Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-10
FOR ARBITRATION
OF 22D WARD ROW
lamberton Proposes Board to
Settle His Dispute With
Roper
WANTS TO HELP THE MAYOR

Sheriff Lamberton offered today tc
place the question of an Independent
| candidate for city committeeman from
| the Twenty second ward before board
of arbitration.
This brings to q head the factional
light in Germantown between friends
of Councilman Roper and the sheriff
which reached a climax Monday night
when Lamberton's name was proposed
by an organization committee to the In
dependent ward committee for the
leadership.
Roper and his friends strenuously
opposed the proposal
Lamberton said today he was not
ambitious to become q member of the
city committee and only entered the
field when it was evident that there
was danger Of the leadership being
grasped by irresponsible persons"
bamberton's proposal is that down
town Independent leaders and friends of
the Mayor be named on the arbitra-
tion board. The names of Thomas w.
Cunningham. president Of the Rcpub-
lican Alliance: George W. Coles. chair
man of the Town Meeting party. and
David J. Smyth, city solicitor, were
suggested later.
The sheriff declares that unless an
agreement is reached between the indie
pendent forces in the Twenty scond
will fall into the hands of Ware men
again. Thomas +. Watson. Ware
supporter, is the present representa-
tive of the ward in the city commit
tee. Lambprton said that with Il solidi-
fled front the Independents would have
no trouble clecting their man as com
mitteemau.
II have no ambition to be city com
mitteeman or political leader Of the
Twenty second ward" Sheriff Lambcr.
ton said today. But. am naturally
anxious that the leadership of the ward
should stay in the hands Of those worthy
and able to command the confidence and
support Of the voters. for otherwise the
ward will surely drift back to Ware con
troll.
at was only when there appeared to
ho danger Of leadership being grsspcd |
by irresponsible persons that yielded TO
the request Of my friends TO be a candi-
date for city committeeman.
Iambcrton referred to the clash Mou- |
day night. and declared that il the com
mttcr had decided upon Roper aS their !
he would have turned in for
tho councilman.
lUFluPuIullN, lsullDpIlOU UlINil. |
Roper stated to the committee that IT,
It endorsed me he would bolt and set
up his own candidates in every division |
Of the ward.
lie declared that such course would |
mean certain victory for Watson, the
Ware candidate.
II have always been ready to COM
promise" Lnmberton added. "and u
have suggested half dozen names OF
leading Independents for the candidacy.
Only Monday night I agreed to with |
draw in favor of William H. Emhardt, ,
a man who has been nctivc with us for
many years and for several years chair
man of the ward committee. But Roper |
refused.
Tho present course means defeat. |
The only solution is for downtown lead
crS and friends of the administration !
to he constituted into II board Of arbi- |
tratiou to settle the dispute aud have
Roper aud myself pledged in advance
to abide by the decision"
''lf such committee would under !
take the work | would gladly withdraw |
from the field. Our on" idea is to win !
the city committee for the Mayor"
Mayor Moore would not comment /
upon the situation.
William Wunder is one of the men !
suggested by l.ambcrton AS a candidate.
Others are John X. INSTEAD. Marc
SChOPttle. n member Of the committee of
Dnc hundred, George d. Porter. former
director of public safety aud Franklin
Spencer Edmonds.
John J. CrOut. mercantile anuraispr
and member of tho Republican Alliance
$ the only name suggested by Roper.