Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-11
Vare Says Fear
Made Foes Quit
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ontinued from rage une
George W. Mintzer named by Penrose
leader. Harry Trainer
Fifth ward--Ike Deutsch.. It Is re-
ported will be seated instead Of Daniei
Crowley, named by James A. Carey,
Pennrose leader.
Ninth ward-Neil widdis. in place Of
James NJ. Neeley. Penrose selection.
Tenth ward-Frank Fulton, instead
of Rolla Dance, Penrose choice.
Twenty-fourth Ward - Charles Me-
Connell. in place Of Peter Gallagher. who
was selected by Penrose leader, Blakely
McCaughan.
Twenty-fifth ward-Bernard McGui-
gan instead of James Connolly, selected
by William ]. Campbell, the Penrose
leader.
Thirty-eighth Ward william J.
Brennan, in place of Representative
Sigmund ]. Cans. the PeErcse choice.
Select Councilman Harry j. Trainer.
leader of the Third Ward. who declined
t., sit In the city committee. has been
the representative in that body from the
Third Ward for twenty years. Select
Councilman James A. Carey, Of the
Fifth Ward. who also declined seat
in the central Republican committee, has
represented his ward in the city COM
nittee for twelve years.
The other Penrose leaders who de-
clined seats in the city committee are
Thomas w. Cunningham. of the Tenth
Ward. Magistrate William F. Campbell.
OF the Twenty-fifth Ward. and Real
Estate Assessor Blakely D. McCaughan.
Of the Twenty-fourth Ward; James
Neelv in the Ninth and Sigmund Cans
in the Thirty-eighth.
All Of the Penrose leaders will ac-
cept places In the Republican Alliance.
the PenrSse central organization. The
reason assigned for declining seats in
the city committee Is a continuation of
the warfare against the Wares and con-
tractor rule.
Trainer Explains Activities
Select Councilman Harry j. Trainer
voiced the sentiments of himself and
the other Penrose leaders in the fol-
lowing statement explaining his action:
"I have declined to return to the con-
tractor-controlle city committee for the
rea son that a membership in that body
might be misconstrued. The fight that
the Town Meeting party and Republi-
can Alliance are making against con-
tractor rule Of our city government and
the Republican party In Philadelphia is
to continue until the load is removed
from both.
IT have enlisted for the fight, and so
that NY position is made clear I desire
to say to the independent Republicans Of
Philadelphia that there will be no peace
or party harmony until the contractor
influence Is wiped out completely"
All the leaders who declined seats in
the city committee elected substitutes,
A. Lincoln Acker. Penrose leader OF
the Thirty eighth Ward. who had not
sat in the committee for some years. sent
Representative Sigmund Cans as the
committeeman from his wards James
f. Walsh, former Select Councilman,
formerly represented the Acker ward.
Boom Aeker as Next Mayor
Acker was doomed as the next
Mayor" at the meeting of the Thirty
eighth Ward committee. Hampton s.
Thomas. a real estate assessor and for
mer recorder, Of the Board of Registra-
ton Commissioners, was elected chair
man of the ward committee.
Trainer was elected committeeman
from the Third Ward by twenty-six out
Of the thirty-six votes. He Immediately
withdrew and George w. Mintzer was
elected In his place.
In the Fifth Ward Carey Withdrew
after his election. and Daniel J. Crow
ley. Mun,cipal tour' ,, gmplo!e, was
49, c,',,,n.h.m u,ho hos 49, ..,a
ssat in the citv committee for wears re-
turned Ro,Io Dance. a real estate az.
sessor a nd Former CITY committeeman
select Councilman James M Nee,ev
ua, reelected bv the penrose forces In
~. Nirtb ward over Ear, widdi. the
var. c.ndid.te by n vote NJ "a 10
ca,.nh.,, wa. re-e,scted fron, ~.
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