Election Proclamation
God save the Commonwealth. I, Harry
Dukeman, High Sheriff of the County of
Centre, Comomnwealth of Pennsylvania,
do hereby make known and give notice
to the electors of the County aforesaid
that an election will be held in the said
@ounty of Centre on the
FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER, 1320,
being the 2nd of November
for the purpose of electing th: several
persons hereafter named, to wit:
Thirty-eight persons for Presidential
Eleetors.
One person for United States Senator.
One person for State Treasurer.
One person for Auditor General.
ane persons for Judge of the Supreme
ourt.
One persons for Judge of the Superior
Court.
Four persons for
Congress at Large.
One person for Representative in Con-
gress.
One person for Representative in the
General Assembly.
I also hereby make known and give no-
tice that the place of holding elections in
the several wards, boroughs, districts and
townships within the County of Centre
is as follows:
. For the North Ward of the borough of
Bellefonte, at the Logan Hose Co. house
on east Howard street.
For the South Ward of the borough of
Bellefonts, in the Undine Fire Co. Build-
ng.
For the West Ward of the borengh of
Bellefonte, in the carriage shop of S. A.
MeQuistion, in Bellefonte.
For the borough of Centre Hall, in a
room at Runkle’s hotel.
For the borough at Howard, at the pub-
lic school in said borough.
For the borough of Millheim, in the
school house, now the Municipal building.
For the borough of Milesburg in the
borough building on Market street.
For the First Ward of the borough of
Philipsburg, in the Reliance Hose house.
Kor the Second Ward of the borough of
Philipsburg, at the Public Building at the
corner of North Centre and Presqueisle
street.
For the Third Ward of the borough of
Philipsburg, at Bratton’s Garage, north-
east corner of Seventh and Pine Streets.
For the borough of South Philipsburg,
at the City Hall in South Philipsburg.
For the borough of Snow Shoe, in the
borough building.
For the berough of State College, in the
State Coll Fire Company building.
For the rough of Unionville, in the
Grange Hall in said borough.
For the township of Benner, north pre-
cinct, at the Knox school house.
For the township of Benner, north pre-
cinet, at the new brick school house at
Rockview.
For the township of Boggs, south pre-
cinct, at Walker’s school house.
For the township of Boggs, east pre-
cinet, at the hall of the Knights of Labor,
in the village of Curtin.
For the township of Boggs, west pre-
cinct, at the school house in Central City.
For the township of Burnside, in the
building owned by William Hipple, in the
village of Pine Glenn.
For the township of College, at the
school house in the village of Lemont.
For the township of Curtin, north pre-
cinct, at the school housé near Robert
Mann's.
For the township of Ferguson, east pre-
cinet, at the public house of J. W. Kep-
ler, in Pine Grove Mills. i
wes
Representatives in
For the township of Ferguson,
precinct, at Baileyville School House in
the village of Baileyville.
For the township of Ferguson, north
precinct, at the store of H. N. Musser,
one mile west of State College, at Struble
station.
For the township of Gregg, north pre-
cinet, at Murray's school house.
For the township of Gregg, east pre-
cinct, at the house occupied by William
A. Sinkabine at Penn Hall.
For the township of Gregg, west pre-
cinect, in vocational school building at
Spring Mills.
For the township of Haines, east pre-
cinet, school house in the village of
Woodward.
Tor the township of Haines, west pre-
cinct, at the residence of E. A. Bower.
For the township of Halfmoon, in I. O.
O. F. hall, in the village of Stormstown.
For the township of Harris, east pre-
cinet, at the building owned by Harry
McClellan, in the village of Linden Hall.
For the township of Harris, west pre-
cnict, at the Boal Hall in the village of
Boalsburg.
For the township of Howard, in the
township public building.
For the township of Huston, in the
Sw pslip building erected in the village of
ulian,
For the township of Liberty, east pre-
cinct, at the school house in Eagleville.
For the township of Liberty, west pre-
cinct, at the school house at Monument,
For the township of Marion, at the
Grange Hall in the village of Jacksonville.
For the township of Miles, east precinct,
at the dwelling house of G. H. Showers,
at Wolf's Store.
For the township of Miles, middle pre-
cinct, in Mrs. Jacob Gephart’s residence
in Rebersburg.
For the township of Miles, west pre-
cinct, at the store room of Elias Miller,
in Madisonburg.
For the township of Patton, in the shop
of John Hoy at Waddle.
For the township of Penn., in a build-
ing formerly owned by Luther Guisewite,
at Coburn.
For the township of Potter, north pre-
cinct, at the Old Fort hotel.
Por the township of Potter, south pre-
sinet, at the hotel in the village of Potters
a 1s.
For the township of Potter, west pre-
cinct, at the store of George Miess, at
Colyer.
FIRST COLUMN
To Vote a Straight
Party Ticket, Mark a
Cross (X) in this
Column.
JUDICIAL TICKET
NON-PARTISAN
REPUBLICAN | |
Judge of the Supreme Court
{Vote for One.)
| DEMOCRATIC i |
Sylvester B. Sadler
SOCIALIST
Judge of the Superior Court
FOR NO OTHER CANDIDATES.
