Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-02

Election Next Tuesday
Most Important to
Pennsylvanians
WHO'S WHO ON BALLOT
Sketches of Candidates for
Governor and Other I'm.
portant Offices

A Governor. Lieutenant Governor and
Secretary of Internal Affairs will he
elected by the voters Of Pennsylvania
next Tuesday.
In addition the voters of the various
congressional districts will elect sthelr
representatives to the lower branch OF
Congress and the voters throughout the
State will elect four members If Con-
grcss-at-1.arge.
The congressional elections are proh-
ably the most important held at any
period since me Civil War. Tn many
districts the fights between the Repub-
lican and Democratic nominees have
been closely contested.
Republican leaders prcdlc. that the
Republican representation In the lower
house of Congress will be increased as
result of Tuesdays balloting. President
Wilson's appeal in behalf e the Temo-
cratic candidates, Republican leaders
contend. has helped their cause.
Two members Of the Supreme Court
also are to be elected on the nonparttsan
ballot, but each voter Is entitled to
vote for only one candidate.
In Philadelphia six Congrossmen. hve
members of the state Senate and forty
one members of the lower branch of the
Legislature are to be elected.
Sprouts Varied Activities
Senator William c. Sproul. the Re-
publican gubernatorial nominee, is
business man of wide experience and mas
n thorough knowledge of political con-
ditions and legislative procedure. having
served as member of the State Sem
ate from Delaware County for twenty
two consecutive years. For the last
twenty years he has been one of the
leaders in the State Senate.
Senator Sproul was born in Lancaster
County but from early boyhood has been
a resident of Chester
He is the publisher of two newspapers
in Chester. He is chairman of the board
Of directors of several corporations, a
director in many others and director
Of several banks and trust companies.
He Is president of the Union League,
Of Philadelphia, chairman of the Penn
sylvania Historical Society. trustee of
Swarthmore College and a director of
the Pennsylvania Training School for
Feeble minded Children. Elwyn.
He is married and has two children,
a son and daughter. His son, Lieuten-
ant Sproul, recently was gassed while
on the front in France.
senator Edward Il. Beidleman. of
Harrisburg. Republican nominee for
lieutenant Governor. was born In Dau-
uhin County and educated In It's pub
lie schools. He read law and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1898.
He served two terms In the House
and two in the Senate and was presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate during the
last session.
The Democratic Nominees
Municipal Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell,
the Democratic nominee for Governor,
was born and raised In Phtladeiphia.
He is a graduate of the University OF
Pennsylvania and the University law
school.
while at college he was noted as an
athlete He was active in the second
"a mpairn of Robert T.. Pattison for the
woyernorship and managed the guber-
natorial campaign Of William II. Berry
on the keystone ticket In 1910.
In 1911 he was one of the managers
Of the Blankenburg campaign and was
made an Assistant City Solicitor by
CITY Solicitor Michael J. Ryan. Prior
to 1911 Judge Bonniwell ran twice for
Congress in the Chester-Delaware dis
trict.
He was elected a municipal judge in
1913. He has served three terms as
president of the State Firemen's As
ISOLATION. Is president ct the Philadei-
pbia Chapter. Sons Of the Revolution.
and Ia a director Of the State Chamber
Of Commerce.
7. washington Lorue. the Democratic
nominee for Lieutenant Governor also
is a native Philadelph'an. Mr. Lognf
seryed one term in Congress represrnt-
ing the C;ermantown-Wosi Philadelphia
district.
He was elected I'm 1879 ho"ouso of ths
Roosevelt split In the Rep"h''"an ranks
He has been active In catho'ir temper
ance societies and is well known over
the State
HI. son Lieutenant Francis C. Logu"
died recently while en- route to France.
Candidates for state OHiccs
state Representative James +. Wood
ward. of McKeesport. the Republican
nominee for Secretary Of Internal AZ
fairs. has served seven sessions in the
lower house at Harrisburg.
He was chairman Of the, House APP
committee In the last ses-
SION.
Asher r.. johnson. Of Bradford. the
Democratic nominee, Is well known In
circles over the State.
The Republican nominees for Con-
rress at large are William !. Burke; of
Pittsburgh Congressman Thomas 8,
Crago. Of Waynesburg; Congressman
Mahlon NJ. Garland. of Edgewood, and
Anderson H. Walters, OF Johnstown.
Walters served one term In Congress-
being elected on the Roosevelt landslide
In 1912. Burke Is now a member Of the
State Senate from Allegheny County.
The Democratic nominees are Joseph
F. German. Of Allentown; ]. Calvin
Strayer. of York: Samuel II. Tarner, of
and Fred Ikeler. Of Blooms
burg. >
Congressional nominees IN Philadel-
phia are
First Dietr.ct-Republican. Congress-
man w. 8. Ware; Democrat. Faul b.
Cassidy.
Second District = Republican, Con-
gresham George s, Graham: Democrat,
John H. Berkeley.
Third District-Republican. Congress-
man J. Hampton Moore Democrat, Will
liam A. Hayes.
Fourth District - Republican, Con-
gressman George W. Edmonds; Demo-
crat. Joseph f. Fabian.
Fifth District-Republican Congress-
mSn Peter y Costello Democrat Eman-
iran George p. Darrow Democrat. John
X. Loughlin. uft
Mine seek Judicial seats i
b For the two places on the Supreme
Court there are nine candidates.
The four leading candidates are JUS
tice Alexander Simpson. Jr. OF Phils-
delphia. and Justice Edward j. Fox. of
llu utou WI ho SvAra ann0infad hv Gov.