Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-28
TRANSIT PLEDGE HAS
SIGNATURES OF ITO /.
COUNCIL CANDIDATES
Majority of the 204 Aspirants
for Seats in That Body.
in Favor on the
Taylor Plan
? AWAIT "oRDER s"

- we're out Of the city or who could
=, he located when the first poll on the
..r,ansit Pledge" was taken have since
nm, themselves on record regarding
s.r,d transit and the canvass of the in
a.,endent and the organization Coun-
.,,r,en Of the entire 4s wards I'M the city
!, now complete. with the exception Of
,.o men who will not be in Philadelphia
untll after election day.
In addition to the changes which the
.sasional names will make in tho total
80 Republican Organization candidate
~ select Council, who was listed and
.rhllsbed as signing the pledge, will now
he changed to the list of those who re-
need TO sign. This councilman repre-
,.~,ed over the telephone that he had
tened and mailed the pledge; instead,
~ wrote a lengthy letter declining to
~, but stating that he was in favor
~ tho general principle of rapid transit
VA particularly of some of the ques-
eons set forth i'm the pledge.
One hundred and ten candidates of the
,otaI 204 have committed themselves to
nrt I'm force the entire Taylor plan il
p,octed OF this number 81 are Inde-
e"ndent candidates, 81 Republican Organ
l.ation candidates and two who are in
aorsed by both the Independents and the
Republicans.
SO AWAIT LEADERS ORDERS.
total of s5 refused to sign the
.rrransit Pledge" Of these SO are Re-
cubiican Organization candidates who are
standing by the head of the ticket. Thomas
p Smith, prepared to support or to knife
transit according to the orders of the
leaders. The remaining three who re-
fused to sign the Independent candidates.
six candidates are recorded as favor
able but refusing to sign and three as
doubtful, one of the latter number being
ant of the city OF the candidates re-
corded ms favorable one is a Republican,
four Independents and one is indorsed by
4 hoth Republicans and Independents. of
the doubtful candidates two are Repub-
llcans and one an Independent.
Thifty-three of the total 20i men arc
candidates for Select Council and III are
candidates for Common Council. Sixteen
OF the 80 candidates for Select Council
have signed the transit pledge" IA re-
fused to sign asd three are favorable but
not signing.
or the III candidates for Common Coun-
ell 81 have placed their signatures on
the transit pledge" Il have refused to
sign, three are listed as favorable but
not signing and three as doubtful.
The candidates who have placed them
selves on record regarding the transit
hedge" since the first poll was published
follow:
SEVENTH WARD.
Joseph $. O'BRIEN, Common Coun-
ell Republican, NO"
Mr. O'Bren said:
II am in favor of rapid transit and
every other public Improvement, but l
DO not wish to make any pledges or
4 promises at this time"
CAESAR A. A. r. TAYLOR, Common
4 Council. keystone, "Yes."
WILLIAM II. CANNING, Common
Council, Democrat, "NO.'
Il am heartily in favor of any move
ment which will aid the city to procure
rapid transit Mr.. Canning said, but l
am opposed to signing pledge which is
seemingly a part of the platform of the
Franklin party as represented by Mr..
Porter"
Although a Democrat Mr.. Canning
lines up with the Organization.
HENRY II. PATTON, select Council,
Democrat and Franklin, eyes"
TWELFTH WARD.
JAMES BIDDICK, Common Council,
4 Washington, "Ycs."
TWENTY FOURTH WARD.
EMIL w. LENDERS, Common COun-
ell, Republican, "NO."
j. HENRY sCATTERGOOD, Common
| Council, Franklin, favorable.
Mr. Scattergood is now in Canada, and
4 will not return to Philadelphia until the
middle of November, but his brother, AL
fred ], Scattergood advised the EVENING
i LEDGER that he knew Mr. Scattergood
/ would commit himself to the Taylor plan
/ IN all its details without any reservations.
THIRTY-SIXTH WARD
SAMUEL X. sTINGER, Common
Council. Republican,, "NO."
Mr. Singer made the following state
ment:
y will not sign the pledge. / am in
favor of rapid transit, but am independ-
emf enough not to feel ii necessary to
make prediction promises to any one.
When the time comes to decide these
questions l will use my best judgment
and attempt to voice the sentiment of
The people of the 35th Ward on the tran
zit issue"
FORTY SIXTH WARD.
,. LEWIS BARRICK. Common Coun-
ell. Washington. ''Yes."
JAMES A. WALKER, Select Coun-
ell, Republican, "NO."
Mr.. Walker was recorded Yes" in the
4 poll Of the 46th Ward candidates on Mon
Day of last week. In telephone conver-
/ -"NcH WIN HlCHOtT VI lIC ENENlNn
LEDGER staff the previous day Mr..
walker indicated that he intended sign
ing and mailing the Transit Pledge"
Instead of doing this, however he
wrote lengthy letter explaining that he
was for rapid transit, that he supported
me general construction clauses OF the
pledge, but as to placing his signature
% the pledge itself he wrote:
lnasmuch as ! am not fully acquaint-
ca with the various matters referred Ia
N the nine questions contained In the
Pledge l deem It folly to say will OF
vii not support the propositions"
Mr. Walker is opposed for Select Coun-
ell In the 46th Ward by Ira d. Garman,
me present incumbent. and an Indepen-
cent. Mr.. Garman signed the Transit
Pledge" in full without any reservations
FORTY EIGHTH WARD.
WOOLsEY BAXTER. Common COun.
ell, franklin, "Yes.1
WALTER G. LIST, Common Council
Republican, "No.1
M List made this statement:
II cannot conscienuously sign the
Pledge" All I can say Is that, II elected
VIII work for what the people of my
ward desire. II they want the improve
ments outlined In this plan will do my
psst to obtain them"
THIRD WARD.
Gus. DONATE, Common CounciI
/ NEaukIln dauhffuI