Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05
SPROUL TO FEAST
CITY COMMITTEE
Luncheon Wednesday First
Step in Program to Re-
unite Factions
HAYS TO BE SPEAKER
Ware Controlled Body Also
Will Attend Meeting of
County Leaders
HAYS TO BE SPEAKER
MAKE ALL FIRES LITTLE FIRES

Senator Sproul. Republican guberna-
torial nominee, will tender luncheon
10 the members Of the Republican City
Committee and the loca. senatorial. leg
lslative and congressional candidates in
the Hotel Adelpha next Wednesday.
following the reorganization meeting of
the city committee.
The luncheon will be the first move
in a program to bring about complete
harmony between the rival Republican
factions for the coming gubernatorial
campaign. The second move will be the
appearance of the Vare-controlled City
committee in body at the meeting
of the State committee here on Friday,
June IA,
Mayor Smith, all the county officials,
the chairman Of the forty-eight Repub-
lican ward committees and the candi-
dates on the State ticket will be inc.ud-
ed among Senator Sprouts guests at
the luncheon in the Hotel Adelpha. At
the meeting of the State committee the
Wares and their city committee will
sit In the same room with Senator PEN
rose and hear the plans for the cam
paign.
Hays to Speak for Harmony.
National Chairman viii H. Hays is
expected to address the gathering on the
subject Of harmony. Hays is mainly
interested in the election of Republican
congressman, but may touch in his re-
marks ION the necessity of a united
party in II State.
Details FOR the harmony program are
understood to have been arranged at a
conference held in the Manufacturers
Club last night by Senator Sproul, Sem
ator Ware and Congressman Ware, Sheriff
Harry c. Ransley, chairman of the Re-
publican City Committee, and James NJ
Hazlett, Recorder of Deeds
I'VE met Senator Sproul to discuss
with him the coming campaign in Phil
ade,phia, was the explanation given
by Senator Ware concerning the confer
ence with Senator Sproul
It has been no secret in political cir
cles for some time that the Wares EXPECT
10 be recognized by Senator Sproul as
he dominant Republican leaders in the
city. They have made plans to take
full charge of the local end of the
Sprou. campaign.
Senator Ware is understood to have
given his pledge to Senator Sproul to
support him for Governor during the
session of the last Legislature The
wares, however, never declared them
selves uG,1 primary day for fear OF in
curing the wrath of Governor Brum-
baugh who was desirous Of their support
FOR Highway Commissioner O'Neil.
Candidates to Attend
All OF the candidates on the State
ticket have been invited to attend the
city committee meeting next wednes-
day. Senator Sproul and w. S. Aron,
one of the nominees for Congress-at-
Large, were the only two supported by
the Ware forces. In return for the COM
pliment extended to the candidates the
State Committee has invited the Ware
committee to attend it's meeting
The Wares. it is announced, will sup
port the complete Republican ticket from
top to bottom, including the senatorial
and legislative candidates nominated in
the city by the anti-Vare forces. Both
the Ware and anti-Vare candidates are
10 be included in the list of Senator
Sprouts guests at the Hotel Adelphia.
No provision has been made so far in
the proposed harmony program for the
Town Meeting party and the Republican
Alliance. Both organizations plan to
continue their headquarters in the
Transportation Building, and arrange
ments have been made to conduct as
energetic a campaign for the election of
the Republican State ticket as was
waged prior to the primary