Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-29
FIFTH'S PHANTOM VOTE
LIKELY TO FADE AWAY
fractional Fight Will Insure
Scrutiny of Polls, Max
Deutsch Says
INTIMIDATION CHI AR G. f d

Max Deutsch whose brother. Isaac
Deutsch is Ware candidate for nomination
on the Republican ticekt for Select CounciI
against Mercantile Appraiser James ~
Carey the McNchol candidate, today pre-
dcted that the close watching OF the two
factions would cut the primary vote TO
about 1900 This would indicate that in
past years, with no factiOnal fight on, the
Republican organization cast 300 phantom
votes.
Deutsch explained that usually the
Fifth Ward vote was about 2lO0, but that
since each of the factions knows the "ard
so thoroughly many OF these 2loo Notes
would not be cast. This was in line with
the declaration Of Candidate Deutsch yes
terday that in one house, liz Lombard
street six Carey voters are registered,
with the possibility of only one being legai:
The housekeeper there said she knew OF
only ono voter In her house, although SIN
names actually appear on the registration
list
The absence of Deutsch from the ward
caused n lull in the facttonal hght touay,
but Deutschs supporters say this Is iull
before storm soon to hit the James "a
Carey cNichol faction.
The predicted storm is to be In the form
of n big mass-meeting for members and
workers for Deutsch at the Fifth Ward
Republican League, which was organized
two weeks ago in the interest or Deutscn
candidacy Max Deutsch. brother of the
Councilman today said this meeting would
mark the real opening of the campaign in
the Fifth. Carey and his faction claim the
campaign has been on for some time with
the police Of the Third and De Lancey
streets station doing all they can to defeat
Carey
Arnold Blumberg. an attorney connected
with the Carey faction, has charged that the
police of Third and De l.ancey streets al.
rested James Casey, Of sos South second
street, and David Bloom, of 3l9 South Law
renee street, on trivial charges to intimidate
Carey workers Similar charges were made
in the case Of David Knoll. 1913 Pine street.
who was charged with having Knocked out
oscar Newhand, Of PAS South Second street.
with bottle.
The cases came before Magistrate Cow
ard at the Second and Christian streets
station today, and in each political accu-
sations, charges and counter-charges ran
rife until the Magistrate finally managed
to get the cases out Of the way.
Casey was held unCer $500 ball for
further hearing on Friday on charge of
taking a watch from w. Nelson. sailor of
the steamship Dorchester. Bloom. who was
charged with conducting gambling house,
was discharged and Knoll was held with
out bail on charge of aggravated assault
and battery. At that time II was thought
Newhand was in a serious condition at the
Philadelphia Hospital. He was discharged,
II was said, before the hearing began, SO
the case will probably come up again to-
morrow,
Candidate Deutsch went to Atlantic City
early today to prepare his household ef-
fects for removal to this city. He expects
TO be here early Friday and will then start
his campaign in earnest after the rally at
his club. Lieutenant Bennett was also in
Atlantic City. today being his day off at
the station house Deutsch's brother said
there was no particular Significance in their
being in Atlantic City at the same time.
as it was known they were friends when
both are at home in the Fifth.
Deutsch's brother today denied the as
sertons of the Carey faction that there are
only about twenty members In the Repub-
lican League, which his brother has just
organized To prove his statement that
there are about 400 members he brought out
the books and allowed the EVENING LEDGER
representative to look at the names.
Commenting on the statement Cf Blum
berg that the three men mentioned were
arrested to intimidate Carey workers and
that the Deutsch faction Is using "stck-u up
police methods to win in the primaries
Max Deutsch said:
THE stck-up method Is strictly Carey
invention. He has always used It, and
now that he has not the police to help him
In the election, he Is resorting to every
possible method he can think of as a sub
stitute. So far as Blumberg is concerned,
he il the son of Sam Blumberg, who Is a
candidate for Common Council on the
ticket with Carey"