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smoothly even though both the Ware
| brothers were absent. Senator Ware
could not come in from Amber He is
suffering from swollen ankle. It is
PROBABLY the first time that an impor.
tant meeting of the City Committee has
been held without the guiding hand of
senator Ware. He was, however, on
the telephone.
Women Stand as Men Sit
A number Of women allies of Mrs.
harmon gathered at the back of the
committee room. They had to stand up
while the men sat down and puffed
fragrant cigars.
Mrs. Harmon. in the front rank of
those nt the back. was gowned in q
flowing black dress. Her hat was
green, trimmed with flowers. The vet
eran. David II. Lane. ncstor of the
organization, was another who missed
the meeting. He sent telegram from
Atlantic City and the committee. on
motion of former Register of Wills
Sheehan. went right back at him with
another telegram congratulating him on
ms re- election as honorary president.
sentec. 1t was explained that he was
in Pittsburgh. Some one suggested that
perhaps he was absent because he did
not want to get in wrong with the new
Governor. Mackey would like TO he
continued by Pinchot as chairman Of the
State Workmen's Compensation Board.
Meeting Delayed
The meeting was half an hour late
IN getting under way. 1t had been
called for 10 o'clock. This time wos
consumed by Charles Hall. Tom C,"na
ningham and Tom Watson, sitting like
Doges in preliminary consultation, They
held their confab, however. in full
view of the waiting committeeman and
spectators SO that all might sac them
mapping out the business of the meet
ing.
Among other things the trio decided
that the little bothersome question of
disputes about city committeeman in the
Thiry- second and Forty second Wards
would be passed over for the time being
ana that there would be no protest over
the seating of Deputy Coroner Sellers
from the Thirty second Ward or Den
uty Coroner Rowland from the Forty
second Ward.
Coroner Knight insisted, in private
conversation. that he was not trying to
upset harmony. but followers of Tom
Cunningham felt otherwise.
Tom Cunningham wanted w. W.
Mintzer chosen as City Committeeman
from the Thirty second Ward, but the
Ware men slipped one over on him.
This move did not stifile the undercur-
rent OF dissatisfaction among the for
mcr Penrose leaders in the City Com
m!ttee who are now tied up, in public,
with the Ware combine.
.. After the conference of the big three
was over. Charlie Hall took the floor
and moved that Congressman Ransley
take the chair. Senator Patton and
Jimmy Sheehan acted as secretaries.
Sheehan's first act was to remove the
vase of flowers which some of the
women, in sentimental moment, had
: placed on the desk of the presiding off :
Ger.
Watson Goes in Flying
: When certificates of election of CITY
Committeeman were called for, it was
noticed that the woman 0pplaudcd
deputy Coroner Sellers and Rowland
when they walked to the front with
their papers. Tom CUNNINGHAM. in
nominating President aWtson, enum :
, Grated as one Of the City Treasurer q
qualifications the fact that he was q
hail fellow we'll met After that
there wasn't anything to it, and Wat
son went into Office once more on q
. gale Of votes.
: Vice presidents chosen We're Peter r,
/ Smith, Ware leader ofthe Forty seventh
Ward. and Collector of Internal Rcve
' nue. McCaughn, Of the Twenty fourth
Ward.
: Councilman Hall nominated Mrs
. Harmon for honorary vice president
: Mr.. Hall said that 70 or 75 per cen
Of the women of PHILADELPHIA stood BY
n the organization and Mrs. Harmon
;. These, he said, had been great facto
= in the result In Philadelphia. whicl
was carried for Alter.
There are some women" Hall con
i tinucd," who like to get their names i,
: the. paper and give pink teas and lea'
cotillions, but the bone and sinew O
'. Philadelphia womanhood is for the reg
ular organization.
Mr.. Hall later offered a resolution t
provide. in conjunction with Mrs. Har
, mon, for the formation Of regula
women's committees in each ward, S
\ that there would be no doubt abou
who is the woman chairman of tn
ward"
Mrs. Harmon's nomination was sec
r onded by Richard Weglein. president O
y Council, and Jimmy Sheehan. MI
Weglen suggested he was sorry tina
Mrs. Harnon's middle initial, "W.
le did not mean Weglein, whereupon other
st began TO warn the president Of Coun
It ell.
II In scconding the motion Of Cunning
a ham for the appointment of resolu
Is tions committee which is to report aftc
ID the meeting OF the State Committe,
pl Councilman Hall said:
10 philadelphia, by vote Of two {
one, desired the election of another IA
!. Governor. But Philsdelphians are stall
d wapfs whether we got what we want Q
\ iuq; ] an Z LITTLE disappcinted at 4