Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-20
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LNESLAD DOWN
FOR WAR ON WARES
Penrose Forces Plan Cam
paign and Will Contest
Recent Election
TOWN MEETING ALLIE S
City Club Decides to Enter
Battle to Clean Up Municipal
and State Politics
TOWN MEETING ALLIE S

Definite lines OF action against the ware
forces were laid out today mt a lengthy
conference of Penrose Republicans IN the
Senator's Office in the Commercial Trust
Building. Detailed plans were also dis
cussed for contestjng the rccent election
after the official count has been completed
An unlimited supply of money Will be at
the command of the Penrose- Me Nichol sup
porters for this task and confidence was
expressed at the conference that the result
will give the Penrose and Town Meeting
forces tighter grip on Councils
The official count ends on Friday. after
which the soldier vote will be counted. 1t
is believed that the vote cast by the men
at the various camps will be totaled next
Tuesday. The Penrose adherents believe
that the contest of the entire election may
be startd by Thursday or Friday Of next
week.
ALLIES IN NEXT YEARS FIGHT
As further indication that the ponrosc-
NcNiChol men and Town Meeting sup
porters will fight side by side in the polti-
ca battle next year, many independents
attended todays conference. Among those
present were Howard II. Sheppard. chair
man of the Town Meeting party; Charles
l.. McKeehan, Clerk of Courts; Thomas w.
Cunningham of the Tenth Ward; Harry j.
Trainer, Third Ward; Oscar T. Noll,
Thrty-seventh Ward Robert Grier, Eight
eenth Ward Judge Bonniwell. of the
Municipal Court Andrew Froesch, Forty
second Ward; Elias Abrams Sixteenth
Ward and James S. Benn, of the North
American.
Sweeping aside It's policy of years, the
Philadelphia City Club has decided to take
an active interest in Philadelphia politics
and in the fight for clean government. Will o
no official announcement has been made to
that effect it was conceded by politicians
that the whole support of the club will be
given In favor of the new party.
CONTEST IN EVERY WARD
The Town Meeting party leaders have
decided to contest the last election count
in every ward and division in the city.
Every ballot-box will be opened, If neces-
sary to prove that the independents rea ly
won the election. Investigation and other
committees are to be appointed for the
work.
Besides the support Of Senator Penrose,
the Town Meeting men will have that of the
many Republican ward leaders who have
taken sides with the senior Senator against
the domination Of the Wares.
The action of the City Club was taken
only after vigorous condemnation had been
voiced by various members regarding the
methods pursued in conducting the citys
business. No particular city official came
in for criticism. but il was Perfectly plain
from the attitudes assumed by the clubs
membership that they were dissatisfied
with the partisanship shown by the present
municipal administration and it's methods
of dealing with problems of vital impor-
tance to the citizens as a whole.
George Burnham, Jr., presented the reso-
luton to change the policy Of the club and
it was heartily indorsed by such prominent
members Leslie w. Miller. principal of
the School of Industrial Art T. Henry Wal
nut, Assistant United States District At
torney; Samuel S. Fels Louis Il. Levy, Or.
s. Soils Cohen and T.. r. Bailey.
The resolution provided that the CITY
Club take n more positive part than hereto
fore on questions affecting the government
of Philadelphia; that it shall actively fur
ther or oppose, through appropriate COM
mittees, legislation affecting the city.
whether at Harrisburg or in City Councils. ''