Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-11
PARTY STAYSOUT
TODEFEATVARE
Town Meeting Men Call
for Republican Reg
istration
PRIMARY VICTORY, AIM

The Town Meeting Party will not be
a separate political factor in the COM
ing primaries.
The city committee Of the party decid-
"a not 10 put ticket into the field aud is
urging all Independent voters to register
April "a as Republicans, to roll up AN
overwhelming majority against Ware
organization candidates in the Rcpub-
iican primaries.
This is believed to be the first instance
on record where an Independent political
organization has voluntarily withdrawn
shortly before primary election day. All
nominations already filed by the Town
Meeting party have been withdrawn.
Statement Explains
The action was announced in tho fol-
lowing statement from the committee:
"At a meeting Of the Town Meeting
party city committee it was unanimously
decided not to file any papers for nomi-
nations on the Town Meeting ticket for
the spring primaries. Two or three pa
pers for the nomination Of members Of
the Legislature which have already been
filed by Town Meeting candidates for
the Town Meeting party ticket will be
Withdrawn.
'"The Town Meeting city committee
decided upon this action I'm view uf the
decision of the Dauphin County Court
I'm restricting Town Meeting uomiua-
tons to Philadelphia County. thereby
preventing the party from making any
nominations for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary Of Internal Affairs
and the four Congressmen-at-Large.
"The city committee unanimously de-
cided TO make the contest for the uomi-
nation OF its candidates for Congress-
men State Senator's and Representatives
exclusively in the Republican primaries.
The legal right of all Town Meeting
supporters who are already enrolled as
Republicans to participate in the Re
publican primaries is unquestoned.
All Urged TO Register
'"rhe city committee resolved to urge
all Independent voters who are not reg
istered and enrolled to register and en-
roll as Republicans at the first and only
enrolment day. Wednesday. April II,
in order TO roll up an overwhelming
majority against the Ware machine cam
dldates in the Republican primaries"
This is the last day in which nominal
tons may be filed at Harrisburg. Action
Of the Town Meeting committee In
calling upon independent voters to en-
roll is the first move in an active cam
paiTn to obtain heavy enrolment for
the Republican primary.
Ware Slate Completed
The Ware forces have completed their
slate, and william T.. Finley. secretary
OF the Republican city committee, has
gone to Harrisburg with the nominal
ton papers Of all candidates for Con-
gress. State Senate and House for party
offices.
George Gray Kensngton manufac-
turer. is to be the Ware candidate for
the Senate from the Eighth District,
representing the Twsuty-th,rd. Twenty
fifth, Thirty-thrd Thirtv-ffth, Forty
first, Forty-third and Forty-fifth Wards
For several days it WAS undecided
whether Gray or Common Councilman
william r. Scargle, Of the Forty-thrd
ward, would be the choice 1t is believed
1 hat Gray was decided upon owing to
The fact that the withdrawal Of Scar
gle from Common Council would weaken
= HE Ware strength there too much
In addition to the names already
published for the local orga nization Re-
publican support for the House, it was
announced that the following have been
decided upon and are having papers filed
at Harrisburg today: Sixth District
Byron A. Milner; Tenth District, Alex
ander Colville Fifteenth District, Sam
uel J. Houston and John v Cummins
Seventeenth District, David Serber
Twenty-third District, Charles S. Wood,
and Twenty-fourth District, Thad S.
Kraus
The Penrose Republican Alliance has
made public a ticket for Congressional
and state offices for which nomination
petitions will be filed at Harrisburg to-
day. This ticket will have the support
Of the Penrosc following and of the
Town Meeting party, and all other anti
Ware workers affiliated with Senator
penrose and the Republican Alliance.
The ticket follows:
eovernor-willam c. Sproui.
Lieutenant Governor-Edward J.. Boidle-
Secretary of Internal Afralrs--James L.
CongreCsmeu-a large - Joseph McLaugh-
lin, Mahlon NJ. Garland. Thomas s. CragO.
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
First District Harvey McCourt, to succeed
Congressman William $. Ware.
Second District-George 5. Graham.
Third Distriet,-J; Hsmpi9n Moore.
Fifth Distrct-william H.. Horn. to sue
cesd Congressman Peter y. Costello.
ENAToRs-second District--Walter J.
TSird Distfict-wiiilsm J. McNichoi. 70
succeed his father. the late Senator James
Fourth District--John y. Taylor. 10 sue
cced Senator Edward w. fatton.
Sixth Dstrict--Dr. George Woodward. TO
succeed Senator owen II, jenkins.
Eighth District--Nivan Frank Gable. 70
succeed the late Senator William Wallace
Smith and in opposition to George Gray the
STATE CaMMITTEE - First District
Third District-John T.. Flaherty Elias
Fourth District-wnllam +. sullivan,
Sixth District-Nathan L. Jones, George
Seventh District-Jerry J. Miller. George
W. Bradenburgh.
Eighth Dstrlct-Robert Smith, George W.
Cocker.
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
First District, First and Thirty-nnth
Thlrd District Third. Fourth and Fifth
Wards-DaVd S. Malls. Ralph PonZullo.
y Fourth District. Sixth. Eighth and Ninth
Nards-sJames v. Laffcrty.
FIFTH District. Twenty-slXth, Thirty-siKth
and Forty-elghth Wards-HarTy c. Brown.
William p. Uiery. william Adams,
Sixth District Seventh Ward-'Daniel ].
seventh District. Thlrtieth ward-G. Ed
Eiehth District. Tenth. Thirteenth and
Fourteenth werds-wllIsm II. Rogers
Ninth District Eleventh aud Twelfth
Wards--sHenry Gransback.
Tenth District. Fifteenth Ward-'William
Brady Charles Sheldrake
Eleventh District Seventeenth and Eigh-
feenth Wards-Frank II, stsckhouse;
Thirteenth District Sixteenth and Twen-
lieth Wards-Leon Marks.
Fpurteenth District. Twenty first Ward
Fifteenth District. Twenty second and