Evening journal., 1893-05-12

| ipation election fOr the Second and
Eleventh wards will be held morrow.
In the Second, the candidates for the
honor are William II. Hartlove and Ber-
nard Donohoe Both men and their
friends are making a determined fight
for the honor
Constable Harry Smith and Charles
Bradford are pitted against each other in
the Eleventh. Both men are sanguine
of success; but to man up the tree it
looks as If Smith has the best Of
the fight. Bradford may, however, swell
his forces within the next twenty y-four
hours and give the genial German Amer
lean county official a tight rubA
Mayor and CITY Omcers one Week Later.
The mayor, president Of City Council,
city treasurer, city solicitor, assessor and
the balance of the councilmanic nominees
will be named on Saturday of next week.
It is thought by many that Colonel
William b. Norton will be nominated foI
mayor, although DR. Willard Springer is
prominently mentioned in this connec
tion; Fred Mammele, who wants the
nomination for city treasurer, has nc
opponent; William T. Lynam's with
drawal leaves Robert g. Harmon cleal
field for the city solicitorship, and DAME
w. Lynch will have walk over in hi:
candidacy for president of the City
Council Eugene Sayars will Succeed
himself as assessor and collector for the
Southern district, which includes all that
part of the city below Sixth street.
City Council Candidates
The nominations for City Cobncil il
the wards in which there is no apparent
contest will probably be as follows
First, Jesse h Baylis; Third, James M
Griffin: Fourth, John +. Meaney Eighth
William Davis; Tenth. Frank McNulty
Twelfth, Patrick Fahey George I
Barnhill and John Ahrens want thl
nomination in the Ninth ward, but vii
not fight it ont until tomorrow week.
Hopes OF Carrying the Eighth.
The Democrats have strong hopes o
carrying the Eighth ward, which is nov
represented by Councilman Henry w
Perkins, the Republican candidate 70
president Of City Council There is dis
ruption in the Republican ranks becaus
% Of Howard StGats's success in bowlinl
, out Mr. Perkins, who wanted {
| succeed himself. At an opportune me
ment Mr. Perkins saw that he coul
@ not beat Mr.. Stats and Immediately an
. nounced his candidacy for the presidenc
I of City Council In order to conciliat
n him, the Corruption Hall machine, afte
encouraging Councilman Ross TO com
. out for the place and spend about 500
turned all its forces against Ross an
nominated Perkins. There the matte
n stands Stats beat Perkins; Perli1
! mates Stats Perkins beat Ross and ROs
{ hates Perkins and ''the whole blame
+ machine" that squeezed $500 out of bin
and threw him in the political gutter.
e To Avoid All Contests.
: In order to avoid contests, the Dem
y cratic primaries will be held under a
y act in relation to primary elections cr
= the rules of the City Democratic Associ
: tion. In order that the voters may kno
= the principal requirements the followiT
extracts are printed
The Oath Of the Ohicers.
" Section 2. Before opening the ele
tion. the presiding officer and judg
" shall each take an oath according to q
p following form, viz do solemnly swea
" (or affirm. that in the election 70 be th
n day held. / will not knowingly or wi
4, fully receive or consent to the receiviI
Of the vote of any alien, and also that
h will not receive or consent to the recei'
> ing the vote of any person whom / sha
- believe not entitled to vote unless q
ae associates shall adjudge such person
be entitled to vote; that ! will not Z
c. ceive or reject, nor concur in receiviI
ne or rejecting any vote through PARTIAL
u or under bias and that l will determi
every matter that shall come before N
and perform every act and duty by Ia
required of me touching the said electio
truly, faithfully and impartiallY, accor
VI ing to the best of my skill and judgmen
that 1 will cause the ballots that shall
p taken az this election to be fully re
er , and ascertained, and true stateme
10 thereof to be made according to the be
4, of MY knowledge and ability; and If
- shall discover any partiality, unfairne
~ or corruption in the conducting Of
~ said election, / shall disclose the same
Il the executive authority that shall ha
uu directed the holding of the electiC
"a and to the attorney general. TO the e
,u that thesubiect may be investigated
nc help me God, (or so 1 solemnly affirm.
Section 8 The oath or afiirmati
prescribed in the preceding section sh
be administered to the judges by
sse presiding officer and by one Of them
him. each of whom are hereby empower
1er and directed to administer oaths p
,on suant to the provisions Of this act.
Section T. Each Of said judges, af
me being duly qualified, shall choose {
ten clerk Of the election, to whom the p
me siding officer or one of the judges sh
BON administer the oath or affirmation
uer follows, viz: You do solemnly swear
ed. afirm) that as clerk Of this election }
will not use or assent to any falseho
fraud or deceit, and that you will k
& the polls and perform your duties trr
al faithfully and impartially, so help J
God, (or so you solemnly affirm If
reading the votes and keeping tally Il
sse il shall become necessary to appoint
the or more additional clerks, the presid
the officer and judges may do so, adminis
at ing to each clerk so appointed the #
ter going oath or affirmation.
No STUFFED Ballot Boxes.
Section g. Before opening the e
tion the presiding officer and judges 81
Pa. provide for the purpose, two ballot be
sun of sufficient size TO contain all the bal
ems of the election district with one Of
d" tarv lists aud certificates Of election
.,,i, the lid Of one OF the boxes there shal
for a hole sufficient only to admit with
on veuience one ballot; the lid Of the OF