Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-21
Full Ware Slate =
SlUept to Victory
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Judge Of the Municipal Court and for
the eleven Republican nominations for
magistrate.
John Il. Walsh, protege of David
II. Lane, leader of the Twentieth Ward,
was nominated for the Municipal Court,
his closest competitor being John II.
Maurer, of the Fifth Ward, who was
supported by the Voters League.
Mrs. Rutherford Did Well
Mrs. NJ. Louise Rutherford, OF the
Twenty second Ward, was the only
Court polled fair vote in the first
twenty Eve wards which reported re :
turns.
james a. Carey, for years one Of the
bitterest foes Of the Ware organization.
buried his hostility and turned in the
Fifth Ward for the Ware slate.
This reversal was one of the few
piquant situations In the primary. Four
years ago in the Fifth Ward occurred
the murder of Policeman Eppley, the
spark that kindled a political blaze de :
structivc of the Ware control of the
City Administration.
An analysis If the incomplete returns
shows that at least seven of the wards
which were in Mayor Moore's column In
1910 were swung over to the Combine.
They are the Fifth, Tenth, Eighteenth,
Twenty fourth, Twenty fifth, Twenty
ninth and Thirty second.
Carey. leader of the Fifth Ward, be-
came disgruntlad with the City Admin
istration recently. it is said. because of
its refusal to transfer a police licutGn.
ant he objected to.
Thomas w. Cunningham is leader of
the Tenth Ward. and for some years
had been regarded as Senator PenrosG' s
chief lieutenant in this city. Cunning
ham became one of the pillars ot the
Combine. On the surface he broke
away from PenrOsc in carrying the
Tenth for the organization dominated by
the Wares.
Grier Stuck with Ware
Robert Gricr, one time secretary Of
the Republican Alliance, which was
swallowed by the Combine, is the leader
of the Eighteenth Ward. Grier an
nounced recently he had thrown in his
fortunes with the Combine.
The Twenty fourth Ward leader is
B,akely d. McCaughn. Collector Of In.
ternal Revenue. As he owed his ap-
pointmeut to Senator Penrosc 1t was
believed by some he would heed the
Senator'S declaration for the Voters
League ticket.
Campbell Joined Old Foes
Magistrate Campbell, as leader OF
the Twenty fifth Ward. fought the Ware
organization in 1919. when Judge Pat
terson opposed Mr.. Moore for the May
orally nomination. After a gesture or
two towards the Mayor in the last year
Campbell stepped over into the Ware
camp.
Richard Weglcin. president of Coun-
Gil. is regarded as the leader OF the
Twenty ninth Ward, another OF the
bailiwicks which supported the inde-
pendents two years ago. Although
Weglein is looked on rs u liegeman of
Judge Brown, he did not follow him
in supporting the independents. \
of Councils, was fighting the Wares
every chance he had.
In the Thirty fourth Ward, where
Director Of Public Works Caven is re-
yarded as the leader. Mr.. Kendrick
polled heavier vote than Kemp. All
the other Voters League candidates
carried that ward. however.
Aside from the primary special cleo
tion was held for a successor to the late
Mahlon NJ Garland. Of Pittsburgh. as
Congressman at Large. Colonel Thomas
s. Crago, of Greene County, was elected
by a heavy majority throughout the
State.
Associate Justice Schaffer, Of the
State Supreme Court. won the Repub-
lican nomination to succeed himself. for
full twenty one year term. He had
no opposition within the party.