Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-14
VARE FOES UNITE
IN F0RTY'S|XTH
Factions End Wrangling, Saw
ing West Philadelphia From
Downtown Chiefs Control
OPPOSITION ALSO GAINS

ADMINISTRATOR anu vary hoh'i'i"h'
are busy mending broken fences in their
respective political alignments in prepa :
ration for the fight expected at the
spring primaries.
Mayor Moore's forces have scored a
big victory in creating harmony out of
the chaos among Ware foes that threat
ened to lose the Forty sixth ward to
Harry Mackey, Ware leader there.
Senator Ware, on the other hand. is
understood to have brought back to his
banner Amos Scott, negro leader of
South Philadelphia, whose dissatisfac- :
tion at the last election almost resulted
in the defeat of Councilman McCoach.
Both returns to the fold' were en-
gineered at conferences yesterday. The
anti-VaIe harmony in the Forty sixth
ward was assured after a conference
in the office of Thomas w. Cunning
ham, president of the Republican ALI :
ance.
The Alliance. will work with the Town
Meeting party and Independent Repub-
lican association in the big West Phil
adelphia ward in support of John Fisler.
prominent manufacturer, as ward
leader.
Fight Was Bitter
The fight over ward leadership among
the three factions of Ware foes has been
bitter one.
Those who attended the conference
represented all factions. They were
Homer G. Davis, Samuel w. Sibey,
John NJ. Nobre. Eugene Conn, William
Richardson and Hiram Maxim.
Senator Wares conference with the
dissatisfied negro element took place in
the headquarters of the Republican City
Committee, Eleventh and Chestnut
streets, last night. Amos Scott head
ed delegation of twenty six negro
politicians.
In addition to Senator Ware, Coun
cilmen Charles B. Hall, William Nc
Coach and William e. Finley, of his
organization, also attended All were
secretive about details of the conference,
but it leaked out that harmony had
been effected.
Scott, about a week ago. is under
stood to have let it be known that he
was ready to deal with either the Ware
or Moore side. The price he is said
to have set upon co operation is the
support of him as alternate delegate to
the Republican national convention and
the support of Andrew S. Stevens, a
Seventh ward negro, for the Legis
lature.
Scott has saloon at the southeast
corner of Twelfth and Pine streets.
Harmony in Twenty second
Indications are that the trouble which
existed within the ranks of the indie
pendents in the Twenty second ward has
been settled. Differences between Sheriff
Lamberton and W. w. Roper, mem
Der of Council, threatened serious
split there. but recently Mayor Moore
said that the trouble had been adjusted
Thus it is likely the two largest indie
pendent strongholds will be lined up
solidly back of the Moore administra-
tion at the primary election battles
against the Wares for control of the
Republican city committee.
All indications point to fight to the
finish on the Wares at the primary,
despite the harmony" propaganda
which Ware leaders are industriously
spreading. The Wares have taken pains
to announce they would not oppose the
denomination of Senator Penrose, thus
hoping to solidify themselves with
friends and supporters of the senior sen =
ator.
warning Dy cunningham
In an interview yesterday. Thomas
W. Cunningham, Penrose leader, urged
all independent Republicans to give nc
heed to this talk
Anti Ware leaders," said Mr.. Gun
| ningham, are being urged to listen tc
harmony talk put out by the Wares
The claim of the Wares is that there
should be no disruption of the Repub
~ ty, fhn ,f
tial election. For this reason they SAY
they are going along with Senator Pen
rose.
1--WE all knoS that if the Wares hat
won the city election last fall the,
would be fighting Ptnrose to finish
| They We're whippel-that is why they
are talking harmony.
Control of the city committee n
vitally important to tie Moore admin
istration. In 1922 fails committee vii
select Republican candidates for tn,
county offices of register of wills. re
ceiver of taxes, district attorney ant
city treasurer.
"At the present time We seem tc
have good chance of naming the .ner
| for these Offices. If the candidates wer,
to be picked tomorrow we would wiz
| twenty five of the forty eight wards.
| would say we VIII have at least three
more wards than this by April.
Harmony Essential
"The one important thing for anti
| Ware Republicans to have in mind i.
| that they must reach a harmonious un
derstanding before the city committee
men are chosen.
"Thus in a number of wards we ar,
| trying to work out compromises thai
will be satisfactory to all concerned. ID
we succeed. we will win those wards. II
we don't succeed the Wares will win, ant
the Moore administration will suffer.
Examples may be found in th,
Forty fourth ward. where one faction
| is strongly in favor of John Dunn. Re
publican Alliance committeeman, Will,
! independents have centered arounC
Thomas Weldon. This is the condition
that prevails in the Forty second ant
| the Forty eighth.
Organization Republicans and ipde
pendents must reach common ground
! In the Forty eighth ward it is neces
sary that George McElwee aud William
j. Hughes consider the party good be
! fnra nprS0nal aims