Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
lAYORA[TY RIVALS
FEEL CONFIDENT
y Campaign Nears End Moore
predicts Plurality Of From
t25,ooo to 10000
yESC0TT SEES $4,000 VOTES

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The three rival candidates for the Office
81 mayor to succeed Mayor Smith
tssued elust hour statements today
" which each looked forward 10 Tues
dayis balloting with confidence.
Nongressmdii Moore Republican
hohiuee FOR mayor. predicted u tri-
Nmphpnt victory with plurality run
ning from 12j.000 to 100 600 votes.
interesting in connection with the
k.HRht between the Democratic aud
t'harter parties for the minority count,
*to'ntnissionership and the three mi
nority magistrates is this excerpt
from Mr.. Moore's statement:
& We have no objection to q healthy
end responsible Democratic minority
Wescott Expects $4,000 Votes
Harry d. Wescott. Democratic
a ncminee, bending his efforts toward the
Y p'iuulng up OF a strong minority party
~ i'hiladelphia. said that he believed
tnore than 10000 votes would be east
1or the Democratic ticket
Joseph s. MacI,aughlin. former di-
rector of supplies, the Charter pnrty
nominee. said that the forecasts Of Il
majority of 125.000 for Congressman
ys'joore, were 'ridiculous' and tLr. tnG
people were the only ones who could
truly predict results. ''
tNsvngressman Moore campaign. as
M conducted by the Moore united Rcpub
b mean campaign committee. has cuued
\ Moore leaders said it was "all over but
Ing shouting. The remaining hours
n before election will be devoted to the
detail work of getting out n big vote.
sais. Inc Democratic campaign will close
X with meetings tonight The Charter
Ss party campaign will run through Mon
2f daf, the day before election
Moore Issues Statement
9 Eefofe leaving for u rest over SUNDAY
hiSs island Heights summer home.
songressfnsn Moore issued this state
tnent
Our campaign to inaugurotc the new
Y city charter in good faith md &c .iyc
a y fair chance is closing with every
indication of n triumphant victory. Our
iS AuyiserS on every committee bring Ms
encouraging reports and our experiences
at public meetings since the primaries
5nuicate such coming together of the
Mi vaftous elements MS In justify the pre-
IA hiction that the Republican party will
return TO representative basis and
2s<hht the new administration vii start
out with united support.
<e,a'I here are some sore spots left over
Irom the primary fight. but they are so
rev and so palpably selfish as to warrant
no concern. The ma iority of the peoplC
nave spoken against factionalism and
ms aew administration does not purpose
0i be hampered by it. The time has
sVnte TO put the little things aside. to
push the self seekers out of the way and
to DO big things for the benefit of all the
R(pple.
We continue to urge every voter. no
5ter what his former affiliations, to
ck until Tuesday We have no
lt TO fnd with those who fought us
rly in the primary election We have
objection to healthy and respousi
democratic minority.
The new administration must EXPECT
be checked up and it will welcome
Aicism that is fair and that tends to
tprrect existing error or abuse. but il
N III not encourage small and factious in
terfercnce. 1t will stand for big things
: done in n big way. for publicity and
for seryice. II vii welcome and expect
{lie 90 operation of all good citizens who
halieve in n city industrious and con
fented as well as city beautiful and
p3trotic
Wesfcott Is Optimistic
4 The statement by Mr. Wcscott was as
! bllows:
Immediately after the primaries the
3eetings which | spoke were made up
iefly of Democrats. In numbers and
fhusiasm ] found a grim determine
la-+o support the ticket equal to that
RfeS1de0tiAl electlonS NnCn upwards
100000 Democrats expressed their
lftical beliefs in this city. As the
mpaign went on the meetings in
Eased in size and n great many Re
Ijsblicans were noticed in the audiences.
*My campaign has been based on the
lGtH. or rather belief, that the entire
welfare OF the city and its citizens
N3pld be immeasurably bettercd if there
fere a strong minority party ! found
frhHhere that thinking men have con
that political conditions arc
the same as they always have
and that such conditions will con
just so long as an overwhelming
bminant party is divided by faction
Write. which is bound. after the
{Daign is over. to renew itself in
struggle for party control, leaving
Welfare of the city az secondary
{tleration. and occupying the minds
Puergies Of men 10 the business Of
a. Predicts Big Tournout
n predict that the vote east for tho
aoIc Democratic ticket will be much
Kers than at any municipal election
tI t1If last fifteen years where the Dem
fsfic party has not allied itself with
fntc attempt at fusion. There We're
5&roxinately 90 900 Democrats regis
fed at the primary. From all avail
M Sources we believe thai more than
p 200 Democrats registered as Repub
Mans MT the primary as the COM
Nor OF affairs at that time indicated
The great struggle between Penrosr
the Wares would result in some
u 4nendent movement after the pri-
Z ID 5fe I myself, believe that 10000
j9 .>4ls1 hc nearer the mark.
N oreover, decided manifestation
I diSconteut has grown as the cam
- 19cn ends, which indicates to me that
{}{y ,nen who are truly independent
Xtl either not vote at all or will vote
Democratic ticket AS protest
z<1inst certain events which have i'm
Iiately affected the rights of a great
'Any of our citizens.
z Mr.. MacLaughlin made this state
stNe have fought the peoples fight.
~ are finishing our course and we
i've kept The faith The case of the
klarfet pnrty is now in the hands Of
people Who are more powerful than
the bosses aud all the organizations
~ 5. ere the only ones who can
Results We confidently await
have been consistent. The
ne carefully pondering Mrs J.
u Moore present attitude as
III With his pre- primary can
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