Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-30
LEADERS CONSIDER
PLAN TO INCREASE
NUMBER OF WARDS
Republicans Favor Division
of 10th, 10th and 18th
and Suggest Chiefs for
New Districts.

Plans for the division Of three Of the
large wards In the city are being consid-
cred by Republican leaders. The wards
are the Goth and 46th. in West Philsdel-
phia, and the 3Sth, In Tioga. If the plans
are carried out Philadelphia viii have 81
wards after the next election instead
OF 49,
The plans for preparing petitions to
the court and for the appointment of
commissions to decide the lines of di-
vision have been discussed with view
TO cutting these sections so as to not
cripple any present leadership.
movement to divide the 18th Ward
which now extends westward from 45th
street to the county line, and from Market
street TO Baltimore avenue, recently pro-
Kressed so far that commission was
appointed by the courts. but when the
courts learned one OF the commissioners
had signed the petition for the division,
the Judges threw out the commission.
They ruled, however, the petition was
valid, and that a new commission could
be appointed. II the ward is split, Harry
A. Mackey, the present leader. will be
the leader of the old ward, and City Com
missioner Frank j. German will be the
leader of the new ward.
The splitting Of the 3sth Ward is giving
the Republican leaders cause for more
discussion than either of the other wards
Sheriff A. Lincoln Acker, City Committee
man James e. Walsh and Representative
Sgmund ]. Cans, the ward leaders, all
live in one corner of the present ward.
Ex-Common Councilman John Lamon and
John Hohenadel have been suggested for
the leadership Of the new ward
The 4Oth Ward is one OF the largest
wards in Philadelphia and is growing
rapidly. 1t embraces all of West Phila-
delphia below Baltimore avenue. Harry
ID. Beaston Is the present leader, but he
has virtually turned the leadership over
to Common Councilman George Connell
The plan is to divide the ward at 62d
street and make Mr.. Connell and Harry
w. Mace the leaders OF the two wards.
Manufacturers and labor leaders will
hold meetings in Harrisburg, starting to-
morrow, to consider various problems
that will probably come before the next
Legislature. State officials will cooperate
with some of them and will address
others Several OF the commissions
named by the last Legislature are ex-
pected to make their reports while the
conferences are in session.
The State Gamers Association will
have its annual meeting in Harrisburg
and will be addressed by State officials in
charge of labor laws and sanitation. The
State Industrial Board will conduct a Sc
ries of hearings. starting December 4. on
standards Of sanitation and safety in
eight or ten industries. The anthracite
mine leaders will hold n conference on
December to outline their program OF
legislation.
Committees of the State Federation of
Labor. representing about 80 branches of
work, will hold sessions In Harrisburg
on December g. and 10, to discuss labor
laws. principally employers liability and
workmens compensation. The Pennsyl-
Yania Street Railway Association is to
blac in Harrisburg on December to
the der legislation, and there will be
olyengs planned by the legislative COM
Is tes OF the City Solicitors of the
ters Glass City League and the Bor-
}ot League and various railroad
but utlerhoOds.
Jcon yernor- elect Brumbaugh is expected
1riiscuss legislation affecting education,
,esa meeting of the State Educational
+bIociation. which will be held in Har-
..Jurg late in December. Plans are be-
I,S made Eor meetings of the State Com
fhission7 to investigate cold storage and
the pra,.dces of combinations Of insurance
companies In December, The meeting OF
the State Game Commission ito discuss
legislation will not be held until January.
boom has been started for Represen-
tative w. d. b, Ainey for Attorney Gem
eral. Mr.. Aine was a candidate for the
Republican nomination for United States
Senator early in the primary campaign
but withdrew In favor OF j. BENJAMIN
Dimmick. The boom has been launced
in Washington by several OF his personal
friends, and his name will be presented
by independent Republicans TO Governor
elect Brumbaugh. Mr.. Ainey goes out
OF ONCE on March next.
dovernor-elect Brumbaugh is expected
TO retuTn~to Philadelphia from his post
election vacation in Florida next satur-
day. Members of the committee in charge
of the Terrapln Club dinner, which viii
be held next Saturday night, have an
bounced they have received word Doctor
Brumbaugh will attend. Senator PEN
rose will also attend the dinner. Tha
Senator has declined an invitation to at
tend the. Grldiron Club dinner in Wash
lngton on December r. He will attend
h dinner OF the Pennsylvania Society In
New York on the same night.
Senator James p. McNichol will be the
principal speaker at the election Jubilee
bf the s7th Ward Republican League.
which will be held next Thursday night
"a it's clubroom. 1908 Lehigh avenue. Oscar
%. NOll will be toastmaster, and the
speakers viii include, in addition to SEN
htor MeNiehol, Representative John Rey-
holds. Charles e. Carpenter and President
Judge Charles l. Brown. Of the Municipal
Court