New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-30
WEAVER Is NEW "BOSS :"
DURHAM GIVES UP FIGHT.
Members of old Philadelphia
Machine Trying to Make Terms.
IrY rrrraRApH 10 THE TRIBUNE

Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Philadelphia, May 29-The victory OF mayor
Weaver over the machine is complete IN local
Interest and environment it is as important 10
the people Of this city, relatively, as was 'iie
1ictcr, Of wellington at Waterloo or Togo In
the Corean Strait. From organization heao-
quarters to-day has gone out the despairing cry
thai marked Napoleon's defeat at waterloo
s'Savo themselves who can" The abject dlsso-
Anton Of the organization here would be lndi-
cYors i If was not also pathetic One week ago
20 TIE nan who spoke against the organization
did so IN whispers and in fear; to-day the or
ganization is dead, inert thing. Mayor
Weaver and his friends are jubilant nut at tne
same ii:l4e they co not say much rather SUI
scribirs to the sentiment Of Captain Jack Philip
OF ;he Texas. at Santiago when he cfied: Don
cheer. lads t.= poor devils are dying
~ The last forty-eight hours have seen the COM
plete annihilation OF IS powerful "A pohtlcal OF
s3ssuization as any municipality in this country
-Aqe ever. known. They have seen the apdlcatioh
cf ~, a,tocratic leader and the Mobilization of
new political general. ]. W. Durham for seven
years The absolute and undisputed boss is to-
night nereft Of all power and influence. and
p Navor Weaver. as champion of righteousness
and cleanliness in municipal affairs and the
ido, Or the people. is securely in control
Yesterday 81 was rout; to-day II is a panic.
Al Atlantic City on sunday Commissioner Dur
ham Councilman Seger, Senator McNichoI ana
others conferred with Senator Penrose leader
of the state organization. At this conference
II was decided that the should 90 on and
that every effort should he made To cripple the
Mayor in his campaign for reorganizing the city
government. With this idea in his mind, Dur
ham came 20 own this morning and sent out
cell for the faithful. Only few responded.
l,i,7 hat he
brothers. outside Of himself the most powerful
factors in the organization, had been to the
Mayor and pledged to him their support. The
Ware brothers have in the past held the street
cleaning contract The Mayor had threatened to
Withdraw this contract from them, and they
hastened 10 make peace. Hard upon this it was
learned that Senator McNichol had been around
70 make terms Then Durham threw up his
hands abdcated his leadership. and made
known the complete humiliation in the follow
ing statement:
have advised all my friends that if Mayor
Weaver sends the appointments OF Colo o
Sheldon Potter TO be Director Of Public SAFETY
and A Lincoln Acker to be Director OF Pubic
Works to Select Council for confirmation they
shall not vote against them.
This ends the battle Weaver is now abso-
iutely in charge not only of every branch Of the
CITY government but of the organization itself
other deposed leaders The court proceedings
10 prevent Acker and Potter from taking office
will he abandoned. The machine recognizes
Weaver as leader The individuals within the
organization viii make the best terms they can
ana a better and brighter era in municipal af-
fairs has dawued in this city.
Mayor Weaver was a happy man to-day.
Much Of his time taken UP with delega-
lions Of citizens who called TO offer their as
sistance The largest delegation was a com
rlittee Of business men from the 26th Ward.
ITO them he said that too much credit had been
given him for the victory already won, as ii was
the people that the fight and not him. Con-
tjnuing, he said.
have said to every councilman who came 10
see I don't desire you to vote with me or
against me unit! your conscience has approved
which YOU will do. If You satisfied with the
d dictates Of your conscience then 60 whichever
way you choose.
An ! aim to do IS to disenthran every council
nan. / want enfTanchise them and also the
people II is time struck down these gas
steals II seems If the hand of Providence
ordained this fight otherwise il would have been
impossible have doWned the steal. Now what
must do is stand together and put Philade-
pha. she ought to be, IN the very forefront
OF American municipalities.
In an interview the Mayor made a statement.
important 20 Phiadelphians that by the exer-
else Of proper economy the city should be able
70 undertake the various proposed improve
ameuts without adding a penny TO the present
tax rate which is 81 % on the 500, One of the
results o. the fight against the organization is
the probable abandonment of a scheme to build
a boulevard from the City Hall TO Paramount
Park This would have cost many millions. It
is probable that the abolition of railroad grade
crossings Will be the 1rst Improvement taken up.
Mayor Weaver to-day received the following
telegram from governor Folk, of Missouri
Keep up the fshl Tbs cost will sometimes
seem hard ana the wa dark. but remember no
matter how mighty the forces Of corruption may
he, You have behind you the strongest machine
IN the world-the heart and conscience Of the