Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-11
Warn, Fights on
in Montgomery Co

dorsements, Charley johnson, the treas
lurcr Of the Republican state COMMITTEE
who recently jolted the Wares by join :
ing the Pinchot ranks, is known to favot
the candidates. Of Burd T.. Evans, OF
Trappe; David Orr. present Burgess OF
Lanslalc. and John W. Storb, OF Potts.
town. Howard +. Boorse, llansiale
Justice Of the peace; Walter Linn. OF
Franconia Township; Henry y; Alle-
Of Jenkintown, are the other candidates.
Pike, Boorse and Linn are supported
by Theodore Lane Bean. OF Jefferson
vile. an Alter leader; just what can .
didate for Governor these three men. as
we'll as tho other six and Mrs. Just,
favor is expected to be revealed tonight
at meeting the women will hold In the
parish house Of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church. All the Montgomery County
political candidates have been invited.
In the Jenkintown Cheltenham =
Arlington section the women are out for
Pinchot enthusiastically. Mrs. George
G. Eckert, president Of the Republican
Women's Committee Of the county, an /.
nounced herself for Pinchot the other
day and is helping to set the women in
line.
The Republican factional war that
has been fought in the Borough Of Jen-
kintown for several years Is still on.
Mrs. Gertrude Clayton. editor Of the
Times Chronicle, is opposing Mrs.
Luella Rcddlng, wife Of a Town Coun-
Gilman. for the County Committee from
tho Third Ward.
William NJ. Redfern is running
against James Il. Colladay. the present
committeeman and member of the
Town Council, in the same ward. In the
First Ward Charles F.. Schwartz, the 50 =
called leader of Jcnkintown, whom the
opposing faction is trying to oust, Is
pitted against John Nice, nm under
taker. Mrs. Clayton and Redfern are
allied with Schwartz.
With johnson and many other lesser
leaders behind Pinchot, his followers
predict that he will carry the county
BY at. least $4,000 votes.
Alter supporters say they do not think
so. Roy A. Hatfield, president Of the
Montgomery County Board Of Commits
sioners, heads the Alter movement.
Veterans Aiding Pinchot
A large, conspicuous banner with the
words "Pinchot for Governor Commit :
tee. written in huge red letters. informs
the peop.c Of Norristown that the head
quarters of the Forester are ut Main
and Swede streets. William 3. Buck
land who fought under Theodore Roose-
velt in Porto Rico, is director Of the
pinchot campaign in Montgomery.
One Of the chief reasons why MIR.
Buckland thinks Pinchot will carry
Montgomery County Is tho effective way
In which Miss Helen G. Livezey, di-
rector Of the women's S campaign, has or
ganized the feminine vote. As Is the
case in many other counties, the women
| Of Montgomery are almost solidly be-
hind Pinchot, and Miss Livczey and her
! staff intend to have automobiles galore
to get out the women Tuesday.
! It takes only glimpse at the figures
! to learn that the women's vote amounts
to something. There are % .564 enrolled
Republican women and 2,GO0 men.
In the First District
George NJ. Fratt. Of Norristown. is
unopposed for the Republican Legislative
nomination in the Second District. Ir
the First District an interesting fight
is In progress between BENJAMIN II.
Ludlow, Of Ardmore, and Walter Il.
FAIRIES. of Bala. .Cynwyd. Mr.. Ludlow
was head of the Four Minute Speakers
Of the Third Federal Reserve District
during the war. and is Township
Commissioner. Mr.. FAIRIES served in
the Ordnance Department during the
war.
There Is no fight on for the State
Senate, Fletcher W. Sites, of Mar.
berth. being unopposed for the Repub-
can nomination to succeed James Boyd,
of Norristown. who declined to run
again. Mr.. Sites formerly was an As
hn 4 -;
| Henry w. Watson, Of Langhornc,
publican congressional nomination from
the Bucks Montgomery District. liz
already has served five terms in the
Lower House. A. f. Wohlert. of Mar
berth. is unopposed for the Democratic
nomination for Assemblyman from thu
First District.
The Lower Merton section also in.
cludes Robert r. Pattison, Jr., of Mar.
berth. son of the last Democratic Gov
ernor, who Is candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Lieutenant Gov
crnor, and Frank r. Croft, Of Por
Kennedy, n former State Senator, who
says he is the only candidate for Cover.
nor running on 'wct' ticket.
School Loan Is Issue
Another sidclight in Lower Merio
Is the school bond issue of $3.50 900
which comes before the voters Tuesday
The money Is to be used for Il new Jun
ior High School at Ardmorc, ana 40
additions to the Cynwyd and Bry
Mawr schools. Another school bond Is
sue will be up Tuesday in Consho
hocken Borough. II is for $3.50, 900 t
dcfray tho expenses Of Il new addition
to the high school.
Heated local fights for County Com
mittee are in progress throughout tn
county. In South Ardmorc Miss Mar
Il, Scott, secretary of the Main Lin
Federation of Girls Clubs, oppose
Mrs. Henry Smith. former chairman q
the South Ardmore branch Of th
League Of Women Voters. and Williul
q. Frankcntield Is opposing the pres
ent committeeman. Harry II. Francis
One man ana one woman are allowed o.
the County Committee from each pre-
cnct. In the West Ardmore precinc
Walter q. Blair. ST.. present commit
tceman, Is opposed by William "
Chambers.
In the Mont Clare district of Uppe
Providence Township Elberta -. Abrn
ham opposes Mae Kaiser and Jacol
Brewer is pitted agunst Joseph Shraw
der.
Other contests include those n
Springfield Township. between Richnr,
Boyle and William w. Dessler; in Up
per Dublin Township. between William
Ehrsam and Thomas II. G. Phipps. an,
in Upper Dublin Township betwcrl
Walter NJ. Hook and Elmer \. Grubb.
What about the DemocratsI One Ard
more man said, If you're looking 10