Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-22
DC. GIBBONEY OUT
FOR ROTAN'SPOST
Reform Leader Files G. 0. P.
Nomination Papers for
District Attorney
CANDIDACY A SURPRISE
Flood of Petitions at Last Min
ute-Shoyer for City
Treasurership

IN POLITICAL circles tonhy Dy MINK peti',o,
for nomination on the Republican tcke'
for the office Of district attorney Gibbone,
was a candidate for this office once before
but II was not thought that he would trE
again this year as II Is the general oenei
he retains only remnant OF his once
numerous following.
In nlinr the petition Gibboney is seeking
n place on the same ticket with Frederick
J. shoyer. candidate for City Treasurer
whom he bitterly opposed for the nominal
tion for District Attorney on the City party
ticket in 1908.
The contest was waged relcntlessly by
supporters Of both asprants because eIec-
tion Of the City party's candidate was con-
sidered certain In view OF the overwhelming
victory over the Organization at the pre-
vious election Mr.. Gibboney was nomi-
mated by the convention, but Shoyere
friends charged fraud so vehemently that
another convention was called.
Gibboney was again nominated but was
defeated at the polls by reason OF the
return of Mayor Weaver to the organization
fold through chagrain at the rundown or
Shoyer Another time Gibboney came with
In a few hundred votes of nomination Tor
the same office on the regular Republican
ticket Many Of his supporters at that
time still maintain that he was counted out
MAY PRESS FIGHT
Gibboney said that he filed the petition
today In compliance with the urging or
number of friends. lie said he had not
yet decided whether he would make an
active campaign.
Up TO three o'clock today only one as
uirant for the Register of Wills nomina-
tion on the Democratic ticket had ap-
peared, This was James ]. Green, OF the
Fifteenth Ward, who served under Michael
J. Ryan as an assistant city solicitor
For q short time this afternoon there was
q rumor around City Hall that Registration
Commissioner Frederick J. Shoyer, harmony
candidate for City treasurer, would not
enter the fight. At the last minute, how
ever, all speculation was settled by the
arrival of Mr.. Shoyer's petition.
Today Is the last day for filing nomina-
ton petitions for city and county offices.
City Hall corridors were thronged all day
with leaders and ward workers looking
after the details Of the petitions. From the
comment of those who haunted the com
missioners Offices 1t was evident that work.
srs expect clean sweep for the Organiza-
tion slate on account of the peace confer
enoes between the McNichol and Ware
factions.
Magistrate Charles p Rooney, a Penrose-
MoNichol man, and Frank w. Neff and
Atkinson Costello, Ware men, will have the
support Of both factions to succeed them
selves. Former Magistrate William F.
Campbell, q McNichol follower, was chosen
for the fourth place In selecting Campbell,
the Organization leaders turned down
Magistrate William ]. Tracy and Milton
Reidmeyer, who was the Mayors selection
Congressman John r. K Scott and John
r. Flaherty were brought together and
Scott agreed 10 support Flaherty fer Select
Council from the Thirteenth Ward, and
F1aherty agreed that William Fl. Jones, a
Ware man. will go back to the City Com
mittee from the same ward.
The Fifth Ward situation was smoothed
camille Appraiser James A. Carey for Select
Council. under Careys pledge to support
all Administration measures.
MAGISTRATES-REPU ,
Angelo Hayes, 1907 Porter street,
Ferdinand Hublitz, $3.50 hardwood ave-
nue..
Raymond A. Stewart. s521 Aspen street.
Morris Knable, lAo5 North Thirteenth
street.
Ralph NJ Marlowe, 1885 Wilder street.
william Eisenbrown, III South Thirty
eighth street.
Benjamin F. Mecke, 1850 North camac
street.
Charles p. Rooney 2O44 SAMSON street.
Frederick U. Uhde, Al North Fiftieth
street.
Bernhard Beeger, III East Passyunk ave-
nue.
Morris Goodstein. 52O7 Market street.
Alexis ]. Lmbeurner. 1925 North Twen-
ty-second street.
Max A. Friedlander, s2O1 Powelton ave-
nue..
Joseph p. Miller. 29l2 North Ringgold
street.
Walter J. Littleton, 24s North Lawrence
street.
Frank A. Hagan, s4s North Forty-hfth
street.
Atkinson Costello, 2s2s North Howard
street.
NJ, J. Ford, 65 North Underwood avenue.
J. Hamilton Powling, s24 Perk.omen
street.
Alexander Fl. Brooke 1888 French street.
William P. Reed $3.50 Haverford avenue.
Harry j, OBrien, 1894 Spring Garden
street.
Harry A. Miller, SO Mifflin street.
Michael p. Doyle, 62s North Thirty-ffth
street.
George Kaufman, 242e West York street
William J. Tracy, s37 West Logan street
, Walter +, Cassel, $3.50 North Thirteenth
street.
John T. Harlan. AIS Chester avenue.
Walter H, Allison, 1925 Ogden street.
MAGIsTRATES-DE
Twenty fourth ward-Max A. FriedIaud.
or. Joseph S. Boyle, John Boylan. Jr.
Forty second ward-Joseph F. Lodge.
Thrty-second Ward Alexander II
Brooke.
First Ward-Harry A Miller.
Thirty-seventh Ward--walter E. Cassel
Twenty-eighth ward-George Kaufman
Alexis ]. Simeburner.
Forty-fourth ward-George c. Shammo
Frank A. Hagan.
Fourth Ward-Bernhard Berger.
Fifteenth Ward-Harry J. O'Brien
Twenty-seventh Ward-William Elsen
brown
Fortieth Ward-John w. Conrad.
Sixth Ward-Walter ]. Littieton.
Nineteenth Ward-Harry Mckee.
Twenty-second Ward-James G. Conner
MAGIsTRATE-wASH PARTY
Thirty-fourth ward--Charles e. Gill an,
Thomas Patterson,
Twenty-fourth Ward Thomas II
Downey.
Forty-hrst Ward--Harry X. Clare.
Fifteenth Ward--John Kehn.
Thirty-second Ward--J NJ Rush Jermon
Forty-third Ward-Patrick f. Horan.
rwenty-eiEhth ward-Alexis ]. Lime
burner
Sixth Ward-Walter J. Littleton.
Twenty-third ward--Daniel X. Mckinley
1 COMMON cOUNCIL-WASHING
Forty-fourth Ward--John B. Albany.
Forty-sixth Ward-George Tumlin.
Fifteenth Ward--John Kelm.
Forty-second Ward-James NJ Paul
nd II NJ