Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-27
RANSLEYS NAME PUT
] ON Ware FRIEND LIST
Sheriff Said to Have Had Oil to
Sell to City-FaVored
by Senator
CONTRACTOR is SILENT

Sheriff Harry c. Ranslcy. chairman
Of the Ware controlled Republican city
committee. is the latest addition to the
list of friends" Of Senator Ware.
for whom the latter is declared to have
interceded whom Director MnCLaughlin,
Of the Department or Supplies, had any
city contracts TO hand out
Sheriff Ransley's interest is declared
to have been in oils.
Previously, Director MaCLaughIin
had declared that among the other Ware
friends were Michael ! Crane. who
wanted a FIRE hose contract, and stat"
Senator T. Larry Eyre, who had some
coal to sell.
incidentally. Peter j. HOban, as.
sistant director of supplies. admits he
visited the Wares several times to plead
for support for Director MacLaughln
as the organization mayoralty candi.
date, and that Mr.. MacLnughlin mad
knowledge Of the visits
Official Of Oil Company
Mr.. Ransloy is an official of Dunlap.
Slack & Co., of which John Il. Dunlap
and William J. Slack are tho other of
ficers. Messrs Dunlap and Slack are
also officials of f. \. Tygert x Co..
Inc, and Mr.. Slack said the sheriff has
ten shares in that company. Both com
panies arc in the oil business. hut it
was in behalf of the Tygert Company
that Senator Ware acted when he wanted
to help out Mr.. Ransley.
Mr.. Ransley, however. denied that
Senator Ware had been working in his
behalf.
IF you arc going to print anything
about this in your paper please tell the
whole truth" the sheriff asked. "Now,
as far as I know. the senator rrver in
terceded for me with Director Mac
Laughlin. I went TO the director my
self to urge upon him our oil. and I
was accompanied by Il member of the
firm, Mr.. Slack.
Senator Ware would not discuss the
matter. He declared that he was through
discussing Mr.. MacLaughlin.
Mr.. MacLaughlin. who had been
speaking freely of Crane ard his fire
hose and Senator Eyre and his coal.
showed no disposition to discuss Rauslcy
and his oil.
"I have nothing to say" the director
exclaimed with a smile
Mr.. Slack said Mr.. Ranslcy holds ten
shares of Tygert Company stock. that
the company was anxious to get a city
4 tODITdCI, DUl IUdI no IlOllINS lHu
been used in getting it.
Something to Say Later
To explain his silence at this time
in failing to identify fully the third Of
Senator Wares gallery of friends who
wanted municipal awards. Mr.. Mac
&IIaughin declared that he would have
something to say after the primary.
when he makes his race for Mayor on
the indeDendpnt ticket
Mr.. MacLaughlin denied that he over
sent Mr.. Hoban. his assistant director.
to Senator Ware to bespeak the leaders,
support in the mayoralty fight.
MIR. Hoban went Fon his own re
sponsibil;ty, and he will bear out this
statement" Mr.. MacLaughlin asserted.
she told me afterward. | am willing
TO leave my version with him. that he
had told the senator that | would make
lproper candidate, and he reported to
me the circumstances as | have given
them here"
Senator Ware also said, See lToban
he knows"
Mr. Hoban gave his version of the
affair as follows:
81 went to see the Wares several
times in behalf of Director MarIaugh-
lin. There was no other candidate in
the field at any of these times. and
felt that the director would have made
a strong organization candidate. The
director was aware of my visits. as I
reported to him what took place on each
occasion.
Both the Wares spoke very highly
OF the director the first visit. and as
there was no person mentioned for the
place it led me to believe that the di-
rector had a good chance of eventually
getting their support.
The director to some extent. shared
my confidence. and apparently approved
OF my subsequent visits TO the Wares. -