Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-22

c,hilnusd from Pase One
ttfey that has aroused the people Of Phia-
1tiphia
f,rhe contractors ticket apparently can
not get any one 70 speak for II except the
candidates themselves and Contractor ware.
II would be we'll for Mr.. Ware TO clear him
aelf OF every remnant OF suspicion OF COM
n,icltv I'm tho Fifth Ward outrage, ending
IN MURDER before he can expect any re-
rpecthble citizen Of Philadelphia to get into
controversy with him"
In reply to that portion of Senator Wares
statement reading him out OF the party
SENATOR Penrose referred TO provisions on
nare 4bO OF SmulIs Legislative Handbook,
which quotes the election laws providing
that any one enrolling In a party at the
falI registration is entitled to vote that
party ticket at the succeeding fall and
spring primary elections, which would en-
tile Republicans to vote The Town Meeting
Marty ticket this fall and the Republican
ticket next fall. Senator Penrose also
Onoted Section T. on page 449, which re-
nuires that a voter be challenged before
his vote at the primary could be questioned
"And the Wares have not been making a
practice OF doing this" said Senator
Senator wares lengthy statement today
was i'm reply to Senator Penroses announce
ment that he would support the Town Meet
ing Party in it's fight against government
Republican party.
Penrose made his announcement this
morning He not only repudiated the
$3.50" ticket, but he also declared himself
unquallhedly against the Smith transit plan
and in favor Of the Independent candidates.
He denounced contractor rule In Phiadel-
phia as one of murder" and predicted the
end of contractor rule.
The Women's League for Good Govern
ment, organized in 1905 for cleaner politics.
IA. ~ IaHa h. oil of 70
members to the Town Meeting party this
afternoon.
Senator Ware. in his statement in answer
TO Senator Penrose, asserted that the Town
Meeting party ticket represents the transit
company's interests.
The Fifth Ward election day murder and
thuggery. Ware said, were similar to the
vicious system of election thuggery insti-
tuted and~ encouraged by Penrose in his
own Eighth and surroundings wards"
The Town Meeting party was launched,
said Ware by defeated Republican candi-
dates. ware concluded by saying that the
Republicans who vote for the Independent
J ticket will not be eligible to vote in the
Republican gubernatorial primary next
spring.
WARES STATEMENT
Wares statement follows:
concede that Senator Penrose has re-
Gently done some work in the Conference
Committee and in the Senate Finance
Committee when he has not been suffer-
ing with his well-known and frequently
recurring "indispostion," although both
before the primary and since he was In
political conferences with Judge Brown
and ex-Judge Gordon. 1t is also well
known that during that same period he
attended political conference in At
lantc city. where he agreed to support
the Republican ticket as now nominated.
The town meeting called under
false pretense. 1t was announced as
protest against murder We all indorsed
that purpose. but II was turned into a
political meeting and political commit
tee of twelve was appointed to select cam
didates to oppose the Republican ticket
chosen by nearly $50, 900 voters. This
committee named the following cRndl-
dates: Thomas F. Armstrong for Re-
ceiver of Taxes. When he was elected
president of Common Council few years
ago he had his committee named by
th- late John NJ Mack, a city contractor,
shows how Armstrong deceived the peo-
pie by false claim of being an inde-
pendent.
Walter George Smith was also chosen
as the reform candidate for Register of
Wills He Is a relative of the Drexels
who have S12,000000 invested in the
present transit system. They are insist
ing upon a lease of the city's subway
system upon their own terms.
This committee also chose William r.
Nicholson for City Treasurer. He Is
president of the Land Title and Trust
Company, a Widenar-Elkins traction cor
poration. This title company through