The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-08
PHILADELPHIA SWEPT
 GILLIAN BY REFORMERS
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 principally those affiliated with the re- publicans. In many cases they ordered the police away from the polling places, and upon their refusal to leave took the mat ter to court where the differences were patched up The election officers also com plained bitterly of police interference with legal organization voters and assert that in many cases honest voters were ter rorized.
 The storm center of the day was in the fifth ward, where election day seldom goes by without trouble. Today this ward, within whose boundaries stands Inde- pendence Hall, was in an uproad most of the day One of the incidents of the fifth ward struggle was the arrest of Harbor Master G. Maloney on the charge of conspiracy to hold an Illegal election. He is the republican leader of the ward. and his followers were ready to storm the police station if he was not released. He secured bail and will be given a further hearing. Police Magistrate Fealy was also arrested for interfering with policeman and was released on bail.
 Similar Scenes in Seventh.
 Similar scenes were enacted in the sev- enth ward, the home of Israel w. Dur ham, the leader of the organization, and in the eighth ward, where United States Senator Penrose resides. The polling place where the senator voted was closed for several hours because the election offi- cers claimed the police interfered.
 Outside of the centrally located and thickly populated wards the city was comparatively quiet.
 The number of arrests made up to late hour tonight for election frauds was about 500 Police magistrates were on i. oI1 ,.to af giving prisoners a hearing. The scenes at the central police station, city hall, was with out precedent. More than two hundred prisoners were given hearings there for alleged fraud against the ballot All day several hundred persons were gathered in the court yard watching the prisoners ar rive in wagon loads. Every batch or prisoners were hissed or hooted as they were lead into the city hall. The hearing room was crowded with party workers, lawyers. bondsmen and others As quickly as a prisoner was brought in, he would be given an immediate hearing, held Tn bail for a further hearing and then or dered back to their respective eiectlon divisions. Among the prominent men ar rested was Senator William II. kelser' floor leader of the state senate, who was charged with interfering with vo- ter. and John S. Hammond, deputy cor oner, who was accused of vouching for an illegal voter. A deputy sherin was arrested on the charge of stuffing pal lot box, while the election officers were not looking. :,
 More than 90 per cent of those arrested today were men claiming to De worKers of the republican organization.
 In some of the divisions where large numbers of names were taken off the lists the total vote cast, fell far below that boiled at former elections. In other di- visions the vote was so great that the boxes proved too small to hold the votes As early as noon additional boxes had to be sent to several divisions and soap boxes were used in the meantime to hold the ballots.
 Only One Official.
 State treasurer was the only state office for which there was a contest at today s election in Pennsylvania. Judge John Stewart an appointee of Governor Penny packer was reelected as the judge of the supreme court for the full term of twelve years. President Judge Charles F. Rice and Judges Geoge B. Orlady and James A. Beaver of the superior court were elected for a term of ten years. John Head, democrat, was also elected super for court judge to succeed Judge Peter P. Smith, the minority member of that body,