Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-01
MAY URGE WOMAN
IN F|NLEYS PLACE
Administration Leaders Said to
Be Considering New Voter
for City Council
BITTER FIGHT IS EXPECTED

The first opportunity women will
have to demonstrate, or at least try out,
their influence in politics, may be pro-
vided in a special election to fill out the
unexpired term Of Councilman William
Il. Finley, one Of three representatives
from the South Philadelphia district,
who died yesterday.
Administration leaders are already
considering backing woman for the
office. They will confer with prominent
women with a view of making plans
to combat the Ware leadership.
Ware leaders said today that they
could not discuss the question of a can
didate to succeed Mr.. Finley until
after the funeral has been held. The
proposal that the administration lead
ers may place a woman in the field is
likely to affect the Ware strategy. how :
ever, and it would not be surprising to
see Senator Ware announce himself in
favor of woman.
Women leaders were unwilling today
W uio'uoS thc pOSslDlllIN VI WOIiun
candidate for Council. They are con
Icentrating their efforts on having mem
bers Of their sex assessed. and appear
content to leave Office seeking wait on
future events.
Mrs. Walter s. Thomson, county
chairman of the Republican women's
state committee. said she did not care
to discuss the matter.
Thomas w. Cunningham. president
of the Republican Alliance, said he was
interested in the thought of a woman
candidate for Council. He would not
talk Of the vacancy caused by Mr.. Fin
Iley's death and expressed regret over
the demise Of the downtown leader.
Ware leaders among the men in South
Philadelphia will not fail to try to land
the place for one of themselves. 1t Is
known that several Ware lieutenants
were disappointed. when the council
manic slate was made up, that they
were not in the running. Frank j
Ryan, Ware leader Of the Thirty sixth
ward. former Assistant Director o.
Health Joseph l.. Baldwin and FREQ
Willard, Congressman Wares aide II
the Twenty sixth ward, are mentioned
in this connection.
Bailey Is Mentioned
Former Common Councilman JohI
Bailey, for years in charge OF the New
Years Shooters" is another beini
talked Of by Ware men.
There is possibility that Harry j
Trainer. administration leader Of th'
Third ward, may withdraw rs can
didate for the state Legislature and en-
ter the lists as the administration can
didate for Council. His brother. 10
seph C. Trainer. who defeated Con
| gresham Ware for the post Of cit.
committeeman from the Twenty sixtl
ward. was also mentioned. but it is un
derstood that he will not be n candi
date. Joseph Trainer is waiting for
chance to run against Congressman
Ware for the South Philadelphia sea
at Washington, his friends said. Harr,
Trainer would prefer seat in Coun
Gil, it is known, to n seat in the stat
Legislature, because of his long expert
eDce in the old Councils.
One thing is certain, politicians said
and that is that the Trainer brother
will wage a stiff fight to prevent tn
| Wares from winning the succession t
Mr.. Finley. Their plan of campaign
against the Ware leadership in Soutl
! Philadelphia is to offer battle on ever
occasion, with the ultimate object o
overthrowing the Wares as leaders sout
of South street.
Legal Question Involved
A legal question arises in connection
with the filling of the unexpired term
The city charter provides that tn
vacancy "may" be filled at the No
vember election. The questions in
yolved are: First, Who will call for tn
election? And second, Will the peopl
make the nominations or will the nomi
nations be made by the ward com
mittees in the district? If the Republi
can executive committees in the Sout
Philadelphia district make the nomina
ton, then the Wares will control tn
Republican nomination.
The Wares have control of four out O
the five ward committees In the district
the First, Thirty sixth, Thirty mint
and Forty eighth. The Trainer brothers
for the administration, control tn
Twenty sixth ward.