The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-06-21
QUAKER CITY POLITICS.
Regular Republican Candidates
Asked to Withdraw.
Committee OF 70 Insists on Repeal o.
"Rlpper" Law Taxing From Mayor
Selection of Heads Of Police ant
Public Works-Ministers Ask Dur
hams Removal by Governor.

hams Removal by Governor.
Philadelphia, June 20.-The Repub
lican city campaign committee held ar
unusual meeting. to consider a demand
from citizens that the party ticket tt
be voted for in November be changed
. The candidates are Sheriff, Henry G
Ransley; coroner, John B. Lukens
city commissioners, Hugh Black ant
Jacob Wildemore.
At the conclusion Of the meeting
which was secret, 1t was announced
that a subcommittee of three consist
ing of Chairman James L. Miles, Davie
Martin and David H. Lane, had beer
appointed to meet similar committee
from the committee of 21," as citi
zens who signed a letter to the city
committee demanding new ticket
have been designated. The commit
tee is also empowered to see the can
didates and endeavor to induce then
to withdraw.
This action is the result of u letter
written on June 13 and signed by q
Republicans, urging the leaders to co
operate in naming new ticket thai
would have the confidence of the Re
publican voters of Philadelphia. AL
the candidates who are asked to with
draw are ward leaders" of the Repub
lican organization and as such were
active in pushing through councils re
Gently the legislation extending the
United Gas improvement company's
lease of the gas works.
Mr.. Ransley, as president Of select
councils and head of the ticket, brought
down upon his head the condemna
tion of citizens because of the active
part he took In passing the legisla
ton
1t was concluded by the leaders that
1t would be necessary to place a new
ticket in the field made up of men who
had no connection with the gas lease
legislation.
The naming of new ticket will moi
necessarily cause a withdrawal of the
opposition to the Republican organiza
tion under the leadership of |. w
Durham. Mayor Weaver and his
friends, who were formerly strong al
lies Of the organization, are believed tc
be hostile to any move that will con
tinue the present leaders in power.
In addition, the committee Of 10 Is
perfecting Itself In every ward witt
the declared intention of placing tick
ct In the field independently of what
the Republican organization may do
The reform leaders are apparently
confident of their ability to defeat the
regular Republican ticket and they
claim they will have the support OF
Mayor Weaver and practically all OF
the offlceholders recently appointed tc
take the places of the men removed
since the mayors war on the organiza
tion leaders began.
The committee also adopted a reso
luton favoring the repeal of the
ripper" law which was passed In the
last days of the legislature and
changed the selection of the director
of public safety and director of public
works.
The ripper" law took from the
mayor the power to appoint the direc
tor of public safety and director OF
public works and vested the appoint
I've power of these officials in city
council. The resolution was intro
duced and passed without comment.
Five policemen and one fireman
were discharged yesterday The men
had been found guilty of charges pre-
ferred against them.
Isaac ]. Fleming, who for ~ years
has been foreman of the city hall la
borers, was also dismissed for neglect
of duty.
The Methodist preachers at theii
weekly meeting adopted a resolution
asking Governor Pennypacker TO re
move from Office State Insurance Com