Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
CONTESTS TO DELAY
ORGANIZATION OF CITY
DEMOCRAT COMMITTEE
Old Guard in Full Control, but
Board Must Be Named to
Hear Conflicting
Claims
MUST FINISH BY JUNE 10

Five contests between the Old Guard
and the Reorganization factions in the
Democratic party for the election Of City
Committeeman viii prevent the City Com
piItee from organizing and electlng officers
on Monday night, when the regular meet
ing is scheduled. According to the rules
OF the committee, organization cannot be
Effected until all election contests are set
tied, and the only business which can
be transacted Monday night will be the
election OF a Contest Committee.
The contests are in the 14th. 25th, soth,
ttth and 4eth Wards. The Reorganization
and Old Guard factions held separate cleo
tions for city Committeeman in these wards
and each claimed that It's men are properly
elected. The Contest Committee consisting
OF seven members Of the City Committee,
will hear and decide all contests next week
in order that the committee may organize
on or before June 10, the legal time limit.
The election of city committeeman by the
various Ward Committees again gives the
Old Guard full control in the city In only
10 Of the 4S wards are the Reorganizers
represented on the City Committee and this
number includes the wards in which con-
tests are still pending.
ward the 7th. will not be represented on the
City Committee this year. as Morris and his
associates failed to file nomination papers
for ward committeeman at the primary.
NEW COMMITTEE LIST
The membership of the new Democratic
City Committee follows with the letter r.
following the names of all of the Reorgan-
ization members. Each ward Is entitled to
one committeeman and In wards where tho
last Democratic presidential vote was 1900
or more an additional committeeman is
elected.
Ward. - ?, ,...u,
2-Frank Malone.
2-Andrew j. burke. succeeding James j.
sEyyss6S y + BGwaS; SSrDSy
s-waitsr 3. Greene Cnew. formerly no COM
p---John J. Hadley.'
isSssssSTEs S 9tte Ssqiss sqSsssdns Frank A Rene
sarss sshSrr aontSs one to
Is-FC5%s. I%sis,Tsse William H. Belcher' r.;
ls-5s%ss ls--5HsRss J. T. dIiissSit. HhssSsi' R.
: essdins former Magistrate Thomas F.
sa-Eadwwsrrdd sawrd f4bsrTI +. BsnnIs P%trics j. Howard
as-Masistrate Edwin X, Borle. John McGOn-
24--Joseph Boyle, r.; F. Dougherty.
25--Aichael r. Bradley, Old Guard (present
committeeman. elected as Reorgani1er);
Jacob j. Betz R.. present committeeman;
Charles Fennlngham. r., Edward Gray.
Sr., Old Guard contest. two to be elected |
ae-Mortimer r. Carroll. John f. MeNenny. r.
27--Charlea A. Kelly.
ss-Formsr Masistrate John j. Grea, r..
George W. Lshnert R;.
29--John ]. Keohane. Joseph Williams. succeed |
ing Daniel O'Connell.
30-1fchael Gerashty, r.
e1--HenFy J. Burne. George j. McCrane.
a2--JoBeph l.. Fabian Joseph =. Fitzgorald.
a3--s1souis ]. Dorm Thomas McCrane.
8A--James A. Campbell, r.; Ewell G.. Davis, r. |
85--Thomaa II. McLaughlin.
ae--John o,ponnell, John p. Ratcan.
ss--Thoinas J. Gavashan Henry c. Kline
z0--F'rank u. Tobey, Peter ]. Hallahan.
do, Frank Lever.
42--George w. Hankinson
z4-chris. A. Mccarthy. r. (hew); Justus j.
Muth. r. (new) Francis Il. Scullen. pres
ent committeeman; John j. Funnerty
new. Contest, two to be elected.
45--John r. Cliggett.
z8-James II. Howard r.. present committee
man; Samuel G. Henry, r.. John j. Nc
ouade James 1, McGowan contest, two
to be elected1.
zT-Frank O., Botthof.
4S-Mark j. Donahue.