Evening journal., 1894-08-27
A Protest. From the Fonrth

I'm the Fourth ward there Is a general
protest, and the indications are that
II the scheme adopted by the desperate
leaders Of the Bancroft outrage Is per.
sisted In the respectable citizens OF the
ward will administer rtbuke on election
day that will be long remembered.
George ]. Egle, one OF the candidates
for delegate, said to an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter "The statement that
WAS In the field as a Bancroft man
did me a great injustice. was first aud
last snd all the time against Ban
croft. and It was to prevent his
nomination, or the nomination Of
any Republican that was a
candidate The mere statement that /
Was a Bancroft delegate caused me the
loss OF many a vote, and prevented Mr.
Niedermaier from consolidating with me-
The election was ridiculous, outrageous
and an insult to the ward. Talk about
the Tenth ward. It cant hold a candle to
the Fourth. | went down TO the lowor
end polls, but the way Ia which things
wereibelng run there dlsgusted me, and
| left. They were voting boys and non
residents OF the ward for
the Bancroft man, and when WE'LL
known citizens OF the ward came
up, they were challenged and had to
swear their votes IN / know several
who would not vote because they would
be subject to a pulling and hauling ~
\ the windows would have 10 swear In
their votes aud be iusulted In the bar.
gain. The clerks IN the upper ind
refused to sign the returns. 1t was q
scRndalous election. and the effect will
be shown on election day, when lots OF
voters will stay at home or vote-well
as they please | want you to correct
the impression that l was a Bancroft
man, was not nor am / now
Frank J. Neldermaier said: The cleo
ti0n Saturday was perfectly shameful
outrageous and unfair / was anti Ban
croft and intended TO 90 as a Cochran
delegate incidentally, and as n Democrat
anyway. should have opposed th'
placing OF any Republican on the ticket
and for that reason should have opposed
Bancroft In this ward men from othe
wards we're voted right along. and ths
despite challenges. An inspector acted Il
the upper polls who lives IN tho lower enl
aud everything went. One fellow who wa
known to be named GartlRnd, voted unde
the name Of Evans, aud another name
Gillespie who lives vt Taylor an
Church, voted In the Fourth w
objected to having the inspector Rei
and asked Mr.. Saulsbdry 70 have hir
taken of. and he practically promised {
have II done. but II wasn't done. Gu
mer were challenged and had to swss
their Totes In, and many Of them woul
> not vote because they dldn'r want to /
msuled around by the crowd. / have take
an interest In the ward elections for
number OF years, but am disRusted AZ
ihtlugh II feel like voting election da
| shall do 80, andRs please, and II don
/ shall stay home and know many VIII
will do likewise The best element Of th
ward is opposed to Bancroft and do nc
propose TO wear the collar longer.
think Saturdays election viii be ba
think FOR the party. There were only 30
, names on the polling list and ther
were 33S votes In the box. What goo
would it be to contestf II I went 3
Dover, ] would find the same parties
. power there and would bo knocked on
right or wrong The only way Is to Il
Il 20 as 10 Is and then see 70 IL on electio
> day that 3 chance does not occur agai
for the thing TO occur"