Evening star., 1905-11-07

police were unable to subdue. and a riot
call was sent in. Every person at polls,
but all were discharged by the magistrate.
In the eighth ward fifty men accused OF
attempting to vote on bogus tax receipts
were taken into custody and during the
three polling places were temporarily
closed
There were about forty arrests for al
legged repeating In the fifth ward.
Mayor Weaver cast his vote In the 3ith
ward at o'clock. He declined to make
any statement.
The polls do not close in this state un-
til I clock.
$4,000 Majority Claimed at Noon.
At noon the city party managers claimed
a majority of 1900 In the wards west Of
the Schuylkill river. Chairman Edmonds
also claims a substantial majority for the
city party in his own ward, the twenty
ninth. Up to noon more votes had been
cast in a majority of the wards than had
been cast during the entire day last cleo
ton. The turbulent conditions in the wards
in the southern section of the city were re-
ported to Judge Bregy, who. with Judge
Better, sat to hear complaints.
1t was charged that in the eighth ward
the election officers in three precincts were
unable to perform their duties because Of
the interference of the police and that the
polls were therefore closed. Judge Breezy
SAID ne was without JurlSulCtloH III tnSSe
cases, but advised the election officers to
continue with the election.
John p. Miller, who was appointed an in
spector on petition Of the city party in the
thirty-second precinct of the twentieth
ward, complained to the court that the
Judge of election had refused to swear him.
but insisted upon swearing George Gilden-
meyer, majority inspector, who had been
disqualified by the court. The polls were
closed until, acting on Judge Bregys advice
sworn In.
Wilson II. Brown, city party. candidate
for sheriff, at noon today, after receiving re-
ports from all over the city, predicted his
own election by from $1,000 to 10000 major
ity. He expressed surprise at the unusually
heavy vote In the downtown wards. where
the republican organization is strongest,
and accepted this as an indication that the
correspondingly large.
Up to l pm. more than 200 men charged
with attempting illegal voting had been
given hearings at the central police court.
Heavy Vote at Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, Pa, November THE
weather here today is threatening rain.
Notwithstanding this, however, an un-
usually heavy vote Is being polled this
morning. There is much interest In the
issues and the Indications point to a large
total vote
Much excitement was caused shortly ar
ter 10 O'Clock by the firing of three shots
into crowd surrounding the Allegheny
county Jail, where the polling place of the
first district of the fifth ward is located.
fraudulent voting was alleged and a fight
started, during which the shooting oc-
CURED. No one was injured but there was
panic among the voters. County Detec-
tive George Murren was arrested charged
with the shooting, but was later released on
bail.
In the Manchester district of ALLEGHENY,
the home of the depositors of the defunct
Enterprise National Bank, there is an ex-
traordinary vote being polled. The crowds
about the voting place are large and a
heavy vote is being cast for William Ii.
Berry, democratic candidate for state treas
urer.