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

and curled up his lips as he whistled this
afternoon when he was asked whether he
proposed to make any transfer Of policemen
prior 10 election day.
II have no comment to make--but any
| changes that I may make win be TO better
| the service Of the police department. an
swered Director Wilson, as he walked
| away.
Penrose's bolt" was the dramatic climax
| TO the recent series OF bolts" OF Penrose
| and McNichol ward and division leaders
| from the Vare-controlled city organization.
| In this regard II was announced that the
| Independent organization will be allied with
| a Republican league about TO be formed,
| representative OF every division and ward
| In the city.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff and A. Lincoln
| Acker, former Sheriff, were suggested for
| the office of chairman of the new organi-
ration, which will parallel the activities OF
| the Republican City Committee.
Senator Penroses statement was as fol-
| lows:
Endorsement of the Town Meeting party
was made at meeting of the executive
committee of the Womans League for Good
Government at 1914 Chestnut street this
afternoon. The following resolution was
adopted:
Tho Womans League for Good Govern
ment, organized in 9O5 TO aid the City party
In its successful fight for decent city gov
ernment and active in every campaign to
better political conditions IN Philadelphia
since that time, hereby declares its sense
OF shame and dsmay that conditions OF
such cruelty, wickedness and dishonesty as
attended the recent primary election in the
Fifth Ward should have been possible in
this community.
"The league adds its protest to the public
condemnation OF these outrages and pledges
its 1000 members, resident in every ward
of the city, TO work for the advancement
Of the cause Of good government I'm Phila-
delphia and to cooperate with the Town
Meeting party in their efforts at this time -
For five months, as is well known, l have
been absorbed. to the exclusion Of every
thing else. in the eNaCting task involved in
the consideration Of the revenue bill in the
Finance Committee. in the Senate and in
the Conference Committee. The momentous
character of this revenue bill and the other
war measures and their vital importance
TO the great manufacturing, financial and
business interests of Pennsylvania, and to
| the wage-earners and consuming classes of
the Commonwealth, impelled me to lay
aside every other consideration and devote
my attention exclusively to legislative af-
fairs in washington.
PLEDGED TO TOWN MEETING
Therefore, I have been entirely out OF
touch with the development Of local affairH
| in Philadelphia and it has been out of the
| question for me to participate in them.
This is, particularly the case in reference
| 10 the local events which have resulted in
| placing in the field the Town Meeting cafi-
| didates for county offices and for Councils.
With the inception of the Town Meeting
ticket and the selection Of its candidates ]
| had no part, directly or indirectly and
was in Washington at the time. No po-
litiCal influence with which / have any con-
| nection had anything TO do with the move
| ment or the ticket in the slightest degree
| No suggestion of political proffer has been
| made by me or TO me concerning the can
| didates or their campaign.
| Under these circumstances | feel at en-
| tire liberty TO announce my position i'm the
| present juncture and to discuss some OF
| the reasons that appeal to me to take ar
| uneuuivocal stand in the campaign I am
| unreservedly in favor of the election of the
| Town Meeting candidates. They are citI.
| zens Of the very best type In Philadelphia
| admirably chosen to hll the requirements OF
the offices to which they have been nomI.
| mated.
A business man like Mr. Armstrong for
| professional standing Of Mr.. Smith foI
| Register Of Wills and a banker of such
| prominence as Mr., Nicholson for City
| Treasurer will bring to those offices higher
| order of talent and service than Philadel.
| phia has had for some time in it's county
| offices Mr.. Rotan, of course, deserves re.
| election as District Attorney, and also has
my unqualified support
! ADVISES BOLT FROM C. o. p.
As a representative in part of the State
| Of Pennsylvania in the Senate of the United
States by the favor of the Republican party
| Republican National Committee, and as
one who has consistently at all times for
more than twenty years advocated and de.