Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-19
Ware Puts ROtdn
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Cantfnued from Fsso o"o
..,;,ical action committee meets this
SSternoon, and may announce a
"slate." also had conference with
the Mayor. -, . .,
,reat part of the morning, and was the
largest meeting yet. Numerous leaders
wbo had not been included In the earlier
councils were invited to be present to-
day and express an opinion. They
were out in force.
,eBna was 80 great, indeed. that 1t
was hard TO find room for all. Some
70 the more prominent leaders at the
,nsetinp were John Fisher. Forty sixth
Ward John JIaney, Forty third Ward ;
Iobn II. Mclean. Nineteenth Ward ;
frank L. Kenwortly, Twenty first
ward. David T. Hart. Twenty third
Ward Councilman Robert ]. Patten,
thirty third Ward; Andrew Frosch.
Forty second Ward A. Lincoln Acker.
city purchasing agent; Director Caven.
City Solicitor Smyth and Harry J. and
Joseph c. Trainer.
Mud Singing Starts
A mud singing campaign against
Nayor Moore, decided on last year after
his fight against Municipal Court ex-
trayagnnce. IL now in full swing, the
Mayor said today.
Abuse and belittlemcnt of the Mayor
are said to be the tactics employed at
meetings here engineered by the con-
tractor combine.
ut is hardly worth while commenting
on these attacks said the Mayor.
"They come with such frequency and
are evidently so well studied up that
the public should by this time be in
formed rs to the animus.
III have been advised that IL was
planned ns far back az November. or
shortly after the Municipal Court fight,
that the Mayor should be derided and
belittled on all occasions; that this was
a part of the plan Of the new combine
TO discrcdit the influence of the Ad-
ministration; so there is nothing new
in these two-by- -four attacks, and two
by-four in forestry means a very small
piece of timber"
Mayor Moore branded as misleading
certain dispatches from Washington to
the effect that his conference with Sen
ator Penrose had failed of any real
accomplishment.
"Was your visit satisfactory ?" the
Mayor was asked.
ut was," was the reply, "in that
the Senator gave me assurances that he
intended to declare against the fifty
fifty ticket or any ticket set up by the
contractor bosses.
'"The Importance of such a decara-
tion from the Republican leader of the
State Is not to be undercstimntcd.
Magistrate Campbell's attitude toward
"fee- grabbing in the office Of the Reg
lister of Wills was outlined by him to-
Io,, in lattnr 70 tka Y
Candidates Are Quizzed
The league sent letters to three can
didates under consideration for the Of
fee, including Judge" Campbell The
independent organization took the stand
that the Register should not take more
than $4,000 in fees yearly.
Mr. Campbell declined to state the
nature of his reply to the league. He
said the league may make it public If
1t wishes
II want to see the letter published"
he said, and if the league doesn't give
It out l will"
1t is understood Mr.. Campbell replied
that If elected Register he would con-
duct the Office according to law. This
virtually would mean he would take nll
the fees he could legally get without
limit
Mr. Campbell was asked how he stood
with Cunningham, who has said he "is
as tight as a clam" on the political stu
alton here.
II am right with Tom Ginning
ham," was the reply. ''I think he is
a real good politician. He uses good
Judgment. The people of the Northeast
will follow him."
"Will Mr.. Cunningham follow the
Mayor" was n query put to the Twen-
ty-fifth Ward leader. lie laughed.
'Nou will have to see Tom about
that" he said.