Evening star., 1905-11-07
NORMAL VOTE POLLEO
Intense Interest Manifested
Over Philadelphia Contest.
REFORM ERS HOPEFUL
EARLY HEAVY VOTING REGARD
ED A POINTER FOR SUCCESS.
Disorder at Opening of Polls Resulted
in Riot Call and Whole
sale Arrests.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November T.
| The early morning voting was heavy and
marked by numerous arrests. In some
cases the wrangling over the legality of vot-
ers was so intense that not more than TWEEN.
| ty-fve votes had been cast in some divis-
ions up to 10 o'clock. In the bloody fifth
| ward. Sam Maloney's organization strong
hold, the balloting marked by disor-
der and over forty arrests were made by
| 10 o'clock.
Philadelphia is today experiencing the
and from all appearances the end of the
reign of the organization Is at an end.
Never before in the city, even at presi-
Dental elections, has the early voting been
so heavy. Without exception. the voters
IN every ward in the city fairly focked to
the polls between and o'clock, and up
to noon there was a constant stream OF
voters at every polling place
Not only was the voting heavy, but a ma
Jority Of the voters, even In the strong or-
sanlZation wards. openly declared they had
voted for the reform candidates. This was
particularly noticeable in the nineteenth
ana thlrty-hrst wards, uptown, and In the
nrst and thfrty-ninth wards downtown
first three hours was heavier than ever
known In this region.
Vote Will Exceed 25O,OOO.
From reports received from every ward
up to noon the indications point to the
total vote of the election exceeding n5o nOO
Inc fine weather was in a way largely re-
sponsible for the tremendously heavy vot :
ing of the early hours, and 1t was this ideal
weather that the n
feared the most
The election has not been without its ex-
citlhs FEATURES. AS was expected the
turbulent fifth" ward was the sca,e oF a
hundred fights during the early hours
More than 400 policemen were sent into
the ware by Director Potter to preserve
oraer, o and nd It was not long after the polls
opened that the republican workers and
the poice were engaged in fights In sew
eral instances the organization election
ofncers We're mixed up in these fights and
prevented from serving at the polls
Throughout the entire downtown sectfo,
mere was great activity everywhere and
ngnts were numerous, though none Of
soa serious nature a, was reported. It was ru-
moreo early that a man was shot at 9th
and Mexican streets. but the rumor lacked
confirmation.
In the Tenderloin wards the conditions
were comparatively quiet, and there were
many policemen on duty near all the poll
ing places to preserve order.
Organization Leader Arrested.
Shortly before noon Sam Maloney,
harbor master and organization leader of
the fifth ward, was placed under arrest
on a warrant sworn out by city party
workers, charging him with conducting an
Illegal election in his ward
Within an hour after the polls had
opened several patrol wagons of prisoners
We're taken to the central station at the
city hall from the eighth ward
All of them charged with
ing to vote on bogus tax receipts. While
awaiting the arrival of Superintendent of
Police Iaylor they We're crowded into the
cells Evidently wishing to show their dis
regard for law and order, the prisoners
In chorus sang the refrain, Hail. Hail,
the Gangs All Here"
Trouble started early in several divisions
of the eighth ward. Owing to the incursion
of the bands of alleged repeaters, the po-
lice temporarily closed three divisions. The
charge was made that the police by Their
presence in the polling places, were inter-
ferlng with the voters. but the police found
1t necessary to enter because of the dis
turbing element and the Illegal voters.
There was SO much disorder that the polls
were closed. and less than fifty men
We're placed under arrest and sent to the
city hall.
City party leaders at noon claimed all
wards west of the Schuylkill river, known
as West Philadelphia, by majority of not
less than 1900.
4SoiloA "a ANCpCdIClS L IOiil " IL.
A rumor which gained wide circulation In
various quarters of the city today was to
the effect that a carload of repeaters had
been gathered up in Washington by the
local organization during the past two days
and had been shipped TO Philadelphia this
morning in time to reach here before the
polls closed. According to the rumor, city
party leaders had been apprised of the
Trick through telegram sent either from
Baltimore Washington.
1t Is understood that subsequent to the
departure from Washington this morning
of the Pennsylvania railroad train bearing
the repeaters. the Washington police de-
partment. who had got wind of the scheme.
telegraphed to the mayor of Baltimore In
an effort to have their car stopped in that
city. The information reached Baltimore
too late to be of use, however, and the Bal
Weaver of this city of the organiza tion's
attempt to get Illegal voters into the city.
Mayor Weaver. in turn, called up the
Wilmington police department by tele-
phone. and according to the reports sue
ceeded In having the car detached from the
train there. 1t is understood these repeat.
ers will be detained in wilm, ngton until
their services will avail nothing in Phila-
delphia's election.
By Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, November bright
crisp weather marked election day In this
vote will be fully heavy as that polled
at any presidential election. Before the
polls We're opened lines of voters, number
ing In some cases more than one hundred.
stood waiting to cast their ballots Never
has such intense interest been displayed
In municipal election here and the man
ayers of the city party. the reform BODY
organized to defeat the republican organi-
zation, express the opinion that the heavy
vote indicates victory for the reform
movement. Much pressure was brought to
pear ON the stay-at-homes by the reform
ers, and 1t Is claimed that a large ma
1ority of these were induced to vote
Mayor Weaver distributed his extra force
or nearly LOCO special policemen, sworn in
yesterday, in the wards where disorder was
anticipated. and in one ward, the fifth
twenty seven alleged repeaters were arrest
ed during the first hour. In the suburban
on record
When the polls opened at o'clock dis