EliZabethville: G
A. Still. high constable. Halifax bor-
ough; E. S. Poorman, high constable
Highspire: John c. Fauber auditor
Jackson township; Philip Shoop. audi
tor, Jefferson township: W. L. Wilmer.
inspector. East ward. Lykens; George
w Horley. high constable. Lykens
borough; Edwin Hartman. Inspector
LYkens township; Howard Speece. au-
ditor, Middle Paxton township; Will
liam Mover. high constable. PaxtanS.
George c. Martin, tax collector, Pax
tang; A. F. Hummel. constable. Rush
township: VI. w. SNYDER, registry as
SCISSOR. Fifth ward. Swatara township;
c. C. Messner, high constable, Union
town: Edward RonawitZ, auditor,
Washineton township.
Washington. - George w. Charters,
constable. Second ward: II. 7. Roop.
school director. Fighspire borough (;
Aaron Klugh. Justice of the peace,
Highspire; Harry Swope. auditor,
Hun1melstown: f. 3. Dunkle. Justice
Of tho peace. Susduehanra township I;
F.. Shoop, constable. Susauehanna
township: John A. Good Inspector,
North precinct. Susquehanna town
ship: Oscar Eshenhour school direc-
tor &c vearsl, Swatara township:
Frank Hooker school director a
vearsl. Swatara township; Ernest
Griest, Judge of election. Second pre-
cinct. Swatara township; George
Shaffer, Inspector. Second precinct.
Swatara township; Jacob II. Forney,
Justice of the peace, Upper Paxton
township: David witmer. school direc-
tor (6 vears). Unper Paxton township
Socialist. Sylvester Kahn. high
constab HE. Hi~hspire boroneh Ed Le-
rev. fudge of election, Susnuehanna
township; T. NJ. Harro. auditor. Sus-
duehanna township; Clarence Rauch,
registry assessor. Susquehanna town
ship.