Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-28

! Of S6OOO.OOO TO begin work on the high
speed system planned by Director Taylor.
/ The interest in the special election is
! particularly keen in the 25th, 9th and
| 3Sth Wards, where Councilmanic vaCan-
| Ces are to be filled Realizing that transit
Is to continue a political issue independ-
ent nominees in the 9th and 3Sth Wards
have made their campaign on a Taylor
! transit platform.
In the 18th Ward James S. Stovall. in
! dependent candidate TO succeed Senator
elect Edward w. Patton, in Select Coun-
ell. has pledged his support to Director
Taylor. In the 3sth Ward, Charles S
Wood, in&efpSa..d.e.g1tt ,Sandidate. to succeed
n inc Ias% Select Councilman, AfBcES de
80 SHtaine. has made like pledge. The
Examination nominees to fill these vacan-
sies are respectively John Dugan and
James e. Walsh. Mark Fleming, Re-
publican. is the unopposed candidate to
M the vacancy in the 25th Ward caused
by the resignation of Common Council
man William II. Hackett.
The polls will be open the usual cleo
tion hours, from o'clock in the morn
ing TO Z o'clock in the evening All sa-
looms in the city will be closed from mid
night tonight until midnight tomorrow
night
All who were entitled to vote in the
last general election may vote tomorrow,
provided they have not moved from their
voting precincts.
Mayor Blankenburg made the following
appeal for support of the loan:
while the election is to decide the
question of whether or not the city shall
borrow S6,0O00O0 for transit Improvement,
IT Is an election of great importance,
both from the standpoint of the people
and the future of the city.
1t AFFORDS them the opportunity, really
the frst, of saying whether they favor
improved transit facilities such as are
contemplated by the loan and the plans
of Director Taylor They should go to
the polls and vote, no matter whether
they vote for or against the loan. They
should give expression to their opinion
Director Taylor issued the following
open letter 10 all voters to support the
loan:
"TO THE INDIVIDUAL VOTER IN
PHILADELPHIA:
81 make this my personal appeal to
YOU to turn out and vote for the Tran
sit Loan at the Special Election to-
morrow.
"HiEh-speed lines. connecting up all
important sections of the City for one J.
cent fare, will bring added comfort. con-
Venience and time-saving, also a broader
A'Nlu VI opportunity lot pFOHtaDle en-
ployment and recreation to every citizen
This is the first opportunity YOU have
had 10 do YOUR part in furthering the
establishment of adequate rapid transit
facilities in Philadelphia.
Il most earnestly appeal TO YOU IN
YOUR OWN INTEREST to do YOUR
part as a citizen In order that the vote
tomorrow may be an impressive demon
stration of the public demand for the
.aaaa a alfalNr HF
facilities.
"Yours very truly,
(Signed) "A. NJ. TAYLOR,
"Director of the Department of City
Transit"
The Committee of One Thousand is
flooding the mails WIN a fnal postal
card reminder to the voters. More than
200 900 cards calling attention to the inn
portance of the loan will have been
mailed before tonight by the subcom-
mlttees and ward committees of the or
ganization. A copy Of the postal appeal
follows:
Tomorrow, April 20. a special election
for the transit loan will be held. The
citizens in voting for an increase in the
city's Indebtedness for transit develop
ment will assure a prompt start being
made In the development of adequate
rspid-transit facilities for Philadelphia
with free transfers.
A vote for the loan is a vote for a saw
ing in time and money with added COM
fort and convenience 10 you and TO every