that was the scheme laid out thursday , showcased in part by two ex - rivals - former mayor john f. street and three - time republican mayoral candidate sam katz , whom democrat street twice defeated .
platt pointed to a large chart showing up .
the philadelphia citizen , which sounds like a newspaper but is more of an online presence , says it will pay $ 10,000 to a single philadelphia voter , to
the two men joined larry platt , former editor of philadelphia magazine and the philadelphia daily news , as he announced the plan to give $ 10,000 to one lucky voter on election day .
that was the race that brought to city hall the most - loved - most - hated philly politician of the last century , frank rizzo .
or even john street , whose races against sam katz were the most exciting in recent memory — and in what it calls an act of desperation , the philadelphia citizen says it will pay one nov. 3 voter $ 10,000 awarded by lottery .
 
neither is michael nutter , who moved into city hall in 2007 after just 29 percent of eligible voters made a choice .
we are the 1971 philadelphia mayor ’s race may have been the last great moment in this city ’s electoral history .