Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-23
ORGANIZATION MAY
LOSE COUNCILMEN
In SEVERAL WARDS
lnless December Assess
menl Shows Increase Rep
ressniations From Republi-
can Slrongholds Will Be
Reduced.

increase IN the size OF Common
sepneil q expected by political leaders al
result OF the December assessment II
sritc of the talk for smaller Council
Republican ORGANIZATION leaders are
Preparing to take no chances, and will
send the division assessors through their
precincts with a fine tooth comb. so as
g recoId every name possible.
Inc september assessment showed a
uscrease In some OF the Republican Or
sanlzation strongholds, and II the
assessment lists In these wards are not
larger IN December, several OF these
wards viii lose Common CounoIlmen.
Each ward IN the city is entitled to at
seast one Common Councilman. Every
ward with 5000 or more assessed citizens
9 entitled to one Common Councilman
tor each 1000 names on the assessors
lists Assessments are made In Sep
tember and December each year, and
me returns OF the latter month are used
~ the City Commissioners to determine
The nominations.
Tho LIST, 10TH 2Gth and s1st Wards are
expected to lose one Common Council
man each. while a gain OF one is ex-
pecled IN the 29th. 40th and 46th Wards.
The September assessment showed the
lst Ward was shy $50 names to retain it's
present two representatives The goth
Ward lacked 2i7 names to continue it's
members. The 26th Ward lacked 2sl
names to Keep it's three members The
sist Ward was 2g7 shy to retain its pres
ent representation of two members.
The 10th Ward, according TO the Sep
tember assessment. is entitled to three
members, while the 46th Ward ls entitled
70 four Common Counclmen. The 18th
Ward had ia more names than were
necessary to have two Common Council
men. The 23d Ward. with a margin of
only 50, was shown to be in danger of
losing its extra representative.
The Republican Organization leaders
viii make every effort to have the lists
kept up to their former mark in the
elect their own men In the increased rep
resentations from the outlying wards.
senator Edwin II. Ware has formally
some out In support of william II. Wilson
for Speaker of the next House. III Repre-
tentative Wilson is candidate for
Speaker" said Senator Ware, while dis
cussing the Speakership situation, IL will
DO ali can to elect him.
Wilson is u bright. capable lawyer,
aud as a member of the Legislature show
Cd himself eminently equipped to preside
over that body. think he should be
elected az the beginning of a new era
IN Pennsylvania politics-the recognition
of young men" As result OF Senator
vare's open declaration of support, VIII
within few days.
Frederick c. Erhardt, OF Lackawanna
County, for whom small boom was
started for the Speakershlp. has been
slated" to be chairman of the important
House Appropriations Committee James |
n Woodward, OF Allegheny. was said by
political leaders several days ago to be |
IN line for the place because OF his with
drawal from the Speakership contest.
The Republican leaders have finally deter
mined. however, to give the position to |
Erhardt Woodward Is expected to re-
relve the Craftsmanship Of one of the other |
Important committees.
Select Councilman william ID. Bacon, |
Republican Organization leader in the |
ilth Ward. win be a candidate for Cor
oner. His friends have launched move |
nent for his nomination and 1t has spread |
ali through West Philadelphia william
r. Knight Is expected to be candidate
for denomination. but will probably have |
10 fght the opposition Of Senator Nc
Nichol.
The Old Guard OF the Young Republi-
cans will celebrate the Republican victory
with an Informal dinner tonight at their
clubhouse 221 South Broad street.
The keystone City Committee will dis
cuss plans for taking an active part I'm
lie niayoralty campaign at a meeting to
ss held at it's headquarters next Friday
night.