Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-27
Nv GEORGE NON MCCAIN

sfect II will have upon the ciIy 'u
mediate political future
There was distinct line of cIesv-
age. The Ware Brown Cunningham
combination arrayed ITSELF compactv
behind the Governor and Senator row
Harry Trainer. friend OF Mayor Moore;
shepherdcd the pcnrosc followers, ana
led them from the chamber after speak
,r Spangler fed.
From this time on tho logic "t the
situation would demand that what
,ver patronage tho state administration
NAV have at its disposal for Phtlndcl-
phia go to the N-B-C combination.
There is some disposition to criticize
Moyor Moore for failure to throw MS
influence into the Sproul balance. lie
did not have the Opportuntty ,
7 pointed out last week IN my Har-
riSh,irr dispatches how the Penrose
mon in the Philadelphia delegation had
voted solidly on a test vote against the
Ware combination.
Mayor Not Consulted
At tho same time | outlined their
MANS n organize under leadership ~
Earrr Trainer and cut loose perma
,-aptly from the control OF Clerk OF
Gourts Cunningham.
This is Just what was done The
decision was arrived nt. ! understand
without consultation with Mayor Moore,
Tho lines are now moro closely Drawn
between the rival factions In Phi.adel'
mia than ever before. II - Moore;
Grundy and Trainer on one side ano
Sproul. Grow, Ware, brown and Nun'
ninsham on tho other.
Senator Ware once more resumes the
nndsputed leadership of the opposition
10 the Mayor. He is the presiding OF
Hcer and directing genius of the trlum'
viratc with Clerk Of Courts cunning
ham and Municipal Judge Charles l..
Brown As the other members.
The vhr'igis Of events has made them
.bc conservatives and supporters OF
the Republican state committee, as well
az controllers of the Philadelphia city
committee.
Mn-or Moore will occupy a stratcs-
icsl position from now on only SO fsr
rs hc cIrrts himself 10 strengthen inc
hands Of Mr. Trainer
After all. the solution Of tho whole
yexed problem lies In the hands Of Sen.
ator Penrose. His support was claimed
BIZ all the factions either directly or
"a ''keepinc hands off. There was
no one to speak authoritat,vcly for NM
His name was traded upon in the most
unconsCionable fashion.
Penrose Against Turmoil
The situation. crudely put. rcsembIed
= dog fight with the Ponro>c name as
the bone.
In the ultimate analysis there will h'
q general Subsdencc OF party ranCor.
Your real politician would rather fix
than fight. ppnrose dpspiseS turmoil
and clashing So far as Philadelphia
Is concerned, and indeed the state. too.
he will probably bide his time and then
take the entire situation IN hand, and
bring about semblancc of harmony at
least.
Either that. or he will "vrond help
ing hand to IN" controlling power in
philadelphia politics. the Nar"-Cun-
nirghnm combination, which is in con
troll Of the party machinery.
With clearing away of the smoke
and din OF legislative battle in the
House II wider vision Of thP results is
possible this morning II is now po".
fectly apparent that the administration
forces deliberately -et trap for the
Grundy Oliver faction. ard with to-
tal lack Of perception hey walked right
into Il.
The dcpoSitjon Of Speaker Spanglcr
by q vote of the House and n" elevation
Of Major Samuel \. WhI'nG,r n tha.
rtsiiion were NOT the r",>' % the dra-
lIGtTlc tNdI lrCS ~ tlr llafN-,
The fact that the entire state Re.
publican organization was fighting the
Grundy Oliver minority places the lat.
ter in the position not only Of making
war on Governor SprOuI. hut upon the
state committee aS vel.
J find that there i q very general
feeling OF sympathy for the dcposed
speaker. There is d disposition to re.
gard him a the victim of rcprrhen-
sible counsel and the Scapegoat Of u
faction.
Spangler Wen Liked
Personally Mr., Spsng'er IS well
liked, As the session vas drawing 10
close. however. am Informed by
members in personal touch with him,
he grew 70 believe that the Grundy
Oliver forces were invincibIc. It was
this that led 10 his downfall
From oil exterior Appearances the
Grundyites have accepted the situation
and. although the bitterness Of defeat
still rAnkles. they are helping 10 dis
pose OF the fna work Of the session.
There is less tax this morning OF
egal measures 10 nulEfr III" activities
# the midnight session. Nobody seems
70 know What can 10 done They are
all a. sea as 20 methods.
have talked With II number of .aV-
lers on the subject. They are al q loss
10 suggesr any system ot repriSals, ~
any legal step thar Wi. challenge rht
light Of the majority ~ art a. il did
One of the finest 'rgai minds in me
state this morning y"ururrd the opiniOu
mat Speaker SpaugIer and the other
'o7dPrs Of the GruudH .O.lver opposition
forces have not a foot ~ stand on IN
"ontesting the action Of ne majority,
No Court Would Interfere