Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-05
MAYOR TO SPEAK
TO HELP PORTER
DEFEAT MACHINE
Blankenburg Declares He'll
Attack Good Govern
ment's Foes in Stump
Speeches
WILL USE HARD FACTS

Mayor Blankenburg announced today
that he intends to stump the city for
George n. Porter. Independent candidate
for Mayor.
You can say for me-" sAid the Mayor
''that win start next Monday and will
appear three nights a week until the
voting starts. am loaded with facts
that will stagger the Gang Organization
and they will not dare make an attempt
70 refute my statements l will tell the
voters about Porter in every section Of
the city and will also tell them some
things about his opponents. II will be
easy TO tell the failings OF Councils and
how they have tried to prevent the sue
cess OF a non-polltical administration.
II must issue an order prohibiting the
officeholders from paying any voluntary
contributions or paying heed to the as
sessments."
When told that his departmental d.
rectors had already issued such orders he
replied:
That's all right. I want to tell them.
too. I want to make II emphatic that
they do not have to fear the results Of
not submitting TO a gouge of this kind"
SCHEME OF COUNCILS.
Again taking up the question Of Coun-
ellis actions, the Mayor said:
"They 10 not want to give us what Is
actually needed for departmental expenses
because they would have me 20 out OF
Office with the record of leaving a large
deficit behind. They are forgetful of the
deficit of $500 900 which Director Loeb in
herited in the Department OF Supplies and
which he has paid of during this admin
istration. You can say for me that my
health will permit me to stump for George
d. Porter. I never felt better, even IL
they have had me half dead ever since
came into office.
The Gang doesn't want the old man
on the stump. but he will be there and
nothing will keep him of until Porter is
elected"
CANDIDATES INDoRSED.
George d. Porter and the other inde-
pendent candidates nominated on the
Washington party ticket at the primary,
were indorsed today by the pre-emptors
OF the Franklin party title. Their names
will be placed on the Franklin party
ticket as soon as nomination papers,
which are now being circulated, are filed.
The Franklin party headquarters, 2l3
South Broad street, issued the following
statement regarding the Franklin party
candidates:
"Pre-emptors of the Franklin party
title in the city and county of Philadel-
phia announced today that the recon-
mendation of the Public Service Commit
tee of One Hundred regarding the in
dorsement of candidates on the ticket
has been ratified. and the following names
will be placed by the pre-emptors on the
official ballot as Franklin parity candi-
dates George d. Porter for Mayor, Eu-
I Nc w
James Alcorn for City Solicitor Max
Herzberg for Recorder of Deeds, George
%. Cox for Sheriff. Harry Z. Walter for
Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions,
John w. West for Coroner. George f.
Holmes and Andrew ]. Pfaff for County
Commissioners.
"As suggested by the Public Service
Committee of One Hundred, no action
will be taken on the candidates for Mag
istrate until the official count has been
completed. II will be impossible to know
who have been nominated for Magts-