The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-10
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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The "BLo0DY FOURTH "--How ALDERMAN
BILLY MCMULLEN MANAGED THE ELECTION
IN HIS DoMAIN.-"The freemen residing I'M the
cast their votes at the Dallas House. on Eighth
street, below Shlppen. This Division has the
high honor of being he dweling-place of two
shining lights of the Democracy William
McMullen and John MoKeon by name, and the
balloting was SO manipulated by them that
democratic majority OF about $50 was rolled up,
aIthoqgh there were but 7lO taxable inhabl-
returns made by the Assessors. The way in
which it was done was this:-
precinct, he was exceedingly anxious that It.
should be made the banner precinct of the
banner Democratic Ward. He therefore de-
attention to the task, and the Democracy were
further assisted in their effort at rolling mp
oftciated as Inspector. Quite early in the
morning the list of voters furnished by the City
cratic Judge, TO whom IL was given up by the
Republican inspector, under protest, and
was seen no more in the inner room
lengers of the respective parties outside, how
ever, had duplicate lists of the voters, and as
the Republican Inspector was thus enabled to
counteract. to some extent, the disappearance
OF the list from the inside, both he and his Demo-
cratic colleague were waited on about III O'clock
and obliged to deliver up their books, Tue
Republican challenger, anxious to preserve
list OF the treemen residing in the Precinct"
subsequently procured a blank book in whicn
he entered the names of those who presented
their ballots at the window. But this would
of the polls, the Alderman himself attended to
the matter by taking possession of the new
book just as he did SO, the crowd round about
raised the cry of "Who stole my watch?" to
which the Republican challenger responded by
inquirtng "Who stole my book?" AZ this the
Alderman and his Democratic cronies laughed
heartily, remarking that the book had not been
stolen, but that, on the contrary, the Republican
challenger had parted with 1T in consideration
of the payment of one hundred dollars. The
challenger then remarked that, If the Alderman
were not surrounded by such q crowd of adhe.
rents, he would show him whether the book
had not been stolen. And there the matter
dropped, and the counting of the votes com.
menced.
Meanwhile, the voting was progressing very
with. George Smith presented himself at the
window, and without stating his residence or
age, his ballots were thrust into the boxes be-
fore a challenge was half uttered, the Demo-
"All right, Mr.. Smithp' The ballots Of James
Jones were manipulated in the same graceful
way, and then came the turn of George Smith
again, this individual appearing with new
phystOgnOmy. Then James Jones, likewise
metamorphosed, appeared, to be sue
OF George Smith. While Jones and Smith
were casting their multitudinous ballots,
four different messengers had been despatched
in four different directions for John Rodgers,
and John Rodgers duly appeared with four diff
I rent faces, and cast as many different votes.
Whenever the Republican challenger ques-
toned the right of any ne to q vote, MIR. In
sTectOr Nick con shouted out to him, with an
Introductory and emphatic noGrSh. "If you
challenge that man, I'll raise a head on you!"
minority, they could offer no resistance to this
graceful and edify1ng process and the election
in the Eighth Division of the Fourth Ward
passed off as quietly as it did in the sober Tenth.