Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-17

represents the essence of political
trickery such as was never known in
the day of party convention and con-
ference.
Public Disguised
Why, If this thing goes on much
longer" said a prominent businessman
to-day we shall find it extremely diff
ficult to get men of business training
and public spirit to serve in public Of
fee. They will not submit to the
harum- m-scarum methods which are
now characteristic of present day poll
teal campaigns. We have to day the
miserable spectacle of one man whose
administration as mayor was the sub
Ject of constant criticism a few years
ago, being permitted to figure as a
more or less unopposed candidate for
the chief office in the city l don't
see that the bosses of either of the
prominent parties have any excuse to
offer for their failure to encourage
representative men to stand for the
mayoralty. I'm disguised with the
whole business!"
This citizen may have been suffer-
ing from the summer heat, but he was
expressing in more or less vigorous
English the real sentiment of many of
his fellows.
Four Candidates for Mayor
and they will appear upon the ballot in
the following order: Harry F. Shees-
ley, former member of Select Coun-
Gil; William +. Burgoon, a grocer in
the western section of city; Dr. Ezra
S. Meals, a former member of the
House and former mayor, and Edward
NJ Winters, stenographer. Friends
of Meals are endeavoring to give him
fifty-one per cent. of the primary vote
so that he may have no opposition in
the general election. Sheesley and
the other two candidates are hoping
to spoil this program.
There are sixteen candidates for the
four places in the City Council, a sort
of four to one situation. The list
starts with w. L. Gorgas, a present
member of the City Council. and Su-
perintendent of Finance and ends with
ex-Mayor e. q. Gross. Those between
the first and last names are Daniel w
Sohn, of the Commercial Bank; John
K Royal, who has enjoyed the salary
and emoluments of City Treasurer
Prothonotary and Mayor and who is
still hopeful that the Democrats will
continue him at the public crib; owen
M. Copelin' another more or less sue
cessful Democratic guest at the pub
lie feast, having just about concluded
a long term in what is known by poll
ticians as the juiciest job, that of City
Treasurer; M. Harvey Taylor, present
head of the Parks and Fairgrounds; j.
L. Yoder, of 621 Harris street: Albert
P. Doranze, 1918 Susquehanna street,
City Commissioner Harry F. Bowman,
head of the Department of Public SAT-
ETY.; Charles E. Lands, who has been
active in Washington party affairs;
City Commissioner William II. Lynch,
chief of the Department of Public
Works; J. Edgar Rodenhaver, a we'll
known printer: Charles C. Steiner, a
former President of Common Council
Raymond Breach, 315 James street;
A. H. Nuss, 1715 State street, and J.
Grant Koons, former member of Sc
lect Council.
The long lost job of City Controller
has developed seven candidates in the
last few days, several of the aspirants
coming under the wire at the last
hour for the filing of nomination pc
titions. Those who are candidates are
Ashton D. Peace, Secretary of the Har-
risburg Republican Club, who has
many enthusiastic supporters; De-
Witt A. Fry, a~former member of the
old Council and long identified with
the Central iron & Steel company
Clarence r Snyder of 362 Broad
street; Sam. T. Kinsinger, formerly
iof the Common Council; Wilmer
Grow, who was q candidate for the
Legislature last year and is we'll known
in business circles; Harry NJ Riley
formerly clerk to the highway com.