Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-25
Courts Reinstate DepoSed
Officials in Old Places.
Mavor Weaver Little Disturbed
and viii Keep Up the Fight.
The Politicians in Many Conferences Seek.
ing to 0utwit the Mayor.

Philadelphia. May :t.--The gas lease
7 fight was carried into the courts, today
and in consequence, the two directors
| appointed by Mayor Weaver last even
| ing, are out Ct Office and the directors
who were dismissed have again taken
up the duties Of their positions. Late il
| the day, Mayor Weaver. accompanied
| by Former Judge James Gay Gordon
went to New York for consultation with
| Elihu Root, the mayors special cOun-
sci. What the next move will be cannot
be foreshadOwcd. The leaders of the Re-
! publican organization announce that
| their lines remain unbrokcn, that tho
gas lease will he passed over the may
or's veto. next week. and that the lease
will be put into operation.
The FIST COvc OF the DAY was the
appearance before Judge Ralston in
common pleas court Ct attorneys for
Peter l.. Costello aum David J. Smytli,
the dismissed directors. who applied for
preliminary Injunction against the
mayor. and A. Lincoln Ackcr and Shell
don Potter. their successors in office
restraining MCSsrs. Acker and Potter
from assuming tn" Duties Of their re-
spective offices and restraining the may
or and all other city employees from aid
ing them in CARRYING out such inten-
tons. Judge Ealsion granted tenn
porary restraining order ard fixed next
Monday for TIC defcniants to sho,v
cause why the in junction should not
be made permanent.
The mayor and his two directors wcra
Informed Of the action uf the com t
II
ton was granted md they were not
surprised when the papers were served
on item. The mayor AMI Mr.. Potter
readily accepted service. but Mr.. Ack"r
at first refused TO recognize the papers.
He remained at the desk vacated, last
night. by Mr.. Costello ami refused u
leave the office. Costello left the office
70 begin proceeding 20 have him Obey
the court order. but when he returned
he found that Mr.. Ackor lad left the
Office. Mr.. Costello thereLpOn took pos
session.
The new directors were in Office about
two hours. The only Official act of Mr..
Potter was to receive the reports of po-
lice lieuterantS. Mr.. Acker. as director
Of public works. signed a few war
rants sent to him from the bureau of
street cleaning. which warrants the
controller refused to honor until the
court proceedings shall have been ter
minated.
Regarding the injunction, Mayor
Weaver said:
Il am still the mayor OF the city and
I mean to exercise Ill Tho rights of my
Office The in irn"tiun cannot prevent me
doing my duty"
The leaders of the organization were
in conference all day, and conferences
were held. tonight. Ono of the most i'm
rort:lnt gatherings of the Gay was held
in the Office of United States Senator
Pcnrosc. where State Insurance Com
missioner Israel w. Durham. the Re
publican organization leader, met all
the ward leaders.
The Committee of Nine held a meet
ing. today. and arranged for a mass
meeting to be held in the Academy of
Music. Friday night. Among the speak
ers vii! be Former Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith and Bishop Co
adiutor Mackay Smith OF the Profess
tant Episcopal diocese of Pennsylvania