Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
nominees CAREERS
| TOLD IN NUTSHELL
s'Who's Who" in Present Con-
test for State Treasurer
and Auditor General
CANDIDATES FOR SENATE

Sketches Of the Republican and
Democratic nominees for the offices of
state treasurer and auditor general, and
for the state Senate from four districts
in Philadelphia are printed below.
Sketches of the four Democratic
nominees for Congress ut large also
appear:
places in the Senate, all but one are
M for re election. The exception Is
the state House of Representatives
since 1913.
., State Treasurer -..
7. Charles A.. Snyder, Republican, of
pottsville, was born ut Pillow, Dauphin
county, fifty three years ago /; educated
In the publ schools; was admitted to
the Schuylkill county bar in 1899, since
which time he has been engaged in
| the practice of law; served an enlist
ment in the National Guard of Penn
sylvania; has served as city solicitor of
Pottsville, also as deputy district at
torney, county controller and county
solicitor of Schuylkill county; was a
member of thS House of Representa- =
tiyes, sessions Of 1903, 1905 and 1907 /;
and Of the Senate Of Pennsylvania, ses-
sions of 1900, 1911, 1913, 1915 and
I 1917 until April 30, when he resigned
to enter upon his duties as auditor
general, to which Office he was elected
November Z, 1916.
Potter A. Eisesser, Democrat, of York,
was born April II, 1867, near Hanover,
York county. From the time he was
ten and until past twenty zone he Mt :
tended and also taught in the public
schools. On account of family priva-
tions he spent most of his early years
among strangers, working on farms in
the summer and tending store in the
winter. He was prominent in war
Z work, having been a member of the
York War Council, Camp Community
Service, Community Labor Board and
chairman of the United War Work
Campaign.
Auditor General
Samuel s. Lewis, Republican, of
York, was born in York in 1874; edu-
Gated in York public schools and gradu- =
ated from the York High School /;
worked in the York postotfice as clerk
and later became a clerk in the post :
Office in Washington, D.. c.; while
postofice clerk at Washington attended
the Columbian University from which
he graduated in law; admitted to prac-
tice law before the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia, later re-
turning to York, where he was admitted
to practice at the York bar. President
Roosevelt named him postmaster of
York and he was reappointed by Presi-
dent Taft. Upon the completion of his
term under President Taft, he re.
sumed the practice of law until named
by Auditor General Snyder as corpora
tion clerk in the Office of the auditor
general at Harrisburg, which position
he now holds.
Arthur Mexican, Democrat, of Beaver
Falls, was born March 13, 1882, in
Lower Burrell township, Westmoreland
county. After attending the public
schools he was graduated from Geneva
College in 1904, and from the University
Of Pittsburgh Law School and was ad-
mitted to the Beaver county bar in
1909. He is now practicing law with
Colonel Joseph II. Thompson, formerly
OF the 10th Infantry. He was elected
1011.
Senators in General Assembly
First district--First, Twenty sixth,
Thirty sixth, Thirty ninth and Forty
eighth wards.
Edwin II. Ware, Republican, was
born in the old district of Southwark,
Phi!adelphie. July 10. 1852; educated
IN the public schools; at the age of
twenty one became engaged in the con-
tracing business of Ware Brothers, the
other member of the firm being the late
Senator George A. Ware served part of
the session of 1897 as q member of the
House of Representatives and resigned;
elected to the Senate in 1908 and 1912
reelected in November, 1916.
William l.. Rooney, Democrat, lives
at 1887 Wharton street. He served as
paymaster aboard a United States navy
vessel during the war and is now con-
nected with the shipping board. He
IL thirty three years old.
Third district-F'ifth, Sixth, Tenth,
Eleventh, Twelfth. Thirteenth. Four
teenth, Sixteenth and Eighteenth
wards.
William j. McNichol, 1923 Cherry
street. is nominee on both the Republi-
can and Democratic tickets. Born in
Phiiadelphia, May /. 1885; educated at
La Sale College and entered the paving
business of d. j. McNichol & Co., and
IN 10OS, became president Of Me-
Nichol Paving and Construction Co.
elected to the Senate in November.
i01S, to fill the unexpired term of his
father. the late James p. McNichol.
Fifth district-Seventeent Nine
teenth, Twentieth, Thirty first and
Thirty seventh wards.
q. Max Aron, Republican, was born
In Russia, October 10. 1885; was
brought to this country when two years
old and received his education in the
public schools; graduate of Central
High School and the University of
pennsylvania admitted to the bar in
october, 1907; appointed assistant city
solicitor in 1910 and served until Jan
nary, 1912; elected to the House of
Representatives in 1913 to succeed John
n. Riebel; re- elected in 1914, 1915 and
l0lS. Lives at 041 North Eighth street.
:, Norris w. Campbell, Democrat,
lives at 2211 North Seventh street.
lie was assistant supervisor of
the 1910 census here. He was a dele
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