Show PREACHERS PITY MAYOR Believe Weaver Made Sad Mistake Mistake Mistake Mis Mis- take in Leaving Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Reformers FEW CENSURE HIS ACTION Orators Think lie Was Wn Misled i by 11 Friends Into of or Republican Party larty P Philadelphia lla Nov No i. i Prayers Pr Prayers for forthe forthe forthe the success success of or the Reform party Imi III the city and state elec elections ons on Tuesday Tues Tues- day lay and for Mayor Maor Weaver eaver that he hema ma may be brought back into the reform fold were offered by hundreds ds of ot s throughout the tho city toda today For Mayor Mayot Weavers Weaver's return to the ranks auks of the Republican organization which he so execrated a year c ear r ago the pulpits of or Philadelphia today oday voiced pity rather rathel than con- con Preachers Pi-eachers referred to his action as a fall from virtue and en endeavored endeavored en- en to gloss Sloss It over o wl with wih h the ex- ex use sc that he had h-ad be n misled and misguided b by insincere friends Thoy They nearly ly all expressed ed their confidence In n his sincere Intent In acting as he lad had done Nevertheless the cler clergy pointed to the danger of oC the mayor maor's somersault resulting in iii a n defeat o othe ot of the reform forces for or which h he be had iid stood sto-od sponsor only last Jast year L Weavers Weaver's Change e a n Sad SmI Blow It was a n little over a y year r ago ngo that I these same samo same preachers Had soot sent heavenward enward onward UH their I. I hl Invocations that Mayor lay MayorS S Weaver bo J glided aright In hi his mis fight a against against- t. t tho the Republican political gang gane He sided with the preachers preacher then J l harJ fh t J n iiii I dS day for tor thu overthrow over throw titi-ow ot of tho the forces of ot political cor- cor optIon i that lint tho the fusion party tr of ur the city and state aro arc seeking seeking- to annIhilate late ate once and forever fOl The They d l to o the fact tact that Mayor l Weaver had bad not lot Indorsed the lie leaders of or the he old gang whom he lie has plo prosecuted In Incourt court coutt and still further fui intends to prosecute but bit thc they said he had mercy merc merc- Jj 13 y gone over to what he believed to tobe tobe toe be e a cleansed d Republican party palt as to what he Iw felt had become u a corruptly led cd reform party part This latter asset aser- lon lion was universally and vehemently denied Mayor Major Is Still Ill Weavers Weaver's Illness still continues so serious that his wife said suld today that it t Is doubtful whether he lie will be lie beable able ble to be bo out this week weel and will therefore ml miss s his chance to vote on Tuesday for or the espoused lse party of or his choIce holce The rue Impression has hns grown al almost almost al- al most to a n. certainty now that tho the thoma ma mayors layers condition Is Js really due to a an n collapse resulting from his s realization of r havin having made marIe a mistake mis- mis take ake e in declaring for the tho Republican Il a against the reform movement Jno His Us condemnation in the newspaper has as been all aJl but unanimous I Gt l IX I. no h Sides Shies Certain of Victory Victor But C Are Arc Silent lit Philadelphia Nov lV The i.-The Tho political situation in time the state of ot Penn Pennsylvania I moro than thrum an any time during the last a t twenty enly years ears is one that lint defies antiel- antiel atlon The Cu fusion lon ticket hea headed ed by Lewis Jowls wis C. C Emery Jr Its managers Ii claim laim claim will sweep the state Q lIly by a ma- ma of whilo the supporters Is of Ir f Edwin S S. Stuart t the Republican nominee declare he will win by b 00 votes They base their helm statement upon the bitter biller attacks attacks s made b by Dr Di SilLs Ii G G. Swallow wallow upon Emery EmelY both lye Ivo of ot the candidates candidate's personal character character char char- acter and his hla connection with the Standard Oil company Upon the theother theothor other othor hand the Emel Emery managers art art- that the allegations made by jy State Treasurer William H. H Berry regarding graft and arid overcharges In the state tate capitol Job at Harrisburg will willbo willbo bo be sufficient to sweep away an any doubt a. a as to the lie success of or the fusion can call Impartial estimates point to lo a ma- ma majority majority of OOOO in tho the state for fin Emery This ThIN however does not tint In Include Include him In- clude elude the voto vote in either Cither Philadelphia or Allegheny where e Stuart s sentIment Is s unusually strong It It looks as thou though hough h the state situation really de dt deI depended de- de I upon Philadelphia and while while- boastful predictions pi are aro made malic b by 1 both oth 1 sides conservative politicians simply decline to lo make estimates |