New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-26
WEAVER'S DIRECTORS WIN
Continued from nrss pnso.


,,as T,,str,ot Attorney. The friends OF the Mayor
are bitter in their denuncation Of the lnsolen'
erdscitx of the ringleaders They denounce
Drrbam and Penrose in the fierce language OF
ranton when he declared in the Legislative AS
sernblv of 1902: DE raudace, encore oe au-
dace, ct toujours de faudace
Durham the leader of the organization ls
directing the fight from his eyrie office over
looking the city Hall His followers nocheo -
his Office all day Orders were se1l' out 10 'n'
members of the Council to stand FAST Du LAute
records that when tribunal called on LOUIS
XIV to protest against certain leglSiat'Ve en-
aotments one of the members Of the commission
said: The King and the state. LOUIS lh'e1
rupted him and said; II am the state.
one of Durham's visitors to-day said to hlm
Are Won not afraid that the people Will become
aroused and express their disapproval at the
polls?" Durham turned on him like a nash ana
said sneeringly, with explosive 1ntonatloh
that made the slang all the more PAIN A"e
people! Why, we're the peopleF'
Mavor weaver is absolutely undismayed.
Backed by public sentiment and advised oy
Elihu Root, ex-Secretary Of War, and ex-Juose
Gordon he intends to fight the battle to
finish He has received to-day messages from
all parts of the country. indorsing his stand
that the organization is we'll intrenched. They
have taken for their motto the famous one
adonted by Theirs for the Rationale OF 1oOo'
'Tyhe king reigns but does not govern, but
since the Supreme Court issued the writ OF
supersedeas to-day. there has been very little
talk OF impeaching the Mayor.
OFFICIALS FORCED OUT.
The day has baen one of activity and interest
ooS4 I11 first "a
of Mayor Weaver this morning was to visit
personally accompanied by a police escort. the
| offices of Costello and Sryth and to eject them
| These directors under the injunction secured
| returned to their offices this morning. Mayor
Weaver interpreted the injunction to mean that
| his new appointees could not exercise the func-
lions of their Office, but, at the same time that
| 1t in no manner reinstated the deposed officials
| Both Costello and Smyth bowed to the Mayors
Interpretation of the injunction and left their
desks When the Supreme Court later issued
the writ of supersedeas both Potter and Acker
took active charge Of the departments. and are
| in full control tonight. Costello and Smyth,
Penrose and Durham and the other organizabo
leaders have been in consultation all the after
| noon and evening, but they have issued no
statement to their future plans.
Just before Mayor Weaver left his Office
| shortly after o'clock this evening, the follow
| ing interview took place:
VIII there be any dispaissals under the rein
| stalled directors?"
"T win not discuss that question just now"
! "vyiu Superintendent of Police Taylor be dts
! missed"
| Twill destinations be asked from Assistant
| Director of Public Safety Alexander Colvi1le and
| Assistant Director of Public Works William H.
Baker?"
TN afraid I can't discuss these matters just
| now"
What did you think of the popular demon
stration rendered you in Broad-st. to-day"
at was mortified. I felt as though wanted
| to drop out of notice somewhere OF course, 1t
was an honor. and feel very grateful for it,,
PROMISES FROM CoUNCILMEN.
Have you received any assurances from
| councimen that they will change their votes
| on the gas lease?',
Both directly and indirectly have received
such assurances. don't care to give any fig
ures, but the results have been gratifying"
do you propose to call special meeting of
Councils and send them message the dis
| mssal of Directors Smyth and Costello and
| the appoiatmen: Of their successors?"
az don't care to answer that question"
HAS the gas lease ordinances been killed.
81 sincerely hope so. If 1t has not BEEN the
| fight will go on. If the lease ordinance has not
been killed great many people in Philadelphia
| will be sorry for it."
The situation is daily growing more tense In
all sections of the city the reform organizations
and the newspapers have aroused citizens to
! take a hand in the fight The Councmen who
| favor the gas lease being swamped with
| protests and delegations Of neighbors are call
| ing on them at their various homes or places OF
| business or holding them up on the streets.
O lease
| SO long as the peerless leader as Commits
| sioner Durham is called by the organization
| men, is for it.
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