Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
TOWN MEETING
PARTY APPEALS
TO EVERY MAN
Each Is Needed in Some
Part of Battle, Commit
tee Urges
NAME FULL TICKET TO-DAY

An appeal to the citizens Of Philadelphia
20 go over the top IN a drive for decent
Government next election day has been
issued by the Town Meeting Committee
The town meeting ticket win be announced
probably IN fun today,
Every man is needed in some part of the
battle, the appeal reads, that Is, every man
who values his personal safety, his rights
OF citizenship and the honor of the city
which have been placed In Jeopardy by sor-
did greed and scandalous conspiracy"
Announcement will be made today OF the
liSt of men who will receive the sauctio.
and support of the Town Meeting CpnIu:
tee at the election on November u. Al
though many candidates OF the party al
ready have been announced. today's list
win include one man in each ward for
Councils
Many political chiertains were In At
lantic City yesterday. Senator Penrosc has
planned conference with his lieutenants
In Philadelphia for today Mayor Smith
even received newspapermen at his home
in Chelsea. Senator Ware said few words,
but very few. when newspapermeu met
him
The structure Of the ticket was sttll
further strengthened by the acceptance by
walter George Smith, president Of the
American Ear Association, of the noiuina-
tion for the Office Of Register Of wills
SMITH ACCEPTS PLACE
NAis t-uiAAh' III eNSNbAhie WV A''''''''eN'Si''
said:
II acknowledge formal notification of my
nomination for the ofhce of Register OF
Wills of the city and county OF Philadei-
rhia 'by your committee I'm pursuance OF
the authority conferred upon you by the
Town Meeting, held the twenty-seventh day
OF September 1917. / accept this nomina-
tion as matter of duty. II is many years
since have been in active political AFFAIRS.
I had not expected TO be drawn into them
ut this crisis. but since you have concluded
that / can aid the cause OF good government
by entering this contest l acquesce In your
decision.
'"The people OF Philadelphia have been
patient under the rule of men who have
exploited public office and political power
for private gain. IL IL difficult to realize
that deliberate preparation was made by
officials charged with the responsibility OF
safeguarding the peace and security Of the
city TO carry by brutal force and outrage
an important election The evidence laid
before the public Of the circumstances
leading up TO the tragedies that occurred
at the primary election in the Fifth Ward
presents a shocking object lesson. Either
the citizens Of Philadelphia will shake
themselves clear Of the INSCRIPTIONS men
who arc responsible for the msgovern-
ment under which now living or
life, liberty and property will be at risk
whenever opposition is made to a tyrannous
machine.
'Tiealizing that the purposes Of your
committee are to organize all liberty-loving
citizens. irrespective of political affiliations
for the vOndtcation of the principle of
honest Government In philadelphia. ] am
ready to do my utmost TO aid you 10 bring
about the success of the cause"
The Town Meeting committee has issued
the following appeal for workers:
wanted--Every registered voter in the
city OF Philadelphia TO join the big drive
AGAINST lneff1C1ency in public Office mil
use Of official authority and government
by bullets and blackjacl<s
General Outraged Citizenship has inau-
gurated vigorous offensive campaign, In
which there will be no let-up until the
army fighting for its rights goes over the
top to glorious victory on November g.
Every man who values his personal
safety, his rights Of citizenship and the
honor Of his city, which have been placed
In jeopardy by sordid greed and scan
dalous conspiracy, is needed IN some parts
Of the battle,
Work viii be resumed at the meeting
Of the fusion committee this morning II
IL then that final action will be taken upon
the names tentatively chosen for Councils
In addition TO the names OF the list of
the candidates, the platform of the new
party will be announced today Charles L.
McRechan. Robert S. Bright and Max Herr
berg comprising the committee which was
sppointed to. draw up the platform. have
finished thier work.
Although the Town Meeting party al
ready has issued its call to asns, with a
response which its leaders predict guaran-
tees its success ON election day, the real
active campaign is expected 70 begin in
earnest today. with complete ticket I'm the
field. and a vigorous, progressive platform
before the citizenship.
The Board of Registration Commissioners
will begin holding special sessions today for
the registration of those who, through ILL
ness absence from the city, were unable
to register on any OF the three designated
registration days, "A number of lawyers,
who have offered their services to the party,
will aid any one desiring TO qualify for the
November election.