The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-07
DETERMINED To
UPHOLD THE LAW
Ringing Proclamation of the Mayor
of Philadelphia.
WARNING TO THE SHERIFF
CITIZENS WILL FIGHT FOR HON.
EST ELECTION.

PHILADELPHIA Nov. 6.--The eve
of the day toward which Phnadel-
phia has been looking for six
months 10 decide whether the mupici-
pal affairs OF the city shall continue TO
be conducted as they have been in the
past. or whether a new order of things
shall obtain, finds the situation so tense
that no Philadelphia will be surprised
tomorrow if the peace of the city is Sc
riOusly disturbed. Matters reached a
critical stage today when the mayor of
the city and the sheriff OF the county.
both OF whom are leaders in their re-
specuVe parties, issued antagOniStic
proclamations swearing TO uphold the
law and protect the citizens against
the illegal ballots of the opposing side.
The sheriff in his proclamation calls
upon citizens To assist deputies ap-
pointed by him 10 uphold the law. and
The mayor replied IN Al strongly worded
proclamation in which he says:
The peace Of the city, the supremacy
4 OF the law and the blood bought rights
: OF honest elections must and shall be
preserved"
For the moment the question of ma
Jorities has been lost sight of.
Specials Sworn in.
Backing up his proclamation the
mayor has sworn in about loco special
policemen for election duty. The sheriff
says he will not appoint deputies, and
that the peace of the city rests with
the mayor
The proclamation of Sheriff James
l. Miles, who is the Republican leader
OF the Thirteenth ward and chairman
OF the city committee. was published
broadcast in Philadelphia today. As
soon as Mayor Weaver learned of il he
consulted with his advisers and this
afternoon he issued d proclamation
which was as unusual as the one draft
ed by the sheriff. The mayor in his
proclamation says:
1t has become public knowledge that
certain conspiratOrs against the pub
lie peace and welfare are planning un-
lawful acts in connection with the cleo
ton tomorrow. OF this criminal COM
bination, James L. Miles is the official
head and has Ostensibly in his Office
as sheriff. by a sO-called proclamation,
announced that he intends 10 appoint
sO-called deputy sheriffs at the polling
places of this city.
Sheriff Scored.
Il am informed that the sheriff of
the county, in his capacity as leader of
has been in consultation with law
breakers and the enemies Of law and
order for the purpose OF deVising some
means for the preventing of an honest
and free expression OF the popular viii
at the election 10 be held tomorrow
This object they hope TO erect by hay
ing him. as sheriff, commission So
called deputies TO perform services at
the polling places in defiance of the
EXPRESSED prohibition of the law
The mayor. continuing, quotes the
law against such action on the part of
the sheriff. and urges all citizens 10
resist in every way possible all deputy
Sherins who may IN any way interfere
with their voting. The proclamation
further declares that the action of
James L. Miles constitutes such a men-
ace 10 the public peace that | deem il
my duty as mayor of the city 10 pro-
claim that his laWless announcement,
( uStensibly as sheriff Is an election
| scheme. and that by reason Of this
NlaWless purpose an emergency has
arisen, ana that therefore l, John
Weaver, mayor of Philadelphia, viii by
virtue of the authority vested i'm me
by the laws of the commonwealth, take
command of the police force of this
city and in conjunction with Sheldon
Potter, director of the department OF
public safety, appoint as many special
patrOlmen as ] may deem advisable in
addition 70 the regular police force, 20
protect law-abidins citizens IN the eX-
ercise of their elective franchise and
honest election officers in the perform
anCc Of their duties
Deputy sheriffs Warned.
The proclamation in concluding says:
4 hereby warn any person from at
tempting 10 exercise the functions or
and / particularly and especially warn
James L. Miles high sheriff of the
county of Philadelphia prostituting his
high Office 10 the criminal purposes of
The political organization OF which he is
chairman, against appointing or COM
nissiOning any person TO act as deputy
sheriff at the polls.
AS all such persons appointed by
him would. under such circumstances.
be law breakers, they ought TO be and
will be treated accordingly. The peace
of the city, the supremacy of the law
and the blood-bought rights of honest
electors must and shall be preserved.
Sheriff's Statement.
Subsequent TO the mayors proclama-
tion Sheriff Miles issued a statement
saying.
Il viii not reply to the vicious at
but | will say no deputies have been
appointed by me for the election; that l
will appoint none. and that ! have
never seriously considered such ap-
pointments.'
He said he did not consider the act
prohibiting the appointment of deputy
sheriffs for election purposes as con-
stitutiOnal. and il he thought it proper
TO do so he would have no hesitation ia
appointing deputies. He preferred, he
said, to place the whole responsibility
for the preservation of the peace on the
mayor. where il belongs.
When Mayor Weaver was shown the
I sheriff's statement he said the sherlff's
proclamation certainly indicated that
lie contemplated appointing deputies,
lie said he was willing 10 accept the
responsibility TO keen the peace.
Will Be Prepared.
The work OF swearing in special po-
iicemen began early in the day and
was still in progress at a late hour to-
night. Hundreds of men crowded the
corridors of the city all day and even
ing, waiting 10 be sworn in. IL was
the intention of the administration 10
have only 500 extra men on duty, but
there were so many rumors in ciTcula-
ton that squads of policemen would
resign tomorrow and join the forces of
the opposing organization that the
mayor and his advisers deemed il best
10 be prepared for any eventualities.
Among the regiment Of men sworn in
are $50 students of the University of