Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
Light Vote Cast Throughout City Fall Primaries Four Soc

could be withdrawn by the men who started
II.
THE vhRE-McNICHoL CONTEST
In the ward contests, outside Of the Fifth
and Twenty-eighth Wards, the Wares are
seeking control in the Third Twenty-fourth,
Thirty-fourth, Forty-third. Forty-fourth and
Forty-seventh Wards. The Penrose-Mc-
Nichol forces are trying TO overthrow the
Wares in the Fourth, Fifteenth. Eighteenth,
Twenty.first, Twenty-second, Twenty-third,
Twenty-eighth, Thirty-second, Thirty third,
Thirty-sixth, Thirty.seventh, Thirty-eighth,
Fortieth, Forty-third and Forty-slxth Wards.
In many Of the larger and more inde-
pendent wards the Democrats and inde-
pendents have united behind independent
candidates for Councils. The light registra-
ton, however, is seriously cutting down the
size OF their vote. and the leaders OF the
independents are Issuing calls to the voters
who are not controlled by the Organization
TO go to the polls and cast their ballots.
The only interesting contest in the Demo-
cratic primary IS for the selection of two
candidates for magistrate. Magistrate
Eisenbrown and Borie have been indorsed
by all factions and wings OF the minority
party for reelection. The party is to nomi-
nate four candidates, but with the OrganiIa-
tlon having almost It's entire strength en-
rolled II can hope TO elect at the most only
the three minority magistrates.
The contest for the other two nomina-
tions, and for the third place on the
minority slate, is close. with John j. Nc
ouaid. Magistrate Joseph S. Boyle, Alexan-
der Hamilton Brooke ex-State Senator
Richard V. Farley, eN-Maglstrate John J.
Grelis and Alexis J. Limeburner sharing
the honors in the early ballotlns.
FOUR IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS
The voters OF the city today are nominat-
ga da FNr IT,
District Attorney, Register of Wills and City
Treasurer. They are also nominating the
candidates on a nonpartisan ticket for
eight vacancies in the Courts Of Common
Pleas. In addition to this, they are noml-
mating candidates for twenty-four Select
Councilmen, all of Common Council, judges
of elections, school visitors and constabIes
Seven magistrates alsL are 10 be elected
on November Q, and each party Is nominat-
ing four candidates. There are ffty-five
candidates on the Republican ticket, and
score more on the others
Six parties are holding their primary
elections, They are the Republican, Demo-
cratic, Washington, Socialist, Prohibition
and Roosevelt Progressive
THE JuDGEsHIP CONTESTS
Interest in the contest for the judeeshin
nominations which ran high q few weeks
ago. before the present eight incumbents
WNlS iluOIbeu lOT Te-eleCtlOn DY the Bar
Association OF Philadelphia and by the Re-
publican Organization. centers around the
efforts OF Municipal Court Judge Eugene
c. Bonniwell and Frederick s. Drake 10
defeat Judges Monaghan and Stake for
Court No. 5.
The principal candidates for the Common
Pleas vacancies follow:
Court No. IF Amedee Breezy, present
Judge.
Court No. s-Wiliam c. Ferguson and
Charles B. McMichael. incumbents.
Court No. 4-Charles Y. Audenreid, pres.
ent Judge.
Court No 5-John Monaghan and Will
liam II. Stake incumbents and Eugene
c, Bonniwell and Frederick S. Drake
Orphans Court Edward A. Anderson
and Joseph F. Lamorelle, incumbents
Stickers bearing the name OF Michael ].
McEnery. Assistant City Solicitor for Court
No. 8, made their appearance early. The
managers Of Judge Bonniwell's campaign as
serted that they were used TO cut down Tho
size of his vote.