Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-23
M'LAUGHL|N SURE
TO RUN FOR MAYOR
Will Be Genuine Candidate, He
Says--Gorman to Manage
Headquarters y
WILL RESIGN HIS POSITION

Joseph s. mclaughlin. director of
the Department Of Supplies, in an in
terview today. denounced what he de-
scribed ms 'insnuations' that he would
not he n genuine candidate for Mayor
against the Republican nominee.
J. Frederick Jenkinson, campaign
manager for Director MacLaughlin, an-
nounccd that Frank j. German. who
was secretary Of the old Keystone party.
had accepted the offer of managcrship
Of the MacLaugh1in headquarters.
German is now conncctcOd with the
Water Bureau and according to 'Jenkin-
son. will resign to give all his time to
the MacLaughlin campaign. German.
it was further announced, will be one
of the candidates for county commits
sioncr. German is former county
commissioner. Mr.. Jenkinson said that
German served as lieutenant in the
navy and has been recommended for the
Distinguished Service award.
Barbour for Recorder of Deeds
Colonel James F. Barbour, of the
3OIth Engineers. said Mr.. Jenkinson,
will he the candidate for recorder Of
deeds. Colonel Barbour was cited for
galIantry in the Meuse Argonne often
sivc.
II would bctray the confidence Of
many real Independents in all parts of
the city, said Director Mclaughlin,
unless ] kept my word and made the
race for Mayor. OF course | will be a
candidate. ! cannot be any more en-
lo- nf
course. would like me to be false to the
pledges I have made to work for a big
ger and better Philadelphia. Insinua
tions that | am not candidate in good
faith are unworthy of consideration.
when will you resign your post as
director under the Smith administra
tion?' was asked.
Resign When Nominated
".Tust as soon as the ticket is nomi-
mated" replied the director. 1--WE have
until October to make the nominations
on the new party ticket which we will
pre- cmpt. The resignation will be
handed in about that time at the lat
est "
Discussing the support he expects to
agct. Director MacIIaughlin said:
Many Independents have promised
to support me. Further, men who sup
ported either Congressman Moore or
Judge Patterson in the primaries have
told me they will support me in the
November election as the real indie
pendent candidate for Mayor.
THE people of this city are aroused
as they never were before. They are
ready to take things in their own hands
and overthrow all bosses. They do not
want either Senator Ware or Senator
Penrose and that is what the nomina-
ton of either the judge or the congress
man would mean. My campaign will be
the real campaign against bosses be
cause it has not the slightest connection,
directly or indirectly with bosses"
kendrick Remains Silent
Murdoch Kcndrick. campaign man
ager for Congressman Moore, said he
had no comment to make at this time on
the MacLaughlin candidacy. The Moore
leaders take the attitude that the main
business just now is the official count
and that meanwhile Mr.. Moore can
wait and see"
This afternoon Mr.. Jenkinson will
hold conference with labor men with
the object of putting two labor leaders
on the MacLaughlin ticket as candidates
for magistrate. 1t is believed that il
| the official connt fails to accord Mag
iStrate Robert Carson one of the four
| Republican nominations for magistrate
he will be named on the Maclaughlir
ticket This, it was explained, would
! put him in line for winning election
as one of the three minority magistrates
| to be elected.
independents who were supporters o
| the late Mayor Bankenburg, said Mr.
IpnkinsOn. are among the men whom
he is enlisting in the MacLaughlin cam
paign. Among those he mentioned were
George B. Davis, of the Twenty fourtl
ward; George ID. Cox, of the Forty
third ward. and Ira ID. Garman, of tn,
| Forty sixth ward.