Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01
LINE UP INDEPENDENTS
FOR FIGHT ON SCOTT
Penrose Leaders Hold Confer
ences and Evolve Plan of Bat
tie in Coming Primaries
RELY ON DRY" FORCES
Effort to Be Made TO Consolidate All
Anti-Vare Elements in Be-
half Of Beidleman,

Followers Of Senator Penrose are lay
ing plans to bring the big independent
vote of the state into play against Con-
gressman John r. X. Scott. Ware candt-
date for the nomination for Lieutenant
Governor. This, in substance. Is the
method which has been decided upon
after many conferences. both big and
little. 1t applies especially to Philadel-
phia, where the most determined night
is to be staged.
The plan as outlined in conferences
at Atlantic City Saturday and yester-
day is somewhat as follows:
A complete ticket OF strong candidates
for both the House and Senate OF the
state Legislature and for Congress from
the districts in this city will be put in
the field An effort Is being made to
select such candidates as can get the
Independent vote, which is certain TO be
big owing TO the special effort being
made by the "dry" forces. suffrage work
ers and by the Town Meeting party and
the Republican Alliance, the two anti
Ware organizations.
This course is being followed for
throefold purpose II is hoped that
enough Of the auti-Nare candidates can
be elected to prevent the Ware forces
| from gaining control of the Legislature;
]
strong enough to carry much of the
! independent vote TO Senator Beidleman.
/ of harrisburg. Penrose candidate
! against Scott, and to make decided
| cut into the Ware control Of the city
! Committee.
! Tho fight Is to be carried outside OF
! Philadelphia through vigorous cam
paIgning and by means Of airing SCOTS
record" as one of the leading Penrose
! followers puts It. IL is now planned 10
] have n committee of independents lcad
/ the attack on Scott.
Some of the candidates who have pre-
/ vlously been announced for the State
| Senate and for Congress, according 10
the present plan, are likely TO be taken
down TO make room for more prominent
men on the ticket
No great amount OF worrying is being
done at the present moment about SEN
ator Sprouts candidacy for the Republl-
can nomination for Governor II Is
being taken for granted that he VIII
have the support Of the Wares and that.
with their support he will be nominated
without much difficulty. Should the
Wares turn to state Highway Commits
sioncr O'Neil. Sprouts only important
opponent. then the entire plan would
have to be abandoned.
Dr. George woodward is TO he urged
to run for the State Senate against
owen B. Jenkins, the Ware incumbent
from the Germantown Chestnut Hill sec
ton He has not yet made his announce
ment but the Town Meeting party lead
ers think he can be induced to enter
the race. Clarence Wolf is being urged
to enter the race against Senator Sam
uel w. Salus In the Second District.
run for Congress from the German
town section on the ground that he
would be able to carry big influence
against the Ware candidate Mr.. Henry
has maintained a complete silence on
tho matter of whether he will or will
not run.
The retirement of Porter from the
race was unexpected, He has been
ANNOUNCED twice as the candidate, and
now his retirement Is announced as
final. George w. Coles chairman OF
the campaign committee Of the Towr
Meeting party, went to Cincinnati last
week to gain consent of the firm OF
which Porter is the Philadelphia agent
TO have him run for the Senate, He
was advised that Porter could not be
spared from the business.
The latest moves of the Penrose force.
Indicate that all thought of harmony
has been thrown to the wind. Ap
parently it is now TO be a bitter fight
state Senator William t. Grow, chair
3 man Of the Republican state commit
tee, will probably have his hands ful
at the end of the primary fight tC
prevent party rupture and the election
of a Democrat to the Governors chair.
r Among the Penrose followers at tn,
- seashore resort were Senator Beidleman
Auditor General Charles A. Snyder, MAJ
G, Leslie and Coroner Samuel Jamison
~ Pittsburgh and Harry j. Trainer
| Oscar Noll, Clerk of Quarter Sessions
Court Thomas w. Cunningham, James