The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-08

Philadelphia November 7.-Philadelphia has been swept by the reform move ment, the city party ticket winning by a surprisingly large plurality.
 While returns from only six of the forty-two wards in this city had oesi counted up to midnight, enough is known of the result in the remaining wards 10 indicate the defeat of the republican local ticket by from 60OOo to 75,ooo plurality.
 The victory of the city party carried with it the election of William H. Berry, the democratic and reform candidate Tor state treasurer. J. Lee Hummer, the republican candidate for that office, was badlv cut throughout the city and state. and he lost his own county, which Is usually republican. The result has every appearance of a landslide for reform, not only in Philadelphia but throughout the state.
 Carried Only Few Wards.
 Returns to midnight show that the re- publicans carried only q few wards, ana these were held by narrow margins. ona year ago President Roosevelt carried tha city by 1sO,ss4 plurality.
 None of the republican leaders had much to say on the result. Sheriff James L. Miles chairman of the republican city committee, would not admit defeat until midnight. When asked for statement. he said:
 q have nothing to say; what's the useY'
 The city party sympathlzers are cele- bratlng their victory tonight by parading the streets. As soon as the result was definitely known, hundreds of them formed in line and marched down Chest nut street An unusual turnout was that of the campaign committee of the city party which Is made up of some of the wealthiest and most influential people in the city. They marched behind band to the tune of Onward Christian Soldier" Estimates from possibly every county in the state indicate the election of Berry. democrat, for state treasurer by from 75.0o0 to 100000 plurality. official returns will probably increase these figures.
 Many Small Scrmmages.
 Contrary to expectation there was no voclferous disturbance in the city today There were, however many small scrim- images at polling places, especially in thd more thckly settled wards where the republican organization is very strong and where the city party put up most de- termined fight The police department waa at all times master of the situation, and wherever trouble was started 1t waa quickly stopped. Some of these disturb ances blossomed into small riots, but after the smoke had cleared away 1t was found that no one was seriously wounded. Under orders of Mayor Weaver the po- lice force was almost doubled by the swearing in of citizens who were seat into the wards where trouble was expected. Nearly all the mounted police of the city were brought in from outlying districts and distributed in the strongholds of the republican organization. A corps of bicycle policemen were kept in reserve at city hall The police captains were provided with swift automobiles so that they could quickly go to any part of the city.
 Arrangements Were Complete.
 Never in the history of the city were such complete arrangements made for preventing the casting of Illegal votes. Be- sides the large number of watchers aud overseers located at the HOO polling places there were from two to six policemen stationed at each one of these places. The orders were explicit and the numer- ous squabbles between police and cleo ton officers proves that they attempted to carry them out. The patrolmen assigned to the polls carried lists of names of illegal voters. The illegal list was fur nished the election officers who were warned not to permit any one to vote on the names. The policemen were also held responsible if any illegal vote was cast. Every ballot box had to be opened for the policemans inspection before voting be- gan. The patrolmen were not permitted to leave the polling places. and were re- quired to remain on duty until the vote was counted.
 Irksome to tho Gang.
 The orders of the police proved extreme ly irksome to many election officers,
 
 (contlnued on Second sPaas)