Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-17
Conference Of Congressman
With Gompers Believed
to Have Been Prelimi-
nary to Announcement
He Wants Office.
Refuses to Deny He Will Seek
Nomination - Declaration
From Chelsea Home Within
Three Days, Political OBJ
servers Expect.

Congressman william s. Ware will be 4
candidate for Mayor. and an announce.
ment of his candidacy probably will be
made within a few days according to
friends of the Wares in this city, Wash
ington and Atlantic city. His candidacy
would mean a bitter fight in the Reepub-
llcan Organization, similar to that of 1911,
when factlonal disputes resulted in the
election Of Rudolph Blankenburg.
The downtown Congressman held a
long conference in Washington, d. c.,
yesterday with Samuel Gompers. presl-
dent OF the American Federation of La
bor. The conference was apparently
confidential. as neither Ware nor Com
pers would discuss it afterwards. The
understanding among Ware followers is,
however, that the Congressman's own la
bor record was thoroughly gone into and
the probable support of the Philadelphia
labor organizations was discussed.
Upon his return to Philadelphia. and
later last night, when he reached Atlantic
City, Congressman Ware refused to make
any statement.
At the shore he called upon City Chair
man David II. Lane, but Lane was out.
The report spread among his friends in
AllHnllC Illy InaI an announcement VI
Vare's candidacy would be made within
three days, and that It would be made
from the Congressman's summer home in
Chelsea. ret'
II must decline TO discuss the matter
at this time" was all that Congressman
Ware would say in regard to the reports.
Senator Ware today also refused to say
anything about them.
Congressman Ware would not deny that
he will be candidate, although he would
not admit II. He was In Philadelphia un-
Ill noon yesterday and then quietly went
to Washington to hold his conference
with Gompers.
*Did your visit to, Mr.. Gompers have
ssny reference to the Mayoralty situa-
Tuon7" he was asked
II cannot discuss that" was the reply.
Are you a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for Mayor?"
81 have nothing TO say" answered Ware.
81 had friendly chat with Mr.. GVmpers
and that is the only statement 1 care to
make" ., ...
The friendly chat" also concerned Gov
ernor Brumbaugh, according to Gompers.
He said that Brumbaugh and the labor
legislation Brumbaugh sponsored during
the last session of the Pennsylvania
Legislature We're talked over. 1t is be-
lieved that this part of their talk was a
"feeler'' for the labor sup
port for the Brumbaugh presidential
boom.
Announcement of the candidacy of Com
Ware would completely wreck |
the harmony plans OF Republican City |
Chairman Lane, who has been working
hard TO have the Organization leaders |
unite behind a candidate acceptable to |
all of them. The only man over whom il |
has been definitely stated they would split |
s Congressman Ware,
Senator McNichol, who would undoubt- |
sdly put his own candidate into the field |
against Ware and fight the downtown |
leaders, as he did In 1911 II the Congress- |
man is a candidate, refused to discuss |
The Vare-Gompers conference IT know |
nothing about It," he said
Nomination papers for the Democratic |
and Washington party candidate for
Mayor are being circulated In behalf of /
Judge James E. German OF the Mu- |
iieipai Court. today 1t Is believed there
will be little opposition to Judge Cor
nan in the Democratic primaries, but
here would be some opposition to him
70 lead the ticket for the Washingtonlans.
Politicians would not be surprised TO see
Republican nomination papers also taken
,ut for him.
Nomination papers for Recorder OF
Deeds Earnest L. Tustin as a candidate
o succeed himself were In circulation
yesterday and as result he is consid-
red as not in the race for Mayor. Tus-
ms papers are signed by John @. john
on and John Wanamaker among others.