Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-04
STEELTON MAN
IS CANDIDATE
Charles w. Mccoy, Prominent
Resident, Recommended
on Dry" Platform

Charles w. Mccoy, Harrisburg
street, a prominent social and well.
fare worker, has been recommended
as candidate for the General As
sembly on dry" platform by the
executive committee of the Church
Federation of the borough. A spe-
cial meeting of the Council of the
Church Federation will be held Mon
day evening, April Is, for the pur-
pose of making formal endorsement
of the candidate, Mr. Mccoy is well
known in Steelton and has been in
fluential in building up the Boy
Scout move here.
The Rev. II. II. Rupp. pastor of
the First Reformed Church and
president of the Federation, this
morning issued the following state
ment:
after careful consideration of the
political situation and the merits of
several prospective candidates, the
executive committee of the Church
Federation of Steelton, at meet
ing Tuesday evening, unanimously
decided to recommend the candidacy
of Charles w. Mccoy, of Steelton, for
the General Assembly, on n dry
platform, and calls n special meeting
of the Council of the Church Fede-
ration for Monday evening, April 10,
for the purpose of making formal
endorsement.
Mr.. Mccoy has the esteem of every
one in Steelton, being one of its
most popular citizens. He is the
president of the Dauphin County
Building and Loan Association, an
active member of the Municipal Lea
que and chief scoutmaster of the
Boy Scouts In the latter capacity
he has Eet only effected an organl-
zation which is the pride of Steelton,
but he has eXerted an influence
among the boys for good which is
greatly appreciated by the parents.
When the Y. NJ. c. A. was or
ganized some years ago, he was sec
retary to the board of directors, and
is still connected with that organiza-
ton. He is vice-president of the
Steelton district of the Dauphin
County Sabbath School Association
and through his work along Sunday
school lines is widely known
throughout the county. He is an
elder in the First Reformed Church
of Steelton: is treasurer of the con-
sistory, and for the past ten years
has been the efficient superintendent
of the Sunday school of that church,
making it a front line school. He
is very active in the Church Fedora
ton of Steelton, being a member of
the council, secretary of the COM
mission on social service, perhaps
the most important commission on
the church federation.
"Thoug ha native of Cumberland
county he has been a resident of
Stee!ton for the past twenty-etgnt
years, all that time having been con-
nected with the steel company and
at present holding the position OF
assistant foreman in the templet
shop, bridge and construction divi-
sion. He is a property holder, has
two married sons, and n daughter in
the Steelton High school.
Mr.. Mccoy is not without politi-
cal experience. Three years ago he
was a candidate for the office of bur
CESS of Steelton. on an Independent
Republican ticket He made splen-
did fight, and though he was with
out political backing of any kind, he
not only carried his own ward
against the machine by large ma
jority, but came within a hundred
votes of winning the election. His
strength as shown in that campaign
was both cause for qualification on
the part of his friends and source
of amaZement on the part of his
political opponents.
"As Mr.. Mccoy is a straightfor-
ward, clean, upright, Christian gen.
tleman, it is safe to predict that he
will have the support of the vo ,ers
of the county pretty generally, ire
spective of party affiliations"