The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-27
$1,25o,00o TO FIGHT RING.
SCHEME TO RAISE THE FUND ny
POPULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Philadelphia Crowd Marches on boss Dur.
hams Omce-Weaver Is Gaining In
Strensth-BOycott Is Driving COun.
ciImcn Over to Hinl--Big Mass Meet nk,

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PHILADELPHIA, May 2o.-Under pressure
| Of q remarkable boycott. social and bust
ness. Councilmen whom the ring has de-
pended on to stand by hem in their present
| fight for existence are falling away one by
one and from indcati ions tonight there will
be stampede within day or two t hat will
force the machine to the most desperate
expedients to hold its grip upon city patron
age.
Following the great mass meeting at the
Academy tonight, when the crowd in and
about the hall numbered 10000, 2, 900 people
people marched over to the Betz Building,
quarters. They held meeting on the
steps and in the streets, while the speakers
denounced the thieves above"
motion to ascend the building and
storm the Den of Iniquity" was raptu-
rously received by the crowd. but cooler
heads averted it. An opposition meeting
headed by George Washington Dasch,
freak saloonkeeper, was mobbed by
Mayortes, and then the police scattered
all
W. W. Justice, chairman at the mass
meeting, issued a call for Sl,25O,OO0 to
be used in the fight against the machine.
To-day marks the introduction of the use
Of money by the reformers.
1t was stated on good authority tonight
that in one ward alone 3s5 900 would be
spent to drive the ring to the wall.
Mr.. Justice, in advocating the raising OF
Il he fund.- said: Il propose that this fund
shall be under he control Of the town COM
mittee Of nine and OF hers whom the COM
mittee may select from time to time, this
committee to expend the money in such
manner and at such times as in heir judg-
ment will best restore our municipal gov
ernment to the hands Of honest citizens.
This fund must be raised by voluntary
popular subscription il raised at all. and in
larger and smaller amounts, in proportion
to the patriotic impulses and financial
ability Of the contributor. l would be
glad to be one of $1,000 citizens
to subscribe 81 each; also one OF 10000
citizens to subscribe IS each; also one
Of 5000 citizens to subscribe 500 each; also
one Of 900 cittzens to subscribe 800 each;
also one Of 500 citizens to subscribe 500
each; also one OF 200 citizens to subscribe
$500 each; a so one OF 200 citizens TO Subscribe
81 900 each; also one Of 100 citizens to sub
scribe S., 900 each. ma kin in all 81 ,25o,o 900.
Large as this sum may appear, 1t is a
small price to pay for the restoration OF
our city government to the free people OF
the city Of William Penn, the heritage OF
our fathers. and even in dollars and cents
it will be returned in abundant measure
The first official act OF Director Acker
came to day when he sent letter to Samuel
SUIT cliff, Chief Of the Bureau of Highways.
saying that the advert isement requestin
proposals. for at rect cleaning for 1905, which
were to have been opened on June l. is an
nulled. He direct ed the chief OF the bureau
to recall all specification blanks and return
all proposals and to discontinue the adver-
tisements in the daily papers.
This is a blow to the McNichols and will
be used as means Of swim ging the Wares,
leaders of down town and controllin & at least
one-thrd of the entire city, over to the
Mayor The Wares have the street clean
ing contract for the present year. 1t is
worth 81, 900, 600.
BY defeotons to-day the Mayor now
holds twenty-four Common Connclmen
out of eighty-four, where he held only nine
last week, and ten Select CoInci,men out
of forty-two, where he controlled only
four on Saturday
Frank Richards voted for the lease. He
ia in the feed business. He has done little
business lately and to-day he was notified
that regular SlOO a week contract that
has been his for years would be Cancelled
unless he turned in for the Mayor. He
turned.
Samuel Springer is a down town saloon
keeper and member Of Select Councils.
There have not been more than ten men
to buy drinks in his place for two days
and nobody would speak to him. He
Topped.
John Doak ia Common Councilman from
the Nineteenth ward. He is wealthy and
owns a big dyehouse. Some hundreds of
thousands of pounds OF wool have been
taken from him. I'VE can't trust our wool
to a man who votes for the lease, they told
him. He is for the Mayor.
Charles Connell. Common Councilman,
is real estate assessor under the ring. He
announced his allegiance to the Mayor to-
day az the result OF a social boycott. His
wife ia sick in bed because OF the snubs of
the neighbors.
What can I do?" said Connell to-day.
al know will lose my job, but it's better
than having my wife die"
William Graham, Common Councilman
and gas lease man. is big florist. He had
a $4,000 contract for flowers on Memorial
Day. He was notified to-day that it would
be Cancelled unless he turned over to the
Mayor. He turned.
Common Councilman George Kucker ia
a lawyer. He is attorney for a building
association. He attended a meeting list
night. Not one man would talk to him
except on matters Of business. He passed
over to-day.
And 80 II goes. The strain the Co,lncilmen
still firm for the Machine are undergoing
is terrific. Their families are very unhappy
and their businesses are being ruined.
Representatives Of various military and
patriotic organizations which were to take
part in the parade in Frankford. Philadel-
phia' g mill district. on Decoration Day,
declared tonight that they would not pa
rade unless Select Councilman Byram of
that district, who was to lead the process
sion, promises to sustain the veto of the
gas lease. Byram has been ostracized
soc ally for three days, but says he will
stand by the machine.
NEGRESS ROBBED THE BARON.
Police Say Attache OF German Embassy