Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-18

city betterment enterprises and Is
widely known.
Louis J. Houseal is a well-known
tailor residing on the Hill, and was
formerly a member of city council.
Howard w Jones is president of the
Citizens Casualty Company, and has
long taken an interest in city affairs.
Charles c. Steiner is linotype
operator and a former president of
common council. He Is a member of
the Typographical Union and is gen.
orally well known. William ]. Mac
Laughlin Is paperhanger and also
well known throughout the city.
DR.. Samuel F. Hassler is a former
county treasurer and has been active
in years past in local politics. He has
many lodge connections and Is ma
king an active canvass for nomina-
ton. Charles p. Walter was long al
derman of the Eighth ward and as
contractor has done much paving
and repair work for the city b. j. N.
Douglass Is a prominent member of
the West End Republican Club and
head of laundry in the West End,
where he has many friends. Angus
tus Wildman is a former councilman
and served several terms as member
of the Legislature. He is a contractor
and builder and has erected many of
the fine homes of the city.
For the short term in council the
fight lies between Fred l.. Morgan
thaler and John G. Marks. Morgan
thaler is an active Democratic parti-
san and has the support of the DEM
ocratic machine. Marks is a we'll
known railroad man and a Republi-
can. His friends say he will win.
The School Board
The Republican candidates for the
School Board are Cameron l.. Baer,
head of the Cumberland Valley Tele-
phone Company in Harrisburg; Harry
A. Boyer, county sealer of weights
and measures, at present a member
of the board; George A. Herring, a
railroad brakeman; Erastus b. Hoff-
man, machinist; A. V. McCauley, a
craftsman; Benjamin H. Reichert, a
collector; Millard f. Saul, plumber
and former member of the board;
w. Frank Whitman, member of the
wholesale grocery firm of Whitman
Bros. and prominent in the local
business world, and William Il.
Schreadley, prominent Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad man, native of Harris
burg and graduate of the Harrisburg
high school.
The Democrats have five candi-
dates-Charles h. limerick, George
A. Herring, Samuel T. Kinsinger
Samuel II. Lane, Edward Moeslein.
former member of the board, and
Millard +. Saul, who is trying for a
place on both tickets.
In the County
Charles E. Pass will be nominated
by the Republicans for prothonotary
without opposition and Controller
Cough will be renominated. Both
places carry election in November,
as the Democratic opposition amounts
to little.
Levi S. Miller. a well-known stock
dealer; Joseph Fl. Haines, farmer;
William S. Moses and John w. Ur-
ban, of Harrisburg, are on the Re-
publican ticket for poor director, and
j. j. Burlington and N. Y. Parthe-
more are contending for the empty
Democratic honor.
Heated Controversy
The most heated controversy is ex-
ercising the voters of the Twelfth
ward, where Alderman Deshong is
being opposed by ex-Policeman Van
Camp. This ward is also stirred up
over the effort of Fred L. Morgen-
thaler, former councilman. to defeat
John G. Marks,\ a well-known rail-
roader.
A considerable group of candidates
are in the ring for School Board, but
the situation is so badly mixed that
it is not easy to make any prediction
before the voting begins. At least
one of the candidates is on both the
Republican and Democratic tickets
and those who are making an active
canvass are w. Frank Whitman, Will
liam F. Schreadley, Harry A. Boyer,
Cameron l.. Baer. Edward Moeslein
and Millard f. Saul
Coroner Jacob Eckinger and Ed
ward ]. Hilton are Republican can
didates for the office of coroner, the
Democratic aspirants being G. Willis
Hartman and Robert A. Snyder.
Altogether it has been a most un-
usual campaign. The mobilization of
the national army, the great interest
of the people in the war and the gen.
eral upset condition of things has
divided interest with the canvass for
votes.