Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-06

ing party candidate lot that "''NS' "'0 NN
a. favor of Sheehan.
,,,. ,voather conditions ideal, a heavy
10 being cast for the Town Meeting
vo,e In the residential sections, West
r,,,.1iodelphia and Germantown particularly,
re than one-half of the total registered
",o had been cast by noon In All parts
No'U ci,v the bitter fight against govern
OF " W h,, murder" brought out a heavy vote
nv san,nr the opening hours In the Industrial
on,ions one-thlrd of the registered vote was
~, during the first three hours, and then
.here was lull until late IN tne alteInooh. noon
uhe' as,de from the reported knitting OF Rotan
na,,,e Of the South Philadelphia wards,
Ut " of the electors voted a straight ticket
,rho Town Meeting voters. especially, did
-, their tickets and voted for the inde
nsdent candidates for Councils as well as
~ fusion candidates for county offices and
magistrate
TRoUBLoUs WARDS QUIET
THE nous generally were quiet. particu-
,.riv in the Bloody Fifth" and the Eight
nanth. where trouble had been looked for.
The leaders of both parties expressed
.on6dence in the result at noon.
.srhe voting during the morning hours
Ina a sweep for the Republican ticket"
said Senator ware
'srbere is not much opposition anywhere,
and in west Philadelphia things look much
hatter than we expected. The same is true
~ The northeast, where there will undoubt-
adv be a walkover for the Republican can
didates In the Fortfeth Ward 1t looks
as II the ticket VIII nave at least ma
jorlty Of 25OO."
"rhe heavy voting in the residential and
,rdenendent wards will elect the Town
Meeting ticket" was the word from the
Town Meeting party headquarters
In order to explain to voters in today's
election their right to vote the straight
Town Meeting ticket and at the same time
i other tickets Tor
offices for which that party has made no
nomination, the following statement was
issued this morning from the Town Meet
ing party headquarters:
'"The Supreme Court has decided that
where one party ticket on ballot does not
contain the name of any candidate for
narticular office, voter may make cross
In the party square and also in the squares
onposite the names of as many candidates
for that office on any other ticket as are
IN he elected. If voter marks more can
d,dates than he is entitled to vote for any
office or II for any reason II Is Impossible
10 determine his choice. his ballot shall not
be counted for such office, but snail pe
counted for all other offices for which inc
names Of candidates have been properly
marked
STRICT WATCH ON COUNT
II was stated at the headquarters Oh
the Town Meeting party that strict watcn
the Town Meeting ticket of that party
which also contained crosses opposie tne
q names of the candidates for Dlstrlct At'ol
ney or other Offices for which the Io"n
Meeting party made no nominations aIe
+ thrown out by election judges. the mere
fact that the party failed to make nomlna-
tIons for certain Offices, 1t was pointed OUT
would M deprive the voter " the Ilsh.
10 vote the straight Town Meeting ticket
and at the same time vote for MS cholce
on other tickets of the offices so omitted
Throughout the city the police apparently
are not taking much part in the eiec''o,I'
They are at the polling places put eNluen.,S ,aJ :
do not want to have complaints t Ioues
against them for repetition OF the prl'ha'S y
a election police thuggery c..,,
The Wares early made tour OF M Moou.n
Philadelphia to see that their followers "ere
voting for the Organization ticket 40,
n Harry A. Mackey, Ware leader OF IN,
Forty-sixth Ward. predicted today that y y
4 would go for the Organization Dy IoDy
Is the largest ward In West Phllaoeipn''
: and one of the largest in the city.
John F. Sloan, executive secretary oi
the Town Meeting party, said that the ware
would go for the new party by ABOUT @OOV
"Mackey is a bad guesser and always
was" he remarked Magistrate Carson
4 said the majority in the ward IN iavol M
z of the Town Meeting party would be SoOo
There are 1880 registered voters IN 'h'
ward. -,
Indications in the Mayors own ward I'M
Twenty-eighth point to majority lot tn'
Town Meeting marty The Twenty-eightf
Ward Is very close, and It Is Impossible U
tell yet how the wind will Veer I'M
Forty-seventh Ward is Republican wlthou
any doubt, the large negro vote supporting
that ticket.
HOT FIGHTS IN SOME WARDS
The Fourteenth Ward is considered to bt
assured to the Wares. John r. K. SCOT
is the leader here, and he claims tne ,I.' wa
by 23O0 for the "flfty-hfty.' This Is kho"i
as a police ward as it is composed OF mos
Of the so-called Tenderloin. Police are NOR
than usually active in this ward today,
The Thirteenth Ward, however ad1acen
to IT, is the scene of "a hot hght ana ma!
60 to the Town Meeting party.
The Republican City Committee had beei
assured until couple of days ago ina
John f. Flaherty, committeeman from thI
ward. would turn in for the organlzation
Word, however, passed around toda! tha
Flaherty would throw his strength TO th
McNichol forces.
The Tenth Ward will also be the seen
of keen struggle. Organization men al
ways have been in doubt whether Ihonla
A. Cunningham, chief clerk OF Coniho
Pleas Court and city committeeman iror
this ward, would turn in for the Mc'>ic"'
forces or the Organization.
Word has been received that cunningham
Is turning in for the Town Meetihs par . !
and that his men have been working
that end for several days. Even ware cor
ceded this ward to the Town Meeting party
party.
The Fifteenth Ward is going to the Tow
Meeting party. Harry j. Kelley var
leader in the ward and protege OF W. FREE
land Kendrick. Receiver of Taxes, game
his position on the city committee throug
split In the McNicho forces
Magistrate Collins and Judge Brown sci
arated at the time of the last election, bu
indications are that their differences nav
been made up and, with the addition
the Democrats. they will be arrayed solul
against the Organization,
KENDRICK ROUNDS UP" VOTE
The lengths to which the Organizatio
leaders are going to bring out every vo'
they can swing for the "hfty-hfty tick'
were shown by w. ireland Kendrick, Ol
ganization candidate for Receiver of Take
After having sent word last night to II
score OF inmates of the Masonic HON
Broad and Ontario streets, not TO vote unit
O'Clock this morning. Kendrick, accon
panied by DIR. James Scott, brother
Congressman John r. K Scott, went to Il
home at o'clock and rounded up" the vo
eM.
Kendrick openly demanded that the age
Masons in the home go TO the polls wit