Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-27
UNCLE DAvE,' S3,
HALE AND HEARTY
Declares G. O. P. Is Sound, but
Reform Legs Are
Shaky
COMPLIMENTS TO MAYOR

Special Dispatch to Evening Public Ledger
Atlantic City. July ?7.-"tncle
Dave" Lane. taking his ease on the
Steel Pier and listening to the music:
maintained today that he had "a sound
Republican body. but shaky pair of
municipal reform legs
"J-ncle Dave will he eighty three
years old tomorrow. and appears to be
in better health--and says he Is in bet
ter health-than any time for several
years. This wise man of the Philadel-
phia organization. from his summer
headquarters at the Strand Hotel,
sallies forth every day for short stroll
on the boardwalk. which usually has his
favoritc pier as its objective.
Thin as ever. but we'll sunburned
and with eyes that twirkled In their ac-
customcd way, the old leader Of the
Twentieth Ward discussed some Of the
men and movements Of the day. paying
his left handed compliments as usual
TO his old friend and protege. Mayor
Moore.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Lane and the
nurse. who never is far from their side.
were Mr.. Lanes friend. George G.
Pierre. registration commissioner, and
Councilman Edward Buchholz. one of
L ntlp lave ITuS. ctl lltultlluHls Ill
the Twentieth Ward.
Mr.. Lane spoke of the plans for the
Scsoui. Centennial. rcminiscing mean
while on the centennial celebration
which brought world fame OF Philadel- =
nha fifty years ago. Mr.. Lane says
he doesn't exactly favor the Scsqui
Centennial. though mot exactly op-
posed to it,
Wants Financicr to Head Fair
"Get the money said Mr.. Lane,
land the rest will take care of itself
! He says he believes an eminent tinan-
cier should be selected as the head OF
the great world fair in 1926. He said
his recollcctions of the Centennial were
very happy. The city spent Sl4.'
900 900 and the stockholders never got
cent. None of the people outside
the grounds made anything, and oni!
two made any thing inside the grounds
the popcorn seller and the Vienna
bakery. Rents stayed up for two OF
three years and preparations were made
| for thousands of visitors who neve
came. Philadelphia is too poor to ado
a burden that will stagger the city
Mr.. Lane declared that Mayor Moore
"believed he was n power unto him
self. He has severed himself. in my
opinion, from the two factions. III
had a great opportunity when he tool
Office but he recalls the we'll knowl
quotation-'it's a wise man wha knows
he knows nothing.
"Was for 'Hamp'" "
The Mayor tells his subordinates t.
keep out of politics, and then he get
into them himself up to his eyes.
was for Hampy since the start of hi
political career, but ! don't know
its a dangerous thing for man t.
know It all
Mr.. Lane said he rejoiced that ther
seemed to be a spirit of harmony Il
the Republican Party in Philadelphia
"I'll be able to stay down here with
out interruption clear up to Septem
ber," he smiled. "I'll not have to g
up to town 20 settle any squabbles. v
He closed the interview by singin
the praises of the Republican Party
to which he said he gave his adherenc
not because Of loyalty to n party, bu
because the party was loyal to prin
ciples. and had made the country grea
and respected.