Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
PORTER CHALLENGES
SMITH TO DEBATE


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viii have another Reyburn as Mayor Of
Philadelphia"
Thomas u. Smith. Organization candi-
date for Mayor, last night gave his YER
sion OF the story Of how George G. Diet
rlch' contractor. was ruined IL has been
charged. when Smiths bonding company
TAILED to bond him after he had obtained
the contract for the Lardner's Point
pumping station over James p. McNichol.
MT Smith denied the story and asserted
That he did not act unfairly with the con-
tractor
The Organization candidate spoke at
meetings held In the 18th. 2sth and 18th
wards. He did not deny the charge made
oy George u. Porter that the Organiza-
tlon wants to get control OF the next ad-
ministraton In order to handle the $780,
10000 which is TO be spent during the
next four years. All that he said on this
subject was:
Our opponents say all we want is
chance TO handle the money. What do
you suppose they are trying to keep their
hold on the city's affairs forT'
-Four candidates will contest for the two
vacancies In Court OF Common Pleas No. 2
and the names OF six will go on the bal
lot for the three vacancies in the State
superior Court. under the ruling on the
more than 80 per cent" clause of the
nonpartisan primary law handed down
yesterday by the Dauphin County Court
Joseph T. Rogers, Henry N Vessel,
Michael j.. Ryan and Frederick s. Drake
will be the candidates for the vacancies in
Common Pleas Court No. 2. The six
candidates for the Superior Court will be:
Judges George B. Orlady. Huntingdon,
and John b. Head. Westmoreland; j.
Henry Williams, Philadelphia; Charles A.
1f,xaW VnAIn
Allegheny and William ID. Wallace, Law
renee.
The names OF George McCurdy and
Judge Norris Dallett will go on the offf>.
cial ballot for Judge of the Orphans
Court. Judges Finletter and Shoemaker
viii have no opposition for-the present
seats on the Common. Pleas bench, and
Judge Raymond MacNeiile is elected to
the Municipal Court, under the courts
decision.
The Keystone party officially went over
to the Republican Organization last night.
All of its candidates, with the exception
of Frank ]. German, for County Commits
sioner, withdrew. Thomas b. Smith, for
Mayor and the Organization candidates
for the row" offices were named in
the places of Judge James E. German and
the other candidates nominated on the
keystone ticket. The candidates for
Magistrate on the United Labor party
ticket. trick mule" ticket of the Or
ganization, were named as the Keystone
party candidates.
Harry A. Mackey, Ware leader in the
4eth Ward, has written a letter to Mayor
Blankenburg In which he accuses the
Mayor of violating the Shern law by
speaking on behalf of George d. Porter's
candidacy at the Town Hall meeting in
Germantown last Monday night.
In his efforts, two or three nights ago.
to reflect upon the Franklin Washington
party nominee for Mayor through an at
tack upon the present Administration,
Mr.. Thomas B. Smith, the Organizations
nominee, resorted to list of six or eight
G. A. r. veterans who, he alleged, had
been discharged during the Blankenburg
regime.
In that list, he named William j.. Tor
rens as. a discharged employe Of the Bu-
reau of Highways.
The value and the truth of the Smith
allegation may be measured when IL is
stated that one of the veterans named was
so incensed at the untruthfulness of
Smiths statement that he took affidavit
to the effect that 1t was absolutely false
regarding his name.