The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-12
The Seventeenth Ward.

At an early hour this morning a Number of strange
men, m evlasnsy r, Lepeaters made their appearance
and Master streets and interered TO such an extent
wv entb RsyCt ySseTs n fhat WORD was despatched E
serve order and protect the rights 49, ,izpns ~
spear at once and SIe order was
the friends Of MicS s,xth division Of this ward
I2hn iet, IN the Independent Candidate for egis-
ave honors, from the polls. This Information was
70 the scene to break up the "littIe arrangement"
FGGm present ,I appearances i is believed that Mr.
teenth Legislative district. =. -.
The Eighteenth Ward.
In the Eighteenth ward full Republican vote
the vote stood As Republican to 20 Democratic and
this is fair sample of the returns in nearly all Of
Seventeenth, and Eighteenth wards we noticed the
following placard posted in conspicuous places:-
Democrats, Bewarei
Look to your Tickets
The enemy has issued spurious Democratic Ticket.
In .iIe the klghteenth s ward one Edward Mullen
candidate Tor Common Council, is moving heaven
and earth to secure his election. He has card
posted around with the words thereon, "Irishmen,
Catholics, vote for Edward Mullen for Common
Council"
The Twentieth Ward.
This ward, like the Fifteenth, is a secure Repub-
can stronghold, the two together having given
combined majority of over twenty-five hundred votes
for General Grant in the Presidential election last
year. A tour this morning through those districts
convinced us that they also alike in Scratching
many OF the unpalatable names. Governor Geary, in
average Of the Republican ticket but ran behind
many OF the candidates for county Offices Instances
radicals and had voted the ticket straight for years
deliberately cut out or erased the of his Excel
lency from their ballots though we heard of bat one
case OF this determined opposition to his reelection
| inducing vote for his opponent.
The Legislative worthless Cloud and Bum ran far
better in their respective precincts of this ward than
their corrupt practices Of last winter deserved; but
| their names were occasionally slashed into. In
! some neghborhoods the Democracy was restiye
offices.
but our inquiries could not develop the fact of any
STensye on their part Up noon no
city, and there is no prospect of any breach of the
peace in this quarter.
The Centre of the City.
Up to the time of going to press in the central por-
tion of the city, embracing the Fifth Sixth Eighth
Ninth, and Tenth wards, everything has been very
| quiet. save a lew drunken men and betting char.
acters, none were around the polls disposed tc
create even the slightest disturbance the voting was
thing indicated that the entire day would pass In
| peace.
1t evident that in at least majority of places
the police officers were strictly obeyng the Mayors
instructions in regard to their bearing during the
polls to be sure but still not SO near as to interfere
with the line of voters in any degree. 1t was impos
sibe in those wards of the city ascertain how the
candidates are running, from the fact that the
tickets were so split that even the most shrewd and
knowing were perpleXed and confounded.
| AT one or two OF the voting places squads of sus
| picousooking characters were lounging and if tht
words Of bystanders can be credited they were diyi
siOns OF the crowd of Baltimore roughs reported t(
have come to the city ia last nights trains.
The Independent Reform Party.
AT but few precincts IN this city are the placard
OF the independent Reform party exhibited. Th
earnest temperance men, who are the prime mover
in this organization, are however, by no means idle
Despite the apathy and opposition which alike eXis
among The major part OF the many Thousand advo
Gates Uf total abstinence in this CITY, great deal
quiet canyasspg has been done by personal appeals
This morning over eighty active men are at work 4
their respective precincts. The Nineteenth, Twenty
fourth, and Twenty-siXt wards are expected to s.
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thoroughly canvassed. The Fifteenth and Sixteenth
with the oddly grouped Fourth and Tenth wards
win rank next Certainly no one can doubt tn
room for reform in 'hlullys" district careful es
innate several days since made the expected vot
equal three thousand. If it reaches that amount
may materially affect the result.