Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-29
VOORHEES,. NAMED
REALTY ASSESSOR
Republican Alliance Officia
Succeeds WegIein--Bauerle
Takes Buchholz's Place
TEN OTHERS REAPpoINTED

John A, Voorhees,, Secretary Of the
Republican Alliance. today was named
a real estate assessor, succeeding Rich
ard weglein, president Of Council. who
resigned when elected to the city's leg
islative body.
The assessorship vacated by Council.
man Eduard Buchholz was filled by the
appointment of Harry T. Bauerle. Re
publican. Nineteenth ward, former
assistant city solicitor.
Ten assessors whose terms expire
| April % were reappointed by the Board
of Reyision OF Taxes. Those reap
pointed were:
Robert Grier. Alliance leader Of the
Eighteenth ward: James Willard. Re
publican. Eighth ward Andrew j. Rog.
genberger. Republican, Thirty eighth
ward John G. Riescr. Republican
Twentieth ward; Daniel Haggarty
Democrat, Eighth ward; George Il
Snowden, Democrat. Seventh ward
Michael Donohoe. Democrat. Twenty
| fifth ward: George Cooke, Democrat
Forty second ward Thomas j. Gava
CHAN. Democrat. Thirty eighth ward
and Peter j.. Hallihan. Democrat, For
| ticth ward. - :.
One Place Left Vacant
/ The place left vacant by the deatt
of Ebcnczer Adams. Republican. Twen
ty- fourth ward. was left open. Th'
| term of real estate assessor is five years
with an annual salary Of $1,000.
Leaders in the Republican state or
ganization have completed their 'slnte'
Of twelve delegates at large to the Re
publican national convention. Th'
slate" is rs follows:
Governor w. G. Sproul, Chester
Leonard Replogfe. Johnstown; Senator
Penrose, Philadelphia Mayor J. Hamp.
ton Moore, Philadelphia Andrew W
Mellon, Pittsburgh Senator Philandcr
G. Knox, Pittsburgh; James Elveson
Jr.. Philadelphia Percy NJ. Chandler
Philadelphia: Mayor f. V. Babcock
Pittsburgh; Colonel Asher Miner
Wilkes Barre Attorney General w. |
Shaffer. Chester: w. w. Atterbury
Philadelphia.
Senator Pcnrose was communicates
with and the slate Of twelve was an
proved by him before it was finail,
adopted. The naming Of General At
terbury was surprise. his name no
having been mentioned before. He aut
Colonel Miner are the military repre-
sentatives on the slate.
ware leaders are proposing that DR.
! william Draper Lewis. secretary of th,
constitutional commission, be n candi
date for delegate to the Republican con
vention from the Sixth district. Doc
tor Lewis said that he had not decided
the question. but that II he entered tn,
field he would favor Governor Sprou
for President.
Moore leaders in this district are sup
| norting former Governor Stuart ant
Bayard Henry for national delegates.
Propose Lewis
Ware leaders repudiated reports tha
they would back Charles II. Grakclov
as a candidate for Congress from tn,
Fourth Congressional district agains
Congressman George w. Edmonds. VIII,
is candidate for re election. Con
gressman Edmonds has been indorsed b,
both the Moore and Ware elements.
situation which was emphasized by Sen
8tor Ware n few days ago at meetin,
in the headquarters of the Republican
city committee.
The Ware Lane Martin combinati
is expected to announce this week il
choice for tho state senate to succeed
Senator Martin in the Fifth district
where John II. Mclean. Jr., will b,
the administration candidate.
The candidate against Mclean will b,
either Alfred NJ. Waldron. of the Thir
ty first ward, or Max Aron. of thu
Twentieth ward. Waldron's friends in
sist that he will stick in the fight Il
the finish. but Ware leaders predict tha
he will abide BY the result Of the distric
caucus.