The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-20
CITY INTELLIGE NOE.
rrOa ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEM. SEE INSIDE rAenal

CRY POLITICS THE REPUBLICANS OF THE
TWENTY-SIxTH WARD STILL AT LOGGER
HEADs.-As we stated few days ago, we
cans of the TWenty.siXth Ward had been ad.
justed to the satisfaction OF all concerned But
the announcement of meeting at Kater Hall
for this evening, which we published yesterday
afternoon, has developed the fact that there is
anything but harmony in the camp. 1t will be
remembered that there was split In the Re-
publican Convention of this Ward, which re-
suited in the holding of two separate Conven:
tickets, one of them being headed by Mr. j. w.
Robbins for Select Council, and the other by
Mr.. Robert Al mstrong, now member of Com
mon Council. for the same position On Friday
evening, September 6, there was an adjourned
meeting of what claimed to be the Ward Exc
cutive Committee, which, by unanimous
vote, endorsed the nomination of the ticket
headed by Mr.. Armstrong. Colonel Edwin H.
Biles acted as Chairman OF the Committee on
this occasion, and Mr.. George Austin as Secre-
A few days afterwards we were waited upon
by member of the Executive Committee, who
informed us that the meeting OF the 9th instant
was organized in a fraudulent manner, ma
i0rity of the persons who had peen iegally
eIecaeq 9r0 20 IL nsrtcnanr in its
He alleged that, II every member OF the Com
mitee had been d1 70 s m % Sro RobiSs v3Ie Ss
would have been endorsed ana was &C conmoent paeHI
that he could obtain tne Oh
to o card stating the above facts. This card ne
promised to prepare tor p90eatom' lion anG e ave we
seen or heard nothing of it. -
on Saturday evening, September Il, there
was another meeting of what purported to be
the Ward Executive Committee, over which
Mr.. John w. Dubree presided, and at this meet
ing o resolution was unanimously adopted, TO
the effect that the Committee desired harmony
and unity in the party, ana, VIII view W W
the ticket headed by Mr.. Armstrong, and pro-
missed to use all honorable means 10 secure lts
sat at the me p0nose p0s aeton we Thought we
were justified in expressing the nope tnat thlS
action settled the dispute. and That no IurtneI
.l4a einY,c yUaQ
Twenty y-sixth Ward.
Yesterday morning, however, 1t was an
nounced over the signature of Colonel Edwin
r., Biles, as Chairman OF the Ward ExecutlVe
Committee, that there would be mass meet;
evenjne at Kater Hall, at which addresses
would be delivered by his Honor Mayoi
This morning, q counterblast to this appears
over the signature OF Mr.. William r. Leeos
the President Of the City Executive re- Gommititee
passed by the City COMMITTEES, as follows-
Whereas A notice appears In the Public Ledger CAL
Twenty SIKH g pc held at KateT Hall signed
%ustn as the ofiiceTs Of the Twenty-sizth Ward Re
publican Executive Committee; IN
GERS y E4scusvs s cO@@e
elected the night appointed 6y Inc rules
W. Bailey. Vic: Presidents William H. Virden, Trea
ScsoIse, That this Committee and win
recognize any officers or committee IN ac1sd she w
night aPP0intsd the ESIss sSsds x NqT n pS1 1
Committee, and whose officers are as mentione
And thus the matter stands at the presen
Now we have few words to say for the bench
of the politicians of the Twenty-sixth Ward
AsWe have air eady taken tho trouble 10 lnlorn
them, the Republican majortties in the ward
the last election ranged from 32O 70 aoS On olnIy
both tickets had been kept In Lne nelq untl
the day of election. the success OF the Demo
cratic ticket would have been inevitable; Bu
. the withdrawal OF one of the tickets Is no
enough. AS long as there are Two eAecutlV
committees claiming the power 70 aoL In IN
ward the success of our ticket is 1mperllled.
the Republicans of the TWenty-slxtn war
intend to devote the greater portion OF thel
time and energy to quarrellln lng:among mem
the circumstances, there Is nothing whlch the
n the interests OF a few politicians in th
ward were alone concerned, we should be cor
TENT 20 let them quarrel among themselves, an
then reap the reward OF their dlssenslonsi "
the loyal voters OF mnci NM and t
seats in Common Council are being thus wal
tonly cast to the winds. We cannot aHord
have the Iwenty Ocrats MarS wbs1 there
a clear Republican majority OF over nYe nul
dred votes in that ward. We hope that all col
cerned In this mater wiz us api9 bnt an
fnrther delay, harmony and unity Will IN Jrul
he given to the party in that section OF the CIT
H,anwAx RoBBERY. Yesterday afternoon
wan named Patrick Andrews got on Rtcl
1nond messenger car, intending TO go TO Klo
@Opd Whsn he ana nsp EchmonS Gs @ StrsotS Mi
Kennedy, 1t is said ran after the car, ana al, ait
dragged him on the 96 9aHT nisbsd InO ap bY Tobbi
hhtna. ~ about four dollars. Kennedy was soI
fterVards arrested and taken peIq5S dYoon m
Sinex After hearing ne va nsI1 ~ SrvV' "