Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-06
AnIa VOTE BEINa PoLLEp.


Doodle IL Rot taking the Prominent Pant
II Usually Doss In This CITY.
The election In this city IL progressing
quietly and big vote ID being polied. The
workers OF the respective parties were ON
the CLOCK struck seven thore was
long lines OF voters at tho polls anxious
TO deposit their ballots. BY an agreement
made between representatives OF each party |
u puronsse s% Of % votes The M s"cn Bsmocrs.s " Kept
their part Of the bargain made. but from
the actions OF some of the Rspub loan |
workers the suspicion is strong that they |
were ueing money quietly.
There were no dlsturbances OF any CON-
sequence q. any OF the polling places up TO |
3 O'Clock.
Tbe prohibitionists had boys on the
principal streets distributing their
tickets, Every man was respectfully asked
whether he did not want one Of the Pro-
hipitionists tickeis. Very few took them.
In the First ward there was some excite.
ment created when samuel Keeler pre-
sented his vote He was challenged, went
inside and swore that his residence was 22l
West Chestnut street. Jacob 9reenawalt
| vouched for Keeler and also swore 70 his
residence. The facts Of the case are these:
| Keller made his home with his son at No.
22l West Chestnut street. Two weeks ago
the son moved to the Ninth ward and
since he moved the house has been unoccu.
Il
crs's was that rs he made his
home with his son, when his son
moved away and Mr.. Keller did not
remain in the ward, that he also lost his
residence The Republicans claim that Mr..
Keeler is a single man and considers the
First ward as his residence.
Deputy United States Marshal Howard
was called upon to arrest Keeler and
Greenawalt, but he preferred to make com.
plant against them in the regular way and
| Suifg all nrnhab,u Qntarad dRV
against Keeier for voting Illegally and
Greenswalt for falsely swearing to Keeler's
residence.
THE ELECTION RETURNS,
II the people OF this city do not have ex.
| cell8nt opportunities Of seeing the election
returns ss they come in this evening, II
will not be the fault OF the newspaper
offices. They have made sill preparations
to receive and display kilograms. At the
lNTELIJoENCER oifice the returns will bt
displayed on the large blackbosrds from
the windows In the Isecond story OF The
building and facing on Centre Square. A
large Arc light has boen placed near by IL
order that everybody can plainly see t.
|, | read the telegrams.
Arrests made,
A. j. Leihley, OF the Third ward, wa
arrested by United States Marshal Nielsen
I saul for bribing a voter and George Dor
wart was arrested by the same officer TO
John Hsvers.ick, OF the Third ward
4. was arrested for illegal voting. Th'
allegation IL that he never had
a residence In the ward, but has lived at tn,
slmshouse for years. Bail was enter ed BY
> | all the accused for a hearing.
a IN THE SIXTH WARD.
= There has been suspicion all day ths
!. money was being used In the Sixth ward
o | Doubtful voters were all run into Alderma
Is Deems oiiice, wher0 they we're "tixed.
r- Daniel McEvoy, renegade Democrat, VIII
o was seen buying voter, was arrested b
" Deputy United States Marshal McGrady
Lew Hartman became his bail 10
d hearing before Commissioner Ker
o nedy. To even this up Constable Barnhol
n then made complaint against George Prem
10 tiss before Alderman Deem, charging ,hir
n with having purchased Q vote. Prentis
was released on ball.
Up to noon today neither Edward Bi
ner, J. w. Brown, Fphrsim Shaut
nor Franklin Calder, tho men con
d nected OF frauds at the primary election /
v the Sixth ward, had not attempted to vott
e 1t is said they will not try It for fear Of b'
n | ing arrested,