Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20
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empted the party title in the wards they
now control.
Papers pre-empting the party name and
slogan. "Anti-Contractors," were filed with
the Prothonotary of the Common Pleas
Court by j. Louis Breitlnger, former chair
man OF the State Board OF Motion Picture
Censors. who acted as the legal represen-
tative of the meeting.
county pre-emption papers we're Ernest
Stephan 1899 North Fxfteenth street,
real estate operator John A. Millar, 2s1b
North Twenty-sixth street: Robert w. Read,
5O45 Brown street, clerk; John w. Bas-
ford, 1920 Knox street. a real estate opera
tor, and Frederick II. MacIntire. 5219 Chess
ter avenue, a real estate assessor.
Within the next few days the fve pre-
emptors will meet and discuss the ticket
that will be placed in the field by nomina-
ton petition A large committee OF repre-
sentative business men and men who have
been leading independent movements in
Philadelphia for years also will be appointed
TO direct the campaign.
The title was pre-empted for the city,
county, State and for most of the wards.
Papers were filed at noon, only for the
thirty-one largest wards In THE city. but Il
will he pre-empted according to the spon-
sors OF the anti-Vare-Smlth movement, for
all Of the other wards, except possibly the
smaller wards in the central part OF the
city.
Discussion OF the probable selections Of
the "Anti-Contractors" party after the
meeting centered around the following men:
Receiver Of Taxes, George d. Porter, Ern.
est L. Tustin, or James A. Flaherty.
District Attorney. Samuel p Rotan.
Register Of Wills, Edgar w. Lank.
City Treasurer. A. Lincoln Acker
Porter was Director Of Public Safety
under Mayor Blankenburg.
Tustin was formerly Recorder OF Deeds
Flaherty has been prominent in independent
politics for years. Rotan is at present the
District Attorney and won the Republican
nomination for reelection.
The wards for which the Anti-ConA
tractors" title pre-empted were the
Sollowing: First. Third Eighth. Fifteenth
Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth Twen-
tieth, Twenty-second. Twenty-third. Twen-
tY-hfth. Twenty-siNth, Twenty-seventh
Twenty-elghth Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth
Thlrty-irst. Thirty-second. Thirty-third. .
Thirty-fourth, Thirty-slxth. Thirty-seventh,
Thirty-eighth. Thlrty-ninth, Fortieth. Forty
first, Forty-second. Forty-third. Forty-fifth,
Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh and Forty
eighth.
Later in the afternoon papers were filed
pre-empting the title in the Second, Fourth,
Seventh Ninth. Thirty-eighth and Forty
fourth Wards
trolled by Penrose and McNichol with the
exception Of several small wards in the
central section Of the city. The list also
includes all Of the South Philadelphia wards
except the Second, Fourth and Fifth. The
title will be pre-empted for these wards
later. The title was pre-empted also for the
Mayors home ward, the Twenty-eighth
The launching of the 'Anti-Contractorss
night was dramatic Five men from each
ward and from Bristol township the Ger
mantown poor district and Oxford signed
the papers behind locked doors Guards
stood at the doors and windows to prevent
signaling. After the papers for the various
wards and districts had been signed the
name Of the party was selected and then
filled in.
new party be called the "Eppley" party.
in order 20 arouse the anti-Vare.Smith
voters under the battle cry Of the Fifth
Ward murder The suggestion was favor
ably received, but II was finally decided 70
wage the fight under the contractors issue
r. L. d Roach. secretary OF the Com
mittee Of Seventy, presided George sterr,
who led the fight against Mayor Smith IN
the Twenty-eighth Ward yesterday. was
present but was not one Of the pre-emptors.
Some Of the men from various wards scat
tered throughout the city who signed their
names to the pre-emptlon papers were:
Frederick s. Drake and Frank Cray.
Thirty-fourth Ward Frank A. Kameraad.
Forty-siKth; DIR. James Irwin, Thirty
ninth& Robert r. Bonner. who waa a.
feated for nomination for the Orphans
Court yesterday, Forty-third; William
Wunder and Charles M Thompson. Twenty
second Charles wharton and ex-CounoiI-
man william Houston. Thirty-sixth; Nor
ris pilworth and James N. Paul Forty
second; ex-CounciIman William r. Worn
Twenty-third, j. Signund Ta4In
Twentieth; George II Wilson. Forly-nrsl,
John Finney. Thrty-nrst; walter Caas.|L
Thirty-seventh; Frank llau. Forty~aeRenlh
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