Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-06
MAYOR PAYS VISIT
TO BLOODY FIFTH
Finds All Quiet at Scene
of Primary's Thug
gerry
HAS NOTHING TO SAY
Remains in Auto Most of Trip,
but Makes Complete
Tour

Mayor Smith made a visit to the Bloody
| Fifth Ward this afternoon and looked over
the scene of the murder and thuggery on
| primary election day He found every
thing quiet at the polls
Accompanied by his bodyguard. George
Benz. the Mayor left city Hall at 2:3O
O'Clock ana rode to the Fifth. He remained
in his automobile most of the time but
made complete tour of the ward
After his inspection he declined to make
statement, saying that he had nothing
to say at all"
The Bloody Fifth" was quiet all day
long
Even Common Councilman Ike Deutsch.
whose candidacy caused the turmoil at the
primary, went about the ward In subdued
fashion. He worked for the election of
Jacob Berger Socialist, who is candidate
for Select Council on the American party
ticket. incidentally, there were none of
the Deutsch hats. which figured consplc-
uously at the primary, in evidence today.
BIG FORCE OF POLICE
Nare-Smith Republican Organization fol-
lowers were i'm charge of tlfe large force of
police thrown into the dark and bloody
ground for todays voting.
Director of Public Safety Wilson. is
suing orders to all the police to do their
duty. Is overseeing policing that turbulent
election zone, with Captain Nicholas j.
Kenny in direct charge. Captain Kenny
supplanted Lieutenant David Bennett. who
with Mayor Smith, Is under murder con-
spiracy charges arising from the killing
of Policeman Eppley. Both police off,
cials were at the Third and DE Iancey
streets station early today, Bennett taking
orders from Kenny. Kenny Is the man
who, 1t was testified before Judge Brown
said he would send 500 policemen 10 the
Fifth Ward to swing the primary election
Director Wilson arrived at the police sta
ton shortly before If o'clock after having
walked through the ward with Assistant
Director Davis. The two police chiefs
walked past the scene of Policeman Epp-
ley's murder, at Sixth and De Iancey
streets on their way to the station house
Director Wilson, who seemed In good
spirits, greeted friends on route and ex-
changed the customary salute with Lieu
tenant Bennett, who met him at the station
house door, eating AN apple. Director Will
son said hd would visit the ward again later
in the day
Seventy-two reserve policemen were sent
into the ward AID stationed at the polling
places-four reserves for each of the
eighteen election divisions. These re-en-
forcements. augmented by a squad of about
fifteen city detectives in plain clothes,
were added to the two district policemen
sent TO each division
CAREY APPEARS IN PUBLIC
The detectives were sent from City Hall
Dy Ndptdn rare. VINO gave tnem nStTuC-
tionS TO arrest all viUlators of law or other
trouble-maIers regardless Of party affilia-
tion. The detectives seemed anxious to re-
move any suspicion lingering on their
branch of the service as a result of the
murder conspiracy expose.
Mercantile Appraiser James A. Carey,
victorious McNichol candidate for. the Re
publican nomination for Select Councilman n
| today made hts first public appearance
| minus bandages since the primary election
when he was blackjacked by the Bronx
| thugs who killed Policeman Eppley. Ac-
| companied by Representative Isadore Stern
| Constable Marks, his bodyguard and
others, Carey began tour Of the divisions
| in a big automobile this morning He
locked WELL but there was a large scar on
his forehead and a depression and numerous
blackjack scars on his skull
Everywhere Carey was greeted with
| cheers from his friends. He expressed con-
| fdence that he would be elected
They couldn't beat me in the primary
with the help of gunmen," he said. 81 am
| sure they can't beat me without such
help"
Assistant District Attorney Maurer, who
| was beaten with Carey by the strong arm
| men, voted at o'clock al the polling place
| of the Eleventh Division, at Lawrence and
| Spruce streets. He said he had seen nc
| sign of disorder
The Carey -McNichol forces had five mo.
torcars in readiness TO be rushed to any
| troublesome points on an instants notice
| The undsturbed demeanCr of the citizens
\ as they went to work or TO the polls in the
| early voting hours indicated that there
would be no violence such as marked the
| primaries