The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-05-30
MY IMPEiGH Mif0R VIEWER
His Action in the ess Lease Fight
AIeHses tie Organization.
SITUATION GROWS MORE TENSE
The Mayor Practically Elected Two
Former Directors From Office and
Reinstated the Men Appointed by
Him Tuesday-Vofe i'm Council Nav
be Changed When tile Mayors Veto
is Considered.

Philadelphia. Nav 25-The bitter
feeling that has been by
the gas lease fight was intensified to-
day when Mayor Weaver practically
elected from the offices of the depart
ments IF public safety and public
works his two former directors. and
again installed the men appointed BY
him on Tuesday night. The action
Of the mayor today was the most SEN
sational move hat he has vet made.
The the news dashed through
the great city building that the old d.
rectors were out. and the new men in.
runors flew thick and fast that q
wholesale dismissal of bureau chiefs
and other officials was bout TO occur.
While he mayor was ordering his OIL
direcors out of their office his attor-
news appeared in the supreme court
and obtained a special sunersedes. sus-
pending the temporary Injunction
granted to the old directors yesterday
by the county court. A dramatic in
cident of the 1ay was the great oya-
ton given Mayor Weaver by several
thousand persons while on his way
from the city hall to the Union League
for lunch.
II he thick Of the fight this after
Don came the story. but from where
no one appears to know. that the may
or IS to be impeached. For what par
ticular Offense was not clearly defined.
One rur1or had it that he would b.
drought before the bar of city councils
for his d Of an election fraud
| case while he was district attorney.
| and another rumor had it that he WAS
20 he made to answer for some alleged
LAPSE of duty while in his present DO
sition. All attempts to confirm the
Impeachment rumor failed. but at the
s2r2e time no n could be induced tC
DENY them.
The organization leaders say they
continue to stand pat" on the gas
lease. and hat their ranks are solic
all along the line. On the other hand
Mayor Weaver announced late today
that he had assurance that the vote ii
10th ounci chambers. when his vet
is considered. will be changed mate.
rally from the vote taken last week
One councilman publicly announce
today that he would change his vote
and it is understood that h mayor
has the direct promise from severa
others that they will sustain him.
The situation is daily growing more
| ICIlSC. LII oil SSSllOI1S VI III III III
!, reform organizations and the newspa.
ers have aroused citizens to take
hand in the fight. The cOuncilme-
wno favor the gas lease are having q
hard time of it. They are heina
swamped with protests M delega.
tions of neiGhbors are calling on then
at their homes o. places OF bushes:
or are holding them uD on the streets
Many of them reply hat hey are fol
the lease so long as the peerless
leader as Commissioner Durham is
a~ffectiona+ely called by the organi'
cation men. is for it.
Mayor Weaver is receiving hundred:
III letters and talegrams of cOrgratu
lation. Among them was the follow.
ing:
I congratulate D on the firm
stand YOU have aiken in behalf of tfle
people.
(Signed).
EDWARD F. dunno.
''Mavor of Chicago"
AS a result of the agitation agains
the lease three select and six common
counciln1en have now announced that
they would change their vote on tn
lcase. This would make h vote II
select council stand "a for the least
ard s against: in common council 81
f,,r cr1 16 AGAINST Tt takes a two