Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
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recognize the need of some such remedy
when they realize that while Congress
man Ware in Washington was declaring
with solemn and ponderous emphasis
that Senator Penrose was dragooned
into supporting Moore, David LAWS, a
member Of the committee of one hum
dred who resigned from the committee
In pout, was, at the same instant.
declaring in Philadelphia that Con
rressman Moore was Penrose's choice
and his candidacy the result of n Pen
rose plot.
Organization Scrambled
1t is evident that things are pretty
badly scrambled in the Ware organiza
ton when virtually at the same hour
on the same day LAWS. the belated
convert to the Ware system. issues
statement that fatty contradicts Con
rressman Ware who was talking for
publication in Washington on the same
subject.
L6yl6, IN DluDI pm dS'OiVb'' ''NH''
made a fool of the congressman. or
the latter was so indiscreet as not to
INQUIRE what the ex- secretary ot the
committee of one hundred was going to
say in his letter of resignation.
Another piece of evidence that will
be taken as showing that the Ware
people are losing their grip on the sit
uation is the crude way in which they
handled this same David LAWS case.
When John Phillips and Mrs. \. W.
Harmon withdrew from the commit
tee of one hundred they chose the pSy
geological moment. They cannily waite"
until the committee had organized aud
then sprang their trap. 1t was clever
move and properly timed.
The LAWS incident was about as
clumsily handled as it was possible
TO be.
If David LAWS knew that the Moore
candidacy was a sham and a deceit,
he knew it from the start. Yet he
stuck to the committee long after mil
lips and Mrs. Harmon had resigned.
The knowledge did not rush upon him
like n food yesterday morning.
The question. therefore, is, why did
not the Wares spring the LAWS letter
on the public last Saturday or Sun
day, or at least the day before regis
tration day. when it might possibly
have had some effect?
Instosd tbov waited tiu rho dov fol-
,,,,,;,,a roo;stro4;or dor the y.orst nos
-;h,a e. /, tho ,,LoIo cor,noion to
.nrinr tbe;r srrnrisa
The LAWS Deal
There appears to be but one opinion
on the subject. The Ware leaders could
mot arrange to complcte the deal with
LAWS in tirne to get his letter into
tbe newsnanrrs before registration dov
Eitber that mr. tho C,rganizatiop leaders
sre los;ng tbe;r cIovarness and skill in
band,;ng noliticaI sitr,tions
n. Ala thor no,n,,;t tho oond,,ot ot
~. Ia,ia doo, i,,tn 10 ho,da - .,,ot
d;st;nanisheJ aratorr % Stra+ +nn;St ~ ond "~
y,roaress;,,o TLoaa pohin. -,
Conn.v Comm;vs;onor Cnor,o r
Uolrnes .Iondod', 90 c1ororI, IN tho
ware rorls for +ho n,,rnoso IS soIootino
,ha forty"s;r r,oroon af tho Tnrtr.Sit.tS
ri 70 80 II
sh;ninv stors that wi,I 90 down in rho
cornic bistor;os of pb;loJ,,nbio noiitics
=. ..Tom Robins,s Thousand
woels ooo ;n+;n,atod tbot C.,ngross-
wan Nfooro - soIecteJ ne rho Tndo -
nendept cond;data vouId cousa +ro,hle
in Senator t'Dave" Martins noIiticaI
boucebold
Tbero nre olre.dr ouoor vtor;os oAoat
~ 5issatisfaction in tha sanator,s hall.
xsick II ;s nor directed AGAINST rhe
ve,aran senator nersonallv hrt ogoinst
b;s constant ins;e+onco n Soa.o1, ond
cut of season in nushinr 70 the front
Fdnard RucbboIz. his candidate for
Cornc;l norticuIarIv whom as these
natr;ots assert Mr. RncbboIz has no
narsonal foI,owino vbotevor
II is oneniy cbarocd tbat ne;tber NIr
RncboIz nor uonrv EucnzeI candidate
a. count comniss;onar who wifi
Carono. WiIl;om u Kri,bt r. is
.rad;tsd ~ Snnotor Nart;n con nor
.asaII,, ,r;,. onr St-ongtb - tbo +icI,c of