The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-11
Signs of Riot in the
Fifth Ward.
The u. s. NTarshal and the
Mayor Quell it in Person.
The Marines Under Arms and
Ready for WOrk-The De-
mOcracy Subside at
Their Appearance.

With the close of to-day the destines of the men
whose names have been posted everywhere within
the limits of the city as the standard-bearers of
the two political parties OF the day will be decided
ter canvasses that has ever been waged in Philade-
phia. In consequence OF the extreme heat OF the
summer months the campaign has been a short one,
but it has been decidedly sharp. For the past two
weeks everything else seems to have been forgotten,
and both parties have been busiy engaged in the
interest OF their organization. While the Demo-
cracy were paying no attention to mass meetings,
they were active ia other ways, and the principal
has been the manufacturing Of voters. Hun,
dreds Of men have been brought here
from other cities and gwen habiCation which they
have only known since the first days of the registry,
and which they Will never know after tonight.
will doubt and the only trouble that will probably
arise anywhere at the polls will be when these colo
mixers present at the polls h:r
and the threatened riots OF the Democracy nave no.
transpired. For many reasons the political coltes.
the most exciting character. Parties mixed and
confounded; tickets are being scored and split;
Science @tn are NOT y partsansap When the
day declines and the fight is over, strange develop
candidates and the citizens. 1t can already be seen
that Paxson md Price will largely lead their respec-
tive tickets Lien in these two instances seem TO
have laid aside party prejudices and voting for
the merit Of the candidates.
The public buildings question is not party one,
but sectional one, yet the Democracy, IN folding
their tickets, have included one for Washington
Square, and unless the Penn Square Democrat looks
sharp his ballot in that respect will be worthless,
he will cast two tickets-one for each location In
the upper part of the city the feeling seems obe
almost unanimous 10 favor Of the Broad street Site
while in the central portion the same may be SAID of
washington Square.
2 Great interest has been centred in this election
owing to its being the first occasion on which the
colored portion OF the population has exercised the
tSTeatened " and badgered from day to day,
but that they had not been intmidated thereby was
manifest at all the precinct houses Tney were out
early and in strong numbers. IL had been said
that the police had been instructed to make whole
sale arrests OF them last night, but they, be 1t said
to their credit, maintained the best OF order during
the night and but few were seen on the streets In
the Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh wards there were
two lines OF vorers-one colored and one wh:te-and
in order that there should be no difficulty it was
agreed that the votes should be taken alternately
Up to latest advices, good order has been generally
maintained.
The Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Wards.
1t was regarded tnat in the lower section of the
city there would be no places more interesting or
precincts OF the "Bloody Fifth" and the First and
Second OF the Seventh wards 1t was in these divi-
much to the ineffable disgust, dsapprobation, and
dlsmay of the hover of the great unterri1ed, who
In the hacyon days of the past here put into such
excellent practice the old Democratic maxim,
'Vote early and often" 1t was prophesied that the
tide OF affairs would not run smooth, from the fact
that the colored vote would make Overwhelmingly
Republican what hitherto were Overwhelmingly
Democratic divisions But quite contrary to all ex-
mentioned there were no riotous proceedings, but
number OF lesser crimes and disgraceful occur
rences, which we will attempt to picture.
EARLY AT THE POLLS.
Monday night the coored voters in all OF the divl-
siOns already named resolved TO be at the polls aud
in line before the dawn of election day; and at Fifth
and Lombard Streets the voting place OF the Third
precinct OF the Fifth ward, they were in lne at four
O'Clock in the morning, the line extending down
displayed in conspicuous manner the Republican
ticket.
THE TooLs OF THE DEMOCRACY.
1t was at this poll however, that Mayor FoX's
police violated the law in the most agrant manner,
and by their conduct gave further demonstration
of the fact that they constitute great political
ganization in the service OF the Democracy. Not
withstandiDg that the law requires officers TO keep
away from the polls and not to interfere with the
when summoned TO assist In preserving order, they
stood not only on each side OF the window, to chal
stood directly in front OF the window, so that no
coOred voter could deposit his ballot unless at the
men had the right OF way TO the window,
the policemen formed second line COM
ior@er iESne " back E until '' each each Democrat had had
deposited his ticket. Here was political strategy.
Tne total a1moer Oh as VOLers IN Id s pre-
200 white Republicans Under the most favorable
circumstances. hardly one vote could be polled a
minute, which would only admit of 900 for the entire
day. AS the colored men had the right OF way to
the window, the strategic leaders of the Democracy
strergth the Sunterrded" would be sadly worsted
The police were then brought into requisitiOn tC
break the line at the window, shove back the
negroes and shove ahead the Democrats, and when
ever newly enfrgnchised man entered demurrer
to catch him by the scrun Of the neck aud with
exclamation, "You- repeater" jerk him from thu
line. All this deprecated the Republican stock anC
cOrrespondingy increased that OF the opposition
sam Josephs, Dave Nagle and Lieutenant Haggertl
were here busy, and regarded. undoubtedly, tn
work OF the officers as wisely strategic and com
men liable.
0EEILL AHEAD.
In the First aud Second precincts OF the Seventh
ward the colored vote respectively 326 and 40l
There were no disturbances aud the full strength
the Republican forces was gathered H. The cOlore'
men were overwhelmingly In favor Of O'Neill. Thes
precincts were at first regarded strongly in favo
OF Greeley but the Gn8lUs OF the change of feeling
will be found Ia the circular OF the Democratic Cit
Executive Committee commencing Greedy TO tn
support OF the Democratic voters, which gaze tn
cOloTed men the lively impression that Greeley ha
compromised with the opposition. The vote on IN
squares Wasequally divided.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
At Eighth and Shippen streets is the poll OF tn
Eighth division OF the Fourth ward, the ''Old Re
liable" Of the Democratic host. This is "Mully's
ward, and perhaps ID no haoitaole portion Of ID