Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-05

inees for Mayor and the ''row offices
follow.
Mayor elect J. Hampton Moore. since
he left school at the age of thirteen,
has climbed steadily up the ladder.
He started his career as an Office boy,
Then he studied law. and for some time
He always took an active part in pol
itics. His first position in that con
nection was secretary to Mayor Ash
bridge.
Later he was elected city treasurer
and subsequently he went to Congress,
where his aggressiveness for good ma
tional legislation brought him conspicu-
ously into the public eye.
He was one of the founders of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association.
and has always taken an active inter
est in many other projects along pro-
grcssive lines.
John VI. Walton. re elected city con
troler, has occupied that Office for sew
eral terms. He was first elected in
1895.
Mr.. Walton was born in Strouds-
burg in 1912. On entering politics he
was first elected to City Councils. and
served that capacity until chosen city
controller.
James VI. Hazlett. re elected as
recorder of deeds, is native of
Philadelphia and was reared in tho
southern section. lie was educated
-, Nb, I,, L.,
was. elected TO Common Council
He served in Councils sixteen years,
for four years being president of Sc
lect Council.
Robert T.. LambertOn. who was elect
ed sheriff. served several terms in
Common Council and has always been
an aggressive advocate of clean politics.
He is a lawyer. with Offices in the
Commonwealth Building. and his home
| is in Germantown. lie is an alumnus
of the University of Pennsylvania, and
was q member of the football team two
years. He is a director of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Athletic Asso-
citation.
William X. Knight, re elected cor
oner, has been prominent in politics
twenty five years, and is Ware leader of
the Forty fifth ward Before being
elected coroner for his first term four
years ago. he was assistant director of
public safety under Mayor Rcyburp.
Prior to that he was shipping commis
sioner, and he also served twelve years
in Councils. He was born in Kcnsing-
ton. March is. 1861.
Thomas w. Cunningham. re elected
clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions,
was born April "a, 1850. In 1895 he
was elected magistrate and served two
successive terms. In 1904 he was
elected clerk of Quarter Sessions Court,
| He is of Scotch descent and is mem
| Der of the Masons and the Elks. He
| was educated in the Philadelphia pub
lie schools.
George +. Holmes. re- elected county
commissioner, is ending his first term
in this office. A former newspaper po
litical writer, he became active in poll
ties when the Washington party was
formed, and he was one of its leaders
He was elected president of the boarC
of county commissioners to succeed
David s. Scott. Commissioner Holmes
was originally an Ohioau.
Harry kuenZel, elected county com
missioner, has served on the board OF
county commissioners since May "a
1918, when he was appointed by the
board of judges to succeed David S.
4 Scott. Mr.. Kuenzel, who lives at 191I
North Lawrence street, is a political
adherent of Senator David Martin. BE
fore his appointment he was superin
tendent of elections in the county com
missioners' Office.
Edgar w. Lank, elected county com.
missioner, is a lawy with Offices il
the Land Title Building, and is a grad
uate of the University of PENNSYLVANIA
He is chairman of the Democratic city
committee and lives in the Forty sixth
ward. Mr.. Lauk was born in Della
ware.
Mamie RatIfles Suffrage
Augusta, Nov. 5.-The amendment {,
the federal constitution giving womei
the right to vote was ratified in tn
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