Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-27
PEOPLE HOLD
MASS MEETINGS.
Several Held In Philadelphia TO
Protest Against the Proposed
Gas Lease.
FIGHT AGAINST DESP0TISM.
Pledge Their Lives, Liberty ond Sa'
cred Homer to Overthrow D,spOIle
Methods Ia Municipal Affairs

Philadelphia, May 20 1.-THE situation
IL growing brighter evory minute W
said Mayor Weaver late today Ito
would not give figures nor 20 Into other
details, but ccntontcd himself with say
Ing hA had received assurances from
many councilmcn who had voted for the
gas lease last week. that they would
support him In hls veto Lenders Of
the Republican organization, whlch ia
advocating the lease continue Ia romalh
silent Thorc are however signs mat
several counclmcn Gro breaking away
under tremendous pressure from their
constituents, ana win probably go along
with The mayor
The all-abporbing point OF Interest vs.
whether the mayor VIII succeed IN get
ting enough votes TO defeat the bnl
when Il phnll como up next Thursdny
for olegago over his veto, The ofgnill'
cation attn Nnnda ON ta statement
Thai II win pass the ordnnco IN SPITE
VI hia dlpnpproyal
The record M 10 lhlt evening shows
that lho mayor has 10 select counoll'
men and 20 members Of the common
council Wllh him, In select council
there are ~ members 70 pass the on.
dnanro over the mayors veto needs ~
votes, and the mayor II TO sustain MN,
The membership Of common council ih
49, llure the organization needs 81 AMI
the mayor a.
The nrsl important move ~ the now
administration, a move that was o'
vital importance 20 organization meh
who hold city contracts, WAS taken Toe
day where the now director Of public
works, Ackor nnnullod the advertise
ment for bids for street cleaning for
1908. The contract viii aggregate about
81 100000 The contract for this year
II held by the Ware Brothers, one "
whom II state senator ana another ro-
cordor Of deeds,
The struggle 10 hold or win council
men IL growing hotter and many Of thd
"elly fathers have expressed the WISH
that they Ind never been elected "a
the Legislative body, They do3l1ro that
they owe all their success " 10 tho
Organization, and that II would be an
cStromc act OF dlsloynlty to 40 back
on their leaders IN time OF trouble.
The FIRST man TO be won over TO-DAY
ramc 10 the mayors ONCE with a dclo'
HNllnN VI fO0f'l'n'lllNI Nv WINS 'NlN
~ Council OF common council
There was another demonstration
when the mayor loft the city hall to-
day Fer luncheon. His reception aS N.
wnlkcl along the streets with Director
~ puhllc safety Potter was nois,
one, lie entered the University clul
after much effort and after remaining
there about nm hour returned 10 IN,
city nall IN n cab, A crowd " about 30
porsoNp followed him 20 His office 4
ho entered some one proposed singing
the "atar Hpnngled Banner" which wal
done with all hats removed
An incident ~ the day was The call
lng on the mayor OF delegation O
high school girls, who came 10 COZ
Rratulnte him Tho mayors mail con
,nuos TO bo very heavy, hundreds NJ
communica Ions coming from all paris
NJ the United states,
Amid tremendous cheering ana ih'
waving Of nags, several thousand per
sons who were packed into the Acnde
my ~ Music tonight 10 hear promlncn
phiadelphiana express their pro,oa
against the gap lease adopted the FOL
lowing resolutions
"Resolyed, That We, citizens OF PIMA
dolphin without regard 90 party O
politics do hereby before God and man
pledge our life, liberty and sacred hon
or Ia the complete overthrow Of dos
po'c methods IN municipal anairs am