Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-26
CANDIDATES DRAW
| PLACES ON TICKET
Big Crowd, Including Many
Women, at First Event
of Kind Here
DAlX GETS NO. I POSITION

Candidates for the Row Offices" drew
for places on the primary ticket today
In Council chamber in the presence of
q crowd which packed the room 50
tightly that there was standing room
only"
For the first time, under the opera
tion of new law, the candidates were
put on the ticket by lot instead of alpha
hetically. The occasion not only
brought most of the candidates and their
principal supporters, but a score OF
wcmen as we'll. some Of them with chill
dren, to witness the drawing.
The County Commissioners presided
at the drawing, which was held by
means Of numbered slips in plain CT
velopes, instead of using the Kelly
Pool Plan" proposed yesterday. For
each set of the candidates as many slips
as there were men were prepared
District Attorney ROtUn was hrst
called on 10 draw. lie was not present.
and Chief Clerk Harry Wittig was Sc
lected TO draw for him. Mr.. Rotan got
No. 2. First place fell to Evan +.
Lewis, of the Forty sixth Ward, who
has the backing of th" Republican Ctti-
gems Committee and Is running Us al
independent.
Campbell Not There
William +. Campbell, candidate for
Register Of Wills, was not present.
William Dctcncr was named 10 draw for
q loud laugh was raised. Other cnn-
didates drawing in the order named
were Vivian Frank Gable, who. drew
No. &: David 7. Hart. No. /; samuel
A. Wilson. No. 2, Philip y. Arnold,
No. l and Anthony j. human, No, J.
Augustus +. Daix. ,Tr.. who has the
support OF Richard Weglein. president
of Council. for the City Treasureship.
drew No. for his place on the ticket.
William JamisOn drew No. :;
Thomas +. Watson. No. 3. and Ar
thur Graham. No. 4.
Positions on the ballot for City Con-
trollcr followed Will 3. Hadley, pres
ent incumbent. drew No. |. lie was
followed by Charles c. Hunsicker, NJ.
Q; John o. Sheatz, No. 3, and Edwin
Wolf. No. 4.
Then came the race between Colonel
George f. Kemp and W. Frecland Ken
drick, for Receiver of Taxes. Colonel
Kemp drew No ]. In the Democratic
drawing for District Attorney. Michael
Gerharty drew No. l and Robert L.
Sterrett No. ?.
Blind Candidate Present
There were number of dramatic
Incidents when the roll was called for
the placing of Magistrates. \ hush
fell over the Council chamber when
Thomas J. OakeS. n blind newSdealer
and candidate for Magistrate from the
Twenty ninth Ward, was led before the
Commissioners by his ten year old
daughter. Anna. Although the poll
ticians present had been laughing and
applauding up to that time, they
stepped by respectfully when Oakes ap-
preached the desk.
For the sake of good luck. Oakos
asked his little daughter to pIc; the
envelope containing the figure which
would give him a place on the ticket.
She drew an envelope containing the
number four. When Commissioner
Holmes announced that the blind candi-
date had drawn this strong position
there was prolonged applause
Another candidate, Rita Casarello.
who believed that his daughter might
bring good luck, took his daughter.
Annie; eight years old, to the desk. She
drew No. %.
BY way of showing gallantry. those
present greeted the women aspiranrs
WAbh
Minister Makes Drawing
All walks of life were representel
among more than 200 candidates for
the minor judiciary. One candidate
who was given a cordial reception was
the Aev. Zed Hetzel Copp. former chap.
lain Of the Eastern Pcn!tentiary Mr..
Cop pdrew No. POI on the list, almost
at the end of the list
The leaders on the Republican list
were as follows: Christopher J Casey.
William Douglass. Michael HanIey
Thomas J. Oakes, Francis brennan. !.
NJ. Rush Jermon. Margaret Kane. y
Edwin Lindell, Robert Lyons. Charles
Benham. j. Lewis Barrett. Gerald
Bernardino. William Douglass. John
Finney, Leon F. Elliott. Thomas A.
Gonor. All of the present magistrates
seeking reelection were well down
the list. several of them being close to
the bottom.