Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-30

Want excitement? Just run mayor
atty campaign.
The day starts early and runs into
the night and even then your work Is no.
where near completed.
1t doesn't make any difference who
the candidate is. The very air is
charged with trouble.
Disturbers, cranks and persons with
axes to grind are the chief obstacles.
They form a never ending procession.
At the Moore headquarters. Broad
and Chestnut streets, and the Patterson
political base, Thirteenth and Chestnut,
the scenes are somewhat similar.
Each side has its glad hand men
who know how to shake votdH out of all
comers. Each camp also has its
Strategists who endeavor to keep the
human firebrands under control and
pour oil on the seething waters.
At least 105, 1906, ,712 words are un-
leashed from each headquarters daily.
Enthusiasts" Are Numerous
Wild-eyed dreamers with soft black
hats and beribboned glasses make life
hard for the workers at both camps.
One of these enthusiasts of poetic ap-
pearance wanted to take Congressman
Moore up in an airpIane so that he
could be the first candidate to deliver
Hn aviation speech.
The only ones who would hear that
would be the pigeons on City Hall
roof. said Joe Costello. who is direct
ing publicity of the Moore camp.
But think of the distinction" said
the dreamer.
And it might be extinction, if the
plane got balky," said Costello. wen
stay on terra firma."
Half dozen others wanted the con
gressman to appear in movie which
they guaranteed would land many
thousands of votes. There would be
Il slight financial consideration they ex
/plained. mere trife-say $40. 900 or
$4,000.
Many of these cranks never got he
yond John Hill, chief sergeant -at arms
There is too much serious work be
ing done at the Moore headquarters tc
give heed to such stunts. There are
fully 100 workers pouring out energy
every minute.
The force includes stenographers
secretaries, investigators. bookkeenors
leaders, followers and followers fol
lowers as we'll as adhcrents and con
stituents and flock of "glad handlers y
Girls, Girls and Girls
Then too, there are girls, girls and
girls.
Ihey give dash of the artistic to
the picture. They're not all 'dolled''
up, but neat and businesslike in an
pearance. There is no time for pow
dering noses, for hands are kept busy
with the work before them.
The girls send out several thousand
letters daily, answering all sorts OF
queries, giving data on registration fig
ures and urging all citizens who aim tt
better city government to roll up thei,
sleeves and work for it.
Many of the fair members of tn,
Moore auxiliary are kept busy clippin,
newspapers and keeping tabs on pub
licity.
This is hard work for there is a flocl
of charges made daily. A book of rec
ords is kept handy. Charges regarde
as serious are answered at once an
those in the trivial class are passe,
up without reply.
1t was asserted at the Moore cam,
that their candidate had received 6S
columns Of publicity since entering tn
fight.
"PattersOnites" Also Busy
There is also great activity at tn
Patterson base.
The main headquarters at Thirteent
J and Chestnut streets is only one branch
| The wOmen's committee is quartered a
} the Hotel Adelphia and the lawyers
, committee at Broad and SAMSON streets
There is also a soldiers branch in tn
, Lincoln Building under the direction @
Homer B. Hacker. The city committe
is another big ally.
"Cranks" also poster the Patterson
ties. They want the judge to speak a
county affairs. Others suggest a meet
ing on the Delaware to get the long
shoremen vote and still others seek tn
judges Endorsement for cure -alls an
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