Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-27
PATTERSON WAS VARE
MOUTHP|ECE, CHARGE
Moore Committee Says Judge
Read Contractors Promise
to Quit in 1911
BROTHER BILL WAS ISSUE

bhU HEX BILL WAC loouE
Judge Patterson. organization candi-
date for the Republican mayoralty nom
| ination. was tho "mouthpiece' of Sena-
tore Ware in tho delivery Of an an
nouncement on city contracts in the
1911 primary fight, according to
statement today by the Moore hepuol-
can campaign committee.
The announcement in question was
signed by Senator Ware and SET lorth
that. in view of the candidacy of his
brother the congressman in the i"ll
primaries. for the Republican nomina-
ton for Mayor, the senator would get
out of the contracting business
The senator's announcement at that
time vas read at n Ware meeting IN
South Philadelphia by John NJ. Patter-
son. thcn an assistant district attorney
and nopularIv classified with such other
Ware lenders as John II. *. Scott,
Harry A. Mackcy. Senator Salus, James
F.. Lennon. William II. Wilson. now
director Of PubIir Safety. and Joseph
J. y. Rogers. now judge. Thcs" leaders
were among those who heard the read
ing Of the Ware announcement by Mr..
Patterson.
Since Congressman Ware was defeated
for the Republican nomination by
George H. Earle, Jr., who. was sup
ported by senators Pcnrose and NC
Nichol. Senator Ware remained in the
contracting business.
Moore Statement
The statement issued by the Moore
committee follows:
"Whcn, in 1911. Senator ware de-
termincd to make n statement announc-
ing his withdrawal from municipal con-
tracing and his intention to dispose OF
his plant. he chose as his mouthpiece
TO deliver this message to the people OF
philadcIphia tho then Assistant Dis
| trict Attorney John NJ. Patterson, pres
cnt Ware asprant for the Republican
mayoralty nomination.
"Tho announcement was read by the
then Assistant District Attorney Pat
terson at n meeting of the Twenty sixth
ward Republican workers in Iasker
Hall, Twelfth and Tasker streets, which
was the ward of Representative Ware,
who in l91 was seeking the Republican
nomination foF Mayor. The statement
on the part of Senator Ware was pro-
voked by publication of summary in
dicating that political contractors in
this city had received contracts aggre-
eating a huge sum-S45 900 900. The
announcement read by Judge Patterson
was as follows:
MY brother having announced him
self as n candidate for Mayor of this
city. | take this opportunity to state
to the people Of Philadelphia that ]
will not continue as n bidder for city
work. directly or indirectly. either in
my name or in the name Of any other
person or corporation. '7H
Said He Would Quit
" 1 shall have my entire city con-
tracing plants. consisting of every
thing connected Herewith, catalogued
and itemizcd. and sold to the highest
bidder in the Philadelphia bazaars and
at public auction.
MY continuance in the city con
tracing business would be embarrassing
to both of us. I therefore make this
positive and Interchangeable statement
This was signed by Edwin II. Ware
AT the meeting at which this was
delivered Mr.. Patterson found himself
in strictly Ware environment. 1t
was in Representative Wares own ward,
and all of the other speakers We're Ware
followers"
Charges that rents and taxes have
risen with the Ware street cleaning con
tracts is the latest accusation by Con
tracts were made by Congressman
Moore.
Mr.. Moore made public a table show
ing the growth of the Ware contracts
under Mayor Smith.
Tho Moore statement follows. in
part:
Reached Highest Point
During the Smith administration
contractors control reached its highest
point. The returns compiled for me
show financing in the Third and
Fourth street cleaning districts. where
Edwin II. Ware has been tho contractor,
that could not have been approved by
Theodore Roosevelt even had it been
necessary to bolster up so genial host
ss Mr.. Robins in support of Ware
candidate for Mayor.
'In the Third district in 1915. be-
fore the war and before the Smith ad-
ministration. the Ware street cleaning
and ash removal contracts amounted to
only $270.000, When Mayor Smith
went into Office they began to jump un-
til in 1919 they amounted to S601 900.
this for the third district alone.
''In the Fourth district, where Edwin
II. Ware was the contractor. the con
tracts in 1919. before the Smith admin
istration. amounted to only S372 900.
They rapidly increased after Mayor
Smith went into Office. until in 1910
they had reached $790 900, or more than
twice as much"