Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28
PORTER TO RUN; ALCORN
FOR CITY SOLICITOR
Continued from Page One

Sheriff. for Thomas f. Armstrong,
Sheriff, and for William West Coroner
The independents today took steps to
complete the ticket with which they will
fight the election of the Republican Or
ganzation candidates for Mayor and the
Row Offices.
No definite ticket has been decided upon
as vet. but leading members of the Public
Service Committee of 100 following the
meeting last night at which plans were
made for forming a new political party
with which to carry on their fight, the
names of high-class men are being con-
sidered for every office.
THE TICKET DISCUSSED.
The ticket as discussed follows:
Mayor
GEORGE ID. PORTER
City Solicitor
SAMUEL ID. SCOTT
GEORGE ID. COX or POWELL EVANS
Recorder of Deeds
WILLIAM +. DEAKYNE or
POWELL EVANS
Coroner
DIR. PHILIP III MOORE
City Controller
JOHN NJ. WALTON
Clerk of the Courts
BENJAmlN HENSHAW
A majority of the members of the Com
mittee of One Hundred favor the candi-
dacy of Porter, but he has not been in
dorsed by the committee as yet This
action probably will be taken, however,
at the meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Committee of One Hundred
next Wednesday.
None of the names connected with any
of the Row Offices has been definitely
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| mitee today made 1t clear that the ticket
| named above has only been put forth as a
suggestion, and that changes may be
made before the independently ticket
is finally indorsed.
SCOTTS RECORD.
Samuel B. Scott, mentioned as the inde-
| pendents candidate for City Solicitor.
| was a Washington party candidate for
| the Legislature of 1913 from the Ger
mantown district. He was defeated for
reelection by narrow margin in the
| Republican landslide last fall
George d. Cox has been Endorsed for
Sheriff by the Washington Party City
| Committee. He is Select Councilman
| from the 43d Ward. Powell Evans was
| chairman of the body of business men
who brought about reorganization OF
| the Committee of 100 and who took the
| first step in the campaign of the inde-
| pendents this year.
William F. Deakyne is a former Wash
ington party leacsr. He was treasurer
| of the Washington Party City Committee
in 1912 and 1913.
There is apparently no indication OF
any plan of the independents TO oppose
| the reelection of Captain Walton, and
| 1t is probable that he will be indorsed
by the Committee Of 100.
DIR. Philip II. Moore, who Is being
hxr he Ind 70
| contest for Coroner. is a powerful in
| dependent leader in West Philadelphia.
| He lost a seat in the present Common
| Council to which his friends thought he
| had been elected two years ago. when
| the courts decided in an election contest
| in favor of DIR. William d. Bacon, an Or
| ganization lieutenant. Magistrate Ben
| 1amin Renshaw. who will most probably
| make the fight against Thomas w. Cum
ningham for Clerk OF the Courts, is a
Washington Party man and was formerly
committing Magistrate at City Hall.
NEW NAME SECRET
Plans for putting the new municipal
| party In the field for the campaign this
fall were made at the meeting last night,
which was attended by the Campaign
| Committee OF the Committee of 1000 and
| by workers and prominent citizens from
| nearly every ward in the city. The name
| OF the new party will be kept secret
1 until the title has been pre-empted.
The committee has until October ~ In
which to pre-empt the title for the new
| party. Some time before that date five
| men In each ward and 10 at large In the
| city will visit the independent headquar-
ters at 2l3 South Broad street and will
sign the pre-emption papers together.
Then the papers will be taken 70 the
| County Commissioners office and the
new party name illed In just before
| filing.
The purpose OF the new party, II was
explained at the meeting last night. is
| 10 provide a means TO gain the support
OF electors who do not want to be
Identified with any OF the three national
parties. The new party VIII be purely
municipal I'm its scope
A special Porter campaign club was
organized in the 22d Ward last night.
| Friends OF the Director last Thursday
night failed in an effort TO have the d.
rector's home Ward Committee indorse
him. SO last night the Porter men on
the Ward Committee met and formed a
ssnarate Organization. John Basford Is
chairman and James II. Carmint sec
retarv OF the new club
| Director Porter was indorsed Tor
Mavor by the Washington party COM
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