Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-03
INDEPENDENTS BACK
JUDGES REELECTION
Town Meeting Group Declares
Intention Of Supporting
Present lncumbents
PETITIONS CLOSE AUGUST 9

independents and Town Meeting par
~ mon will support the four judges
whose terms expire next January and
who must win popular approval in No
vcmbcr to continue on the bench.
George W. Coles, chairman of the
Town Meeting party, lot this be known
today. Although from now until Aug
ust q is the open season for filing judge
shin petitions. no scramble for the four
places is anticipated.
The four occupants Of the bench who
seek full terms are Judge Joseph i,
McCulIcn, Common Pleas Court No.
I Judge George henderson. Orphans
Court. and Judges Charles f. Bartlett
and Thomas +. NrNi"hol. Municipal
Court.
Judrc Henderson was appointed in
NIoy. 1918. by Governor Brumbaugh.
Iii appointment Mt that time was her
aided as the indication Of an open break
between BrumbauGh and the Wares.
Before the appointment was announced
John r. X Scott then congressman
now state representative. was active on
behalf of candidate. who. 1t is ru-
morpd. is once moro in the field.
Judges MrCullcn. Bartlett aud Me
\irhoI nrc appoiutrrs of Governor
Sproul. 1t is believed they will hnv"
no serious opposition in November.
Chairman Coles estimated today there
are about hundred Independents who
arc in n 'roceptivc mood" regarding
councilmanic nominations Aside from
W. W. Roper. of Germantown. who
has proclaimed his intention to run.
there is said to be a tendency to hold
back for time.
just one week from today the open
season for city and county petitions will
start
Trigg to Decide Chamber Stand
Ernest T. Trigg president of the
Chamber of Commerce. has been au-
thorizcd to decide if tho chamber will
take an active part in the mayoralty
fight this year. Tho organization was
invited to send delegates to proposed
general conference The question then
was raised that tho chambers consti-
tuition forbids participation in fac
tional politics.
Former Senator Vivian Frank Gable
this afternoon conferred with President
Trigg on the situation. Mr. Gable is
chairman of Town Meeting committee
appointed to confer with other groups.
Three Parties Lay Plans
Ihrcc committees. representing the
independents. the Town Meeting party
and the Republican Alliance. will hold a
Joint conference early next week in
preparation for the mayoralty and coun-
cilmanic campaign.
The committee of Independents con-
SiSts of John Hampton Barnes. Alex
ander De Haven, Thomas Rapburn
White and Powell Evans. The Town
Meeting group is composed of Vivian
Frank Gable, Arthur H. Lea. Senator
Heorg" Woodward. Thomas F. Arm
strong and George d. Porter.
IN" committee selected by the Re
publican Alliance is made up of Senator
Augustus +. DHix. .Tr., Ernest T. Tus-
tin. David LAWS. Charles +. Kelley. an
assistant district attorney. and John
FisIor.
Preliminary Conference
nv JOINT conference next week is TO
b" preliminary to general conference.
at which mayoralty candidate will be
named. Independent leaders hope the
chamber Of Commerce. the CITY Club
and other organizations will send dolc-
gates to the general conference.
. Pplltical gossip today coupled the
namc of former Sheriff 4. Lincoln Ackcr
with the Office of Mayor. Mr.. Ackcr is
said to be looming up as the Republican
Alliance candidate.
y boom for Blakely d. McCaughn for
Sheriff is under way. McCaughn is
chairman of the Republican Alliance
executive committee. and is Penrose
leader of the Twenty fourth Ward.
1t is also reported that Magistrate
William +. Campbell. of the Twenty
fifth Ward. aspires to succeed William
Il. Knight as coroner. Campbell Is all
anti Ware member of the Republican
City Committee and Knight is Ware
leader of the Forty fifth Ward.
Mehring May Bolt II
State Representative John Nlehrin1
is reported to be threatening to boil
from the Ware camp to the Republican
Alliance. Mehring is leader of thu
Twenty ninth division of the Thirty
ninth ward, Senator Wares own bail.
wick.
When Mehring went to the Legisla
ture last January he claims he obtained
leave Of absence as a district deput,
coroner, expecting to resume the jol
when the Legislature adjourned. Nov
hc learns, he said. that his position i
being filled by Harry APPEL, anothe
Thirty ninth ward worker.
Representative Mrhring said tn,
$500 salary a session paid legislator
is not sufficient for him and that h
needs the $3.50 salary of district deput,
coroner.
Director of Supplies MacLaughlil
has vigorously denied his candidacy TO
" Mayor is in the nature of "feeler. ;
He said he is in the fight to stay ant
will continue his campaign until tn