Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-26
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BY VOTERS LEAGUE.
Moore Assured Of Backing il
He Enters Lists With
Ware Combine
MUST TAKE ACTIVE PART

.Jf Mayor Moore wants to take the
Geld aRainst the Vares-and IT Is up
20 him 10 lead II he wants a hght TINS
primary-then the Voters League will
This statement was made today BY
enc OF the most influential leaders In
the newly organized Voters League.
In political circles the talk. following
tbe MAYORS three hour conference with
Senator penross at Washington Sun
Ssy. va. that the Mayor and his active
political allies would take the field II
they could get encouragement from
Senator Pcnrose.
Roth the Mayor and the Voters
League officials feel that Penrose. fun
dsmentally, IL against the Wares. Thr
ouestion IL, Can Penrose be induced
b take time from national problems
b pitch into the local situation?
Mayor Wants Conferences
Mayor Moore will have further con-
ferencee with Penrose. Until these
have been concluded 1t is understood
that Penrose will not finally sanction
the plans Of the Ware Brown Cunning
ham combine. Meanwhile Administra.
tion leaders will continue their drive Ia
have ppnrose smash the deal which
has been entered into between the
Wares and Thomas w. Cunningham.
Penrose leader in Philadelphia. and
President Judge Brown.
Ware leaders laugh at the suggestion
mat Senator Penrose will smash the
combine. They boastfully pointed to
the fact that Penrose had nothing 10
say after the Mayor had left him. And
they are going right ahead with tho
stating Of county ticket. They in
eist that the Mayor should keep ont OF
politics and that he should not be con e
sidered.
As one answer to the Moore Pen =
rose conference. Ware leaders announced
today that W. Freeland Kendrick. Re-
ceivpr of Taxes. would announce his
candidacy in few days for re- election
for third term. Just as deiant'y
they announced that Thomas +. Wat
son. chairman OF the Republican City
Committee. would announce his candi
dacy for City Treasurer. 70 succeed
Frederick J. SnoyPr.
Kendrick will make his campaign for
election on his record and increases
in tax collections turned over to m"
City Treasurer.
The Ware leaders are leaving the
other end of the ticket to be named BY
Judge Brown and Cunningham. under
the guidance of Senator Penrose. Ware
men say their end of il is settled
They soy further. discountng the fight
talk. that there will be little or nc
opposition to Kendrick and Watson.
Moore's Victory Average 900
THE Mayor" said one high in th'
Ware counsels, has NOT been able L
win a political batte with us since HI
took office and when he had Brown
and Cunningham with him. Wha
chance has he now
Ware leaders. of course. take ii fo
granted that their understanding will
Brown and Cunningham will stand
despite the Mayors talk with Penrose
Officials of the Voters League sal,
that il there IL to be fight. th
Mayor will have to do more thai
"sound the alarm" Otherwise tn
policy of the league for this campaign
probably will be confined 70 udorsin
or declining to indorse those who sIbmi
their candidncies TO the people
On the other hand. there are thos
who insist that. as the Mayor ha
sounded the alarm. it is up to the in
dependents. such as those enrolled il
the Voters League. to take up arm
and fight. II is urged that the Mayor