Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-11

40, vii, make this possibie stand for
An election then.
woRx FOR UNEMPLOYED VITAL
James II. McGurk. Common Councii-
man OF the isth Ward. said; The cleo
,,on for the sso0oo,OOo loan in March would
solve a problem that for q long time has
besn before citizens OF this city-the abso-
Iute need for highly developed transit
system. Again, IL would mean work Tor
our unemployed, a problem that mas
grown go grave that nothing short OF
prompt action on the part OF pubic
spIrited citizens can relieve the situation
II would please me greatly to nave tne
vorl, Of construction begin In all possible
haste am heartily In favor Of the
proposed loan and an early election
WHEN Common Councilman John
rbornnson. OF the 2tst Ward, was asked
how he stood on the question OF an
early election, he first said he had not
given the matter all the thought IT de-
served and asked how the other members
OF Councils stood. He was told the great
majority of them favored an early cleo
tion and getting the work started as soon
az poesible Mr.. Thompson then said II
was his opinion that whatever the
majority of Councils agreed on was about
right and therefore he would favor an
election In March.
~ quite agree that Il is better to get
the work started as soon as possible and
I believe II will be a bad thing to put
the beginning Off for a year" he said.
THE people want the Improvement soon
and they should have IT, we couneii'
men have our duties towards the people.
Yes. March is the month for the cleo
tion."
FAvoRs ELECTION IN MAY.
The month of May appeals to Common
Councilman william r. Horn, of the
2sd Ward. "You know we have an
awful lot Of very bad weather in the
month of March," he said, land 1 fear
that II the election Is held then we will |
not get a full expression of the will of
the people, and without an expression 1 |
believe that 1t would be wrong for us to |
go ahead with the Improvement"
ION the other hand" he said, "I think |
June is too late date so 1t strikes me |
that May lie the month for the election
The weather is bound to be good then |
and the people will not have gone on their
vacations.
''If the election returned 1900 in
favor of the bond issue and 10000
against it, he said, that would not be
the will of the whole people. We should
60 ahead carefully. The people will
criticise us If we rush this thing through
without giving them time to think it over
and determine If they want it,
81 believe In going ahead with the work
as soon as 1t can be done properly after
a full expression Of the will of the peo-
ple" he concluded.
Announcement was made today by
George II. Williams, president of the
Committee of Employees to Advocate the
Development of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, that Congressman George S. Gra-
nam would act as the chairman of the
ranst meeting, which will be held in the
academy of Music Thursday night.
The following will act as vice presi-
lents Of the meeting;
Archbishop Frederick f. Prendergast, Phila-
elphia.
,uffragan Of the Diocese Of PennsylvaNh.
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf.
Cyrus II. X. Curtis, PuRiic LEDSER and
EVENING LEDGER
Colonel Iamrs Elvorson, Jr Philadelphia In
b. A. Van valkenburg, North American.
George II. Ullrich, president OF the Central
N. p. Hanson, Philadelphia Record
John ]. Collier. Evening Telegraph.
=. J. Whaley, EVENING LEDGER,
Henry Starr Richardson, Evening Star
William M Coates, president Board Of Trade.
Howard B. French, first vice president Cham
or OF Commerce.
d. T. Fleisher. president Merchants and
Association.
William Hpncock, president United Business
iens Association.