Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-29
MAYOR is DEF|ED
BY HARRY MACKEy
Has Not Opposed, but viii Not
Be Controlled by Moore,
He Declares
NO QUARTER TO BE- GIVEN

''r'""'' "'nance VI "hSor "oo'
was given To-Day by Harry a. Mnckey'
chairman of the workmcn's compensa-
t;on hoord II answor;nr ,ho ,ioyor,s
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cnarge Ihat ne IL upholdlng the con
az am surnrised ot Tho statement
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scarcely believe he Is responsible Tor
all of that" Mr.. Mackey declared. "If
bo 4, bo bo. hoo, ,,i,;,forr,od no 70
A.. , s,D- .'
the facts ana exaggerates my lmpor-
tance. -
"Outside nv support of Judge Pat
tcrson for Nayors for which I have no
apology. neither myself nor nv friends
have done ANYTHING hostile to the Moore
administration.
"As n matter of foct. every candi-
date for tbo ward COMMITTEES in the
Forty sixth ward ran on n platform Of
supportinp the Moore administration.
but I refuse n concede that / must
be controlled bv him or his friends
In voting for tho chairman of the Re-
publicon citv COMMITTEES.
Answers Mayors Ihreat
MIR. Mackcy was asked as TO the
charge by the Mayor that he had lined
up state employees against the city al
ministration.
Yes" he replied, several state en-
ployes have been in the ward comfnittee
lot years ana tney nave Vo.eu Ior ine M
The mere fact that am chairman Oh tne
Workmen 1ompehsatl9n DoaIu mas lo
Dearing on the independence ol my az
tion; ,,, z.,.o,. ,o,.o;r =
mayor p Moore rnn,;se s,a,r 90 'u re,rard e e
turn in for him politically. That does
not appeal to me at all am not TO De
controlled either Dy my POSITION Us
chairman OF the Workmen compenSa, ;, I,
ton BOARD or Dy promises Oh reward.
Mayor Moore's night on the wares
will continue with no thought or apate-
ment until they are eliminated as pow
erfnl political factors IN fniladelphia.
Ihe Mayor himseit Is authority ior
this statement IN an interview III whlch
he not onl y denied any compromise
plan. but took heaithy rap at Mr.
He explained that the interview was
inspired by his desire to squelch the
talk in political circles that some OF
his supporters are conspirlng with thc
Ware faction to force him into COM
| promise.
The Mayor called attention to the
fact that he still has almost three and
a half years to serve and said that, If
necessary, the political battle will be
| continued right up to the end of his
term.
Facing this long period of drought as
far as municipal job patronage Is con
cerned, his supporters say, the Wares
will be unable to wage a victorious fight
on the administration,
g.. c.,,,.
oiams "an'piers
The Mayor also took opportunity to
slam gambling and other law breaking
| interests who look to politicians to keep
them out Of trouble.
,. hg ha Is dSmn m;Sootnr IN 'ai 81 pmh,io Sofotu a
CorteIxou are sitting on il with fuil
| weight with no thought of fayoripg some
Iaw Mrshr bre"kors "L," no ' becanse Of n6l;t;cal
fr;onJa ho cold
The Movor onened I'm th, subject
In n dictofed statement hearing unon
n visit made to his Office NV n delepa
t;on of RonrhI;con women ;nterosfod
in tho nresidentiaI camnaipp and said
ha wisbed to Comment uno5 "tbe har.
monv taIk that has baen oo;ne around
for several weeks mast ),
"There can he no harmonv" said
the Mavor os he read from Ills tyne.
written statement. "if harmony means
compromise with any of the political
forcos now, onnosino thn aJr,;u;Stro' fo;St,. -
tion 4" INV
Tn omnlifv;ro this doo,orotio, tho
Navor cnntinning said ~ nort "rstn' '"o
Tn discussine q nnmhar pf r,ottoro
With these woman who ara nrominort
in Pbilodelnhia civics includippg no than, thn ort
gallery street CLEANING tho 6oIow"ro
6ridge and politics' I told tbcm that
| nm very glad to reassert that Tho % aJ.
ministration stands nou fom n"' '.bot rbo a" l.
stood for at the beginninr-th" "' OBJ. y