The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-06


f1ioa !. iSan B. gouvler. 3 william seybert.
p francis II Ageny. IL. Inn q. smi.n.
5 Jo1n q. Mccall: 2 WIN n H: Ehret
3. Vii AN Il. Tiei. b. jos. b, Halnes
! william Ssns. 6y1s. TSsmss ,IEsfstsse, Jr.
" James n, Kern. =. Il. 4. 1sgner
AZ. Isaac BurS' g sss5apSer s Kylrii, yy,ei,sr
Il, Samuel scheide' ! s WA De Blrry.
A permanent organization was effected, as
Pre,iient--James N. Kern.
Clerks, Alexander simpson, X. H. Beatty,
DoCrkeot ers-Jobn G. Hollick, James Ghee
chan Henry Lee, and ]. Il. Cohman.
hessei gers-Richard OF aud Thomas Strain.
Ths officers were then sworn in by Alderman
He wards were then called and
when the return OF The Fourth was read, Mr..
ia B. Beiter moved to exclude the Seventh
.fSiyision OF the Third ward, and sixth, Seventh,
and Eighth divisions OF the Fourth ward, stating
that he based IL on certain satisfies furnished
by the Pro,honotsry OF the Court OF Common
Pleas which he forwarded to the Chairman, who
hanoed the document to the Clerk, who read il.
The Prothonotary, under oath, subscribes to
1he fact that there has been no list OF voters
furpisbtd 10 his Office of the above division. as
required by law. He also gives tue total votes
of these divisions, as returned Tor the Octooer
eIecuon, which compares with the November
election as iollows:-
sEyENTH DIVISION, THIRD WARD.
November, 1858.
q. M. Coates-''.'.G;;T6 ooS y Mcdrath"'.'s76
Hector Tyndale......l5O d. N. Fox........""."8Oi
SIXTH DIVISION. FOURTH WARD.
November 1868.
ciobsy S5 iS6s. SSS'fa'n 'Oi'
Tyndale ..............6O
EIGHTH DIVISION, FOURTH WARD.
November. 1888
Ooates....''.9l5s 9:l5sL MSsrath.'''"''''l2Ol 5ssa
Tyndale. l5o Fox
SEVENTH DIVISION, FOURTH WARD.
November 1853 -
Coates..................T McGrath. "....."65l
October 1868.
Mr.. UByrne argued that the duties of the
Board are ouly MINISTERIAL. The law places the
decision of coIlested elections IN tie hands OF
the Court. The Return judges have merely TO
count the votes as returned.
hr. Green said tnat the returns eXhlolted
fraud upon their face, and he was not wiling to
cOuLtthe votes until so ordered by the Court.
lie wanted it settled That respectaoilIty was not
to be governed by foughs.
Mr.. OBsrue tald he was no apo'ogst Tor
fraud, but he insisted that the Board nai no
power 10 act IN TINS mater.
President Kern Iead from the law, which
sh ws hat in ordinary ca es no oarts OF returus
could be excluded, except where DEFICIENCIES
make them unIntelhgible. He said he would
entertain The resolution, believing that by Re-
oelvng returns In their present shape the re.
turn Judges were making themselves party to
fhe irand.
The vote being put, was decided IN the afirma-
Yeas-Messrs. Bouvier, Graham, King, Beit-
ler Green, Scheiae, seyoert. Davis, Mace,
Haine', Jones. Megargee, WiiliAms, Kyle,
Na5sHHaeerty, Mccall, Furev o'Byrne, Tiel,
Pierce, Burke, Smith, Ehret Hagner, Harktns'
and Masle.ler.
On motion. the Board then adjourned until
O'Clock, to allow The judges OF the ABOVE wards
10 correct their returns.
The affidavlrs attached to the above docu.
ments are as follows:-
stAte of Pennsy lvania, City OF Philadelphia sy:-
Charles sgmund, being duly sworn sccIrdins 20
In aspo es anS no. says tnat a. was
The election held 10 SAID division on Tuesday Nov
msnS.r Of oondnctng elections were eaiIr " dl,re
y.Ided by the judge and remaining inspeotSr OF SAID
election division Tor about hour ate:
erbiSs HS OF election day Voter
10, s aed
spec,o1 sss snowi%s w said voter sussd cleo
Sdow SI BY
ns s 30 Hey esye ssS ace one Sna Of the
crowd VI roughs ou's de the window took the Bible
oSs
G s .s ssd asy "aS e
would be torn from the that appl Ing
%
'as asa a Gf s @
poed at said election: that At The eiscton ned
ton Ssia Oct Is 1865 was gross OUTRAGEOUS fraud
tbat the OctOber election persons having no 10 gal
rights voters said divts voted, and that bh4
frauds perpetrRI.d the election neld Now B. 1858.
greatly exceeded toe frauds OF the October election
that crowd OF peIs0us OF the worst ScLer had
pA session OF the pol s. and tramped 'ishts
every elec or who did nos az ee wlto Them pollA
cal,y; that At lea.t seven hund ed .frAItuient
oeR g. 1865 that aenu, $40 ooteJ poed Chau
nepoDenL as Inspector. as well ss lh- Return Iu
Buecler and their clerks forcibly driven away
N0yemoeI 1888; i6al the Ju0gs OF the slecsion OF
ssid oiysiOn said in spseklng Of toe Bible. Yo7
tners 100 much swearing here auy W. and th az
she Bible then disappeared u y M, s,o,,,
Sworn to and suhscrbed before me, this SIN day OF
DAVID gITLER. Alderman
state OF PsnnsyIvau'a, City OF P,Iladel pha, as -
oep0sts aud say 8 mat. the election heId la the
SixLh division ~ Ihe Fourth ward Uftt said city.
sent outside WINDOW for about iIy-ive mi uutes
irUm the time The EOlls opene1: that psrson apply.
mand, the minority Iospector OF election Ia sail
division, challenged said vOt. that John Dntfy, who
vas outside ihe window at said election division. TOO
she book, the bic, from the majori'y lnso cor a.
ga efclon division; tnre~ IL Ia the street. ana
enos 10 his anshScsuoDs as 70 % vst.r thst tSe
VOL OF asa o pe,Sson was received by TIE L.
oibers TOLD Ihe lnspsctor that iI be s%ore aa-
other DemocI atlc voter ~ NJ day thew would rag
on rom he room 10 wIr Inc os seSp
were conducting The election. sad 'What ia the
want that bcoE ousaed electors in ,Ss we ,in GSat o
sieciors challenged deued the GIT to yot
hAtioJce was esor ed TO- AND q1ait" electors
<dsp0Ds MI challenged any person he N NJ wonid
SeiiIe his hash, and sens home for hi IssoIyss soIyss,,
NSssmbeJ. 1895. DAVID BEITLER. 2idsrmsn. -
s,aas OF Peprs,I ,IvAnIa city or Philsdeiphi.. as.-