Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-27
VOTE LIST PROBE 4
FUNDS ARE NEEDED
Committee Of Seventy, in Pun.
lie Appeal, Tells Of Job.
holders Activity,
"FLoATERs" TO Be ERAsrn

Coincident with the movon,.. y
under way by the Moore admin;., put
the committee Of seventy is condon,
an investigation into the polit,c.Ic
tivity OF city employees. ''''' &C.
ANNOUNCEMENT Of this was made ),
DAY by Richard L.. Austin, treasr%v,,, 70,
OF the committee. in an appeal 10 ~.
people Tor funds TO- carry on the VOL
Inc committee OF seventy. IL was =.
pounced. will make every effort 10 n,l au'
the registration lists Of "Hoato.oJp Jputr
''phantoms, and will Institute nsod ald
ings against violators Of rcgistratioUn, tiU,'en,
election laws. wv" aug
The. committee Of scvcnty's anror,..
ment is regarded as particularly sisu;s
can't in the light Of the Moore Sgmia ua'
istration fight against disloyai r;,.
employees. and the fight also Of ~ ~.
Moore leaders for victory over tho W..
organization in the primaries Of NAV II IA
Winston Heads Committee
Director of Public Works Wir,,,.
Is chairman Of the committee Of sevor,p va
The appeal for funds Is signed by n,
Austin on behalf Of the executive cor, ,
mittce, which includes: Mr.. Win,to,
chairman Edward l.. d. Roach sSS
retary; Mr.. Austin. John Hamn,o,
Barnes, Percy ii. Clark. Cyrus II X
Curtis, Russell Duane. Samuel s. r,i'
Charles T.. McKeehan. Thomas uar,i,
Powers, J. Henry Scattergood. Job,
Walton. Thomas Rachurn White | sus
George Woodward. NJ. D. wv
Mr.. Austin's letter, in part, was n,
follows:
Whatever may be said Of the yarior,
efforts to better the municipal govern.
meut, there Is one line Of work wb;ch
for number Of years has been dj,.
tinctly effective and Of great benefit !,
the city Of Philadelphia, and that Is n.
results accomplished by the committs.
Of seventy in its efforts to guard N.
registration of voters and prosecute oi
tenders against the registration ana
election laws.
Every one recognizes tho importance
Of the primary election to be held Nav
1S, when delegates to the national con.
vention who will help to select n,
President Of the United States viii h
chosen. Also United States scnatcr,
congressman, state senator's and mem.
bers Of the Legislature will be voted for.
Full Probe Promised
| IL lS Ine purpose OF inc c0mmittv
of seventy to make an investigation a
the registration list with a view Of elm.
mating the names of persons improperiv
registered and also the names Of those
who will not be cutitled to vote at ths
coming primary. As You know. som,
very important changes were made by
the last session Of the Legislature, af.
fccting Philadelphia, principally III,
enactment Of the new PHILADELPHIA,
charter.
at is the purpose Of this committee
to see that the sections Of the chartp,
act referring to city employees will b,
carried out to the letter. In consc
auence Of this the committee has Il
hand very large number Of cases whicl
it is investigating for the present ad
ministration. regarding III" political 40
tivity of officeholders. and prosecution,
Of offenders against the registration am
election laws are constantly coming NJ
for trial in the Quarter Session
courts"