Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-31

Speakers in behalf OF the Town Meeting
party ticket started whirlwind campaign
OF the city today addressing MONDAY as
semblages of workingmen at number OF
large manufacturing establishments. ES-
capt In one Vare-controlled section they
were given most attentive hearings and
were heard by large crowds Of voters. Tell
ing points against government by murder
were scored by all the speakers, and prog
ress was made toward sweeping the city
for the forces Of decent government IN the
election next Tuesday.
The one instance of coldness toward the
Town Meeting ticket occurred at the meet
Ing held at Thirty-frst and Passyunk ave
nue., where Robert S. Bonner, candidate for
Judge Of the Orphans Court, attempted to
address the employees of the Atlantic Re-
nning Company. This part of the city is
solidiy controlled by the Ware forces, and
when Mr.. Bonner began to speak he was
given scant courtesy by the fifty or sixty
persons who were present
Attempts to heckle the speaker were
made, but in spite of the treatment Mr..
Bonner continued his speech and made tell
ing arguments in favor OF the Town Meet
ing ticket
1000 AT STORAGE BATTERY MEETING
Perhaps the most successful meeting of
the day was that at the plant of the
Electric Storage Battery Company, Nine
teenth street and Allegheny avenue. where
Magistrate Robert Carson and Reuben Levi
addressed a crowd of about 1000 voters.
Close attention was given TO the speakers
and they were frequently interrupted by APP
plause, The meeting was opened by ]. NJ.
Kennedy. who introduced the speakers.
Magistrate Carson told of the fight that
II has been necessary to make in court for
the right to vote for candidates who will
represent the good citizens of Philadelphia,
and lil<ened the present condition of the
Ware organization to the crumbling walls
OF Jericho. He said the people of Phila.
nIvnlai fa1 t1nu ul,a
full spectacle of having their highest official
stand before the bar charged with con.
spiracy to commit murder In 1915 he
said. Mayor Smith asked the people of
Philadelphia not to elect George D. Porter
TO office because he would raise the taxes
di9 fter his election was to raise taxes
and as he said, will in all probability
60 HI. Z still.
The speaker drew forth applause when
he said that Mayor Smith had promised to
take the police out Of politics. and added:
HE did take one policeman out Of politics
George A. Eppley. 1t happened in the
Fifth Ward on September 49,"
Smith, said Magistrate Carson, had prom
ised that he would give the good City Hall
Jobs only to Philadelphians, but with one
or two exceptions all tn old nonresident
5obholders have been retained He has
not Imported any workmen to the CITY,"
ne duueu, DuI ne ana MS crowd imported
some eighteen gunmen here from New York
on primary election day"
Reuben Levi. who followed Magistrate
Carson, emphasized the fact that the people,
not the contractors, should rule the city of
Phiiadelphia. He attacked Mayor Smith
Tor his failure to provide protection for
the voters at the primary election and de-
clared that clubs were trump on that day.
He was loudly cheered at the conclusion
of the address when he said I'VE want
men in Office who will do for Philadelphia
AS Philadelphia deserves"
Another enthusiastic meeting was that
held at Second street and 'Glenwood avenue.
where Samuel McReynolds, of South Phila-
delphia, addressed more than 200 of the
employees Of Schaum & Uhlinger Mr. Nc
Reynolds was applauded when he declared
America was sending men to the trenches
in Europe to make the people of the world
free. while the people of Philadelphia them
selves are not free,
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER
Charles Lennig Co.. Richmond and Brill
Robert Lewis Company. Richmond and Brill
Quaker City Folding Box Company. Richmond
Heiios Manufacturing Company. Richmond and
Robert H. Foerderer Richmond and Brill
Powers. weishtman & Rosenssrtsn. sO1 Par
Laird, schober Company. Nineteenth and But
Bsment-Siilss Works. Twenty-hrst and Cal
ThsoboId 4 oppenhemer Company. Fourth
and Cambria streets.
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER
Cramps shipyard. Richmond and Norris
. Link Belt Company. Hunting Park avenue.
sauauot SILK Manufacturing Company. Hunt.
ing Park avenue venue and Clsrissa street;
. Isaac A. Sheppard Company. Erie avenue ana
Quaker Lace Company. Twenty-second street
and Lehigh avenue.
Car barn. sixtleth and csllowhin streets,
avenue.
Car barn Second and Cambria streets
stock Yards and p. r. r. Shops, Thrtleth
!. Armour Co.. between Ninth and Tenth on
Noble streets.
MONDAY. NOVEMBER
AiidyS!c s.>e! Works Nicetown.
Pencoyd Iron Works.
John James Dobson. Inc, Falls of schuyl- |
standard Roller Bearing Company Fiftistb
street and Lancaster avenue.
: Ford Motor Car Company. Broad street and
i.ehigh avenue.
Daniel Baugh Company, Morris street Wharf
kirschbaum's. Broad street and Washington
!. narrison,s. Thirty-nfth street and aray's
Bauers Sons. Twenty street and
3ray's Ferry avenue.
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