Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-16

by the Voters, League. is one of the
three. Former State Senator John
j. Coylc is another. George 4. Walsh
is the Organization candidate. He wa.
slated ut the request of Collector OF
Internal Revenue McCxughan. The
thre"-"ornered contest seems to favor
Welsh. though the Coyle supporters are
optimistic. Efforts are being made.
however. to point ont to Independents
that they should center on Carson
against Welsh.
Hot Time in Germantown
In Germantown. Congressman Dar-
row is being opposed 10y Daniel +.
Waters. Il friend OF City Treasurer
Watson. chairman of the Varc.con-
trolled City Committee. barrow Is in
dorscd by the Voters League. In this
district also there is hot fight by
State Senator George Woodward for the
Republican nomination fer senator.
Th" Ware men are backing William IT.
DentZcll. Independents in this district
are working hard for the denomination
of Stat" Representative Franklin
Spencer Edmonds.
In West Philadelphia also there is
drive against rcnominating Stat" Sona.
tor Edward w. Patpn. a Ware leader.
u
Mcchan. WHO las the Endorsement Of the
Voters League. Anti Ware men say
that Patton IL only >talkin. horse for
James 4. Walker. who was not slated
Tor renomination for the House. His
place was allotted 10 Mrs. PlttS.
II il whispered throlghout the dis.
trict today that If Patton gets the nomi-
nation he is to withdraw and his plac"
on the ticket filled by III" Ware Ward
Committee nominating Walker.
Pinch"t cts Committee Headquarters
in the Liberty l;uilding are busy rc-
""ivug reports ard compiling data ON
attempted election frauds. In this they
havo ;hc help OF corps Of lawyers.
besides that. Major &. &. MrGovcrn.
former chief of detectives OF Pittsburgh.
who resigned rather than submit 10 tn"
orders of tn" bosses. Is on guard with
squad Of operatives trailing election
crooks.
For some 'iric past he haS been busy
scouting through the organization
wards. and his mon. i'll cooperation
with special details from tho office OF
Director Cort"lyOu. arc running 'phan-
toms" repcatcrs and ballot box stuff
f"rS to the ground. Councilman Roper,
director Of tho Piachot campaign in
philadclphin. says that election frauds
viii De prosecuted to the limit.
Women Watch for Trick,
plnchot women workers at the polls
are receiving special protection against
tricks played by the Organization. They
have been ordered not TO leav" the polls
unless they get messages from some one
officially connected with rinchot head
quarters.
Mrs. samuel d. Scott. vice chairman
Of the pinchot City Committee. ar
ranged for official hostess homes in each
division as center for the Pinchot
women workers. As for attempted
rough stuff, Mrs. Scott arranged for
the help Of tho polio" and of squads of
sturdy L. Of Il. football men.
The possibility for big PnchOt vote
in Philadelphia is shown in the regis
tration figures. The total qualified to
vote today is 800, ,l69. virtually half
million. About 80, 900 of those ar"
Ropublican mon and women and about
30 900 Democrats.
Although only two United States
Senators arc 10 b" nominated by each
party. three nominations will be mad"
by each. The reason for this is that
two nominations wer" made for the old
Knox seat---0ne for the uneypired term
ending next year and one for the full
term beginning with next year. The
vote for the old I'enrose seat j. for the
uuexp!red term ending 1927. Major
David A. Reed is unopposed for the un-
expired Knox term. For the full term
he has slight opposition in the candi.
dacy Of John &. Lowry, of Somerset.
Judge Samuel +. Shull, of Stroudsburg,