Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
MOORE WILL MAKE
FINAL PLEA TODAY.
Committee Prepares Appeal to
Independents to Thwart
Treachery by Voting
TWlNING MAY R M Al N

Congressman Moorc's special appeal
to those independents who stuck by him
through pitch and fire. to stand by
him to the finish will be sent out today
from the headquarters of the Moore
United Republican campaign committee.
This appeal will call on 1ndepcnd-
ents to eliminate all possibility Of "last
minute" treachery, particularly to the
councilmanic candidates, by voting their
full strength on election day next Tues
nay, not only for Moore for Mayor, but
for all his associates.
The appeal was authorized at n meet
ing of 100 Independent leaders in Mr..
Moore's office Tuesday. 1t will be
finally drafted and approved today at a
meeting of the resolutions committee,
of which Franklin Spencer Edmonds is
chairman. Other members are Powell
Evans. Arthur II. Lea, John Hampton
Barnes and Ernest L. Tustin, with John
Walton, chairman, aud Howard r.
Sheppard. vice chairman of the com
mittee Of one hundred, as members eX-
officio.
Alliance TO Meet
This afternoon special meeting Of
the Republican Alliance will be held at
headquarters, 1890 South Penn square,
at . o'clock. Alliance workers IN every
ward and division in the city VIII ne
called on to work for tn" largest pos
sible vote for all candidates on the re
publican ticket. To-day will he another
field day for the Moore leaders IN me
marshaling and drilling of a most OF
voters for an overwhelming victory next
Tuesday over the Submarine oppo-
ncnts of the new city charter.
Congressman Moore and his colleagues
will close their speaking tour ot the clty
tonight with a mass meeting IN the
Town Hall of Germantown From now
ON the efforts of the campaign leaders
will be devoted to the detail work of
iusuring the largest possible vote
May Retain Twining
An Interesting development in the
cabinet gossip situation is that William
s. Twining. director Of city transit, may
be- asked to continue in office Tor more
or less brief period after Mr.. Moore be
comes Mayor.
If this possibility works out according
to present indications, then Director
Twining will be the only director now
serving under Mayor Smith to hold over
I into the next administration. rms does
not mean. it was explained, that MI
Moore will not have his own choice Tor
director of transit 1t appears. now
ever. that Mr.. Twining ma be called
on TO remain in office until such time
ms the various technical links in the
chain of city transit problems are con %
| nocted M with the rapid transit plans
of the next administration. The present
| formative state of the transit com
pany's latest proposals is factor in
| this situation. -,
Congressman Moores interest in the
possibilities for civil service under the
new city charter was emphasized yes
| tprday by conference he held WITH
Robert NJ. Griffith, president of thu
present Civil Service Commission. The
congressman explained the talk he hat
with Mr.. Griffith with the statement
that he had been making inquiries int
the civil service situation. Moore lead
ers said however. that Mr.. Moore haC
no thought of urging the reappointmen
If Mr. Griffith by the new Council.
Would Advertise City
A rousing Republican rally in Yonal
| Hall, Twenty eighth street and Co
mmbia avenue, was addressed last nigh
by Mr.. Moore and the other candidates
The congressman discussed plans fo
the proposed municipal redl ton an,
disposal plant and advocated Ian advor
tising campaign for Philadelphia.
II am a great believer said thu
congressman, Sin advertising and pub
licity. but it must be the proper sort
We must make our Philadelphia prod
ucts better known. We are so far aheaC
of other cities in the manufacture o
textiles. in shipbuilding, in locomotive
construction and in other important in
dustries that we should let the worlC
know about it. We have held our ligh
under the bushel too long.
On the subject of street cleaning ant
garbage disposal Mr. Moore said:
"If this work can be done cheaper
by the city than under the present Sys
tenn it will be done. There will be NJ
favoritism in awarding contracts. Lik,
the policeman, who will also be fret
of politics, the contractor and the peO
p'eC Congressman M GcoRc W. Edmond'
presided. Other speakers were Coroner
knight. Robert +, Lamberton, candi.
date for sheriff Recorder of Deeds
Hazlett and County Commissioners
Holmes and Kuenzel