Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
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gate to the San Francisco convention
and is on the Democratic electoral
ticket. He was born in Millville, N, J..
an and a. for gts eighteen years has wed in the
Seventh district-Fifteenth, Twenty
eighth, Twenty ninth, Thirty second
and Forty seventh wards.
Augustus F. Daix, DR., Republican,
born in Philadelphia. October 8,
1866; lawyer since 1893; two terms
president of Northwest Business Mems
Association and organizer and six terms
president of the United Business Mem
1912; e-elected in November, 1915.
Lives at 1913 North Thirty third street.
Edward j. Kite. Democrat. lives
at 20O5 Ridge avenue, where he is in
the business of plumber. He was born
in Philadelphia and educated in the
public schools. He has never held po-
litical office.
Following are sketches of the Dem
ocratic nominees for Congress at
Large. Sketches Of the Republican
nominees were published yesterday:
Congress at Large
Charles NJ. Bowman, Democrat, was
born September %, 1871, in Wilkes
Barre; he afforded the public schools
of his native city; graduated from
Dickinson College studied law at Dick
inson School Of Law and the Univsr-
sity of Pennsylvania admitted in 1906
to the Luzerne county bar and has since
then been in the active practice Of his
profession at Wilkes Barre.
He has been active in Democratic
politics. serving five terms as a member
of the city council of Wilkes Barre;
in 1911 he was the Democratic cnndi-
date for district attorney for Luzerne
county.
John =. Braclten, Democrat, was
horn December 8, 1875, at Gallitzin,
Cambria county; was educated in the
public schools and graduated from col
lege in 1894 with the degree of master
of arts; prior to 1895 he was associated
with his father and brothers in the
coal, lumber and water business since
then he has been engaged in. the coal.
commercial business, and Mt present
conducts general brokerage business
at Pittsburgh.
He was a member of the borough
that body a delegate to the Democratic
National Convention in 1912 and during
that year member of the Allegheny
county Democratic committee.
Mr.. Bracken enlisted May "a, 1895,
as a private in the Seventeenth U. 8.
Infantry and was advanced TO sergeant,
serving until the end of the Spanish
American war; and is n member of the
Camp Hunt Post, United Spanish
American War Veterans.
Mr.. Bracken is married and resides
with his wife and six children at Dor
mont, suburb Of Pittsburgh.
NJ. j. Hanlan, Democrat, was born
June 21s 1868. in Palmyra township,
Wayne countyi went to work in the
White Mills glass works when but
eleven years old; at sixteen was lock
tender on the Delaware and Hudson
canal; attended the district school
during the winter months and graduated
from the Howley High School; Is q
graduate from the Mansfield State Nor
NAL School; has taught school, Is
lawyer by profession.
Mr.. Hanlan has served as clerk to
the county commissioners Of Wayne
county and three terms as prothonotary
OF his native county; and also served
three years as solicitor Of Wayne
county: was a delegate to the Demo
craft state convention in 1903 and
again in 1906.
He took an active interest in all
the war activities and was chairman
of the four minute men in Wayne
county.
lie resides at Honesdale is vice
president Of the Chamber of Commerce
secretary of the Honesdale Realty Co,
and director of the Farmers and Me-
chanics' Bank of Honesdale.
John Il. McD0nOugh. Democrat, was
born April 3, 1850, in the city of Read
ing, where he now resides; educated In
the schools of Reading and at Brunner's
Business College; served as Democratic
city chairman for two terms; member
of Democratic state executive commit
tee; and has always been active in
Democratic politics.
Mr.. McDonough took an active part
in the united war work drive and In
all other war activities and patriotic
He owns the Telegram
Printing Co., of Reading: