Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-15
CLIMAX IS NEAR
IN MAYORS FIGHT
Only Week Remains for Filing
Nomination Papers--Moore
"off Fishing"
WAIT ON SENATOR PENROSE

Mayor Moore's fight on the fifty fifty
combine is rapidly approaching
climax. Only n week remains before
the last day for filing nomination pa
pers-August 23-rolls around. Ey
that time the lines must be drawn and
the candidates who are to battle with
the Organizo ton selections must be
filed.
In the meantime Philadelphia poll
ticians are awaiting word from WASH
ington. Senator Penrose has told
number of his callers recently. including
the Mayor, that he WIS opposed to a
fifty fifty ticket and the restoration
of the Wares to city leadership. 1ndi-
cations from Washington are that Pen
rose Is about to say something.
Mayor Not at Desk
Mayor Moore was not present in his
office today, as had been expected, but
was 'off fishing somewhere" according
to his staff. There was an air of mys-
terry lowering over the Mayors office,
which led some of the doubters to spec
ulate whether the Fishing was at
Island Heights, the Mayors summer
home, or in the troubled waters of
Washington.
1t became known that some of the
Mayors strongest supporters - among
them Andrew Frosch, Administration
leader of the Forty second Ward, and
Harry j. Trainer, who represents the
Mayor in the Third Ward-had gone to
Washington to see Senator Penrose.
In connection with the possibility of
an early declaration in support Of the
Mayor coming from Senator Penrose
was the conference Saturday between
Penrose and former Judge Gordon. Mr..
Gordon is special counsel for the
Mayor, particularly in police matters.
The general impression is that Judge
Gordon called on the senior United
States Senator for the purpose of re-en-
forcing Mayor Moore's demand for
show down. The Mayor has called on
Penrose to declare publicly against the
Wares.
GOrion's Mysterious Answer
Judge Gordon, when questioned as to
his talk with Senator Penrose, gave a
mysterious answer. 1t might be inter-
preted to mean that Penrose will shortly
sound the alarm against the Wares.
did / talk politics with Senator PEN
rose?" Mr.. Gordon said today. II
certainly did not. You know the fall
will soon be here, and so my son and
drove down from my farm in Westtown
to see Senator Penrosc about some seeds
ter wheat crop will be good. NV son,
the Assistant District Attorney, went
with me to speed uD some extradition
matters for Mr.. Rotan."
"Did you get the seeds?" he was
asked.
mot yet, but soon," was Mr.. Cor
don's reply.
In the Ware camp the leaders profess
an utter lack of interest in anything
that may be said by Senator Penrose.
They do say, however, that Penrose
will not be in n hurry to say anything.
They seem to feel confident that Tom
Cunningham and President Judge
Brown have been successful in painting
bet, however, said the Moore men, that
Judge Gordon stuck mailed fist
through the canvas in the course of his
conference with Penrose.
The Wares are going ahead on the
theory that il they do not get two places
out Of the five on the county ticket, they
will be ready for factional battle all
along the line. If there is q straight
out and out fight, the Ware ticket will
be headed by Judge Rogers for District
Attorney, while the Moore Penrose-
Voters League ticket will be headed by
District Attorney Rotan.
Ware Stands Pat
Senator Ware contends that If there
be harmony his friends must be recog
nized by the stating Of w. Freeland
Kendrick for Receiver of Taxes and
Thomas +. Watson for City Treasurer.
Because of the heavy f1re that has been
directed against this demand, some OF
the Penrose leaders have been working
to reduce the Ware demands to one place
on the ticket, Watson for City Treas
to haul down his flag.
Mayor Moore's position is that Pen