Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-09-21 | Page 2 | Vare's Manager Leads Election

VARES VARE'S MANAGER LEADS ELECTION In I n d ep end cut Opposing Gang Gaug Rule Cuts Into GOP Vote PHILADELPHIA Sept By The AssocIated The Press Republican Republican lican organization under the leader leader- leadership leadership ship of Senator elect William S. S Vera Vare apparently was still In control In Phil PhU- Philadelphia adelphia today despite efforts ot in- in independent dependent voters within within the party for fora a new order ot of things Returns from yesterdays yesterday's primary election from nearly one half of the 1517 divisions gave the state organization tion a 0 comfortable lead but it was far below w election re-election ec estimates of t the leaders f d f In et the mayoralty o m contest t tt In which the fight centered figures from divIsions showed that Henry Mackey organization candIdate was leading J. J Hampton Moore ant ent by The vote In these dl- dl divisions visions was Mackey and Mackey campaign manager for Vare whose right to B a seat In the United States senate as a result ot of al- al alleged alleged excessive campaign expenditures and charges chares ot of fraud Is under consid- consid by the Reed senate senat commit commit- committee tee had the undivided support of the city's 49 48 ward leaders Moore a former congressman and andol ande former e Mayor y r of Philadelphia U 1 not rh lr g only polled ol a h heavier VI vote n the he so- so called Independent wards than had been expected by organization leaders but made unexpected Inroads In Vare strongholds The mayor based his campaign on a a. declaration against gang rule Mackey supporters had predicted his nomination by Thomas W. W Cunningham who re- re refused refused fused to tell the Reed senate commit commit- committee tee the source of he contrIb contrIb- contrIbuted contributed to the Vare campaign last year was nominated by the Republican forces