The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-28
WAR ON
IN PHILADELPHIA
People Rising up Against Loot
ers Of Treasury.
STRONG WORDS USED
REPUBLICAN, GANG DENOUNCED
IN NO MILD TERMS


Philade1phia. June 21-What prom
ises to be a local political war was be-
gun at the Academy Of Music tonight
when 5000 citizens in town meeting
nominated District Attorney p f.
R0thermel jr.. to be a candidate for the
Office of district attorney against the
candidacy Of John Weaver, who was
nominated for that Office last week by
tne Republican orgauizstio of this
city. The speakers of the evening Sc
NeEely arraigned the present city adj
minlstration and tsie. state ofhcials. A
telegram from postmaster General
AhaTleS Emory Smith was read AMI
was enthusiastically cbeer7d. 1t was
as follows:
You can use my name as a vice
president 1T is time for q new DeclaT-
alton Of INDEPENDENCE. Philadelphfa
ought to rise in her night against Job
bers IN her public rights and the raw
lsIlng OF her sacred safeguards of law"
The principal speech Of the evening
retired editor of the Philadelphia
Times Mr. Mcclure did not mince his
Wmos, aud his arraignment of the
whole Republican organization both
1tcss.s nc ssdle, was extremely severe
DlStr1ct Attorney ROthermel. he said.
was nominated by the Republican or
gan z9tioil three years ago and elected
Now this same organization. controlled
1 oy the same men, refuse him another
term They have named a man. he
continued who is untried and an IN
known, quantity Fr. RothermeI sent
70 prison ballot box thieves. The mas
/ ters OF whom are the political leaders
OF the city today. He had made it so
uncomfortable for others of the same
stripe that they We're living in distant
lands, and cannot come home until Mr.
Aotherr1el was out Of Office. That were
! the. rea sons, he said, why Mr.. Rother-
q ~
then told OF Mr.. Viewers unknown
quantities.
Denounces Public Robbery.
Mr.. Weaver has. been nominated by
/ these men because they have been
elther assured OF reasonably believe
mat he viii prosecute or not prosecute
crime as their interests might demand
The issue has been intensified by the
most beWildering public robbery ever
witnessed in the state and the men
most interested are Mayor Ashbrfdge
insurance Commissioner Durham Con-
: tractor McNichJl and their associates.
lney are committing public robbery by
criminal conspiracy
Colonel Mcclure told how the street
railway bills We're rushed through the
! legislature, and how the governor had
4 signed them at convenient hour so
/ that the gangs representatives could
I be first at the door next morning TO
I get charters"
/ sI4e closed by saying the battle was
( not one Of party. but one of self
preservation and organized crime, a
corrupt ballot and the lootihg of the
/ public treasury.
Former District Attorney George G.
( Graham. who served eighteen years in
! that Ofhce, followed BIr. -IcCIure. He
strongly urged the citizens to stand
I united. and he felt confident that the
! patient and suffering public viii rise
i and annihilate the Fobber crew and
+ give back to the people the civil gov
eminent"
The resolutions adopted by the meet
} ing pay tribute to BIr. Rothermel for
/ his fidelity and Integrity. and formally
nominate him as candidate for dis
4 trict attorney. TO succeed himself The
! resolution also instruCts the chairman
] of the meeting 20 appoint q committee
I TO conduct the contest and confer with
! an organized friends of reform in cons
pleting an independent ticket"