Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-23
Mayor Backs Wolf;
Mackey Won't Run
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gomery County and the Paddock, which
was raided in Chester yesterday.
THE strong arm Of the contractor
bosses was broken when the police force
drove the gamblers out OF this city. We
are endeavcring to keep them out and
TO prevent them from aiding and abet.
ting certain ward leaders who have
sworn allegiance TO the contractor
bosses"
/ The Voters League today will pick
new candidate for City Treasurer to
replace A. Lincoln Ackcr, City Pur-
chasing Agent who has Withdrawn. Po-
litical gossip was to the effect that SEN
ator Augustus +. Daix, Jr.. friend OF
Richard Weglein, president of City
Council, would be named.
With the time for filing nomination
papers drawing to. a close. the last
minute being 9 o'clock this afternoon,
the office of the County Commissioners
in CITY Hall burst in frenzied activity.
The place was crowded from opening
time on. new cohorts of candidates or
their representatives. bearing bulky
nomination papers, taking the places
constantly of those who had come
under the wire.
One Of the most voluminous or nom
inat;ng petitions was that of w. Free:
land Kendrick. candidate to succeed
himself ms Receiver of Taxes. His pa
ners were brought TO the commissioners
ofHces and filed by his chief deputy
Harry W. Kelley. ooo
There nrc 10000 names on the 2oo
sheets. in Mr.. Hendricks petition. one
Of the most interesting OF the sneets
was Tint circulated among the city. :
LAWYERS bv Murdoch Kendrick, a cousin
Of the Receiver, and prominent a''
torney. ,I
Murdoch Kcndrick is a close personal
friend Of Mayor Moore, and during the
latter's fight for the mayoralty' was
chairman Of the Moore Campaign Com
mittee. In the present factionaI war;
however, Murdoch kcndrick is algne1
on the side Of his kin, and proved OIL
much use in getting influential names.
Among the lawyers who siGnGd III snc
Kendrick petition we're Charles > Eu-
munds. Francis Skunk Brown, Jr.'
former Deputy Attorney General 90, Soi
semi L. Kun. G. Won Phul Jones and
d. S. B. Chew.
7. D. c. Henderson, who it is said
was substantial contributor 10
Navor Moore's campaign fund clrcu-
lated one of Mr.. Hendricks petitions
among the wool men in town, ana re-
Ceived many signatures. Reat estate
men. ward leaders. many members Oh
the Moose and Elks. were among the
Kcndhick signers. No.,
poncrs for District Attorney Rotan
ware siene at II 40 o'clock. so quietly
that the clerks did not even get the
name of the man who brought the paper
in. There is q big mystery. therefore
in who the District Attorney backer'
are However. as he is being supporte'
nv both sides, it doesn't make much dit
ference. .,..
through being Register of Wills, wa
there bright and early with his usua
sunny smile. perennial jokes and thirE
wod of papers. He came to tle hi
own nomination petition to succeed him
self. Unlike Mr.. kendrick, the othe'
succeeder. Jimmy has no backing IRON
the Ware combine. However. by viz
tue of his winning manner. he wa
nblc to bring in fifteen sheets filled witt
| signatures. Sheenan will be oppose
by Magistrate Campbell as the COMBINE
candidate.
An uncertainty as to whether Davt'
r. Hart. real estate assessor and Pen
rose Administration leader of tn
Twenty third Ward. would stand fol
the Register of Wills nomination wa
removed when he filed his papers earl!
this afternoon. \. Nevin Detrick. for
mer State chairman Of the PrOgresstv
Party, filed for a magistracy, with tn
backing of the Voters League.
One Of the exciting reports of Tn
afternoon in political circles was tha
word had gone round to support .'oh
II. Maurer Assistant District Attor
ney. for a Municipal Court judgcShi
instead of John \. Walsh. as the fav
ored candidate Of the Ware combine
Recently Senator Ware indorsed Walsh
and he has the enthusiastic backing o
"Unclue Dave" Lane: Apparently tn
combine strength is being swung t
Maurer. He is a lieutenant of Jim
my" Carey, and it is whispered th1
his selection was for the purpose q
Solidifying the adherence of the down
town Senator.