Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-14
vARE-MOORE CONTEST
FOR MAYORALTY NOW
APPEARS IMMINENT
Elimination of Thomas B.
Smith, so-Called Harmony"
Candidate, Brings Both Con-
gressmen to the Fore

ssaization mayoTaity ihtNes hlteE lne
.te has cleared away from the ehot
~ nv the Wares in catapulting former
r..,msster Thomas B. Smith. the PEN
..teNichol harmony candidate. into
pubic Service Commissionership. once
nolnt to contest between Con-
e,..snan william S. Ware and Congress
Hampton Moore for the nomina-
ton.
r,tt Congressman Ware can be can
nss,e with much stronger support than
mad four years ago is conceded by
..,r McNicho leutenants, and in Ware
,,rces his followers are certain that the
s,,,h Philadelphia Congressman win an
.o,nee his candidacy within few days.
vare followers today in commenting
tho appointment of Mr. Smith said
.tat me former postmaster had been one
" .i' M Nrst to pledge his support to Con-
.ssmnh Ware in case he should run for
stoyor at this time. Mr.. Smith, they said
a1s to Congressman Ware several
s.onths ago before David Martin, Edward
PATTON, John Lukens, John j. Mckinley
pster Il. Costello or any of the other
leaders had seen him regarding his candi-
him.
Fonr years ago, according to the leaders
u the Ware camp, Mr. Smith was pre-
vented from working for Congressman
ware because of his position as postmas-
ter He gave him to understand at that
lime however, that he was back of him.
MS appointment to the Public Service
Commission, according to the same Ware
men came as a reward for his loyalty to
the downtown Congressman.
REPORTS that he will be the harmony"
candidate, however, are denied In the
penrose- McNichol camp Just as vigor-
olsly as they we're at the start of the
ORGANIZATION Mayoralty jockeying con-
test Political observers atill maiptain
that an announcement of Congressman
wares candidacy will precipitate Bit
ter fight between the Ware faction and
the Penrose-M -McNichol faction,
A report that Congressman Ware has
been decided upon as the harmony" can
ddate was branded by Senator McNichol
as too absurd for comment" II was
authoritatively stated in the Ware camp
that Congressman Ware has not yet made
up his mind, and that the published re-
uort had no official 20. K.'
There is every indication. however, that
Congressman Ware will make the race.
Should he delay his announcement too
long, according to rumors that persist on
the political "Rialto" today, Senators
Penrose and McNichol will announce
a candidate themselves, thus carrying the
Inevitable fight to the Wares.
In this connection, the announcement
made last night by friends of Congress-
man Moore that they do not intend to
permit Moores name to be dropped, was
said In Organization circles today to
have special significance. Both Penrose
and McNichol are expected by friends of
Moore to throw their support to Moore
should Congressman Ware be a candidate.
The Moore boom is thoroughly organ
led Headquarters have been established
and Moore clubs are being organized IN
every section of the city,
Within a week these clubs will be
united into one city-wide organization for
the purpose of launching the candidacy
Of Congressman Moore as the business
mems candidate'
BIfSINESS MEN PROTEST.
The Statement of Moore's friends was
made public over the name of A. G.
Kelley. president of the Kensington
Board of Trade, the toastmaster at the
dinner recently given to Congressman
Moore In the statement the Organization
leaders were bitterly assailed for putting
the mayoralty nomination on the auction
block and 1t was declared that the con-
danger the community. The statement
vas
We business men of the northeast,
who have heavy financial investment
In our enterprises and years of hard
labor back of our industries, feel that
we and the great body of citizenship
should be a factor in selecting a man
to carry forward the great basic prin-
ciples of Republicanism.
The future of this great YniIntciDaI-
iiy is In the balance. More than ever
before do we need the guiding hand
OF man with the faculties of a
sla,esman-a man capable of dealing
With the big problems such as the
next few years will bring forth
The mayoralty is not on the auc-
uon block The interests of the COM
mnnity must not be jeopardized by
any contractor or set Of contractors,
and 1t is full time the real strength
Of the Republican party breaks loose
from the shackles OF petty squabbling
ana selfish ambition and personal
political gain.
The party OF Lincoln must live.
EVen municipal government must be
oi' Tor and by the people. not of. for
and by group OF contractors.
me mayoralty is not a bargain
counter. Too late will leaders of short
vision see the fallacy of opposing tho
ntaation that calls for the most con-
sHactiVe forces within the Republi-
can party.
meeting was held in my office.
which plans were formulated for
usanlzing the various sections of the
sy In behalf OF Mr Moore's candi-
saeS Moore boom clubs are expected
spring up within the next week
SLATE MAKING GALORE
al.a.1s-making is the principal diversion
i ne political "Rialto" today. Most OF
= states are headed by Thomas b.
ssah on John Monaghan. and give the
- onieesn to the Wares They ema-
~ rom the Penrose- -BtcNiehol camp.
taken to be in the nature OF over
- % indirectly proposed 10 the South
aszaslphia leaders by the opposing
- The Yare leaders assert that
~ senator Ware and Congressman
s s continue to SIT tight. and that they
a91 considering for a minute any
s.sp9si'ion that would eliminate Con-
sss'nan Ware from the race.
Of the Organizations leaders VIII 90
sslaaue City early this afternoon and
there until Monday or Tuesday.
s. tefenee viii be held until the mid
next week at least. 1t was said
ent an effort Is being made to
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