Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-02
FRANKLIN MEN DELAY
NAMING CANDIDATES
Will Wait for Official Count Be-
fore Placing Porter and
Others on Ticket

Nomination papers to place on the
ticket of the new Franklin party lhe
names OF George ID. Porter for Mayor
and of the other candidates nominated
at the primary election by the Washing
ton party are being circulated in every
ward today, following the meeting OF the
Public Service Committee of One hundred
last night, at which these candidates
were indorsed, and at which Herbert d.
Altman was selected as campaign
manager.
Mr. Altman took charge today. His
first announcement was a declaration
that the campaign for the election OF
George d. Porter and an Embossed Coun-
ellis is starting with rush.
THE campaign against contractor rule
will be aggressive" he said. This is a
fight to the finish. Independent citizens
Of their own accord are fioclGng to the
Franklin party, and in more than half
Of the wards in the city already have
organized committees to handle the cam
paign.
Every division in the city will be or
ganized thoroughly before the end of next
week The Independent forces were never
before so united as they are today. Even
in the Blankenburg campaign the number
OF citizens who volunteered their services
for the Independent cause did not equal
that of today. We will have 1900 or
10000 Independent workers at the polls on
election day. Tthey will all volunteer
their services, too, and will not be only
party watchers"
The candidates of the Franklin party
will have their names officially placed on
the ticket of the new party after the Of
fetal count has been completed. In the
meantime, a city committee Will be
formed for the new party, and the cam
paign thoroughly organized. so that 1t
can be launched aggressively IA. every
,fNu AarfxF
candidates have been selected.
The Franklin party ticket, as indorsed
last night by the Public Service Commit
tee of One Hundred, will be as follows:
Mayor-GeOrge ID. Porter.
City ContrOIIer-Eugene j. McAleer.
City SOIicitOr-James AlcOrn.
Recorder of Deeds-MaK HerHberg.
SherifR-GeOrge ID. Cox.
Clerk Quarter Sessions COurt-Harry
Il. Walter.
COrOner-JOhn w. West.
County COmmissioners-GeOr #.
Holmes and Andrew }. Pfaff.
All of the candidates were nominated
on the Washington party ticket at the
primary. A tight race between Andrew
]. Wilson of the s3d Ward, and Alexis
J. Limeburner, of the Sth Ward, and
close contests for several of the council
manic nominations caused the Franklin
party leaders to decide to wait for the
official count before the candidates OF
the new party are officially placed on the
ticket
The selection of Altman as campaign
| manager was hailed by independents to-
day as a happy choice. as it was Altman
who first suggested the name Franklin
| for the new party.
The campaign manager is a successful
business man, Republican In national
affairs and a strong independent locally.
| He is a member of the Manufacturers
| Club and organized the Committee of One
Thousand, which so strongly supported
the Taylor transit plans Two years ago
he was nominated for Common Council
| by the Washington party in the 9th
| Ward, but withdrew TO effect fusion.
In a statement, issued following his
acceptance of the post as campaign man
ager he declared that the issue this year
is purely a local one, and called upon all
| independents TO cooperate with him in
the fight against the contractor bosses.