Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-29
GAS LEASE BITTERNESS GROWS
MORE INTENSE.
OVATION FOR THE MAYOR
Popular Approval of Vigorous oppo-
sition of Plan of Philadelphia
Council Reorganization" Shown in
Dramatic Street lncident-May
Protest to President.

Philadelphia, May 26.-The bitter
feeling engendered by the gas lease
fight was intensified yesterday when
Mayor Weaver practically elected
from the office of the departments of
public safety and public works his two
former directors and again installed
the men appointed by him Tuesday
night While the mayor was order
ing his old directors out of their Of
fee, his attorneys appeared in the SUI
preme court and obtained a special
'supersedeas suspending the temporary
Injunction granted the old directors
Wednesday by the county court.
Another dramatic incident of the
day was a great ovation given Mayor
Weaver by several thousand persons
on his way from the city hall to I'm
ion League for lunch 1t was a SEN
sational demonstration and was looked
upon by those opposed to the lease
as an indication of the trend of popu-
lar sentiment
May Impeach Mayor
In the thick of the fight yesterday
afternoon came the story, but from
where no one appears to know, that
the mayor is to be impeached. For
what particular offense was not clear
ly defined.
Some to Change Votes.
The organization leaders say they
lease and that their ranks are solid
ali along the line. On the other
hand Mayor Weaver announced late
Yesterday that he had assurances that
I the vote in both council chambers
when his veto is considered will be
changed materially from the vote
taken last week. One councilman
publicly announced yesterday that he
would change his vote, and it was I'M
derstood that the mayor has direct
promises from several others that will
| sustain him.
Citizens Aroused.
| In all sections of the city reform or
CARNATIONS and newspapers have
aroused the citizens to take hand in
the fight. The councilmen who favor
the gas lease are having a hard time
of it. They are being swamped with
protests and delegations of neighbors
are calling on them at their homes or
places of business or are holding them
UP on the streets. Many of them re-
! ply that they are for the lease SO long
as Commissioner Durham, the head of
the organization men, is for it. 1t
was reported yesterday that President
! Roosevelt would be asked to issue a
special warning to federal employees
| to keep out of the gas lease fight. 1t
| is charged by some anti-gas lease peo-
| pie that the organization is calling
| upon federal office holders TO use their
influence with councilmen in behalf
| Of the gas lease. This is denied by
! the organization leaders. The lead
ers against the organization say they
know that government employees are
bringing pressure to bear on council
men and that if it continues a delega-
ton OF citizens will go to Washington
to see the pesident
Congratulate Mayor.
Mayor Weaver is receiving hun
dreds of letters and kilograms of con-
graduation from republicans as we'll
as democrats.
Grab Seems Doomed.
AS a result of the agitation against
the lease three select and six common
councilmen have announced their in
tention to change their votes on the
lease. This would make the vote in
select council stand four for the
lease and eight against, and in the
common council IS for and 16 against
1t takes two-thirds to pass an ordi-
nance over the mayors veto.