Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27
CONTRACTOR REIGN
ENDED, SAYS MAYOR
Moore Defies Ware Machine in
Reply to Threats of Nom
support
FUTURE BATTLES PROMISED

"The rule of contractor bosses in this
town is ended
This was Mayor Moore's reply to a
threat of Senator Ware that the Mayor
would receive no support either at Har-
risburg OF in City Council unless he
acted right.
Tbc promise of future battles was
made in an appeal sent yesterday by
the senator for harmony deal. Inc
appcal incidentally contained the claim
that the Ware forces had won ma
iority Of the Republican city committee:
Mr.. Ware said he had never sought
n fight with the Mayor. He indicated
that he was extremely sorry there mad
been a difference and a contest at the
primary.
The Senator's Statement
The senator said:
"My friends will organize the Repub-
lican city committee. At present we
have twenty six members of the COM
mittce, there being tie and one doubt
full. When the time comes to organize
our friends will have substantial ma e
jority.
''To my mind Thomas +. Watson,
who will be the representative from the
Twenty. second ward. is an ideal candi =
date to head the committee. He viii
represent an independent section ana
there should be no objection to him
from any one.
From the moment the polls closed
TO this time, all the shouting has been
done by the other side. but when the
official count is completed it will be
found that the regular Republican
organization in Philadelphia has won a
great victory.
"The primary fight was not of my
choosing. said it would be good
thing if the administration would make
known it's waits and keep out of pctty'
politics. If this had been done the
Mayor would have had. unanimous
vote from the Philadelphia delegation
to the next session of the General AS
scmbly and he would have secured any
legislation he desired.
Says Mayor Must Guess
"As il stands now he will have to
guess as to the number from Philadcl-
phia that will stand behind him in Har
risburg. For petty political reasons
the Mayor ignored the ten councilmcn.
once called the minority. with the idea
that he could run Council with. the
eleven. Every trained man knew he
would soon have minority in Coun-
ell. and that is what he has today. The
Mayor is responsible for the present
situation. Hc was offered a unani-
nous vote in Council. and if he had
kept out of this political mess he would
have accomplished something.
'If Mr.. Moore uses little horse
sense in the future he can always get
all the votes in Council and all the
votes in the Philadelphia delegation to
Harrisburg to support his administra- :
tion. provided politics is not injected.
It's not too late now, but the Mayor
must decide
The Mayors Reply
When shown the Ware statement the
Mayor said:
THE rule of the contractor bosses in
this town is ended. but evidently Sen
ator Ware does not know it. The con
tractors have met their Waterloo and
are marching back dsorganized. Those
who want to join the struggling con
tractor boss army can do so. but they
will not find favor with this admins =
tration. The contractor bosses talk
sounds like threat 70 prevent the ad-
ministration from pushing through any
of the big measures expected of it or to
obtain legislation at Harrisburg in the
interest of good government. That
threat gives MS no concern. but it does
advise the people of the spirit animating