The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-07
Thirty-nine in Field for Direc-
tors Berths in Trade
Body.
SINCLAIR FOR PRESIDENT
Others May Be Placed in Nomi-
nation, Though, at Meet
ing Tuesday.

With thirty-nine candidates in the
field, for the ten directorships in the
Washington Chamber of Commerce,
which are to be filled at the annual
election, Tuesday evening, and no less
than ten names mentioned for the
presidency, interest is increasing hour
ly as the. time for balloting ap-
proaches.
While A. Leftwich Sinclair is the,
only candidate for the presidency
whose name has been formally posted
on the bulletin board Of the Chamber,
a number of other members have been
prominently mentioned as possible
candidates. While the bylaws Of the
Chamber require that the names of
candidates for the board of directors
shall be posted for not less than two
weeks, there Is no such rule regarding
candidates for presidency and vice
presidencies. Any member of the
Chamber may nominate any other
member on the floor at the annual
meeting, without notice. Among
those whose names have been men
toned as possible rivals of Mr.. Sin
clair for the honor. are John Dolph,
Harry King, Isaac Cans, d. ]. Kauf-
man, e. c. Graham, w. T. Galliher,
and John G. Capers.
Mr.. Sinclair's chances for the pres
tdency seem to be excellent, his NOM
nation bearing the signatures OF the
Following prominent members of the
Chamber: James F. Oyster. Washington
Topham, William F. GUIDE, Robert N.
Harper, w. T. Galliher. Carl A Droop,
G. L. Howser, Benjamin W. Guy,
Henry II. Classic, Albert Schulteis,
Lewis J. Battle and J. F. Slaven.
schulteis May Move. Up.
There seems to be little doubt that
Albert Schulteis, now second vice
president, will be promoted to the
first vice presidency. Isaac Cans and
Harry King both are prominently
mentioned as vice presidential candi-
dates, and IL Is regarded as probable
that one or the other will be chosen
second vice president.
The ballot, which has lust been
printed, contains the names of forty
one candidates for directorships. but
since its issue two of the candidates
have withdrawn their names. They
are William Berens, jr., and Carl
Droop.
The ballot as it now stands contains
the following names: William d.
Barry, George V. Buck, Walter Brown
ley, N. L. Burchell, Marion Butler, S,
T. Cameron, Roy C. ClafiIn, Charles w.
Harry F. Clark, Wade II.
Cooper, r. J. Earnshaw, Burr N. Ed
wards, William J. Eynon, Joseph
Fisher, ]. Blake Gilpin, z. C. Graham,
George w. Harris, James B. Hender-
son, s. B. Hege, W. B. Hibbs, Charles
L. Howser, Joseph jacob, Samuel A.
Ormsby McCammon, Robert
e. Mann, Arthur J. May, Thomas B.
Melton, p. T. Moran, James F. Oyster.
d. S. Porter, A. H. Rogers, B. F. Saul,
Charles w. Semmes, Frank c. Stew
ard, B. H StinemetZ, William Mex
W. c. Sullivan, George S.
and George Y. Worthing-
ton.
Each Has Strong Backing.
Each OF the above named candi-
dates is backed by a group OF strong
personal friends who are campaign
Ing vigorously in behalf of their re-
spective candidates, and all are we'll
known and popular. There is much
speculation as to the probable out
come. All agree that. the election
Tuesday night will be one OF the most
exciting in the history OF the organi-
cation.
President P. T. Moran has appointed
the following a committee of teilers
10 make the official count Tuesday
evening:
walter B. Guy. chairman; George
9. Altemus. E. c. Berger, William
w. w. Bowie, E. S. Bras
hears, John Brewer, John Brawner,
August Brill. Harris N. Brown, Gus
3ucholz, Henry Carroll, Horace Chan
lice, George Cooke, p. ]. Cook. o. ].
DeMoll, A. NJ. Fischer, Charles Gawler.
!. Blake Gilpin, Adolph Guide. Harry
3, HalIery, p. ]. Haltigan, William B.
Hardy. P. H. Hill, G. F. Johnson, Win
held Jones, Capt. Thomas Judge, DR..
n NJ. Kaufman, George Killian, Phil
King, ]. Leo Kolb. Richard Lamb, J.
], Ieyerton, John H. Torch. Robert z.
Mann. Samuel NJ. Marks, Fred Mers-
,eImer. oliver Metzerott. John Morris,
John c. Ronayne. John L. Shedd, Sid
,ev Strauss, Lewis NJ. Thayer, I. c.
weld Adam Weschler.