Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-26
PICK ENTRIES SOON y
IN MAYOR CONTEST
Hundred Committee and Wares
to Make Choices Early
in August
LANE TO GIVE VIEWS

Selection of the rival mayoralty can
didates who will oppose each other at
the primary September 16, is expected
to be made by the Penrose Indcpen-
dent and Ware Republican organiza
tons early next month.
The committee of one hundred, which
: will designate the candidate TO be sup
ported by Nae Town Meeting party
and the Republican Alliance virtually
has been completed and it's personnel
!. will be announced Monday.
George w. Coles, chairman of the
Town Meeting party, announces that
the membership of the committee Will
run over one hundred. 1t will not only
designate the men who will head the
ticket in opposition TO the regular Re
publican organization candidates, but
will take hand in the councilmanic
situation.
The candidate who will receive the
backing of the Republican leaders who
dominate the Republican city commit
tee will be picked at n 'round- table
conference of the ward leaders allied
with the Ware organization.
These leaders will meet in conference
as representatives of the Republican
voters of their wards, but not as mem
ters of the Republican city committee.
'The Republican city committee
saws Senator Ware, sis an organization
70 elect candidates not to select them
All to Have Voices
Senator Ware. David II. Lane, Sen
ator David Martin. Harry A. Mackey,
chairman of the Workmen's Compcn
sation Board: State Representative
John X. X. Scott. Thomas F. Watson,
Rcnublican leader of the Twenty sec =
ond ward. and virtually all the other
Rcpublican ward leaders who sit or
control seats in the committee at
Eleventh and Chestnut streets. will
have say in the Ground table con
ference.
Hopes of the Independents TO spit
the Ware strength through n bolt OF
some of the most powerful leaders allied
with the city committee organization
have been blasted the last few days.
Senator David Martin and David III
Lane, the two big factors in the Re
publican city committee next to the
Wares. have announced that they vii
abide by the result of the conference.
Mr.. Lane, however, will make knowr
the "typc" of man he thinks the regular
organization should support.
81 have the type of man who should
be the Republican candidate in mind. ,
said Mr.. Lane. 'but ! will not dis
cuss him at this time
He said he would make known his
views at the conference.
The choice of the regular organiza
ton leaders. on the surface at least. ha:
narrowed down to Judge John NJ. Pae'
terson. with Tax Receiver Frceland w
Kendrick still under consideration.
Division Men for Judge
Judge Patterson is the favorite Of
'the division workers. They believe him
to be the strongest candidate the regu
lar organization could put up.
His popularity, public record anC
social connections are believed by many
of the workers to make him hc.logica
candidate.
A. Lincoln Ackcr continues in the
foreground as the probable choice Of
the PcnrOSe and Town Meeting forces
Ackers followers are SO confident that
he will be the choice that they have
gotten out campaign buttons bearing
his photograph.
As soon as the committee of 100 il
announced it will organize and theI
take up the work of looking over mayor
atty timber.
1t will also look over the councilmani
situation in the senatorial districts.
"It is vital" says Mr.. Coles, "tha
the new council shall be made up o
men who are capable and who vii
honestly administer the affairs Of IT,.
city.
"The committee is not made u
merely of men of wealth. said Mr.
Coles.
"What We want chiefly are practica
men-men of the world; yes, men VIII
are going after good government nov
and not in the hereafter. The com
mittee will feel with the people and no
: above them"
There II be no Democrats on tn
committee. 1t will be made up who'll
Of Republicans.