Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15


any boss domination.
Ssrhe anti contractor candidate dec
rarat,on was a climax to an address in
,,,hicb he voiced his vision of greater
Philadelphia whose growth would make
this city second to none in the country
''I am not the creature OF this ","u
OF that man. the congressman oe-
cEred, after referring to rumors CIR
calated by his political enemies that
Senator Penrose had dictated his can
didacy.
Declares Himself Free Man
III declare myself n free man lnde
ritndent of any boss in this or any otner
town. Is there any one here VINO
dosibts that? Ask me any question
want to know II there are any weak
kneed persons here. :,
Politics. Mr. Moore stated. wonId
elay no part in the appointment OF
Director Of public welfare. He has not
decided, he said. whether to appoint
man or woman to that post.
Five hundred of the city's most prom
inent men heard the congressman.
Among those present were William
&. Nicholson, president of the CITY
Club; Joseph II. Hagedorn, the club
director of civic affairs; Thomas Rae
hairn White, Albert f. Turner. John
q. Winston. George w. Coles and
Franklin Spencer Edmonds.
Mrs. Moore Present
Mrs, J. Hampton Moore sat near her
husband
The candidate was introduced by MI
Hagedoru, who urged all the men
present. to 60 to the polls tomorrow.
1--WE are determined that the con
tractor combine is done TO death tomor-
raw nixLt." said Mr.. Hagedorn.
YOpening his address, Mr.. Moore said
he didn't know whether he should DIS
cuss politics. A.
s"Go to it," some one called. All
present applauded.
Mr.. Moore traced the early history
of this city, dwelt on the great part
it has played in the nations history
and declared that's the city we like
to talk about. That's the Philadelphia
we want our children to study about.
.The Independent candidate likened the
contractor combine to a great octopus
akainst which he has lowered his lance.
HE then shot this question at the City
Club members:
'"Have you been faithful in register
ing at the polling places your criti-
cfsm or commendation? If not. you are
responsible for the state OF affairs that
exists here
Mr.. Moore. in outlining his dream Of
a.greater Philadelphia, said he had a
vision of a ''nationalized city which
4 would extend to Trenton and across
New Jersey to the edges of New York.
CONGRESSMAN Moore recalled a din
ner given him in this city four years
ago by a group Of business men.
Ex-senator Penrose was one of the
speakers, he declared. The audience
Listened to him in awe az he stated 4:
'Noore's career as a statesman in
Washington should be undisturbed.
Haven't Exchanged 100 Words
II have not exchanged hundred
wbrds with Senator Penrose on the
question of the maloralty.' Mr.. Moore
continued. Il have sat in conference
ius Washington with Senator penrose
he representing the Senate. the House
on every great revenue measure during
the war. :
4 '"Why should they tell me | should
be free of conversation with the SeniO
United States senator from this, estate
."As for Penrose. | believe he woul,
rather I were elected than the Othc
man. ! know who was his first choice
He told me A. Lincoln Arker tolt
him ] was not going to run. | sal,
Acker was good man and that ende,
the conversation.
Entered Fight Untrammelled
,''I was drafted for this fight and
entered it untrammelled either by Pen
rose or Ware or the leaders of the com
mittee of one hundred"
Referring to an attack from the Var
camp alleging that the congressman ha,
taken enormous fees while acting as
trust company receiver, Mr.. Moore de
clared They lie i'll their thrUats whel
they say ] got those fees.
IF / knew there was anything in III,
record, official or private. by which, t
use their vernacular, they could 'ge
me- certainly would not have run.
Ware knows that if | am Mayor
will be Mayor and that the Wares vii
~ nave " tame IHtlI places sOnleWHer
down the line"
The greater Philadelphia of tn
future Congressman Moore pictured a
group of far flung communities, con
stituting the nations chief industris
center and knit closely together by rail
ways and waterways.
philadelphia will be the great poi
of the future along the lines indicpted.
he predicted.
Attacks Contractor Combine
Here the candidate attacked tn
stewardship of the contractor combine
II question:" he said, what tn
'N1 present city administration or the con
tractors combine has done to prepar
for this coming expansion"
One of the requirements in prepare
tion for the new era facing PhiIadel
phia, Mr.. Moore asserted, is a bizg,
and better water supply.
Sewage now floats up and down Il
Delaware river with the tide" he dt
elared. "Some day this sewage is goiI
70 reach the densely populated section
of the city and an epidemic will resul
That is what will happen if we don
get busy"
Senator Wares comment on the ga
ret" occupied by Mr.. Moore won h
attention for moment.
1T is certain that / don't live in
pink palace" was his assertion, viii,
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