Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-24
.LAMBERTON MARK
OF CHARTER PARTY
Republican Nominee for Sheriff
to Be Under Concentrated
Fire Of Opponents
MOORE TO GET THE FACTS

Congressman Moore. Republican nom
iuee for Mayor, will receive. today a
report on an investigation into an al
legged plot to defeat Robert r.. Lam
bertou, Republican candidate for sber-
in, by means of the Charter party can
didacy of Franklin A. Smith. Jr.
This report will also deal with the
results of searching inquiry into the
activities and political strength of the
Charter party. The congressman will
he told that the Charter party, count
. ing on the support of unreconciled
Ware followers, will try to elect.
First. Franklin A. Smith, Jr., as
sheriff.
Second. Frank J. German as min
ority county commissioner.
Third. Two or three minority mag
istrates-probably former State Sena-
tor Farley and E. p. Carney.
=, fourth. One. or two councilmen, in
the West Philadelphia and northeast
districts
Charter Party Weak
., The Congressman will be advised
that. despite all the plans of the Charter
party managers. their strength will
amount to little except in the Forty
sixth ward, where Harry A. Mackey
chairman of the Workmen's Compen-
The Moore United Republican cam
paign committee. unser the direction Of
Mr.. Moore and his campaign manager,
mas already started to smash the Char
yer party move. so far as it affects the
interests of any candidate on the Re
publican ticket. The Democrats it was
learned, have also planned to combat
the minority drive of the Charter party
oy concentrating on Edgar W. Lank
LOT the minority county commissioner.
In view. of the fact that the main
strength of the Charter party is in the
Forty sixth ward, Murdoch Kerdrick
VIII ADDRESS a special. meeting of Forty
sixth ward workers on Monday night at
5000 Baltimore avenue. which has been
called by Mr.. Mackey.
The purpose of the meeting is to com
bat the efforts of the Charter party in
: the Forty sixth ward, the home ward
ot Frank j. German, Charter party
manager; Colonel j. Frank Barber.
Charter party candidate for clerk of
the Court Of Quarter Sessions. Frank
lin A. Smith. Jr.. and Ira ID. Garman
Charter party candidate for Council.
Fight on Burch
Moore leaders are not so much con
cerned with the Charter party's contest
with the Democrats to win control Of
the minority places. They are needing,
however, the persistent gossip about a
plan to defeat Lamberton for sheriff and
one or two candidates for Council.
IL is believed the strongest anti Re
publican drive against a councilmanic
candidate will be made against Francis
II. Burch, of the West Philadelphia dis
trict, and in the interests of Ira ID.
Garman, Of the new party. Burch rs
favorably spoken of among 1ndepend-
cnts as a candidate for president of the
new body. There is also some hope
among Charter party adhcrents that
they may have some success with the
candidacy for Council of George Mitch
ell, Of the Thirty fifth ward, a pres
ent member of Select Council, who has
been friendlylto the Ware leadership.
Moore leaders said today that the
best answer to the gossip about plot
to knife" the Republican ticket was
the harmony mass meeting held in the
First councilmanic district, where
Congressman Moore was introduced by
Congressman Ware and Senator Ware and
his aides sat on the stage.
Mr., Moore and Mr.. Ware in their
addresses praised the national services
of each other, and Joseph p. Gaffney.
an ally of the Wares and chairman of
Councils finance committee, said he
WOull 40 dl III ulS pONcI W ulu Tue
next Mayor in getting q grip on the
city's financial situation.
The meeting was held in New Audi
torium Hall, Seventh street and Snyder
avenue. Joseph G. Trainer, Alliance
leader Of the Twenty sixth ward, head
ed a delegation of his followers in a
parade to the meeting.
'Some have said" said Congress
man Moore, addressing the South Phila-
delphians. that harmony is prema
ture. Well, / want you to know that,
as far as / am concerned, I know the
party pretty well, and you can rest
assured that, after the election, your
Mayor will be thoroughly familiar with
ward conditions and is endowed with
enough human sympathy and good sense
to assure his not doing anything unfair
and unjust. am pledged to square
deal and I'll stand by that pledge.
There is no occasion for political war
In this CITY ~