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Show PHILADELPHIA MAYOR AT WAR WITH RASCALS PHILADELPHIA, M.ay 14,-Mayor Weaver Wea-ver has fired Director of Public Safety Smith aid Director of Puilio Works Cas-tello. Cas-tello. "... . After the removals had been announced the Mayor made public the name of the ir en he had selected for the places. They are CoL 8heldon Potter, to nil the office of Director of Public Safety, and A. L. Acker, to be Director of the Department of Public Works, ad Interim. . ; The right over the form' of resignation was an Important one. In that the new directors can only be qualified by the confirmation con-firmation of Councils, which are controlled by the organisation. " Each dismissed director di-rector received 110.000 a year, and together they had control of 10,000 office-holders. It Is not likely that the Councils will confirm the men appointed by the Mayor, but that they wlU hold the offices ad Interim. The two dismissed directors ' refused to use their influence to help the Mayor in Ma anti-gas lease- fight, and this led the Mayor to ask . the directors for their reftlirnatlonAi The news of the Mayor' action, spread quickly to every section of the city. Every one wanted to know what the organisation organisa-tion was going to do. It is evident that it is planning for a great contest. The next city election will be held in November, Novem-ber, when a Sheriff and Coroner are to be elected. The organization candidate for Stertff is Harry Ransley, President of the Select Council and an advocate of the gas lease, and it Is likely that the reform organisations of the city will center their strength to defeat him. |