Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-01
council AND loan
! ARE LOCAL ISSUES.
'Pommer-o Gallagher Battle Is
Test Between Ware and Moore
in First District "
"KNIFlNe" PLOT CHARGED

fight In South Philadelphia to elect a
member of Council; approval or rejec-
tion Of the $33, 900 900 municipal loan,
and contests in the state representa-
tive districts. .... - .
The total number Of registered voters
entitled to ballots In this city is 44o,O13,
Including from 49,. 900 to 10000
women who will WELD the stubby cleo
tion booth pencils forthe first time.
Council Battle Bitter
The battle to elect n successor to
the late Councilman William II. Finley
is more than merely contest for a
seat iu Council. Politicians regard 1t
as q sortie further to weaken the power
of the Ware organization.
The law makes provision for twenty
one members Of the City Council.
Granting the ballot to women did not
increase that number on the basis OF
electors represented. The new charter
provided for an automatic doubling OF
the representation unit when the women
got the vote.
The present lineup among the
twenty members Of Council grants
twelve votes to the administration and
eight to the Ware forces, ignoring what
PVcC nHtT CllQutS uhNt lOiulCu III 'no
ten months Mayor Moore has held Of
fee.
James Gallagher, n business man. is
the candidate chosen by administration
men to win the seat held by Finley, who
was executive director Of the city COM
mittee and q confidant of Senator Ware.
A new party title, the South Philadel-
phia, was pre- empted. for Gallagher.
He also Is the Democratic nominee
Charles J. Pommer, court tipstaf
and Ware leader of the First ward. is
the organization candidate. He was
given the Republican nomination by
Ware controlled ward committees.
The First district embraces the First,
Twenty sixth, Thirty sixth, Thirty
ninth and Forty eighth wards, 1t is
In that area that the battle OF votes
will bo bitterest tomorrow. Advance
tactics of the Ware organization, poll =
ticians say. indicate that if the anti
administration men can squeeze out
case in any way resembling the famous
Fifth ward scandal Of three years ago
they are prepared to take every ad-
vantage of 1t.
Loan Issue Before People
Then there is the S33 900, 900 loan
issue. Many needed public improve
ments depend on it's approval by the
voters. Among them are the completion
and equipment of the Frankford elevat-
ed, funds for the proposed Delaware
river bridge, new Delaware river piers,
vital street grading and paving, City
Hall annex and money for the purchase
Of street cleaning equipment.
Forty one local members of the state
House of representatives, are to be elect
I'd In the contest for Republican
nominations at the last primary TWEEN
ty.three candidates friendly to the
Penrose Moore forces were nominated.
Eighteen Ware men became Republican
nominees. A.
In one representative district. the
Nineteenth. covering the Twenty eighth
and Thirty seventh wards. the ware
candidates defeated at the primary are
coptestlng on the American party ticket
. title pre emntad Cor this election.
The Ware men are John Reynolds and
Arthur r. Il. Fox, who are opposing
7. Miller and Edward Haws. regu
lar Republican nominees and support
.rs of the Moore administration.
In some other districts Ware leaders,
angered at the defeat Of their, candi-
dates at the primary, are said to be
ready to trade votes for the Democratic
nominees in order. to defeat the hepno- =
lican nominees who arc administration
men.
Apart from these Offices, the loan and
two amendments to the state constitu =
tion. voters tomorrow are to cast ballots
for these Offices: .., -,
A United States senator, a justice oi
tbe state Supreme Court, a judge OF
the Superior Court, state treasurer
auditor general, four congressman. at
large, six district congressman anUfour
state senators.
State Committees Up
state and ward committeeman, sew
.rsl thousand In number, also are to bt
chosen by the voters of the several po-
liticai parties as "cogs" in the party
machinery. :.
Gtical career Senator Penrose is di
rectly before the voters as a candidate
for United States senator. Before tn
1914 election senators We're elected b!
the LEGISLATURES.
In 1914 Senator Penrose, in a three
cornered contest for the Senate, pollet
5Ip. sol votes throughout the state
Mitchell Palmer, now United State
attorney general, was his Democratic
onponent. Clifford Pinchot. now stat
Sorester, was the candidate OF tn
Roosevelt Republicans under seyera
party titles. John A. Farrell Is Pen
roses Democratic opponent this year.
Other nominees at tomorrow's elec
State treasurer, Republican, Charlie
A. Snyder. Pottsvillee; Democratic
Peter A. Elsesser, York.
Auditor general. Republican, Sam
uel s. Lewis, York: Democratic, Ar
thur Mexican, Beaver Falls.
Congressman at large, Republican
William J. Burke, Pittsburgh; Mahlo
NJ. Garland, Pittsburgh; Joseph Nc
Laughlin, Philadelphia; Anderson I
Walters, Johnstown; Democratic
Charles NJ. Bowman. Wilkes Barre
John p. Bracken. Dormont NJ. J. Har
Ian, Honesdale, and John Z. McDon
ough, Reading.
tricts follow:
First, Republican. William s. Ware
Democratic, Lawrence Il. Crossir
Second, Republican, George ). Graham
Democratic, Herman Becker; Thir
Republican, Harry S. Ransley; Den
ocratic, Joseph Haggerty; Fourth. RI
publican, George w. Edmonds; Den
ocratic, II. ]. Ruescamp; Fifth, II
publican, James j. Connolly; Dem'
cratic, Henry ]. Burns; Sixth, II
publican, George p: Darrow; Dem'
cratic, Harry s. Jefery.
local districts are: =
First. Republican, Edwin II. Var
Democratic, William l.. Rooney Thir
y Republican and Democratic. Villa
]. McNichol; Fifth, Republican, Nj
Aron; Democratic. N. W. Campbell
Seventh. Republican, Augustus
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