Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-14

aggressive campaign for Mayor Of Phil.
adelphia Judge John NJ. Patterson. can .
didate Of the Republican organization
pol!ed 20,2f5 votes. while our former
colleague. Hon. J. Hampton Moore,
poiied l2,415 votes, the majority f6f
ludge Patterson being 1880.
Wants No Scandal
IL am, however. concerned in up.
noidine the fair name Of the great com =
monwealth Of PENNSYLVANIA and II,
goodly city Of Philadelphia in ordsr thnt
there may be no repetition of The scan :.
dal which besmirrhed The GOOD name of
the state Of Michigan.
II demand In the name OF fair play
and decency that. an uninHuenccd OK.
preston OF the public opinion reach the
ballot box on May 1S next uncof,tanoi. :.
mated and .unpolIutcd by the sordid
wealth OF these conspirators. 7 serve
public notice upon them that their plars
are known; their leaders are marked
and their contributions must become
public property, I serve notice on the
morocco king Of Philadelphia. the Iarp
est employer Of alien labor, who has
urged the raising Of 500. 900 corrup. !.
tion. fund, that he and his associates
are known and will have to answer. I
iurther serve notice upon chem that the
expenditure Of $50 900 or any sum over
and above the statutory limitation makes
them, and each of them. amenable ia
the. criminal law, and | invoke in be :
half of the people Of that district the
relentless and untiring vigilance Of the
Department Of Justice" h"
Charles w. Ashbury. chairman of the
business men S committee TO which Con :
gresham Ware referred. emphatically
denied the charges.
THE statements of CONGRESSMAN
Ware are untrue" he said. "The state :
ments seem to be sufficiently answered
by the character and standing Of business
men who signed the letter to Mr.. De.
lany asking him to be n candidate and
which was published as n public advcr-
tisement
In the first place." he continued, "it
~ ridiculous to say that the $4,000 limi,
Of expenses allowed by law has been
taken UP BY advertising expenses. We
are running our campaign Oh n fair and
square basis and strictly in accordance
with the law.
The business men interested in the
candidacy of Mr.. Delany are extremely
In earnest in wanting to nominate Mr..
Delany and they are going 20 succeed.
it is not question Of money, but OF
the energy devoted to the task.
Mr.. Asbnry said there never was such
a meeting az the one to which Congress
man Ware referred.
Amusing" was Mayor Moore's
comment on the Ware charges.
The indignation of the contractor
bosses he said, lat the progress being
made In Mr.. Delany's behalf In The
Third district contest Is amusing.
Those who proclaim illegal and cor
rupt methods most loudly are sometimes
best informed, but in this instance II
does seem ms If some one was sauealiup
in anticipation. The business men be .
hind Mr.. Delany are known to the citi &.
zens OF Philadelphia and l assume they
will be amply able to answer apy
charges the contractor combine may
make"
William S. Sauter. treasurer OF the
business mems committee, denied any
such fund as that referred TO by Con
gresham Ware had been raised.
"Mr. Varc's attack Is conceived In
politics and has no basis In fact," he
declared. ''Thc congressman is iust
indulging in hot air. The books Of the
committee are open for inspection ;,