The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-07
THE ELECTION CONTESTS.
To-day's Proceedings.

To-day's Proceedings.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-P. j. Allison and
Judges Ludlow, Peirce, and Brewster.
This morning at half-past Q O'Clock the Court was
opened, and MIR. Mann being the only lawyer pre-
sent at once set to work and took up his argument
where ne left of yesterday. Presently his colleague
respondents, and by 10 O'Clock the attendence was
lnll but for quarter OF an hour Mr.. Mann was
MOne, ana appeared as II he was conducting a
purely er pdrte proceeding.
The Eighth Division of the Fourtb Ward.
According to the testimony read this morning the
reason that so many alleged illegal votes were poed
here appeared to be that the votes were taken so
rapidly that the inspector had no Opportunity of
hndlng the names upon the books in order 10 make
challenges; no vouchers were demanded no voter
wa, was sworn, sworn, ana no tax receipt was produced But
one challenge was made, which was to John Smith
ana was allowed, because he had already voted
twice and his third vote was not pressed 115 names
upon this list OF voters were not upon the
list OF taXables, and no examination whatever was
made into the matter by the election officers there
This the respondents did not pretend to answer II
certamy was not an election, and should not be re-
spected by an honorable court any honest lover of
republican institutions. In october the vote for
FOX was QUO and upwards and month later for
Presidential electors, 1900; within four weeks the
voting population OF this party is increased in this
division by 200.
The Seventh Division of the Fourth Ward,
In this division the number of names upon the list
OF taXabes was 250 to which ten were added by the
ohcers, and upon the list of voters were 45O names
leaving 100 votes under names that were not upon
tne assessment list These were also principally
presentations. One Republican voter went to the
poll to vote, and he was challenged generally and
ana was proceeding to the window when the out
slders told him that would not do,
he turned round and saw the voucher STSrm TiSinG
from the gutter with his hat Off and his nose bloody
he went away, and returned several hours after
wards without a voucher hut this time he was told
that If he did not go away "a head would be put
upon him." and he did walk OIL without having
voted.
Also, in this division the votes were taken so fast
that no time was given for challenges. There were
book.
The Sixth Division of the Fourth Ward.
In this division there were 4O5 votes, but the list
OF voters contains only 399 names. The list of tax
ables shows only 165 names as voting, and 10 were
added, making only lT5 out OF 405 votes There
az unassessed voters only, of whom were produced
by the respondents to account for themselves. The
Republican inspector offered to challenge, but he
was told by the roughs outside that if he did not
stop challenging he would be punched This init
Undated him, and he made no more challenges
The judge, who kept the window book, too
busy vouching to attend to the book There
were only two naturalization papers produced.
When man had no such papers, and could say
that he had voted there for ten years. his vote was
received. Mike Fitzgerald, who had operated at the
seventh division of the Third ward the Eighth of the
Fourth and Seventh Of the Fourth at this divi-
sion threatening everybody who offered to chal-
lenge In this division they voted dead people,
purpose they robbed the cradle, the grave, and the
almshouse. They grew from October, 34i, to No
vember, 1Ol3 and in one hour took over 200 votes
The Eighth Division Of the Ninth Ward.
In regard this division 1t was testified by woman
that on election day she saw some twenty-five or
six men in an alley running off Barclay street, and
were talking over an assessment list; they were
calling out ''Give me in baker," "Give me in as
a tailor" "Me as a stone-cutter" ETC., but none
would be laborers, for they were dressed toe nicely
Slips were accordingly torn Off and distributed
among them, and then they changed hats and went
down Market street, and then witness saw these
men vote and challenged them, but
cfr hon hn la1
the Lieutenant of Police who stationed there
to arrest them, which he declined to do. One wit
ness was the husband of the woman who discovered
this plot, and was then policeman. He being in
formed of the matter, hurried Off to the poll and
demanded that these men should be challenged; aud
for this service his reward was discharge from the
force on the very next day. This occurred during
the last three hours of the election and left mpos
sble to say that there was really anything honest
done there during the day.,
The Sixth Division of the Seventeenth Ward.
In this division the Republican Return Inspector
went to the poll and said to the Democratic election
officers 81 have brought clerk with me" and they
said, ave will not have that clerk he does not live
in the division; go out and get another" while he
was out looking for clerk the poll was opened and
votes received in the absence OF the Republican
officers in violation OF the Act of Assembly, in OctO-
ber the vote in this division was $50 for Fox; in
November it had grown to GA for the Seymour
electors.
Ward.
This being agsmall division, the voting was light.
On the list of taXableS were 33I names marked as
having voted, and on the list Of voters were 43S
names, showing that 100 persons voted who were
not upon the assessment list The election con-
Quoted very loosely here and but few challenges or
demands for vouchers were made.
The Fourth Division of the Twenty fifth Ward
The charge against this division was that no eX.
animation of voters was made and no proof of quail
icatiODs taken. There were hfty-one votes of un
assessed persons taken. But two oaths were ad
ministered, and John Penn, who held the Republican
window book, attempted twice TO vote and was
driven away.
The sixteenth Division of the Twentieth Ward
The complaint in this division is that the count
OF votes was false count, 81 too many for the Mayor
and surplus for the others on that ticket, showing
among other facts, that 81 votes in favor OF McCuen
City Commissioner, were left out.
In the Seventh and Twelfth divisions or the Fiji
teenth ward the same thing occurred, making diff
ference of 100 votes that should have been added t(
| Tyndale's count.
| Here Mr.. Manns specification of divisions ended
and he then turned his attention to the respondents
case. They complained he said, OF the rejection OF
voters who produced certificates OF NATURALIZATION
| known as SnOwden papers but they had succeeded
treated. The object OF this was 10 prove tnat th'
officers who did this were aCtuated by corrupt mo-
tiVes, and therefore the precincts over which they
presided should be thrown out.
But this could hardly be done, Tor the law dl-
rected that the election should be awarded TO thosi
persons who received the highest number OF lega
votes. and not TO those for whom votes were Offered
| and refused. The officers had accounted, as TIN
public know for their conduct in an intelligent way
and even if they had acted in bad faith the conse
guence could not be serious, for the whole nunbe
| OF such reflections amounted TO the insignificant
| number Of thirty.
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