The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-07
AND HAS ARMED
THEM WITH CLUBS
No Information Concerning
Murders and Arrests viii
Be Given Out Until After
the Polls Close.

Philadelphia, Nov. 1.-Two murders
already committed and two hundred pris.
oners landed in the city hall cells and
kept in communication is the early
morning beginning of what promised to
be the stormiest and bloodiest election
day in the history of the city. Last
night Mayor Weaver swore in 1000
special policemen, arming them with
clubs. Sheriff Miles this morning an
nounced that he would leave the preser-
walton Of the peace entirely with the
mayor and police, holding them respon.
sible. All information regarding the
murders and arrests is denied at the
city hall, and it is understood that no
information win be given out until af.
ter the polls close. Two polling places
were closed this morning by the elec-
tion officers because the special police
men refused to leave when requested
Open Rupture Yesterday.
Matters reached critical stage yes
terday when the mayor of the city and
the sheriff Of the county, leaders in their
j respective parties, issued antagonistic
proclamations swearing to uphold the
law and protect the citizens against the
Illegal acts Of the opposing side. The
sheriff in his proclamation calls upon
citizens to assist deputies appointed by
him to uphold the law, and the mayor
replied In a strongly worded proclama.
tion in which he says:
sIahp npaan nf fha nffv Aha n.tY>rar.,. :.
acy of the law and the blood bought
rights of honest electors must and shall
be preserved"
The proclamation Of Sheriff James /.
Miles, who is the Republican leader of
the 18th ward and chairman of the city
committee, was published broadcast in
Philadelphia yesterday. As soon as
Mayor Weaver learned of it, hs con-
suited with his advisors and in the af-
ternoon he issued the proclamation which
was as unusual as the one drafted BY
the sheriff. The mayor in his procla-
nation charges the sheriff with heading
1criminal combination to prevent an
honest and free expression Of the pop
ular win at the election"
The proclamation further says the
sheriffs action is unlawful and declares
that the action of James L. Miles con-
stitutes such a menace to the public
peace that | deem it my duty as mayor
of the city to proclaim that his law
less announcement, ostensibly as sher-
iff,, is an election scheme; and that BY
reason Of this lawless purpose an emer-
gency has arisen, and that therefore ].
John Weaver, mayor of Philadelphia.
will, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by laws of the commonwealth.
take command Of the police force Of
this city, and in conjunction with the
Hon. Sheldon Potter, director of the
department of public safety, win APP
point as many special patrolrnen as l
may deem advisable in addition to the
regular police force, to protect law
abiding citizens in the exercise Of their
elective franchise and honest election Of
ficers in the performance Of their du-
ties.s
Subsequent to the mayors proolama-
ton, Sheriff Miles issued statement
in which he said:
"I will not reply to the vicious at
tacks and personal abuse of the procIa-
nation, but I will say that no deputies
have been appointed by me for the
election; that ! viii appoint none and
that have never seriously considered
such appointments"