Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-18
NO OPPOSITION
FOR OFFICES
For Important
Borough Positions Assured
of Nominations

In addition to balloting for can
didates for the important county
offices steelton voters tomorrow
have a number of borough offices
to make nominations for the No.
vember election.
A feature of the fight this year is
'nat Tor the leading borough offices
no Democratic candidates have filed
papers, giving the Republicans a
'iedr Held. For burgess Thomas It.
McEntee. at present a councilman.
Is candidate on both Republican
ana Democratic tickets with no oppo-
sition.
oustlce of the Peace James L.
Dlcklnson, whose term expires this
year. is Well known in the entire
oo[ough. He is out for reelection
anu ~ no one has entered the field
WA, To Elect Three Directors
alactod 80 SCHool directors to be
eiecIed Tor siX-year terms the Re-
pupncan candidates are assured of
noniinatlon and election, as there are
SIs tnree candidates, Quincy Bent,
&c, "A: Brehm and Jacob b. Mar
~. NO democrats are in the con-
TEST. For the two-year term on the
school board Gilbert S. Vickery. Re-
tion. 'po'eo ior holillna-
In the First ward Thomas ]. Nelley
iHjouent ijcon OF council, is a Repub-
re 'aIo.uu eiu democratic candidate; for
ection 10 that body. In the Sec
ond ward Henry o. Smith is running
"lthout opposition on both tickets.
Boyd Comes out
IN the Third ward three candi-
are out for the full term on the
hepubl1can ballot. No Democrats
niea; ~ the three Harry M. Boyd
oiHnekeeper for the Bethlehem
Sub agel company, is making a good
a5ttoi ior the nomination and does not
az pate much troupIe in winning
u' % over Peter S. Blackwell and o.
GoodWln. John c. Craig is run-
nlns Tor the two-year term in co,InciI
against him, N0 0iio ou'
MT BOYD has been a resident of
Steelton for thirty-fve years and al
.houSn never holding a public office
Is well Versed along municipal lines,
ne Is We'll liked by residents of the
porough who know him and his
trishaS I,ss say will have little or no
,aanty sty defeating his two oppo-
ne1ts s, Tor nomination. He is an uncle
HiIllam h. Boyd, the lawyer. He
mas peen employed at the steel plant
Ior ABOUT fifteen years and is con
hected with many lodges in tho bor
ough and Harrisburg.
Benjamin A. CapelIo is in tha raoa
Tor councilman from the Fourth ward
MIN MIN no opposition for nomination.
ne ne had oeen appointed chief of DO
nee some time ago, but would not
accept the Office.
,Charles f. Reisch, present conn
Gilman from the Fifth ward and we'll
known in the two districts in the
ward, is running alone on both Re-
puplcan and Democratic tickets. as
tion.
Becker for Auditor
Dahlel Z. Becker. secretary of the
n i lpal League and connected with
the Peoples Band, has announced
himself candidate for Repnblican
nomination for borough auditor. Mr..
seeker Is a young man and is well
known in the borough, due largely
10 MS association with the league
ana his contact with residents
through business. 70
Because of the situation in the bor-
ough the voters are showing more in
terest In the county fights than in
local political affairs. AS the regis
tratlon this year was much heavier
than last, larger vote is anticipated.