The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-17
REPUBLICANS WOULD
 CONDUCT THE REFORM
ANXIOUS NOV TO DO WHAT
 WEAVER IS DOING.
Party in Philadelphia Issues Call and New County Ticket May be Put Up Additional Arrests Expected as Re- suit of Startling Disclosures at Hear ing of Select Councilman Cayen.

suit of Startling Disclosures at Hear
 ing of Select Councilman Caven.
 Philadelphia, July 16.-A call was sent out to-day for a meeting next Monday afternoon of the republican campaign committee. the official cen tral body of the republican organiza- tion in this city, for the purpose of con- sidering a suggestion to name a new county ticket in place of the one nomi- hated before the present political up- heaVal occurred. The suggestion was contained in a letter sent to James L.. Miles, chairman of the committee. which was signed by twenty-five prom inent republican citizens. It is suggest ed that if the city government Is to be reformed it should be done by the re- publican party. -..'.s....
 Additional arrests are expected as a result of the startling disclosures made yesterday at the hearing in the case of Select Councilman Frank H. Cayen, who is charged with being unlawfully interested in city contracts. Until an early hour to-day Mayor Weaver was in conference with two of his legal ad-s yisers, ex-Judge Gordon and Joseph s. Auerbach of New York, representing the committee of seventy-a citizens reform organization.
 MT. Gordon, speaking for Mayor Weaver authorized this statement:
 Other arrests will follow as the re- suit of the Investigation. cannot say just what the nature of the prosecu- tions will be, but they will be of a most striking character. MT. Auerbach will remain in this city the rest of the week. and will assist in the legal proceedings. We discussed the suspension of the fil- tration work, and the arrests of others implicated in the municipal misdoings were considered .
 Elihu Root, of counsel for Mayor Weaver, arrived t1ere this afternoon from New York and went to the city hall, where he conferred with the may or and the advisory board of fourteen citizens.
 Oscar Noll, assistant commissioner of highways, rendered his resigation to- day. It was accepted by the mayor. Nol has been under suspension since the beginning of the gas lease fight.
 The mayors advisory board was in session in the executive office when MT. Root arrived to-day. ,.. 3 g.
 Wayne MacVeagh was admitted to the conference shortly after MT. Roots arrival.
 After the conference had been in progress for about an: hour the mayor, accompanied by Messrs. Root and Mao Veagh, emerged from his office. The three men went directly to the Union league, where lunchon was served. They positively declined to answer questions involving the nature of the meeting.
 Another significant conference took place to-day between James Gay Cor don, the mayors private counsel; Mag istrate Eisenbrown and Director Shoyer of the department of supplies. The presence of MT. Shoyer gave rise to the belief that the consultation in reference to the matter of supplies furnished to the city and that arrests might be ex- peeted involving men who hold con- tracts coming under Director Shoyer's department. #
 John A. Acker, former efnploye of the bureau of water and general store- keeper at the Spring Graden pumping station, who was arrested a week ago on the charge of having .defrauded the city of several thousand dollars by pad- ding the supply bills, is seriously i'll. iAcker was to have been arraigned to- day but upon application of his counsel, the hearing was postponed until the accused man is able to leave his bed.
 Acker is said to be suffering from nervous prostration. He has been con- fined to his bed since last Saturday.
 Not being satisfied with the reports received from employees of bureaus un- der the department of public safety, in reference to the number of voters reg istered from their houses, Director Pot ter to-day issued an order to the police to-day issued an order to the police which compels them to appear before the assessors and have stricken from the lists of voters any names which in their judgment should not be on such lists. e8 v.