Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-08
Voters League
Gains Are ShOlUn
ARISTIDE BRAND

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In the thirty. seventh division Of tn,
same ward at Twenty first street anc
Erie avenue, there had been eighth
votes cast at 10 10, five of which wer,
by women.
This is the quietest election I was
ever in. it is like Sabbath tea party
said Magistrate William F. Campbell,
Republican candidate for Register OF
Wills. 1.-THE leaders have nothing to
do but count the vote"
Fusion Would Break Slate
In the Republican primaries the in
dependents rolled up n vote of 100, 900
against the Ware candidates. In to-
days election Republican independents
join with Democrats and others to pro-
test against forcing machine men into
Office under cover of the party name of
the Republicans.
Although five important county Off j
cials and several Judges are to be
elected, including the Justice of the Su-
prcme Court, the chief contest revolves
about the winning Of the six minority
magistrates.
For these the Democratic and Voters
League Parties are the principal con-
tenders. The Voters League ticket
consists of Benjamin II. Renshaw,
Miss Foster, Robert Carson, Samuel
McReynolds, George W. Price and John
f. Monahan.
n;ct. L., oil Ln.,
elected. Eleven will be elected by the
eleven will not have much trouble, eX-
cept in the case of Amos Scott, the
Negro candidate.
Among the Democratic candidates for
magistrate special efforts are being
made for Magistrate James II. Toughill
and William ii. Belcher, Francis +.
Scullen, Edna NJ. Snyder Charles +.
Magner, l.. II. Dorm and Henry J
Burns. Ware men are helping, where
they can, to push the Democrats into
the minority places. They don't like
the Voters League.
The Ware mugiSterial slate includes
Dugan. Fitzgerald, IIarri-
gan, Beaton. Coward and Glenn. and
Frank Y. O'Connor, former city detec-
tive: Edward +. Roberts. an ally of
Richard Weglein, president of Council
Edward J. Holland. Joseph NJ. Ferri.
a lieutenant of Congressman Ware in
the Twenty sixth Ward, and Scott.
Imber Stnl Fighting
Magistrate Imber and Louis y. Gold.
smith, who failed to win places on the
Ware slate, are fighting for minority
places by means of the Welfare Party.
Although ten parties have candidates
on the ballot, only three are expected
TO figure in the rcsult--RCpubliCa
Democratic and Voters Leaguc-and
the latter two will be concerned chiefly
over the magistrates.
W. Frccland Kcndrick. Republican
nominee for Receiver of Taxes. is run
ming for his third term. William VI.
Moore is the Democratic nominee.
Magistrate Campbell. Combine leader
II the Twenty fifth Ward, is the Re-
publican nominee for Register of Wills
o succeed James B. Shnchan John W.
Iraham, Jr., is the Democratic candi-
late.
The Republican candidate for City
Treasurer, TO succeed Frederick J.
Shoyer, is Thomas +. Watson, chair
man Of the Republican CITY Committee
md Ware leader of Germantown. Mra.
Jesse L. Collett Is the Democratic
hoice.
Will r. Hadley, who was appointed
City Controller by Governor Sproul, to
succeed the late John NJ. Walton. is
he Republican nominee TO succeed him
'elf. His Democratic opponent IS
Nicholas Albrecht.
Samuel p. RotNn is the Republican
nominee for District Attorney to sue.
'eed himself Robert J. Strrrett, for
nerly connected with the Office Of the
United States Attorney, is the Demo-
ratio candidate.
Judgeship Races
Three candidates for the office OF
Justice of the Supreme Court are
ustice Schaffer, who was appointed by
Governor Sproul, the Republican nom
nee Judge BonniwelI, of the Municipal
'ourt, who has been making an ag-
ressive campaign for the Democrats,
nd Charles Palmer, the Prohibition
ominee.
Candidates for the Philadelphia
IOurts of Common Pleas, Orphans
IOurt and Municipal Court have vir-
ually no opposition, as they have both
he Republican and Democratic nomi-
lations. They are Judge Stern, Court
20. 2; Judge Davis, Court No. 3:
udge Martin. Court No. 8, and Judges
Test, Thompson and Gummey, of the
Orphans Court. John T.. Walsh,
whose nomination was dictated by
David II. Lane, hN3 "tN ~" " '''''
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