Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
Big Shdke-Up Due
in Mayors Cabinet
Continued from Psge One

Director Tustin, public welfare.
Director Sproule. wharves, docks and
ferries.
The cabinet members who will be
affected by the reorganization plans, it
is said, nre
A. Lincoln Acker. city purchasing
agent.
Director Firbush, Department of
Health.
Director Cortelyou, public safety.
Mr.. Acker is the political sponsor OF
Councilman Sigmund J. Cans, sup
posedly an administration councilman,
who voted with Ware members yesterday
in smashing the Mayors veto.
Mr.. Acker saw Cans yesterday be.
fore the Council vote was taken. The
purchasing agent later said he could
do nothing" with Cans. 1t was
learned that six Municipal Court EN- e
ployes living in the Thirty eighth ward,
the home bailiwick of Acker and Cans,
had fguratively wept on the council
mans shoulder.
Acker Silent Today
The gist Of the reports flying below
the surface in City Hall were placed
before Mr.. Acker today.
II decline to be interviewed" was his
comment.
Dissatisfaction with Director Fur
bush is said to rest on the employees
allowed TO remain in the health depart
ment and who are believed by the
Mayors friends to be disloyal to the
administrat tion.
Councilman Buchholz, heretofore re :
garded as an administration supporter,
has son in the health department.
Arthur Il. Buchholz is supervising in :
second most important position in the
division of housing and sanitation.
AS for the public safety department,
it is known that Director Cortelyou is
personally popular with the Mayor.
But friends of the administration say
that political leaders. who pose as sup
porters Of the Mayor, use their influence
in the public safety department to the
detriment OF the administration s
policies.
Minor officials to Go
Discussion of possible changes in the
departments also affect the assistant di-
rectors. The resignation of Thomas
pluNllC LHlN, uSolelull ulItClOE VI pup
lie safety, is again being predicted with
confidence. DR.. Norman II. Taylor.
assistant director Of health, will be hit
by changes in that municipal branch,
while James L. Heron. assistant pur-
chasing agent, also will be affected.
In their talks yesterday with mem
bers Of Council, representatives of the
Mayor let the councilmen know the sit :
uation in no way resembled u pink tea.
They we're given TO understand that a
bare e-knuckle fight was in prospect and
that reprisals were in order.
Councilman Burch's vote yesterday
against the veto revived reports that The
has both eyes on a Municipal Court
judgcship. The terms of six of the nine
judges of that court expire on the first
Monday in January, 1924, the same day
the terms of Burch and the other coun i
cilmen expire.
Burch originally was n Town Meet
ing man and was allied with Coles.
Sheriff Robert Z. Lamberton was
identified with the same group.
Weglein Has Ambitions
Richard Weglein. president of Coun-
Gil. is looking toward the mayoralty in
1924. The same ambition is said to be
entertained by Lamberton. In a nut
shell. these conflicting aims are likely to
give further piquancy TO the situation
now developing.
The Mayors move for economy, which
the councilmen showed to one side, is of
special interest to thousands of home
owners who protested recently against
increasing tax burdens.
The Brown Ware Cunningham com
bne is preparing now for the election
next September with county Offices to
be gained. Mayor Moore is not losing
sight of that fact as he plans his re-
organization.
Summarized the Mayors veto of bud.
get items reduced the force Of Municipal