SPECIMEN BALLOT
To vote a straight party ticket, mark a cross (X) in the square, in the first column, opposite the name of the party of your choice.
A Cross Mark in the Square at the head of a group of Presidential Electors, opposite the name of a Party and its Presidential candidates, is a vote for all the Electors of that Party, BUT
A cross mark in the square opposite the name of any candidate indicates a vote for that candidate.
To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, write or paste his name in the blank space provided for that purpose.
To vote for an individual candidate of another party after making a mark in the party square, mark a cross (X) opposite his name.
For an office where more than one candidate is to be elected, the voter, after marking in the party square, may divide his vote by marking a cross (X) to the right of each candidate for
whom he desires to vote. For such office votes shall not be counted for candidates not individually marked.
A cross (X) in the party square in the first column does not carry a vote for any Judge.
To vote for Judge, mark a cross (X) opposite the name of the candidate desired.
Presidential Electors
(Vote for 38)
Presidential Electors
(Vote for 38)
REPU
“James Houlahen |
Ellen Duane Davis |
Rembrandt Peale
Theodore F. Jenkins
A. Raymond Raff
Joseph L. Galen
P. Oliver Perr
alter
Presidential Electors
(Vote for 38)
SOCIA
and
Charles 1 E.
Hamilton
Presidential Electors
(Vote for 38)
Presidential Electors
(Vote for 38)
Presidential Electors
(Vote for 38) (Vote for 38)
G
4 Hayes,
J.
Feeney
ohn I.
James J.
X
Presidential Electors
Presidential Electors
(Insert 38)
column Is for the use
of voters desiring to vote
Presidential Electors
than those whose
printed on
cinct, at the Township Poor House.
For the township of Rush, east precinct,
at the school house in the village of
Cassanova.
For the township of Rush, south pre-
cinct, at the school house in the village
of Powelton.
For the township of Rush, west pre-
cinct, at the school house near Osceola
Mills known as the Tower school house.
For the township of Snow Shoe, east
precinct, at the school house in the vil-
lage of Clarence.
precinct, at the house of Alonza A. Groe,
in the village of Moshannon. : ;
For the township of Spring, north pre-
cinct, at the township building erected
near Mallory’s blacksmith shop. :
For the township of Spring, south pre-
cinct, at the public house formerly owned
by John C. Mulfinger, in Pleasant Gap.
For the township of Spring, west pre-
ginet; in the township building at Cole-
ville.
For the township of Taylor, in the
house erected for the purpose at Leonard
For the township of Union, in the town-
ship public building.
For the township of Walker, east pre-
cinct, in a building owned by Solomon
Pers in the village of Huston.
cinct,
For the township of Walker, middle
precinct, in Grange Hall in the village of
Hublersburg.
For the township of Walker, west pre-
cinct, a* the dwelling house of John
Royer, in the village of Zion.
For the township of Worth, in the hall
the village of Port Matilda.
LIST OF NOMINATIONS.
The official list of nominations made by
the several parties, and as their names
will appear upon the ticket to be voted
on the 2nd day of November, 1920, at the
different voting places in Centre County,
as certified to respectively by the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth and the Com-
missioners of Centre County are given in
the above form of ballot, which is similar
to the official ballot.
son excepting Justice of the Peace, who
shall hold any office or appointment of
profit or trust under the Government of
the United States or this State, or of any
city or incorporated district whether a
commissioned officer or otherwise a sub-
ordinate officer or agent who is or shall
be employed under the Legislative, Exe-
cutive or Judiciary department of this
State, or of the United States or of any
city or incorporated district, and also that
every member of Congress and of the
State Legislature, and of the select or
law, incapable of holding or exercising at
the same time the office or appointment
of judge, inspector or clerk of any elec-
tion of this commonwealth, and that no
inspector, judge or other officer of any
such elections, shall be eligible to any
office to be then voted for, except that
of an election officer.
Under the law of the Commonwealth
for holding elections, the polls shall be
opened at 7 o'clock A. M. and closed at
7 o'clock P. M.
PROHIBITION | | (Vote for One.) . B. Nivin alter N. Lodge
William B. Linn B. Armstrong
A Vm. P. Osteme;
O. E. Musselman
INDUSTRIAL co Roynolds
C. Robinhold
Frederick
; LABOR ! United States Senator Gilbert F.
(Vote for One.) : 1 Wagaman
| SINGLE TAX | Boies Penrose, Republican M. L. Newcomer . Mead Charles LE
. . eru
John A. Farrell, Democratic McAuney ames M H. Patton EF,
Birch Wilson, Socialist La ames A.
Leah Cobb Marion, Prohibition Sainies 3, Moobeed 1 TA Evans
Robert J. Wheeler, Labor s P.
ames vid Niven
Joseph Eugene Jennings, Single Tax Jr. “P. I. McGrath
. Wei
aniel Mclrlenry
I.
