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Show i-ef-.. jJ . Uto.Lu. ' . FHILADELTinjC May " Il'.-rln ance' CoiariMssIonerDurham And other Republican leaders hive taken up the srauge thrown down byMayor Weilyer and are Xormlng their lines fora, fight that doubtless, will be to th& bitter end,. Mr. Durham ;wa,s'3ncnicrence - "Ith his lieutenants unti anearlx liour this morning, but none'of the fcirtles to the conference could be Indu'eedL'to speak of the plans discussed, by .the '.'organization '.'organiza-tion leaders,,;, .v.-. -;' Talks of Extra Session,.; v1.' :' 0 It was hinted howeTefi tha? an extra session cf 'the, jLeglslatureimlgbt be called for theJ purpose -ot making the Philadelphia ."ripper,' bills passed dur ; lng- the. recent ssalon-! Inoperative; These bills; take from the. -Mayor, the , pow er to appoint the 41rectors of f ublic safety and public wc ka and 5 'ace U In the hands of City Councils. ; Under, the act cf the Legislature the law does not becorne operative until the -incumbent Mayor's term .expires In April. 1907. It la not generally believed." however,' that tie Governor or . da .members of . the Legislature-v outside of: Philadelphia , would approve this plan-V . .,., -j. -;?"''-; brectpr Js Bem6ed. ;; - v" '' Mayor 'Weaver' - reached , hfs office about 9:30 o'clock today and a few mm- utes later announced that Col;' Shelaotf Potter had taken the oath of office director-of publla safety to - aaeceed David J. Smythyremo.ved. Prior', to-the to-the Mayor's arrival Former Judge Gordonwho Gor-donwho & .associated with Ellhu Root of New" York, as private counsel for Mr. "Weave?, called at the latter's office. He declined to. discuss, the, object of his visit.- ' . - - ' - ; :;-. :;-. If the iClty Council passed the, gas works lease over cthe Mayor's veto, which lss-probable, an appeal will immediately' im-mediately' be made to the - court to prevent the consummation of the lease, and a a legal war-- will - follow . whlcji probably will not end until the United States Snpreroe court has passed on-the merits of the.case.jln this event the services of Mr.. Root, Judgfr Gordon and other legal , talent will be at the Mayor's May-or's disposal... . - -..-V .-J'--' . -; Morrow, Enter Protest FJ-V' Arthhr- Tt? Pi . Morrow, - asista'nt---di rector of public supplies., who was suspended sus-pended yesterday but declined toac-ceptthe-suspension on, the ground no cause, had been assigned for It. was not at his office at the usual hour today. Mr. Mprrow is the-Republlcan leader of the Twenty-sixth ward.- V . - Shortly before 10 o'clock' the conference confer-ence of the leaders with United .States Senator Penrose, which was In session all f yesterday and lat night, was. resumed. re-sumed. v . , f., . J'-. Injunction Asked. ' - ' Dav'd J. Smyth, former' director of publicf safety,, filed a petition.. In the Court of Common Pleas todajr asking for an injunction restraining Mayor Weaver from removing him from office and also asked for an Injunction restraining re-straining Col. Sheldon Potter from acting act-ing as director, of public safety. The same proceedings were taken by" Peter . E. Costetto, former . director 'Of public, works, against the "Mayor and "A. Lincoln Acker, who was appointed to the office yesterday by th$ Mayor,- Judge Ralston- granted a temporary injunction restraining Mayor. Weaver from removing Directors Smyth and Costello from office' and Monday, -May 29, was set as the date for argument pn the injunction. .- - -.- ' ' . v. " |