, 1869-10-16
THE ELECTION IN PHILADELr
PHIA.
Alderman McMnIlin and His Opcra-
ssons-t< skcPesasszA+'
Ftons th< Philadelphia j5et4, ott. r.


Ftvss he Philadelphia T4t1<, OF. ia
We hare seen cheAiitC At elections at dIEesent
tines 10 the conrse Of Our lives but all former
renence was compiete,y oeeTshafsowed BY oor er.
peI1ence IN the Fourth Ward yesterday. knowing
alderman AcMullla 10 be trltpg power In thu
waEt, ne naturally Walled his tonla.n rrit- 4
aocis @ beioV " sssYpca. Is she psestpctno noase, I'D
Alderman McMulltn' 8 oflce Ii on the west side OF
tho street. nearly opposite. Here this ulsu. sur
auI makes aad annaSea yote1s 1t pleasure. lii
weTd AMONG those who aurruund him = law, and
Of the any deeds OF lawlessuesa he hos been en-.
Fseed u, Ne cannot hut admire the tact and yg1-
iasee which he exercises over al, wno eaa claim
has ffeLd5hfp.
HEp to the hour Of noon but little t1aaspIred TO
make tue scene Interesting, but after THAT hour
the "tenzne" which had been inbtbed In the
soters cane up nose liseiy Tasing our a stand nd
II the immediate vicinity OF tho Alderman, We
watched the htfeam Of Voters Il tte9 came up,
then deposited them without looking At them,
and rtthout question man with i Panama
hst pulled aver hia eyea ra4ses thtonsh the tnr1ug
which lines the pavement 10 front Of the ptace OF
voting, and the following eonyersat1on tates
Alderman AcNnllep. Sam. have yon voted!
Alderman xcAallm. Are you going to:
hour: soa den. Vote N that ts II II H. sote @ a.
San" took his stand on en adjoining coruer,
aud although he was solicited In the most urgent
terms 10 come forward and pnt Ia his vote, SET he
refused to do so; and although this man Old not
vote during the eopSs that oas reporter stood
be found marked on the List a. having voted, Tae
reason re como to thi. concl1aou ~l1 be fully
dersaopeo b3 1he feNo. ing, which fof oussnsseas
this city for sone years:
johnny Ssnith d wen Known to the people Of the
lower part ot the city a. naan who hAs, on more
GrE 41xz
other ID h.iess DEEDS. Dufi0s yssterds1 n sntfS.
In conpany with three other men Of IKE character,
seas iaos ss!ss csoeS e. aa ns e,s lea
whisper mentioned the fact tnat 30 had a voter.
wanted. The Alderman remarked that il was,
as 1pR1S 70 the ps, Tno asi4 tse pe
a ramc the man with the Htndn x.eook reuaft-
avery xeu." eaid she Alderman. Taen turning
to Smith he remarked: Fetch him along: IT'S
ali right" The man came forward, Is directed,
ton beng asked, the ttagte sentence Of " Tint u
gil ItGh., esideniiy being a1i that was re1aised
~ ssf ;; s 9sd It 1d Il thu W. aans II
. Eord OF expostua'lon- In fact, It IIn1 nea1tay
fur Republican TO expostulaie 1t anything Inst
n1V be dnue IN that particular locality.
The same scc1es thst vese enac'ed here were
perpet.aietl IN every portion ol the warn. Dclb-
ers1c eWltoltrg Waa the rule: uoHedTe.the EIcept
the Bs1Cnosr fepeateIs pa: 10 their appearance IN
the Fcntth b Watd. Their services bad teen too
9ncn IN demand IN other paces earlier IN the day;
tut thAt theJ did COME there eau Be no mistake
1orn Si1th <treet ID squads Of ff1us two 10 te:i,
but aisa,a xifain stsns of tne pi!o,, WHO, upoa
ErAch!bR Ninth knd Shtrptn streets slRuAleti them
| eoEn salppen 10 E'ahth. where tbeJ haltei and
| held consultation With ". Alexander Dtamnas,
the eanc1daie 'or State Senator. mud Alderman
| AcMulitu.
| The arrangements we're quickly made, AMI aft er
refreshing and fftululstine at NcCteakeJa tavern
At The corncr. they again eepafasen and proceeded
dorn shppcn street. taxing 1ae different pre-
iefore lcsytn9it Al si1th SIRE. the party, NUN
bercg IL ali about thirty men. .!,slded into tKo
detachn<nts, ohe passing down Ettzwsser sireet.
main :odI, Kept On the stEeers ahove named send.
| ing derachntuts along tue STREETS running at
'oss q "a te1' 3 e.
IN The ward, from Sixth stfeet 10 the DELI sare.
nartng srflssd at Gfegaa;5 First Precinct House,
preceded to Eshih Ind ss,rpsn Tas move. -
Frentett sTitrets and for boldness certainly ex-
ceed ANYTHING That ha4 cEer usen place IN this
Again 1t Eighth ard shippen the part. halset1
foT : few moments, tut word being brought thai
rsnIag 'o 1he,! xp;e u Ne ai7e9eot p1ee!aets q
| the Third and Twenty4txth WardA the paFs,
% tee ao1 ~
;ns toVer precincts oi tue Third Ward. Wills Tie
W.sa. Tnst shess two gangs did good seirtee II
blocking the polls a10. perhaps. voting ID these
wartis, theIe can be 90 reasonable doubt Tney
| we're imported for thai purpose. and they earned
even socd word wasspoken, Ashough i . NOR
| si'ton 11ot wenld have resulted, AID more hIooS
| Would hare marked The neco,d of The gpaghs d