Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03
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PLEDGE, BALLOT SHOWS
Four Row Candidates Also
Nominees of Roosevelt's Pro-
gressive Party

Distribution today Of official sample bal
lots brought out the fact that, In spite of
their sacred pledges" the Republican Or
ganizaton candidates for county offices on
the 'ffty-ffty" ticket accepted other nomi-
nations than the Republican.
state Senator Edwin II. Ware, at the time
the Town Meeting party nomination for Dis
trict Attorney was offered to Samuel y.
Rotan, who won the Republican nomination
at the primary, issued statement in which
he asserted that III agreement had been
made between the four Republican candi-
dates for county Offices before the primary,
not TO accept any other nomination.
The official ballot, however, shows that
every one of the four Organization candi-
dates did accept the nomination of a second
party in addition to the Republican nomt-
nation
After the names Of w. Freeland Ken
drck for Receiver of Taxes; Samuel p.
Rotan. for District Attorney; James B.
Sheehan, for Register Of wills, and Fred
erick J. Shoyer, for City Treasurer, there
are printed the names OF the Republican and
Roosevelt Progressive parties.
Considerable surprise was expressed that
Mr.. Rotan had permitted his name to be
printed on the official ballot as the nomi-
nee OF any other party than the Republican.
In his letter TO Thomas F. Armstrong, then
chairman Of the Town Meeting party, he
verified the Ware statement that an agree
.
had been made by himself Kendrick
Shoyer and Sheehan, and gave this as his
reason for declining the independent selec-
tion.
United States Senator Boies Penrose,
when his attention was called today TO this
feature of the ballot, said;
They will have to do lots OF explaining
after all the public pledges they made to
accept no other nomination than the Re-
publican"
So far as Rotan is concerned. the senior
| Senator said:
You will have 10 see him about IT,"
The placing Of both the Republican and
Roosevelt Progressive party names after
| the "htty-hfty' county candtoates is re-
garded by the independents as a trick to
eaten the eye Of the voter.
The names Of the 'nfty-ifty" candidates
are at the head OF the column in each in
stance. All OF the Town Meeting party
candidates are also the candidates OF the
Democratic party, giving them a. double
space on the ballot The Organization trick
also gives the 'ffty-hfty" candidates a
double space, so that their names stand out
Just as prominently on the ballot as those
OF the independent candidates
| Ihe nominations Of the Roosevelt Pro
eresslve party were quietly thrown to the
nfty-nfty ticket at the primary election by
ware workers Followers OF the South
| Phiadelph,a leaders control the title of that
party and saw to II that Just enough votes
were cast for II at the primary to- give the
Organization candidates the nomination, in
spite Of all OF the pledges" that were
| being made.
Another alleged trick discovered in the
ballot ls the place the Town Meeting party
square has IN the first column. Pre-empted
parties. under the law. are given the last
place In the column. The Town Meeting
party however y above the Washington
party on the ofIiclal ballot
County Commissioner Harry KuenzeL
Who has charge of elections naid In eN'
pI1nhI|2n thar ,hIg Occurred because the
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