Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
ANTI-VARE CHIEFS
START NEW PARTY
Penrose McNichol Leaders
to Organize Republican Al
lance in Every Ward
CONFERRING ON P L A N S

Plans for city-wide organization OF the
Republican Alliance, a Penrose McNichol
political party. were discussed at meeting
held this afternoon by Penrose-McNlchol
leaders I'm the Real Estate Trust BUILDING
Arrangements were made to start a ward
organization of the Republican Alliance
in a few days in every ward OF the city
and initiate a vigorous campaign 10 ueteat
the Smith-Vare combination "bO-5o' ticket
The chairmanship Of the new organization
was not considered.
A determined camp lgn to win Republic
can votes for the Town Meeting party pc
gan today. following conference OF anti
Organization Republicans early III the daE
I'm the Office Of Senator Boies Penrose
q. q. =. ally Of the new Independent torces
aligned against government by murder
Select Councilman Harry j. Trainer. or
the Third ward. WIS announced as the
leader. of the fight in South Philadelphia
against the Narc-Smith "hfty-ffty' ticket
lie was formerly an ally of the Wares.
In like manner other allies Of Penrose
and McNiChol will be designated to carry
on the battle in various sections of the city.
Announcement OF the names Of the sectional
leaders and Of the city committee of the
Republican Alliance, the central organlza-
ton that is fighting the Nare-controlled ise-
publican city Committee, probably Will be
m dc today.
Among those who participated in the
Penrose conference were Mr.. Trainer. oscar
T. Non McNicho leader Of the Thrty-
seventh Ward, and Thomas w. Cunning
ham, clerk of the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions. Frank Feeney, the labor leader, was
another caller
Announcement of further aid for the
independent ticket came from the Demo
cratic city Committee. The committee
completed arrangements for formal notit-
cation tomorrow night of the fuaion city
and county candidates on the Democratic
ticket. The significant point about the
Democratic plans is that Richard !. NC
Sorley, Democratic nominee for District At
torney who declined to withdraw II the IN
terests of fusion with the Town Meeting
party will not be invited to attend the
notification meeting. He is being "Snubbeu
politically by his own party organization
The Women's League for Good Govern
ment will hold a mass-meeting IN the IN
terests Of the Independent ticket next TueS-
dav afternoon at O'Clock at the Broad
street Theatre Campaign headquarters
have been opened at 426-27 Perry BulIulhe
Miss r. Ar inc Tryon is acting chairman
Registration Commissioners william a
Carr and Albert II. Ladner. in ruling
made today. said that any one who votes
the Town Meeting party ticket at the COM
ing election Is prohibited from voting Tor
tho Republican candidates at the primary
next spring.
Their Interpretation Of the election law
i'm this connection is just the opposite OF
that made by Senator Penrose, and CON
troversy will probably arise over this point
THE commissioners made this ruling in
replving to inquiries of William 7. Dempsey,
of 26O6 North Fifth street, and John j.
Duffy, of the twenty division Of the
Forty fourth Ward.
Both desired to know if they could vote
a..
Republican candidates at the next primary.