Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-23
AND NO TAX BOOST
PROMISED MOORE
Controller Walton Tells Political
Meeting No Tax Boost Will
Be Necessary
BOOM FOR HALL IS STARTED

Declarations from City Controller
Walton that Congressman Moore's first
year as Mayor would not he ham
strung" financially and that the tax
rate need not he raised We're the high
points of an enthusiastic Republican
meeting held last night in Musical Fund
Hall, Eighth and Locust streets.
Mr.. Moore in his address no the voters
Of the Second councimanic district
pledged himself anew to work for better
living conditions. incidentally, he re
marked that pulling together, using a
little diplomacy and perhaps a little
patronage, would work wonders in start
ing Philadelphia on the high road to
ominenCc.
Mr. Walton evoked cheers when he
said the new Mayor would not go into
Office with his hands tied financially,
and expressed the opinion that the citi-
zens would not have to suffer under a
heavier burden of taxation next year.
Charles r. Hall, leader Of the Sew.
enth ward an ally of the Wares turned
to Mr.. Moore on the stage ot the hall
and said
Hall Sees $1t7 ,OOO, 900
"Mr. Moore, there is $50 600 600 you
can put under contract when You deem
il expedient as Mayor. and $50 900 900
more may be borrowed by vote of the
people, and So 800 ,0OO can be raised by
a Councilmanic loan. making a grand
total of $147 900, 900 that the incom-
ing administration can spend on per-
manent improvements
The speeches by Mr.. Walton and Mr.,
Hall indicated that the new Mayor
would be able to carry on compre-,
hensive program of development and
civic expansion on the basis OF the
present tax rate of Sl.75 for city pur-
poses.
The meeting last night, which was
presided over by former Governor
Stuart, was the occasion for the launch
ing Of two booms--one for Hall for
the presidency of the new Council and
the other for Harry j. Trainer. Ali
ance leader of the Third ward, for di-
rector of public safety. Halls friends
said he would like to round out his
COuncilmanic career by presiding over
the new body. Trainers friends march
| ed to the hall in a parade, led by a
brass band, They openly doomed Trainer
| for the dictatorship.
The Hall boom, however, at once
encountered opposition in a boom for
| Richard Weglein, of the Twenty ninth
ward. The contest for the presidency
of the new body promises to be warm
between old line organization men and
independents.
Other than those mentioned, speakers
at the Moore meeting We're County
Commissioners Holmes and Kuenzel
Recorder of Deeds Hazlett, Coroner
Knight Robert Il. Lamberton, canQi
date for sheriff. and Nathan G.. Nut.
ter. a negro candidate for the unexpiret
term Of the late Charles Seger as Sc.
lect councilman from the Seventh ward
Democrats Meet
The Charter party came in for {
strong arraignment from Edgar W
Lank. chairman of the Democratic
city committee, at a meeting at Six
teenth and Wolf streets. He described
the new party as ''mongrel,'
"The purpose of the Charter party,
said Mr.. Lank ''is not to elect.
man who will be of some benefit to tn
city, but to defeat the Democrats TO
the minority place on the Board o
County Commissioners and the Demo
cratic candidates for the three minorit
magistrates. And it is the purpose o