Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-03
TONAME GLASGOW
ON BOTH TICKETS
Nomination Papers to Be
Circulated for Both Re-
publicans and Democrats
COMMITTEE IS ORGANIZED
Escape From Organizations Con.
trolled Candidates for All Of.
fees Is Aimed At

Nomination papers were circulated IN.
day with view to place tho name of VIII.
liam A. Glasgow, Jr., upon both the Rs.
publican and the Democratic tickets as y.
candidate for the district attorneyship for
| the primary election of September 10. This
action was taken in order to forestall anv
effort of the Republican Organization lead.
ers to steal the Democratic nomination bv
diverting fake Republican votes into that
column.
nonpartisan committee of TWENTY-FIVE
independent citizens has prepared plans for
bringing the desrability of Mr.. Glasgow's
election as District Attorney to the atten.
tion of the voters. After waiting a week
for the Democratic city committee to take
official action and initiate steps to nominate
Mr.. Glasgow. the committee decided that
It W. wise to place his candidacy upon a
broader basis
Roland S. Morris, newly chosen Ambas.
sador to Japan and former Democratic
State chairman, said today that the choice
of Mr. Glasgow as District Attorney was
public service of the first magnitude and
an opportunity that citizens were not likely
to ignore.
Thomas T. Nelson, a lifelong friend Of
Mr. Glasgow, said that several members
of the Democratic city committee had urged
him to assure Mr. Glasgow Of their heartest
support and to obtain, If possible. his ac-
ceptance Of the nomination. 1t was said
that 1t was recognized that Mr.. Glasgow
could only take the office at considerable
financial sacrifice, but Mr.. Nelson was
of the opinion that Mr.. Glasgow would
weigh carefully the important questions in
volved and IL assured that 1t was the
desire Of the public as well as Of his
friends would not decline to make the fight.
A meeting of the committee of twenty.
five was held today at the Office of Robert
s. Bright in the stephen Girard Building.
Mr.. Bright was chosen vice Chairman and
the craftsmanship was left open for the
present. DR.. Charles F. Taylor was chosen
secretary of the committee Most of the
important reform movements of recent
years are represented in this committee.
which will include both Republicans and
Democrats Its purpose is to maintain
complete nonpartsan attitude on local
matters, and after submitting good names
at the primaries to them leave the free
choice entirely to the people, irrespective
Of what self-constituted leaders may or
may not like.
Among others interested in the organiza-
ton Of this committee are John j. Wilkin.
SON. president of the Democratic Club Rus
sell Duane, Howard w. Page, Samuel 3,
Scattergood, Henry V. Tumulty. L. r. Meis-
| enhelter, Daniel 3. Haws A. A. Redheffer.
Louis B. Runk, Edwin S. Potter, r, r.
Dearden, John A. Henry and Francis B.
Reeves.
1t was said today by members Of the
committee that if either Republican OF
Democratic party made a satisfactory
nomination there would be no disposition -
oppose It: but it was not proposed to let
the matter rest, az the Republican Organiza-
tion evidently desired, until the eve of tn,
primaries, when 1t would be too late to put
up fight
The same attitude, IL was said, would bo
taken on the judgeshps, but merely Organi-
zaton support would not be accepted as
satisfactory proof of public service in the
past
The present alignment between the Re-
publican and Democratic City Committees
being in the nature OF a bipartisan deal.
with the Wares attempting to control both
bodies. the members OF the navy organ
ICED committee We're agreed that the time
was ripe to place before the public a group
of candidates of a strictly ronpart!ean class