Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-29
COURT HOLDS TOWN MEETING
TICKET is WITHIN THE LAW

the State constabulary, which was brought
to Philadelphia for the car strike Of 1910
was contained in n registered letter sent
last night by Howard r. Sheppard. chair.
man OF the Town Meeting party campaign
committee. II reads as follows
Sir--on behalf Of a large number OF citi-
zens Of Philadelphia, ] respectfully urge
upon you the necessity as well as the
propSiety OF sending strong force OF
delphia 10 take charge OF tie maintenance
OF law and order on November S and 6.
,oYouTr your ExeellenSy Is undoubtedly in.
maladministration OF law and order i'm
certain sections OF Philadelphia since the
BEGINNING OF July. The Mayor has aban.
the control OF factional leaders resulting
In an uninterrupted reign OF intimidation
terrorism, physical assaults upon peace.
III! citizens, eliminating In organized
raids upon houses and political clubs.
wherein citizens, lawfully assembled have
been blacklacked without protection under
the eyes OF the constituted police authori.
ties.
Repeated protests were answered by In
creased lawlessness on the part OF the
authorities Of the city. solemn warn.
ing from one Of the most revered clergy.
men Of Philadelphia, that the course MIR
sued would result in murder, was Needed
only by new and extraordinary brutality
on the part OF the police OF that district.
Murder has been done. The lieutenant in
charge Of this district, himself a brutal
assatlant of helpless men, now under
bond in a heavy sum upon the charge Of
conspiracy TO murder, is continued in
undisputed control Of this unfortunate dis.
trict and gives every evidence Of an in.
brutal and s0 d5eS} ss msn to repeat their
election while the whole police force has
been used incessantly for the last ten
days I'm an impertinent and outrageous
hounding and intimidation Of decent men.
MAY USE FORCE
init to the degradation Of their elections
or to the pollution OF their ballot boxes
Unless your EXcellenCy acts in such IA sh.
ion that these lawiess police may be kept
within the bounds OF law. many citizens
of Philadelphia will feel that they have a
right. duty, TO resist force with force
I'm the protection of their citizenship.
The promise of John A. Phillips, vic
president of the State Federation Of Labor
and several other laborltes to deliver tn
labor vote to the candidates on the Fro
Hollow ticket was unsparingly condemne
at a meeting of the Central Labor Unio
yesterday, at 232 North Ninth street
Members of the delegation who calle
upon Receiver of Taxes Kendrick las
Wednesday and told him that organize
labor was solidly for the "lfty-hfty" ticke
we're forced to make a public apology befor
the meeting and state that in announcin
the support of labor for the Frog Hollow
candidates they represented no opinion bu
their own.
After listening to unsparing condemns
ton of his conduct In heading the delegs
ton, Mr.. Phillips said:
did not represent the printin., trades
of the State Federation of Labor, but
only myself as an individual. I pledged
no vote for the Republican party but my
own.
call upon Democrats to be on guar
on election day against fraud and intimids
ton was issued last night by ex-Magistrat
Joseph s. Boyle, reorganization Democrat
leader of West Philadelphia. Mr.. Boyle
statement was a call for a rally of ind
pendents and Democrats to the Town Nee
ing ticket.
Vare-Smith-D -Deutsch followers of Il
Fifth Ward staged mass-meeting in Il
Model Theatre South street near Fourt
yesterday afternoon of the so-called Amer
can party recently pre-empted by wei
known Ware men for the purpose of hoot
winking the voters Of the ward into b.
lieving that the party was not affiliate
with Isaac Deutsch. But the meeting close
In a rousing demonstration for Deutsc
which quickly undeceived the voters.
The chairman was Samuel Berkowitz, ar
| the speakers included both councilman
| candidates of the American party. Jacob !
| Berger, candidate for Select Council, al
| Ernest Walter. candidate for Commc
Council. and Harry Berkowitz