Arizona republican., 1905-05-26
WEAvER'S WAR
The Philadelphia Mayor a
 Popular Individual
HIS PEOPLE WITH HIM
He Succeeds in Forcing His Disaffeet- ed Subordinates out of 0ffiee-Prs- parations for a Titanic Legal Sat- tie Under Way.

Philadelphia. Pa. May a5-The bit ter feeling that has been enseRdered by th= gas lease fight intensified today wheR Mayor Weaver practically eject ed from the offices of the departments of public safety and public works i've former directors and again installed the men appointed by him on Tuesday night. The Rews' created much ex- citemeat in the city haH and on the political Rialte and nearly all that were Interested assembled in the vicinity of the mayors office tS learn of the next HeeEe. This came auickIy- but from an unexpected auarter-the state -sts- Peeme court. whfSe Mayor Weaver was ordering his old directors out of their offices his attorneys appeared aa the supreme court and obtained a sRe- eial suPersedeas sEspsadiRg the tenn paraFy iAjUnctioR granted to the old directors yesterday by the county court A dramatic incident of the day was q great ovation given Mayor Weaver by several thousand persons on his way i from the city hall to the Union League for luncheon. IL was hooked upon by thsse opposed to the leaSe as an izdics- ! tion of the trend of popular sentiment
 
 iHpeached spread today. For what particular effense was Frot clearly de- fiEed- Osae story had t that he would be brought before the bar of the city councils for his conduct of an election fraud case while he was district at terRey and another FuIRor had it that l he was ts be made to answer some all l legged lapse of duty while in his present | position All attempts to confirm the impeachment rumor. failed The lead CTS of the organization were cIoseted all day, either with their small army of l attorneys among whom are numbered some of the most prominent lawyers in the city, or were receiving support from their ward leaders.
 The organization leaders say they continue to stand pat on the gas lease and that their ranks are solid all along the fine On the other hand. | Mayor Weaver announced late today that he had assurances that the vote in both council chambers when his veto Lis considered will be changed material Iy from the vote taken last week The counciImen who favor the gas leas- 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 busi- ness or are holding them up on the streets
 With the exception of the time he went to luncheon. the mayor did not have time to leave the city hall from early in the morning until p m- He spent the day going over plans for future action and is preparing to fight the injunction in the county court Many prominent lawyers and men called on him either to assist him or congratulate him for his attitude in the struggle.
 The offices of United States Senator Boise Penrose were the center of in terest for the men identified with the reorganization. Commissioner Durham. Senator Penrose and State Senator Me Nicol spent nearly the entire day there in consultation with lawyers and ward leaders. Messengers kept coming and goingin an almost steady stream. car rying information. legal papers or law books. An army of lawyers was also kept busy preparing for the coming le- gal battle. With Elihu Root of New York. leading one contingent of lawyers and John c. Johnson of this city at . the head of the opposing array of at tterneys a great legal war is in pros Ipeet.
 A remarkable feature of the struggle i, is the silence that both sides are
 maintaining Little of consequence leaks out and nothing is known until a move is actually publicly made It was reported today that President Roosevelt will be asked to issue a Spe- eial warning to federal employees to keep eutof the gas lease fight IL is charged by some of the anti-gas lease , people that the organization is calling , upon the federal office holders to use their influence with the eouncilmen in behalf of the gas lease This Is denied by the organization leaders The lead
 CTS against the organization say that they know that government employees } are bringing pressure to bear on the ] eouncflmen and that if it continues a delegation of sitizens will go to Wash ington to see the president
 Mayor Weaver is receiving hundreds of letters and telegrams of cOngratula- ton. Among those he made public | today was this:
 q congratulate you upon the firm stand you have taken in behalf of the
 people.
 . "EDWARD F. DUNNEs
 Mayor of Chicago"