Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-26
ROTAN NOW UP
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delaying the open break with McNlchol
and Penrose until all the plans for the
campaign of Congressman Ware for the
Mayoralty had been perfected, the scheme
being to prevent McNichol and Penrose
from looking too close to their ward fences
until a time too late for them to repair
the damage done by the Wares in their
quite quiet movement to build up a
strong organization in wards heretofore
held securely in the McNichol-P Penrose
grasp.
TALK OF RoTAN's SUCCESSOR.
Senator Ware said
Il cannot discuss any other mans name
until Congressman Ware has given his
decision"
Added weight was given the Rotan
candidacy report, however, by rumors
that William Findlay Brown, first As
sistant District Attorney. was this after
noon mentioned as a candidate to sue
ceed Mr.. Rotan as District Attorney
Mr.. Brown is a brother to Francis Skunk
Brown, Attorney General of Pennsyl-
vania, and attorney for the Wares
At Mr.. Rotan's Office, il was said he
was in Virginia attending to business
matters. As late as two weeks ago Mr.
Rotan said he would not be a candidate
for Mayor unless he had the undivided
support of all factions
SERIES OF ANTI-vARE MOVES.
During the last "a hours a series of
anti-Vare moves has been made, with
the result that the Organization followers
are more at sea than ever These moves
were the circulation of nomination papers
for George Fl. Earle, Jr., and Director
Taylor. The elimination of J. Hampton
Moore from the contest by the Kensing-
ton Board OF Trade, which shifted to
the support of former Postmaster Thomas
Il. Smith. was another factor in the
swiftly moving dramas of the campaign
The Earle and Taylor papers had scarce
ly appeared on the street late yesterday
afternoon when nomination petitions for
Congressman William S. Ware were put
in circulation. The Wares plan to gain
the largest possible number of signatures
ana hle the Congressman's papers before
ne makes any announcement as to
whether or not he viii be a candidate.
Many still profess to believe that Vare's
candidacy is staged" and that Smith is
really the 10rmony candidate of the
Ware and McNichol factions. 1t was de-
clared today that Congressman Ware went
10 Maine several weeks ago with Smith
and saw Governor Brumbaugh before the
latter appointed Smith a Public Service
Commissioner
According to this story the Congressman
was party to preparing the letters
which were TO pass between the Governor
and Smith In regard to the latter's ac-
ceptance of the appointment which made
him appear the favored harmony candt
date OF the Governor for the Mayoralty.
Congressman Ware would not discuss
the matter today, on his return from At
lantic City, and Commissioner Smith re-
fused to answer any questions about the
history Of his appointment.
SENATOR WARE DEFENDS COURSE
State Senator Ware was more approach
able. He said that his brother had not
been out of town more than three days
at n time for the last six months Even
IL II was true that he and his brother
had urged the appointment OF Smith,
what wrong was there in that, he wanted
to know. II was just as proper for a
State Senator TO advise and recommend
an appointment TO the Governor as Il was
for United States Senator 10 recommend
an appointment TO the President which
was done openly. and without criticism.
Whether the Wares are really supporting
Smiths boom, with no intention OF hav-
ing the Congressman run for Mayor, their
followers really seem to believe that
"Bill' Ware will make a fight for the
office himself. This belief was strength
ened by a letter received by the Wares
from Alexander Lieberman, who, four
years ago. was chairman OF the United
Citizens League which supported Earle.
In his letter, Lieberman pledged the sun
port OF his organization TO Ware this
year.