Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-27
REPUBLICAN VICTORY
SURE, SAYS BEIDLEMAN
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has been repeatedly reelected to the
aldermanship of his ward.
Charles G. Steiner, former coun-
Gilman, who is candidate for city
| council, is a linotype operator, and
was at one time president of common
council. He is a member of the
Harrisburg Typographical Union and
well known in labor circles. Charles
Z. Walter is a contractor and was
| Tor many years alderman of the
Daniel l.. Keistcr, another we'll
known Republican who is a candidate
for mayor served as a member of the
Legislature and did considerable to-
ward the passage of the Capitol Park
Extension program by the State. He
is printer by trade and recently
has been foreman of the State print
ing office. He is prominent in labor
circles and has endorsement of the
Workingmen's Nonpartisan League.
Other candidates for mayor are
Patrick Kenny. of 705 Race street, the
only one from the lower end of the city
he, like Keister. being well-known
in labor circles-and Thomas G..
George. former chief of police.
Merry Fight For Council
There is a merry fight on for the
councilmanic nominations. The first
man in the field for that office was
Dewitt A. Fry, a Republican of inde-
pendent tendencies, who ran for city
controller without organization sup
port and with the Democratic organ
t2ation also opposed to him, but who
won out by a handsome majority.
Fry has had long experience in coun-
Gil and was for years connected with
the Central Iron and Steel Company.
He is one of the best-known men in
the city and his friends are confident
that he will be one of the nominees.
Another well-known man who has
been induced to stand for council is
Charles w. BURNETT, of the Wholesale
grocery firm of Evans -Burtnett, and
who has been identified with many
progressive movements for the bet
terment of the city. Edward 1. Rim
kenbach, one of the pioneer merchants
of the upper end and one of the best
known jewellers in the State, is also
in the field. Mr.. Rinkenbach has been
actively interested in civic betterment
affairs for years and has been par
tiCularly devoted to the Improvement
of the West End and in all of the en-
terprises in which it has been en-
gagged.
Thomas P. Moran, John A. Parthe-
more, j. L. Yoder and d. *. Young all
have the endorsement of the Work.
ingmen's Nonpartisan League. Moran
is clothing salesman and has long
war record, including service in the
Philippines He is a graduate of the
McAHsterville Soldiers Orphan School.
Parthemore is listed on the Working
mems League cards is a "street-car
striker" and until the trouble of last
summer was in the service of the
lccal traction company. He is we'll
known in labor circles. Yoder is a
railroad engineer, resides in the West
End, and has many friends, especially
in railroad circles Maglauchlin is a
paperhanger with residence uptown
and j. +. Ommert is a carpenter.
Mr.. Ommert is well-known in labor
circles throughout the city and has
done much to make for the success of
a number of labor organizations with
which he has been identified for years.
He and Maglauchlin are making inde-
pendent contests and both profess to
be well pleased. Parthemore. who
has been getting about a great deal,
also processes confidence in his pros
| poets.
Benjamin ]. Fl. Douglass. also a
! candidate for council. is a well-known
| Republican with residence in Green