The sun., 1913-11-15
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
Diii Finn Il SuiIcn and Mayor blank On.
burg Takes to the Woods.

PHiLADELPHiA. Nov. 1.-The Hon. Bill
Finn or Pittsburg. the Pennsylvania Pro-
gressive leader and Roosevelt Bull Moose
candidate for United States Senator. and
the Hon. Rudolph Blankenburg. Mayor Of
Philadelphia, are 'grouty." Finn is In a
fog bank nelpess and hopeless he asks :
What good are Bull Moose Mayors to the
l'rogressives when they permit such cities
as Plttsburg and Philadelphia TO go hell
bent for Republicanism7" IL really looks
as II BIll will not invest $4,000 In the
campaign for senator. az he did for
Roosevelt last year, and without his cash
the campaign OF 1914 In PENNSYLVANIA
would he dry.
With great Republican victories in the
four largest cities OF the State. Philadel-
ph'a, Pittshurg. Scranton and Harris
burg. 1t is not surprising that Finn should
voice his feelings against such Mayors as
Magee of pittsburg and Blankenburg of
seat in the United states senate fading
like bright hued rainbow into nothing
ness. Finn should not be laughed at.
He tried to stem the current Of an awak-
ened public sentiment but the tide was
too strong and he went under II only
little sympathy could be chipped in with
the shouts Of victory II might soften the
fail OF William OF Allegheny.
If sympathy IL to be awakened for
Finn there should be sorrow. mountains
Of II. for Blankenburg. the Progressive
leader of Philadelphia. "All Philadelphia
Against Two Contractors--Th Piggeries
Must ';o-.Purity in Politics" was the
campaign cry of Mayor Blankenburg.
These advanced principles OF Progress
s,vs politics Mayor Blankenburg proudly
proclaimed at n great town meeting held
at the academy Of Music in support of
them on the evening Of September H.
saying that he would carry the orliamme
into ever, one ~ the forty-seven wards OF
phlladelrhia: that with the sword OF the
CRUSADER he would smite the enemy hin
aud thigh
AS matter Of record the Mavor did
not crusade into "A single ward OF the city
from the beginning to the end of the con-
test. The campaign managers believed
that II would embarrass matters II oues-
t'ons like these were put to him at the
ward meetings:
"Mr Mayor you promised during your
campaign for Mayor that when YOU were
elected the price Of gas should be re-
duced from 81 TO so cents n Thousand
feet Why. then did YOU veto the ordi-
nance pa used hy CITY Councils making tho
very reduction you asked the Councils to
make"
If the piggeres are to GO why are
they maintained nv the official garba se
wagons of the Department OF Public
Works Supplying them with garbage as
many AS twenty-five wagon loads a day
to single piggerv on Stonehouse lane
~ testified to In court and not contra
dcted:"
you promised that the 90, oOo strap
hangers IN the trolley cars should all
have seats I'm the trolley cars on their
way 20 work In the morning and to their
homes In the evening Why are there
NOR. straphaneers to-day than when vo,,
made that promise. and YOU a director Of
the Rand Transit COMPANY ever sine.
You have been Mayor receiving a twenty
dollar gold coin for every meeting YOU
attend ns n director"
lf Bill Films hopes for a seat i'm the
I United states Senate hav. gone gl!mmer-
ing what of Mayor Rlank.nburg's dreams
of "A Governorship next YEAR Wher, are
his primary votes 10 come from Who
viii conduct his CANVASS VIII Alba r.
johnson. Theodore Justice Cyrus H. Is
Curtis. George Wentworth Carr and