Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-15
WARES TO BACK
SPROUL, BELIEF
Political Wiseacres See Sig
nificance i'm Ward Lead
ers' Attitude
COULD PUT HIM OVER

II Is conceded generally in poIiticaI
circles here today that the. Wares will
support the candidacy of State Senator
Sproul for the Republican nomination
Tor Governor. Neither Senator Ware
nor his brother. Congressman Ware has
indicated by word or action their at,,-
tude on the gubernatorial situation but
II Is known that sentiment among a
majority OF their ward leaders is strong
for Senator Sproul.
The action of several Ware ward com.
mittees indorsing the candidacy of Sen.
( ator Sproul is considered a fair Ia
ter Of what the Ware organization az n
whole, Will do next Tuesday at the pri.
mary.
Leaders in some Of the hig residential
wards OF the city admit that tbero 10
a strong oNeil sentiment among the
church voters in those wards. They
expect TO overcome the O'Nel yo,e
through the united organization ma.
chinerN behind senator SprouI Or
ganization leaders in the wards vbere
oNeil Is counted upon to get the hulk
OF the church vote declare the cbance.
Of the state Highway Commissioner arc
hampered by the lack Of practical
organization.
Depended on Brumbaurb
Commissioner ONeil and his cam-
paign manager made no attempt to
build up an organization here. They
made every effort to get the support
of the Ware organization, and were con.
ident that the influence of Governor
Brumbaugh would swing the Wares over
tn the ONeil candidacy.
The hackers of the state Highway
Commissioner are still confident They
contend that he will carry the state
outside of Philadelphia. and claim that
he will win unless he Is slaughtered
7 in Philadelphia They say that the fight
over the gubernatorial nomination will
he decided in the city. and that O'Neil
will come to the Philadelphia County
line with a majority of not less than
5O,OO0.
Senator Sprouts supporters are just
as confident of victory In the State for
, their candidate as the O'Neil hackers
( Organization men from over the state
say that their workers did not get down
to hard campaign work until the last
week or ten days. They admitted that
O'Neil had made some impression by
his aggressive campaign. but assert that
ONeil sentiment over the state is being
! overcome rapidly.
/ In addition to the Anticipated Ware
slate of Sproul for Governor and con.
gressman John r. *. Scott for Lieuten.
ant Governor. the Wares will support
| Paul Houck for secretary of lnterna
Affairs. Their slate for congressman
at-Large will be William r. Atherton
of Wilkes-Barre w :. Aarons. of Al
toona Senator william J. Burk. of Al
legheny. and Thomas Robbins, of Phil
adelphia
The Penrose forces will support Sen
ator Beidleman, of Dauphn. for Lieu
tenant Governor; Representative James
F. Woodward of Allegheny for Secre
tary of Internal Affairs, and Congress
men Crago, Garland and Mclaughlin
and Anderson II. Walters a Johnstowi
publisher, for Congressmen-at-L Large,
Race VIII Be Close
Leaders from over the State predic
that the race between Scott and Beidle
man for Lieutenant Governor will b.
close. Penrose supporters count on de
featng Scott by holding him to low
ma jority in the city. and the Ware force
expect to roll up big vote here hehin'
the Fourteenth Ward Congressman.
Scott will get the support of some o
the potential county leaders formerl
allied with Senator Penrose. and in ad
dition. is expected to get big per
centage of the vote cast over the Stat
slate a candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. but counted on getting the Var
support with Scott as the running mat
| for O'Neil