Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-19
YARE VET PICKED
AS VARE CANDIDATE
Lieutenant Watson, Son Of
Magistrate, to Run for
clerk of Courts
WADE SHERIFF SELECTION

WHUE SHEnlTT SELEC lON
Lieutenant David ,Elwood Watson,
son of Magistrate Thomas f. Watson,
treasurer of the Republican city com
mittee, has been agreed upon by the
Republican organization leaders as their
choice for clerk of the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions to oppose Thomas w. Gun
ningham, the Moore candidate.
Daniel Wade has been selected as the
candidate for sheriff to oppose Robert
Il. Lamberton, who is on the anti Ware
ticket.
Hazlett Files Papers
James NJ. IIazlett, recorder of deeds,
filed papers today for II denomination.
His papers had 5000 signatures.
Among the signers We're William r..
Nicholson, president of the Land Title
and Trust Company and a member of tho
committee of one hundred, which is
opposed to the Ware candidates. and
Dinner Reeber, president of the Com
monwealth Title Insurance and Trust
Company and n member of the Moore
campaign committee.
Mr.. Hazlett was member of Coun-
ellis for seventeen years. At one time
he was president of Select Council and
was also president of the Board of
Viewers. He is Mason and former
president of the Philadelphia Athletic
Club.
Selection of Lieutenant Watson was
4 surprise. since it was understood
that the Ware candidacy would go to
Magistrate Watson. who is the organi
Zation leader in the Twenty second
ward. Lieutenant Watson served over
seas and was gassed and wounded.
Lieutenant Watson is employed ir
City Solicitor Connclly's othce. He en-
listed in Company w. FIRST fennsy
van'a lniantrE' ne purIicipated II
many lmp"Etano. pa''leT anu was twice
gaSS'd onu Wo1Hueu nie 1oon1 lie m"S prGni3'ec ono
He was commissioned second lieu
tenant on September " and few weeks
later was made hrSt lieutenant or
' the day the armistlce was signed he was
recommended tor captalhcS'
Daniel Wade. the organization's can
didate for sheriff, mad long been iden-
titled with independent ana Democratic
movements in this city and ran against
w. Freeland hendrlck Tor receiver Of
taxes. Mr.. wade is resident of the
Thirty eighth ward and member o.
the Knights of Columbus and Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Patterson Won't Quit Bench
Judoo Patterson will not resig, from,
.h hnsol d,',;nn his ao,,noiar
the pehch uurihs MS can p"ish'
rive reasons were given pN Judge
Patterson why he should remain on the
bench while conducting his campaign fol
. the mayoralty.
.T w.ilI rnt ros;., until M, o,oo.ol
wiz nv. ie''sn Until an elec'c'
asked if he intended to give up his seat
on tbe bench
at h.,o 49,, o,or;o, .o ,e., Co., ho
nav nv apoiosiea " ohe, ioi O'
1ng cahdldate ior that ohlce'
Judpe C;tes precedepts
In giving his five reasons Judge Pat
terson cited a number of precedents tc
show that it was not necessary to re
sign from the bench to carry on polit
ical campaign
Judge Patterson gave these reasons
for his announced intention to stay or
: the bench
"First of all tboro oro sono ooeo,
pending hefora mo tbat have not bacr
decided Thara is one in -" norticmIor i
which the tastimonv has aircady Gov
cred n neriod nf sevaraI montbs
could NOT resign sis W witbout worEinr an in.
iustice % 70 tha nortias wr involyad "TSns d" III
HSecondIvN boro navar boord of .
;,,5oo "uat az, nte Heniu VI
n,bi;c b;s' bms;,,gss' hoforo M;mo"' iru ,o so,
pothin -, tho Io,, oLOe tbot n,,,;,.o MN. -
o'nanE NJ ni ~ hiI ,It laT 'ia' pe1uirdS Jug
otsor 10 tSs,sn einn MiIa,e ne dtn eaIa,ua'e ho
1mIt T,,4uo IT. JIM ,,hn ,,'aa %nu1' 'ramu .na
Sst J;J M"o ~ vas 49, ,he'iLGIl ,,iL;f " ~
Srou 4o ondijota u fo no' he neSSn st "nfe ~ H ~
tr;ot tt tamuiu"'e I5 tod enS 5%;,i Jlsi VI ,k m
stnnJs a'tGne L;ah ouIse t & Nc>1uiJh' VIZ VIZ
Henderson, who also has nm exceIIen
renutation for learning in the law an,
an instinct for fairness. are candidate
TO succeed Themselves on the bench an,
thew have NOT resigned, Justice Ken,
hart, an able iurist and n ponuiar cit
zen served on the bench during hi
campaign. I can find no precedent tha