Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
G. O.P. REFORMERS'
TO FIGHT. ''GANC
Battle Within Party Lin
Is Plan of the City's
Independents
POLITICS SMOKING
Wares Virtually Challenge p..
rose-McNichol Forces to
fractional Fray

The leaders OF the Independent, ,ou.,.
forces In the city are busy these da,,. 49,
ping out plan for a campaign for NJ
within the party" and are nren..,- "a
Idu'cr o'''er hght against the Republc,,
organization at the primary election
complete Independent ticket ,,u,
placed In the field against the orean,.'.
slate according to present plans. Th. ~.
pendent voters of the CITY ara no.-,''r
enrolled as Republicans, for the first -.
since the present primary law wsr, ]
erect. and the men who have bee, l..
the nght against the machine are n,,ru-
to give battle to the Organization :.
Republican primary more bitter,,,
any time since the split in the O.
ton in 1905.
WAR COUNCIL SOON
A meeting of the independent Ia,a..
being arranged for the near f,,,."s
which the organization of the nsn, s, ~
forces and suggestions in the n.t,ou
strong candidates will be discussed '''' oI
In all of the political camps active r
rations are under way for the fan - 80
paign. 'ams
The Wares have thrown down tho
to Senator Boies Penrose and State Sena.ss
McNichol and have declared in nrh,,r
statement that they will place a complsts
t,cket III me meid for District Attorney
Register Of Wills, City Treasurer ana D. D.
ceiver of Taxes unless the Penrose. M.
Nichol forces agree to the "fftyaftys
ticket they will name later on
They have put the issue of a fact,o,.,
fight within the Organization direotly ~
to Penrose and McNichol. and many Of ~
Penrose McNichol henchmen to wbors
harmony" means the loss of their naln,y
days Of the past, are asserting that Penross
and McNichol must pick up the gauntIst
and fight or quit
The latest candidate to announce himueIs
for one of the four row Offices is stats
Seenator Edward w. Patton, of West Phlla.
delphia. Colonel Patton is a candidate for
City Treasurer. He has been aligned with
the Wares during the last three years Stats
Senator William Wallace Smith of tha
northeastern district also has been men.
toned. ,
District Attorney Rotan will be a candt.
date for reelection, while William Draper
Lewis and William Findlay Brown ara
other possibilities for the district attor.
neyship. Register of Wills James b, Shes.
han is making no secret Of the fact that he
Iecelyer
Taxes w. Freeland Kendrck has received ,
the Endorsement of the Wares and Mayor
Smith for reelection.
The last day for filing nomination papers
is August %. and the entire program OF
each political camp will be mapped out
during the month preceding that date n
The primary election falls on Wednes.
day. September 10, this year, and all three
registration days come before the primary,
tp1n ha fhraa Aaxfc faS
have occurred before the pri.
mary. They are September 8, IL and is.
SIX PARTY NAMES
Unless other party names are pre-empted +
r.fore the primary, only six political parties
viii appear on the primary ballot
The Republican party will head the bal-
lot, with the Democratic, Socialist Prohi.
bitton, Washington and Roosevelt Progress.
sive following in the order named
The Franklin party name will not appear
on tho ballot, as that party had no candi.
nates In the last election. The Bull Moose
party and the Philadelphia party, by means !.
or which the Wares gained control of the
Board of County Commissioners and the
Board of Magistrates two years ago. also
are in the discard and for the same reason. n
In addition to the four row" Offices nine !,
Judges and seven Magistrates are to b II
elected, One-half of Select and an entirely
new Common Councils, also must be
elected. and lively battles for these places
are developing in many sections of the city
in the residential wards M
-Four additional members will be elected
TO Common Council as the result Of Inc
rreaSeS in the number of assessed votoY5Dt{