Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-26
WEAVER ELECTS
TWO OFFICIALS
AGAIN INSTALLS HIS RECENT
APP0INTEES
SUPPORTED BY HIGHER COURT
Injunction Granted to His Opponents
Is suspended-chicaeo's Exec
utive Wires Message Of
Congratulation
SUPPORTED BY HIGHER COURT
BY Associated PROSE-.

BY Associated Prass.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-The Bit
ter feeling that has been engendered
by the gas lease fight was intensified
today when Mayor Weaver practically
elected from the office of the depart
ments of public safety and public
again installed the men appointed by
him on Tuesday night. The news
created much excitement in the city
hall and on the political rialto and
bled in the vicinity of the mayors S
office to learn of the next move
This came quickly, but from an un-
expected quarter-the state supreme
court. When the mayor was ordering
his old directors out of their offices
his attorneys appeared in the supreme
court and obtained a special super
sedeas, suspending the temporary in
junction granted to the old directors
yesterday by the county court A
dramatic incident of the day was the
great ovation given Mayor Weaver by
several thousand persons, on his way
from the city hall to the Union league
for luncheon.
A rumor that the mayor is to be i'm
peached spread today. For what Of
fense was not clearly defined One
story had it that he would be brought
before the bar of the city council for
his conduct of an election fraud case
while he was district attorney and an
other rumor had it that he was to be
made to answer to some alleged lapses
of duty while in his present position.
All attempts to confirm the impeach-
ment rumor failed.
Organization Stand Pat
The organization leaders say they
continue to stand pat" on the gas
lease and that their ranks are solid.
On the other hand, Mayor Weaver an
nounced today that he had assurances
when his veto is considered would be
changed materially from the last
weeks vote. 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, places of business or are hold
ing them up in the streets.
A remarkable feature of the struggle
is the silence that both sides are main
tanning. Little of consequence leaks
out and nothing is known until move
is actually publicly made. 1t was re-
ported today that President Roosevelt
will be asked to issue a special warn
the gas lease fight. 1t is charged by
some of the anti-gas lease people 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 organization
leaders.
Leaders against the organization say
that they know that the government
employees are bringing pressure to bear
on the councilmen and that if it con-
tinues a delegation of citizens will ga
to Washington to see the president.
Dunno Coneratulates Weaver
Mayor Weaver is receiving hundreds
of letters and kilograms of congratu
lation. Among those he made public
today was this;
II congratulate you upon the firm
stand you have taken in behalf of the
people.-Edward F. Dunno, mayor,
Chicago"
AS a result of the agitation against
the lease three select and six common
councilmen have now announced that
they will change their votes on the
lease. This would make the vote in
the select council stand 81 for the
lease and against, and in the common
council 6S for and 16 against. 1t takes
a two-thirds vote to pass an ordinance
over the mayors veto
Two big ward meetings were held
tonight. At one of the meetings two
of the councilmen attended and said
that they would support the mayor.
John C. Winston, chairman of the
committee of seventy, has engaged
James Auerbach, a New York lawyer,
to represent the committee in its fight
against the gas lease. 1--WE are going
further than the mayor" said Mr..
Winston tonight. "He simply wants
to straighten out his department We
are going to investigate civic matters
and will stir up the city. When we
finish there will be a stencil that will
reach to heaven"
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