Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-28
.M'LEAN ATTACKS
TWO COUNC|LMEN
Senatorial Candidate Charges
Walter and Buchholz Are Rep
resenting Lane and Martin
NeGLECTING PEOPLE, CLAIM

NeGleCTlNG PEOPLE, CLAIM
John X. Mclean. Jr.. today attacked
Simon Walter and Eduard Buchhok
and accused them Of representing David
Lane nud senator Dave Martin in City
Council instead Of their constituents.
Mr.. Mclean is the administration
, ,randidat" for tho State Senate from thc
Fifth Senatorial district against Sen.
ator Martin.
Waiter is the Lane councilman from
the Twentieth ward and Buchholz is tn"
Martin councilman from the Nineteenth
| ward.
| The attack on the two Couuclmcn
! is contained in statement issued this
| afternoon by Mr.. Mclean. following
an interview with Mayor Moore.
"TncidcntS clearly demonstrating the
lack of sympathy on the part Of the
Lane Martin combination with the
needs of tho people Of the Fifth scna-
torial district are being daily brought
TO my attention" Mr.. Mclean says.
Neglecting Citizens. lie Says
While Simon Walter and Eduard
Buchholz are playing petty politics try
ing TO hamper Mayor Moore and the
progress Of the municipal administra. .
tion in order 70 carry out the designs
Of their immediate ovcrscerS. David
Lane and David Martin. and 70 curry
favor with the contractor bosses. the
interests Of the citizens of tho Fifth
senatorial district are being neglected.
''Only yesterday ] was called into
the Office Of Mavor Moore regarding
tho condition Of Diamond street from
Front TO Broad. in the Nineteenth and
Twentieth wards. These two wards
arc part Of the district for which the
citizens of Philadelphia are paying
Lanes and Martins Councilmcn Sl0.-
: 600 a year to represent them in tOun-
Gil.
The Mayor told mo that he had been
informed that the street was in dc
r'orablc state and asked me regarding
its condition.
II told him that tho street was in u
very bad condition. dangerous to pcdss
: trians and vPhiruar traffic and that as
l matter Of fact il was not fit to drive
over.
E ''1h" Mayor immediately issued
4, ""dcrs to Chief Dunlap for the repavinl
Of Ia" thoroughfarc.
=. Tho residents Of tho city are paying
each of Lanes and Martins council.
, men $1,000 a year TO look otter their in
:
the district is surely n subject Of vita
0 imrorteucc.
"%ot Even TRYING" lie Says
''Rut the two miSrcprcscptativc> %
- thr people are 80 busy looking aftc,
= the interests of tho Ovcrsccrs Martin
~. and Lane and the Bosses Ware tina
n they do not even mako prCt"n>c q
g serving th"ir constituents.
: "Thc people of the Fifth distri"
r have right TO have their needs pro
e. scntcd 20 tho Nayor and .ir"" tn" t"'
It Lane Martin councilmcn will not per
= form tho duty for which th"y nrc pal,
: | viii de- all 7 can to secure improve
It mcnt> needed badly by the district.
II will present any requests mad
Q to mo by residents Of tho Fifth dtstric
i FOR improvements or for the rcmcdyin
y Of nnv evil conditions 10 IN" pr0nC
n city officials aud do my bcst to lay
n them fnvorably acted upon.
John +. Arthur declared today b
. would no, resign May 10 as chief Of tn
=. Bureau Of City Property. as reQuette
!. ty tho administration.
Others whose reSignatiOus arc re
!, qucsted bv tho administration arc:
Price l. Patton. a son Of Senate
' Edward W. Patton. Ware leader Of tn
!, Twenty seventh ward. Price Patton ha
" hold tho p",t Of manager OF the Flee
trical bureau: salary $3.50 and bonus
William Safe. foreman of elevate
service and elevator operators in CIT
Hall. also \ resident OF the Twenty
seventh ward.
p chief Arthur. who - noli,iral lieu
tenant Of senator Martin. said hi
resignation would hc an admission o
his part that hc had been active poiiti
d "ally.
Is Denies Political Activity
"Thc letter asking me for my reSiC
), nation vas not accompanied hv an
=" charges Of any kind" he said. II hay
not been active politically as war
l. committeeman for TWO years. and whi
- ! have been chief Of the Bureau OF cit
u Property the bureau has been Conducts
IS by me without regard to politics,
III turned in my resignation. as
UaS asked 70 do. il would BE- al ad
mission that have been guilty OF mis-
Ie conduct IN office. and would leave
~ blot on my record in publ" service. n
!" issue cannot be cloudcd in this mattr
II and therefore ! will not resign.
" The removal Of Chief Arthur is con
il fdently expected by administration sup
IbIlPTs 10 stlp greatly lH tlaF HBhN
dominate Charles Delany for Congress
the Third district and Nj. Mclean.
II, the Fifth district II is dcCiarcd by II
~ administration leaders that a vital bio
'" has been struck at the heart OF Il
~ Ware Lane Martin organization.
~, Administration leaders predict tht
QUO Of the results oi the moTc will
that followers of Martin and Lane w
id desert in numbers 10 the banners
~ the administration. For some time the
n nave been rumors that the ward con
nc mitteemcn under Lane and Martin hs'
! only been waiting some such activity {
the part Of the administration 10 r,
! volt from the old leaders.
We George Smith, superintendent Of
iy public square has been notified by Il
~ Department OF Public Works that vi
III less he applies for admission to the pei
sion rolls within thirty days he will
dismissed
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