The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-10
PHlLIDEIPHIlHs ARE
AROUSED 1T LAST
THE PEOPLE TO MAKE CONSUMED
EFFORTS AGAINST QUAY
MACHINE.
Recent Giving Away Of Valuable
Franchises to Be Made Battle
cp-Time for honest Men tic As
sert Themselves

PHILADELPHIA, June 57.-Whaf
promises 10 be fierce political war
vas begun At the Academy of Music
tonight when 5000 citizens In q town
meeting named District Attorney p.
r Rothermel. Jr-, to be candidate
Tor the Office OF District Attorney in
opposition 10 the candidacy of John
Weaver. who was nominated for that
office last week by the Republican
organization of this city. The speak
ers Of the evening severely arralgned
the present city administration and
the State officials.
A telegram from Postmaster Cen
eral Charles Emory Smith was read
and was enthusiastically cheered. II
was as follows:
You can use my name as = vice
president. 1t is time for a new Dec
laration of independence. Phlladel-
phia ought to rise in her might against
jobbers in her public rights and the
ravishing of her sacred safeguards OF
law"
The principal speech of the evening
was that of Colonel A. K Mcclure, the
retired editor of the Philadelphia
Times. Mr. Mcclure did not mince
words, and his arraignment OF the
whole Republican organization. both
city and State, was extremely severe
District Attorney Rothermel, he said,
was nominated by the Republican or
ganization three years ago and elect
ed. Now the same organization, con-
trolled by the same men, refused him
another term. They have named a
man. he continued, who is untried and
an unknown quantity. Mr. Rothermel
sent TO prison ballot box thieves, the
masters of whom are the political
leaders of the city today. He also
made it so uncomfortable for others
of the same stripe that they were liv-
ing in distant lands and cannot come
home. Mr.. Rothermel was out of Of
fee. That was the reason, he said,
why Mr. Rothermel was not named
Colonel Mcclure then told of Mr..
Viewers unknown quantities, and
said:
MFR. Weaver has been nominated
by these men because they have been
either assured or reasonably believe
that he will prosecute or not prosecute
crime, as their interests might de-
mand The issue has been intensified
by the most bewildering public rob
berry ever witnessed in the State, and
the men most interested are Mayor
Ashbridge, Insurance Commissioner
Durham, Contractor McNichol and
their associates. They are committing
public robbery by criminalconspiracy.
Colonel Mcclure told how the street
railway bills were rushed through the
Legislature, and how the Governor had
signed them lat convenient hour, SO
that the gangs representatives could
be first at the door next morning to
get charters" He closed by saying
that the battle was not one of party
but one of self-preservation against
organized crime. corrupt ballot and
a footing of the public treasury.
The resolutions adopted by the
meeting pay a tribute to Mr.. Rother
mel for his fidelity and integrity. and
formally nominate him as candidate
for District Attorney to succeed him
self. The resolutions also instruct the
chairman of the meeting to appoint
committee to conduct the contest ant
confer with all organized friends o.
reform in completing an Independent
/ ticket.