Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-05
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ms TOMORROW
y Meeting Party Will
rIng Suit in Quarter
Sessions Court
REVERSE RESULT

- to contest the recent election. |
&Ich the Republican row Office can.
~ were victorious on the face of
I1eurns. will be started tomorrow
~ Town Meeting party. Announce.
70 this effect was made this after
~ ~ Henry J. Scott. the independents
11ol. At the same time Senator PEN
~ who Just returned from Washing
i1oued n statement In which he
Ic<od that the contest would result
vDctory Of the Town Meeting candi.
~ and also In the arrest and con.
1@{on Of those guilty Of aiding fraud
the last election.
Il The Senator had a lengthy conference
~ his chice In the Commercial Trust
Duiiding with prominent anu-vare and
kVwu Meeting leaders. Plans for aid
~ the independents in the coming con-
k were discussed from all angles.
booe present said that enough evidence
Vuuld be brought out 10 open ballot
booes In every division in the city. and
I1ect the Town Meeting candidates.
n PENROsE's STATEMENT
q Daring . recess Of the conference
onator Penrose made the following
4 &oztement:
n came back to Philadelphia last
&ju1t because the Senate had adjourned
Hnth Friday. and since my return to
Phjladelphia I have learned. as I had
ouppoDed. of course, would be the case,
HIT the Town Meeting people still ad.
korod to their intention OF contesting the
recent election and that Henry J. Scott.
topgesenting the Town Meeting party.
Peuld fle the proper petition on Thurs.
fax Of this week.
\ am convinced that a contest in the
tuurt of Quarter Sessions will result
7 = the seating of the Town Meeting party
&andidates for county offices and will
) 6xpoos such glaring, reckless, systematic
Fraudulent and criminal practices in the
oDnduct of the election as will astonish
he people Of Philadelphia and will lead
Do 1 very great number of arrests, In
4jctments and. convictions and viii q
n tong way toward making II unfash-
Dnable for election officers to commit
5 tuch crimes in the future"
II WARE WELCOMES CONTEST
1enator Edwin II. Ware quickly an
kwored with the following statement,
Welcoming a contest and predicting a re-
Anlt favorable to the Republican candi-
+, eatss:
II "Dvery ward that was manned at the
bolls by the regular Republican party
workers also had Town Meeting party
= workers and watchers. Therefore, there
eould have been no fraud without the
rown Meeting party's watchers would
know about Il. But in the Penrose
kards, including his own, when the vote
Eas swung to the Town Meeting ticket
bn orders given by Penrose at midnight
before election day. there were no watch
Srs for the Republican ticket and II
khere was any fraud committed In the
Sty ~ was .o,',Iil''..u ~ S'e 80. ~, ~
tno Town Mee''hs l'enet VI '"eee "a'uo
Hl con,es. Is s'ar'eu a.'u e sone
moush WIN WIN nsNe .ne s,a
eot on tne eiecuon os h Nemuon e,an.,on on rn',r,
Pan ana ohoyer as .l'e 80 -.
80 Wnen IL opened me- 'nau ~ oa.,u -
y Eohes WIN coui o'n.e We. .,,o.
ynose boxes. Inc net result "as ,nac ,nac
"A - nepuoi.a't y. 80. IS. -''N
~ 49, wha' 1t ""'. nau'
fhis was one o, ,he canest e,e.
- .ecoun, NJ advice given to ward
3 E.x.rs Srn,,, the regular RepubIican or.
rsrstion. and. secondly. because in.
a Es-sSndsnt watchers were on hand to see
4 NSsf the vote was properly cast and
4 kounted The results show that Mr.
ksrdrick was elected by nearly 10000
ka5ority and Mr. Sheehan and Mr.
Hhoyer by about 5000. and Mr.. Penrose' $
hn1ng the baby act by crying won't
ee9utt"
roNrEs1, WIFI. COST sco mn
& ,,.,
Inc petl.'on OF appisa'lo,, 10 eon.esl
e.ec''on WIN DC m,ee w 'ir scoe. II
= r~nas,nas ,,,;,, 10 e, ueneSeI
80 ooo M CO., ,.,S, ai' ~. a.,
eoo,VV .anon .,n o 400 aN - u,'
"a {he case of each candidate.
l A count is being made today of tn.
/. vote In divisions in which the ballot
Z boxas were opened and the net gains O
De candidates will be ANNOUNCED Of
"A IDEALLY late today.
\ 1.-The figures In the councilrlanic fgh
n n. the Twenty-eighth Ward. as tailed by
The Republican counsel. make Isrlel X
1..s u. Nicely, Town Meeting, Dy nlneteet