Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-08
COUNCIL TICKET
IS DECIDED BY
COMMISSIONERS
Gorgas and Bowman Will
Head City Councilmanic
Ballot

City Council
(Vote For Four)
William Il. Gorgas
Harry +. Bowman
o. NJ. Copelin
Il. u. Gross
William II. Lynch
John X. Royal
Charles C. Steiner
NJ. Harvey Taylor
Harrisburg's nonpartisan candidates
for council will be arranged on the
ballot at the general election Novem-
ber in the above order according to
the decision of the county commits
| sioners to-day.
CITY Commissioners Gorgas and
Bowman, who, in accordance with the
opinion of Col. F. NJ. Ott county So
licitor, will head the group because
they have received more than fifty
per cent. of the ballots cast for candi-
dates at the primaries-will both go
into the campaign for election in
November, however, on the same basis
as the other six candidates.
Fight at General Election
THE fact that | received enough
votes at the primaries to warrant my
getting place at the head of the
determination to go into the cam
paign at the general election like any
of the other seven," said Commissioner
Bowman to-day. "In view of Col
Otis ruling l appreciate that the vote
l received at the primaries could be
overthrown at the general election by
any Independent candidate who could
, be voted for by 'stickerS' or by hav-
ing his name written upon the ballot
Furthermore should any question of
the constitutionality of the act be
raised and sustained by the court, /
can easily see where either Mr.. Gorgas
or myself would lose out. AS for any
court action, | most certainly do not
contemplate any; 1 shall just go be-
fore the people again at the general
election like any other candidate with
the hope that | shall receive the same
support l was honored with at the pri-
maries."
Gorgas, Too
Commissioner Gorgas took precise
ly the same view when told of the
decision of the county commissioners
and the manner in which the ballot
would be arranged.
According to Col. Otis opinion the
number of votes Commissioner Cor
gas and Bowman received at the pri-
maries merely establishes their posi-
tions at the head of the ticket.
Unless independent candidates
voted for by the "sticker" or writ
ing in" process at the general election
receive more votes at the general
election than either Gorgas or Bow
man, the latter two will be elected
and the two candidates of the other
six receiving the highest votes will be
the other two councilmen.
The Opinion
Col. Otis opinion after reciting the
NJ apt
''At the late primary election there
were sixteen persons voted for for the
office of city councilman; and the
total number of votes received by all
these persons was 43,147.
zone fourth of this total number
of votes cast for said office is 1876,
and one-half of this last amount is
5,399. OF these votes two candidates,
w. l.. Gorgas and Harry f. Bowman,
received more than one-half. These
two candidates will therefore be plac-
ed at the head of the group of candi-
dates for the office of city council. The
remainder of the group will be made
up of the candidates receiving the
next highest number of votes, up to
total of eight persons.
Eight Candidates i'm Group
THE entire list of eight persons
will be printed in one group. I am
of the opinion that there is no au-
thorlIy lof separating TINS group OF
eight. The instructions -Four to be
voted for will be at the head and the
group will be followed by four blank
lines for writing or pasting of other
names.
1.-THE foregoing construction of the
act of May 13, 1915. obviates the ne
cessity for eliminating any of the
names of candidates. and gives to
all an equal opportunity to be elected
IA first
candidates upon the list cannot be de-
feated by the other six, but only by
candidate or candidates whose |
names are written or pasted upon the |
black lines.
Arrange Names Alphabetically
There remains only the question
of the order in which the names of |
the remaining six candidates are to
be printed upon the ballot There is
no express provision of law govern
ing this matter You may adopt the |
order in-which all the candidates drew |