Representative in Congress
at Large
(Vote for Four) )
William J. Burke, Republican
Mahlon M. Garland, Republican State Treasurer Auditor General Representative in Congress Representative in General
Joseph McLaughlin, Republican RRL Sone for 2) on (Vote for One) 21st District Assembly
es A. er, epublica: 5 y
Anderson H., Walters, Republican a > = Samuel 3, Lewis Repuulican (Vote for One) (Vote for One)
eter ‘A. Elsesser, emocratic Arthur McKean, ¥ y Republican
Charles M. Bowman, Democratic ini Democratic Evan J. Jones, ¥ Toone Thomas Beaver p
Geo. W. Snyder, Socialist Charles T. Schenck, Socialist Frank E. Naginey, Democratic
John P. Bracken, Democratic = J. D. Connelly, Democratic
C. W. Huntington, Prohibition A. P. Hutchison, Prohibition C. C. Johnson, Socialist
M. J. Hanlan, Democratic George W. I'ox, Socialist —
Samuel Taylor, Labor Patrick McHale, Labor eS
John B. McDonough Democratic Oliver McKnight NE 5 James D. Connelly Labor
ngle Tax tte R — HRA
Charles J. Bauer, Soctalist Bliefis Reyuolls Dix, Single Tax
A. M. Buckwalter, Socialist
Edward W. Hayden, Socialist
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Henry W. Schlegel, Socialist * AG x) kd h
ross marked in the square at the right of the word “YES” indicates a vote FOR the Amendment
Fl J. Diefenderfer, Prohibition . y oak .
gre leon. : A Cross (X) marked in the square at the right of the word “NO” indicates a vote AGAINST THE AMENDMENT.
George Hart, Prohibitien
Luther 8. Kauffman, Prohibition PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 1. Yes
F. E. Whittlesey, Prohibition . : . fais
ge y SST Shall Section Eleven of Article Sixteen of the Constitution be Amended so as to read as follows?
n alcec, ndustrialis
rank Section II. The General Assembly shall have the power by general law to provide for the incorporation of banks and trust companies, and to prescribe the powers thereof. No
Joseph Rack, Industrialist
Joseph P. Smith, Industrialist
Herman Spittal, Industrialist . PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION NO. 2,
Howe Goren Lobos Shall Section Eight of Article Nine of the Constitution be Amended so as to read as follows?
? Section 8. The debt of, any county, city, borough, township, school district, or other municipality or incorporated district, except as provided herein, and in section fifteen of this
Frieda S. Miller, Labor article, shall never exceed seven (7) per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, but the debt of the city of Philadelphia may be increased in such amount that the Yes
Single T total city debt of said city shall not exceed ten per centum (10) upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein nor shall any such municipality or district incur any new debt, or
William A. Hagan, ngle Tax increase its indebtedness to an amount exceeding two (2) per centum upon such assessed valuation of property, without the consent of the electors thereof at a public election in such
Thomas A. Kavanagh, Single Tax manner as shall be provided by law. In ascertaining the borrowing capacity of the city of Philadelphia at any time, there shall be deducted from such debt so much of the debt of said city
y as shall have been incurred, or is about to be incurred, and the proceeds thereof expended, or about to be expended, upon any public improvement, or in the construction, purchase, or con-
William R. Kline, Single Tax demnation of any public utility, or part thereof, or facility therefor, if such public improvement or public utility, or part thereof, whether separately or in connection with any other
public improvement or public utility, or part thereof, may reasonably be expected to yield vevenue in excess of operating expenses sufficient to pay the interest and sinking-fund charges
Joseph E. Robinson, Single Tax thereon. The method of determining such amount, so to be deducted, may be prescribed by the General Assembly. In incurring indebtedness for any purpose the city of Philadelphia may
issue its obligations maturing not later than fifty (50) years from the date thereof, with provision for a sinking-fund sufficient to retire said obligations at maturity, the payment to such sink-
ing fund to be in equal or graded annual or other periodical installments. Where any indebtedness shall be or shall have been incurred by said city of Philadelphia for the purpose of the}
construction or improvements of public works or utilities of any character, from which income or revenue is to be derived by said city, or for the reclamation of land to be used in the con- N
struction of wharves or docks owned or to be owned by said city, such obligations may be in an amount sufficient to provide for, and may include the amount of, the interest and sinking- 0
fund charges accruing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction, and until the expiration of one year after the completion of the work for which said indebtedness}
shall have been incurred; and said city shall not be required to levy a tax to pay said interest and sinking-fund charges as required by section ten, article nine of the Constitution of Penn-
sylvania, until the expiration of said period of one year after the completion of said work.
For the township of Rush, north pre- For the township of 8now Shoe, west Merman'’s. of the Knights of the Golden Eagle, in Notice is hereby given that every per- common council of any city, or commis- Given under my hand and seal at my
sioners of any incorporated district is, by office in Bellefonte, this 20th day of
October, in the year of our Lord, nineteen
hundred and twenty and in the one hun-
dred and forty-sixth year of the In-
dependence of the United States of
America.
Harry Dukeman
(sear) Sheriff of Centre County