Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-22
Nonpartisan Election in City
Gives Meals Undisputed
Place on Ticket For
Mayor; Gorgas, Bowman,
Lynch, Taylor, Royal,
Gross, Steiner and Copelin
For Council
STAMM, KEENE AND
ENDERS WIN OUT
Lentz For Recorder, Mumma
For Treasurer, Stine and
Cumbler For Commission
ers and Stroup For District
Attorney

The primary election yesterday DEM
onstrated that Dauphin county, in
cluding Harrisburg, will be over
whelmingly Republican at the Novem-
Der election. The Republican vote was
in every respect up TO the expectations
aroused by the big registration in the
city and the enrolment in the bor-
oughs and townships, in some in
Ftances the men nominated by Repub-
liCans receiving votes far and away
above the total polled by the coalition
oF the Democrats and Washingtonians
The machine fusion was launched
without a hitch, but 1T is headed for Il
stone wall in November.
In the State contest for the nom
PARTISAN nominations for superior
Court Judge George B. Orlady re-
oeived magnificent vote in the coun-
~, a tribute to neighbor in the
Juniata Valley. Judge b. Head ran
delphia, ranks third, with eX-Judge f.
D. Wallace, of New Castle, fourth.
Many voted for Judge Orlady alone.
The City's Big Contests
The fight of greatest interest in
Harrisburg and which had attracted
State attention was that for the mayor
atty nomination, which has been won
by DR.. Ezra 5. Meals, former mayor
and former legislator, over Harry F.
SAeesley, the candidate of the coalition.
DR.. Meals received over 81 per cent.
of the votes cast for mayor and will
have the unprecedented honor in Har.
risburg of being alone on the ballot
for the chief magistracy.
In the councilmanic fight Commits
sioners w. L. Gorgas and Harry F.
Bowman both polled more than 81 per
cent. in field of sixteen candidates.
To-day lawyers were discussing
whether they are not elected the same
as DR.. Meals. Eight We're to be nomi-
mated for the four places. The men
running next to the leaders were City
Commissioner w. Fl. Lynch. eX-Mayor
John K. ROYAL, City Commissioner NJ.
Harvey Taylor, eX-Mavor f. 4. Gross.
eN-Councilman c. G. Steiner and City
Treasurer o. NJ. Copein. Ashton d.
Peace was nominated for city con-
troller by a humping big vote.
For the School Board A. Carson
Stamm led the field and is nominated
On all three tickets
Mr.. Stamm received a Republican
vote which is highly complimentary.
Robert f. Enders ran very close
second on the Republican ticket with
DR.. c. f. L. Keene as the third NOM
inee. On the coalition ticket there
were nominated Mr.. Stamm. whose
popularity and standing compelled the
fusionists to take him up; Harvey
Bair and DR.. NJ, l.. Wolford. Mr..
Bair is a Democrat and DR.. Wolford
Bull Mooser. The election of
Messrs. Stamm, Enders and Keene is
n foregone conclusion.
Ward officers were also nominated,
the Republican showing big votes.
Big Votes in County
AS was expected, DIR. II. NJ Slime,
Harrisburg, and Charles c. Cumbler,
Highspire, were nominated by the Re-
publicans for county commissioners
and will be elected hands down. ].
William Bayles ran third. James E.
Lentz. of Elizabethville. was nomi-
mated for recorder over William s.
Tunis and Frank ]. Roth. Lentz polled
the biggest vote in the upper end that
has been recorded at a primary in
years. Williamstown alone gave him
200 votes. W. T. Houser, AIiddletown.
was nominated for register of wills.
end for sheriff w. w, Caldwell bea (
]. Rowe Fletcher by a to l vote.
District Attorney NJ. f. Stroup was
renominated by an equally large vote
over Paul a. Kunkel. Mr.. KunkeI was
the unopposed coalition nominee.
Henry w. Cough was given a very.
complimentary nomination for county
controller again. Mark Mumma. of
Steelton, won out Handsomely over
John z. Shupp, a fellow-townsman.
for county treasurer, while Fernando
Loudermilch, Halifax. and Frank p
Snavely, Hershey, were nominated for
poor directors in a canter Charles 7
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