Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-14
-FOUR new REGISTERS
TAKE OFFICIAL OATH
Pierre Will Be Sworn in Tomor-
row and Board Will Then
Organize
FELL MAY BE CHAIRMAN

aIter noon today.
George G. Pierie. the absent mem
ber, is in Atlantic City and could not
be reached to be informed of the cere-
mony. He will take the oath tomorrow.
Immediately after which the board will
hold its organization meeting. The
meeting is scheduled for 12 o'clock.
The men who became registration
commissioners today are f. Lawrence
Fell, personal friend of Governor
Sproul: Clinton Rogers Woodruff, in
dependent Republican William Walsh,
Ware Republican. and 1gnatius A.
Quinn Democrat Walsh and Pierie
are reappointments,
Judge J. Willis Martin. presiding
Judge of Common Pleas Court No. ..
administered the oath. Judges Stake
and Monaghan were seated beside him
on the bench. The ccremsqy was very
brief. After the oath was admins
tered the judges congratulated the Of
fceholders.
The courtroom was only fairly crowd
ed, most of those present being board
of registration employees whose jobs de
pend upon the favor of the commits
sioners. They were headed by George
w. Jackson. recorder.
Harry S. McDcvitt, Governor
Sprouts secretary. made arrangements
for the ceremony this morning.
: When the five appointees swore to
perform their duties faithfully two
members of the old commission. Albert
W. Ladner, Jr., and William A. Carr,
were retired TO private life along with
twenty two employees.
Fell May Head Board
Probably the first official act of the
: reorganized board OF registration COM
missioners will be the selection of
chairman and secretary.
The chairmanship is believed to lie
between F. Lawrence Fell and Clinton
Rogers Woodruff. Governor Sproul has
indicated Mr. Fell as his choice for the
o.. Craftsmanship. Penrose licutenants are
said to prefer Woodruff. who had about
seven years experience on the old reg
istry board.
Mr.. Quinn, Democrat, probably will
be the new secretary of the board. sue
ceeding William Walsh, Republican.
The law provides that the secretary
must be of different party aftiliation
from the chairman, it was reported in
political circles today.
Tomorrow is the last day to file reti-
tions for placing or striking off names
on the assessment lists. The Commit
tee of Seventy, which is seeking to
purge the voting lists, will have hun
dreds of "strike off, petitions to file.
Workers in the anti Ware camp be-
lieve Senator Penrose will act as field
marshal in the coming campaign for
all the forces opposed to the regular"
Republican organization.
This belief is given color by the re-
port that Senator Peprose will remain
in the city this week for series of
conferences with independent leaders
and Penrose lieutenants.
Ware Foes Meet Thursday
The representatives of the anti Ware
forces will meet Thursday when the
membership of the committee of 100
will be announced. The city committee
of the Town Meeting party is scheduled
to meet Thursday evening at their
headquarters, Fifteenth street below
Market.
Independents in the Forty second
ward, who are said to be opposed to the
leadership of Andrew Frosch, of the Re-
publican Alliance. are to call today
On George W. Coles, chairman of the
Town Meeting party. Frosch is one of
the eight members of the Republican
Alliance war board,' which is whip
ping the forty eight wards into shape
for the nayoralty fight.
Ctofa ptat Jnbp Mph ring G
threatened bolt to the anti-Vare camp
has been blocked, according to a report
today. Mehring, who was a district
deputy coroner, obtained leave of absence
from that post while he was in the
Legislature.
When the Legislature adjourned,
Mehring found his district deputyship
filled by another Twenty sixth ward
political worker 1t is said that Meh-
ring is slated for an $500 inspector
ship in the bureau Of weights and meas
ures,
Councilmanic Aspirants
The latest entrants in the council
manic race include Common Councilman
Francis F. Burch, Forty sixth ward
Alexis j. Limeburner, Twenty eighth
ward and former Common Councilman
John Fl. Stokley, Twenty fifth ward.
Mr.. Burch announced his candidacy
in letter to John S. Payne, chair
man of the Town Meeting party execu-
tive committee in the Forty sixth ward.
He pointed out that he is an independ-
ent and has served three successive
terms. Burch is president of the Inde-
pendent Councilmanic Association.
Mr.. Limeburner, who lives at 1925
North Twenty second street, is an in =
dependent Republican and was one OF
the councilmanic floor leaders during
the Blankenburg administration. He
says he has taken as his platform the
principle of good, clean, businesslike
administration of the city government.
Former Councilman Stokley is a
grandson of former Mayor Stokley. He
represented the Twenty fifth Ward in
Common Council for six years and for
sixteen years was a member of the Re =
publican executive committe of the
Twenty fifth Ward. A citizens com :
4 nittee asked Mr.. NJ Stokley to be a
candidate for City Council from the
Eighth senatorial district.
Thomas Raeburn White, chairman of
the citizens committee, which is CO.
operating with the Town Meeting party
and the Republican Alliance, has asked
Mrs. Edward w. Biddle, president Of
the Civic Club, to act as a member OF