Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-19
DAVE LANE INSISTS
MAYORALTY HARMONY
WILL BE ACHIEVED
Smith Still in Field Despite APP
pointment by Brumbaugh to
Public Service Commits
sion, Says Chairman
GOVERNOR INDORSED HIM
By a Stag Correspondent

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Aug. ID
There will be no factional light in the
Republican organization in Che Mayoralty
contest this year, and that both the Ware
and McNichol factions will Dc united be-
hind harmony candidate, was indI-
Gated by David II. Lane, chairman Of
the Republican City Committee, in an
interview today. MIR. Lane declared that
all the Organization leaders had agreed
upon former Postmaster Thomas Is.
Smith as the harmony" candidate, and
intimated that despite Smiths appoint-
mcnt to the Public Service Commission,
he may yet be the Organization candi-
date The sage of the organization,
after telling of the agreement on SMITH
declined to discuss personalities, but he
gave the impression that Congressman
William S. Ware Is not to he considered
as Il possible harmony candidate.
Mr.. Lane said that the basis for his
confidence that the Organization ldrders
will unite behind a harmony" candidate
is conversations" he has had with the
leaders during the last few days and the
fact that since the Organization bosses
had been able to agree upon Smith, they
will continue to be for harmony and the
selection of the candidate, should 1t NOT
be the former postmaster, can be easily
worked out by them. His statement that
Smith had been agreed upon prior 10 his
appointment by Governor Brumbaush
to the Public Service Commission shove &
the appointment to have been the frame
up that has been charged and that the
appointment was made in order to put
the gubernatorial stamp of approval upon
the Organization candidate.
II was greatly relieved" said Mr.. Lane
when the leaders all finally agreed upon
Mr. Smith as the candidate behind whom
they would unite. No formal agreement
was made, hut there was the understand
ing that Mr.. Smith was acceptable 10 thc
wares and McNichoI."
When he was reminded that the CORE
spondence that passed between Governor
Brumbaugh and Mr.. Smith, when the ap-
pointment was made, was generally be
iieved to have been a blunder on the part
of the Organization, he said:
GOVERNORS PREDICAMENT
"One must remember that the corre-
spundence would have the moral erect
of putting the executive stamp OF ap-
proval upon Mr., Smith, as man capaple
and fitted to be Mayor No one Will deny
that man capable of being Pubic
Service Commissioner Is capable OF being
Mayor Before Mr.. Smith was appointed
Public Service Commissioner he was not
generally known among the voters nut
his appointment has shown them that ne
has the ability to fulfil the duties OF any
high office.
The experience of four years ago Will
cause the organization leaders to con-
tinue to agree upon harmony candidate
he said They showed the inclination to
avoid a fight when they agreed upon
Smith, he continued, and he added that he
has every reason to believe that they
are still in the same frame of mind.
The criticism that has followed the
manner in which the appointment of
Smith was announced has not entirely
put Smith out of consideration, al
though it may yet do so, he intimated.
Time alone will decide that" he said
EXPECTS WARE WITHDRAWAL
He also intimated that the Organization
leaders expect that Congressman Ware
will finally withdraw from the contest In
the interest of harmony.
Commenting upon the statements made
by friends of the Wares that Congressman