Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-23
IARE ASKS CREDIT
T. FOR NAMING KEMP
o,r,ose Picks Colonel for Post
master, but Opponents Say
They Did First
SENATOR oUTWITTED THEM

.,.,O, George Il. Kemp. defeated tor
no nomination for Receiver 60. %, ,"Hs'
,s1 %.sdov, has been chosen for fostmaS-
lu'' a. philadelphia. and both senator
ter vi ,d tho Wares are claiming the
CRU .,,octior Of Colonel Kemp to
..a I Postmaster Thornton was an
,I ,onuccd at Washington by senator ,
n""" Il followed a declaration here
PentCUs.a Ware yesterday that
by To vorSs we're backing kempt Tor the
10. ,,murortont Federal post. A.. ,,,,.,.,.
'mES, ~. Ware attitude toward the doughtE
Inc ubo stood IN under German
sola,efs 60 is that Eve thought OF him
then "'Th TIE Combine leaders tried to
hra' Ain immersion Pcrrose was steal
I,y their thunder. ~ ,o,;,,o;ons
'ns ouo ~ IMPRESSION among polltlclahS
wy hat Senator rcnros. ou'Sen L.
hTr ,ho Wares. They figure he acted
ssiSo dsiIs "Bfl'' Ware simply was talk
ing I,o strategy linked up with the Var"
,-j.n.o,ncnt Of Kemp yesterday. 1t II
lnuY .S concerns the "sOldier vote and
saIu' r,cont n mike former service mon
WS WEI tbc Contractor Combine was
,rimS ,r;nS awake nights thinking Of their
interests.
What Wares Planned
4. Colonel Kemp was on the Voters
,..ro ticket which the Combine
ii.dso hammer crushed at the primary.
s.'V :. Z believed the Wares counted on
toom;ug Kcmr and then wrestling
.pnroyal from Penrose because the
sSpator had mdorycd the Voters
League candidates. .,
Oscar +. Noll, Of tho Thirty seventh
Ward who was PcnrOse s persona! rep
,espntative in the primary campaign.
and who was long regarded as the Pen
,osc candidate for Postmaster. declared
TODAY he heartily indOrscd the selection
of Colonel Kemp.
Mr. Noll said that he had been out Of
,hc raCe for some time and that Pen
rrss had Kemp under consideration fol
, considerable period prior to the pri'
rorr election. NOll's point in this con
nprtiOn was that the Ware Endorsement
Of Colonel Kemp was on'y an effort "tt
| ut on the bandwagOn.
II am only sorry that tho citizens O'
Philadelphia missed the opportunity 0r
primary election day Of getting Re
rpiver Of Taxes who would conduct tho
Office in an efficient and economical
manner" Mr.. Moore concluded.
Both Sides Claim Credit
Senator Ware. on the other hand. sale
that Congressman Ware. his brother
| bad determined to push the Kemp can
] didacy for Postmaster four weeks age
and that II was his plan to take tn,
matter up with President Harding per
snally.
Colonel Kemp is a typical repre-
sentative Of the American soldier CON
tnued Senator Ware. 'rhe soldiers
have always been entitled TO reCogni.
ton for the reason they were willing
to sacrifice their all by going into tit,
service. Congressman Ware made uT
his mind four weeks ago that. with thC
ColOnel'S thirty gears record in III,
postal service. as we'll as with Iii
splendid record in tire Spanish Amcri
can and World War and his more thar
| twenty-five years connection with th'
Pennsylvania National Guard, tn
/ rOStmastership was right in the Colo
nelS linz,
ut was the Congressman purpos
10 have every soldier boy in this city
as well as every Congressman in til
d city TO present Colonel kemp'S claim
to the President. and there is no Qucs
\ ton in my mind that the PreSidcn
will recognize the claims Of tsc servic
men.
4 Although Postmaster Thornton has ;
4 year to serve. he will be removed from
once on the ground he has alrcad.
served eight years.
Mr., Thornton was appointed Post
master of Philadelphia by Presiden
Wilson on September p. 1919. to sue
ceed Thomas b. Smith. who subse
9uently became Mayor of the city. Mr.
Smith was not permitted to serve on
bis commission. On the day he wa
named Mr.. Thornton nomination wa
confirmed by the Senate. lie ha
served continuously since that time.
On expiration of his first commission
on September -. 1917. Mr.. Thornton
thoug h remaining in Office. was not re
nominated until August 30. 1918. III
vas confirmed second time on Septem
Der l3, 1918. His commission, there