Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
PRIMARIES TO END
STIRRING CAMPAIGN
Political Fortunes Of Faction
chIeftalns Hang Upon Re-
suits of Tomorrow
CANDIDATES ARE CONFIDENT

Both factions in the Republican par
are busy today with last minute vi
tory appeals for their respective caud
dates ut the primary election tomorro
THE most important primary electic
IN years.
Leaders IN all sides in both parti
unite In describing this primary as
the greatest consequence, both regart
2 question of municipal governmer
M OF the political fortunes of part
chieftains.
Inc stirring campaign which he
RACED for weeks within the Republica
1ks will reach its telling climax whel
VA -oters decide which of the riva
the +es for the Republican nomina
candinaes 'ayor will be nominated.
don for NJ ! Moore. congressman from
J. HamptoA ct. is the candidate o.
the Third distfA Republicans. Judg,
the Independent the choice of the
John M, Patterson Is 'can citv conn
ware controlled Repubh, ,tory II i
mittee. Each predicts Vie ~renrblfcor
renerally conceded that the L. . s,~.
nominee will be elected Mayor
coed Mayor Smith.
Fight for New Council
Each party will also nominate e"n w.
dates for other important CT! nn
county Offices and for the I've" sniui
Council which will replace the pre e..
two chambered body. CandloS'ea ~,
the judiciary will be nomlh"'eu
nonpartisan ballot. u,,.
The polls will be oPAn tol
hours-from z a. m. to Z p ",rfod
The total number of citizens qun ~
to vote in this election by rea>
registration is 355 ,422, OF this nrn 80
about %. 600 are enrolled a. Denocras\
After making a deduction for the non
partisan vote and the scattering enroll
ment for other and smaller parties, the
Republicans are credited with an en-
rollment of approximately 32o,Oo"'
AS both the Moore and Patterson
supporters are bending every effort to
get all the votes possible, it is likely
that the total number of votes cast
in the primary will break all records,
lust as the registration broke all rec
ords. In this respect the only mayor
atty primary in comparatively receni
wears that approached the intensity Of
this campaign was the fight in the
.primaries of 1911 between George II
Earle, Jr., and Congressman William
&. Ware. 1t will be recalled hat Mr.
Ware was defeated.
Rights Of All Voters
Every citizen who is registered an,
also enrolled as a member of n politica
party may ask for and vote the ballot
of that party in tomorrow election
FOR example, a voter enrolled as a Re
publican may vote the Republican party
ballot. Under the new law, if the vote,
s enrolled, his party membership is no
ubject to challenge at the primary.
Those who are merely registered, bu
lot enrolled under any party name, ma,
vote the nonpartisan ballot for can
didates for the Judiciary,
The enrolled voter may vote boil
for party candidates and for the candi
dates for judges.
Tomorrow's primary will be, notable
not only because of the issues and polit
zeal assets involved, but also unique il
the care exercised to make The voting a
clean. honest and free from fraud q
possible. Fraudulent voting will b
watched more closely than ever. Heav
Jail sentences. face the fraudulent voter
District Attorney Rotan and h
corps of detectives, in charge of jam
II. Cortelyou, late of the federal servic
will nave an eye on the proceedings
every one of the 1856 voting division
In the city.
Private Detectives at Work
Scores of private detectives workii
under the direction of the Moore w
Board, will also be at work. Final
the Committee of seventy. with its off
of 500, 900 in rewards for detection
election crimes, will be active in 4
cause of, a pure election. All in {
it is expected that the work of the con
bined public and private agencies
overwhelm the plans of those who de
in crooked elections.
The county prosecuting authoriti
and the Moore forces are co -operatin
1t was declared, ito make the path
the election crook a hard and thor
one. There will be no more Fiji
ward outrages. The vote and not t
blackjack and the gun will rule"
Four candidates for the mayoral
nomination appear on the Republic
ballot. Besides Congressman Moe
and Judge Patterson the candidates &
John Clinton Parker, who has be
campaigning. in a big automobile, a
Person NJ. Stackhouse, the perenn
candidate for Mayor. In some Giro
there is feverish discussion over
question, "Will. Parker get more vo
than Stackhouse?"
Independent Republicans will put
cross-mark in the little square OBJ
site the name Of j.. Hampton Moo
In fact, a separate cross-mark is
guired for each candidate voted for
the primary ballot.
John NJ. Walton, the present hol
4 of the Office, is the only candidate
the Republican ballot for city contr
Ter. He has the support of all e
tnents.
Soldier Against Hazlett
For recorder of deeds the Mo
forces are supporting Lieutenant Co
mel Thomas F. Meehan, while the V
men are backing James NJ. Hazlett
re- election.
The Independent Republican can
dates for county commissioners
Blakely ID. McCaughn, Republican
lance leader Of the Twenty fou
ward, and Frank j. Schneider, a Ia
leader. The Ware candidates are
present commissioners. Gearge
Holmes and Harry Kuenzel.
As a candidate to succeed She
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