Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-06


ditIons, could you expect reporters to learn
Of your action7"
II did not expect a." said the Mayor.
But that is what mean by acting first
and not trying any such matters through
the newspapers"
The syor was asked IT, in view OF the
, general publication OF the fact that Cum
miskey was asked because OF the failure Of
the goth Ward to support him for national
delegate, he did not think II would be bet
ter 20 take the public into his confidence
as TO his reasons for the chiefs removal.
In reply he said. mo. won't talk about
my reasons. have my reasons and that is
| enough for me. don't care what the Nc.
| Nichol crowd or any one else thinks. I am
| acting, not talking"
The ward contests were marked by some
| Of the bitterest fights in years and there
| may be several contests for the City Com.
| mittee to decide. Police intimidation was
charged In the 18th and 43d Wards by
the Penrose. .McNichol men. II was said
that plain clothesmen from City Hall and
| some In uniform were stationed at the
doors OF the room where the election was
held.
CoMMITTENfEN PRO TEN
In n number of the wards. committeeman
pro tenn were elected, because many of the
regularly slated candidates are in Chicago
for the convention. No proxies will be
allowed when the City Committee organizes |
tomorrow, and the election of temporary |
committeeman will give full vote at the |
organization meeting. The temporary men |
will resign and their places will be filled |
by the regular men at the next meeting of |
the ward committees.
The closest contests last night were In
the 23d, gath and 34th Wards In the 23d
Ward David T. Hart a McNicho man and
the present city committeeman, was over
thrown by william Mckinley. In the oath
Ward triangular contest between Frank
H. Caven, McNichol man and present city
committeeman, and ex-senator John j.
49, IN ,l,. l,Na
and John C. McAvoy Ware man opposing
both, ended with the two McNichol men
on former Recorder of Deeds
Ernest L. Tustin.
In the gath Ward the administration
fought hard for the election of NJ l.
Crane. but he was defeated by Blakely Nc.
Caughn, McNichol leader of the ward.
The administration was also unsuccessful
in its opposition to Oscar L. Noll, McNichol
leader in the 37th Ward. Arthur d. Bren.
ner. the Ware candidate. was defeated by a |
vote of 2S to 16.
The wards in which the administration
allies are in control as a result of the ]
election follow: !
list. I'd, 4th. 18th, 14th. 18th, 18th, 10Th. /
20th 21st 22d, 23d, 26th, 27th, 2Sth, Goth,
list. 42d, AID, 44th, 45th 46th, 47th and I
18th. G
OF these the following were from r
McNichol: (
4IT, lotn, loIH, Z5u SolH, sJIIl, OlSl, OGu, | V
I3d, 43d. 44th and 47th 8
THE NEW CITY COMMITTEE. d
The new City Committee will be thus e
Constituted, the initial after the name of the v
lily Committeeman indicating his alle- l
lance p. for Penrose and NJ. for McNchol. I
II the others being with the administration: = =
i@S;eorge X. .HoEg n
4-senator Samuel W salus succeeding Robert a
S-sbaEIIss j.; Love; j5TF.. NJ. .,
ss--EEd%afd s-EdSr,Td P FEE; Cooke. P. r
S-Jsmss S-Ismss y. y MSSisAGii &sSSiy H. M. b
i-John P, connsily, II al
3-w; H Jones. succeeding John F. Flaherty, T.
John s-!ssR F: r Z; Fglliss. Sss''i NJ. re
ss-Ferd - q zweiE. i; ST Succeeding the late David s.
s-Jo5n vlrdln. succeeding James D. Dornoy. w
'-PsyiS '-PsyiS II. Martin fane. "
s-w,iiian Mckinley, succeeding David T. W W
Mccsughn. NJ. ca
James NJ. Hazlett. In place Of William S.
Edward NJ. Patton. H
Milton Reedmoyer. SC
Conner succeeding Thomas @. Nor III
IT. Crawford Cook succeeding John ]. Carr ia
Albert E.. waldron. succeeding John Me- W
Joseph b. Fay. succeeding Walter N. Ste tn
F. A. Schulz. in place of j. J. Mckinley. lii
Ernest L. Tustin. NJ. succeeding Frank H. III
Haven, NJ. Al
Crossan. III
Robert S Smith, i,, in place of Frank ]. Ryan.
James Il. Walsh, NJ.
Senator Edwin II. Ware,
William ]. Walsh. succeeding Harry Beas- ne
Peter f. Costello VI
-MtGhael g. Bennett. succeeding Andrew g.,
Senator William Wallace Smith. succeeding n
Albert E. Henry, NJ. II
David @. Frankenheld. succeeding Dr. Will to
lam ID. Bacon. NJ " Oh
-FrsdeTick Schwarz, Jr.. in place of William CO
r. Knight, Jr. Sc
Harry A, Mackay. M
Peter f. Smith. ~
&C. Walter Glasgow. VI
The summary follows: 10
Penrose committeeman, 8. ID,
McNtchol committeeman. 10. D'
Allied with administration 32
or the 32 now with the administration | so
lance 12 represent wards which were ir
the McNichol lineup before the recent 90 90
'imary election and TO that extent are &c
Iins for the administration alliance Sen. So
or Penrose made no gain save the acces- ~
on of Select Councilman Harry j. Trainer sb
Ward. s sii