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Show IiIAY0MS;M:JC0NTR0E INITHE IG PHILADELPHIA GAS FIGHT; " a OPPOSITION ON LHE1MI0US SEAT PHIULDELPHIA, May 26. It "la th general; opinion . that. Mayor Weaver, for. the present, -controls the sltua'tion In his fight with the Republican leaders lead-ers over the propoaed ,leas of the city gas works. There is much speculation as to 'what will -be, the next move, developments de-velopments today are expected to come from the r. "organization." Insurance Commissioner Durham and his lieutenants lieuten-ants were in conference late last night andf their deliberations ' were resumed today soon after Mr. Durham reached his office. -Later he repaired to the office of United States Senator Penrose and was In consultation with him for some time. . '.-.' Oppbsltibn at Bea, .: There is still some talk of Impeachment Impeach-ment proceedings, against , the Mayor and there is no longer any denial that his course has been seriously considered consid-ered by the Jeaders and their legal ad- visers. ; Those who advise against this step argue that - any attempt to impeach im-peach ,Maydr Weaver at this time would only serve to strengthen his position with the public. Just now the attitude of the members mem-bers of the Council is giving the leaders lead-ers almost as much . concern, as any other, feature of their contest .with the Mayor. : ; ; .'.,, .. - Both Sides Preparing. - Both sides ari preparing for. next Thursday's meeting of Councils, when, unleas something intervenes, the Mayor wUl forward his veto of the new gas works lease ordinance to both branches. The "organisation" leaders, Mr. Durham and . State Senator McNlchoL have announced an-nounced t?onfldently that there will be no trouble whatever .in passing the ; lease over the Mayor's -veto. The Mayor and his friends are becoming more confident very day that they will be successful in blocking the "organization's" plans and that the veto will stand, j , Citizens to the Beacue. . -f ' In this they have the active co-operation of citizens In every ward. Extraordinary Extraor-dinary pressure is being brought to bear wherever , a Councilman shows signs of weakening. In one instance a committee of determined citizens hunted nearly all ntght for a member of the Select Council Coun-cil who obviously was avoiding them. arly 4a the wiuititng thsrceanroUtee' 1-peared.at 1-peared.at the man's house, routed him out of bed, and while he stood, barefooted in his night clothes.-, read . their -resolutions vto him and extracted a promise from nlm to change his attitude and sustain sus-tain the Mayor's vetOj - . . - Getting Into line. V In addition, the Councilmen are deluged by letters, signed by their constituents, j urging them to stand by tha Mayor. It is claimed that since last Thursday Ave members of Select Council and nine members mem-bers of the common branch have been Induced, to avow - their willingness to change their vote and sustain the Mayor's May-or's - proposed veto. Should the Mayor succeed in winning nine more to his side, the opposition will not have the necessary neces-sary three-fifths .vote to. defeat the- veto. |