Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-29

names that were supposed TO have been
signed TO the papers were foreed and that
in addition 10 these there were 2o24 names
Of men who had never appeared before
notary In making their signatures There
was a total Of 579s names signed TO the
petitions. he said, and OF these he alleged,
1924 were there improperly. In order to
make the applications good $3.50 names are
required.
Mr.. Connor then argued that the printing
Of the Town Meeting party name on the
general ballot would be virtual disfran-
chisement Of the $4,000 electors who voted
the Republican ticket at the primaries
since the names Of the Town Meeting can
dldates will appear on other tickets on the
general ballot. He based his argument on
the plea that the duplication OF names or
candidates on the general ballot would oe
unjust
An ATTEMPT was made by the County
Commissioners to have the Town Meeting
PARTY compelled to haVc It's papers rectlheu
between 10 o'clock tomorrow morning ana
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. After judge
Davis had announced that the papers
should be amended In the County Commis
sioners' offices, County Commissioner kueh'
eel entered a protest saying:
Unless the court assists us with ruUng
as to the time In which they can ne amehu'
| ed, It will be impossible to have the pailots
printed"
We'll. YOU could give them twenty.four
hours. couldn't you?" asked Judge Davis
william A. Glasgow, counsel tor the
| Town Meeting party, objected TO any tlIne
! limit being set while Commissioner huen,
| eel suggested that the atlantis be caHeu
| between the hours Of 10 and tomorrow
! The suggestion brought forth reouke from
/ Judge Davis. who said
| you told m, the other day that YOU
| were in no hurry about this case II tle
| opinion Of the court indicates that SUI.
! hcient number of papers can be amehoeo
| A.. inc
| the ballot YOU can 60 ahead with printing
| the ballots and the nomination papers can
| be amended afterward'
| In continuing his argument Tor the com
| plainants. Mr.. Connor asserted that the
| Town Meeting party had no right TO ME
papers in the first place, II, as he alleged
| they were not properly sworn to.
CARELEssNEss is ADMITTED
We do not defend the careless, slipshop
manner in which the papers were gotten
| up." said Thomas Raeburn White, OF coun
! sci for the defense. THE only explanation
| we can give is that the manner In which
they were prepared is a custom which mas
| grown UP in this city during many years
| There was no criminal intent lgnoraHce W Z
and carelessncsS were responsible TOT ue
| errors
There were two or three cases OF ras-
cality. In these cases the court WILL OF
course, throw out the papers as inNehd'
| Under the method employed for preparlns
the papers q man who wanted to wreck the
| new party could easily appear and forge tue
| names Of sIgners md then disappear.
| Mr.. White then asked for a ruling as 10
how the papers should be amended Inc
court ruled tina; the affidavits must be made
before a notary by five atlantis who were
| duly qualified electors and who had signed
the papers He added that they might have
FIVE or more atlantis for each paper, but
that collectively they would have to swear
10 all the signatures Of all the papers ne
then called upon the County commissioners
to cooperate in the work.
Judge Davis announced that he would
designate late today or tomorrow morning
what papers can he amended
William A. Glasgow. Jr., of counsel for
the Town Meeting party, confined his argu
ments chiefly to correcting Mr.. Connor IN
| his citation Of court decisions pre-
cedent for the justice of the contentious
being made by the Vare.Smith faction.
request that the court rule that the
amended papers should not be stamped IN
tho headduarters of the Town Meeting
party was made by Mr.. Connor, who
pleaded that they should be vouched for
either in court or in the County Commits
sioners' Offices. He asked also that the
court rule that Frank Rau, notary. who
witnessed many Of the original papers
should not he permitted to place his seal
on the new papers Mr.. Glasgow asked
| the court to name an dttepldDlt HotdIy' bhN
this Judge Davis refused to do, giving the
Intimation that the papers were not TO be
taken from the County Commissioners Of
fees.
DEMAND FOR STATE POLICE
demand for state police to take charge
! Of the maintenance of law and order in
philadelphia on election day has been sent
| to Governor Brumbaugh by the Town Meet
In reference to the request for state con-
stabuIary. Howard r. Sheppard. chairman
! of the Town Meeting party campaign COM
mittee made the following statement:
do not see any reasonable ground
! upon which Governor Brumbaugh can
refuse the request of the Town Meeting
party that he send the state Sonstaoulary
| into Philadelphia on November and
| for the enforcement of law, the protection
Of our citizens and to insure an honest
election In which every 9nahgo 20 srk no,eE
| his ballot as his conscience Dictates and
| to have every lot properly counted.
The reques no frenzied or hysterical
| petition basS ion an imagined menace
| Danger ext ow upon far broader
scale than it~t-s on primary election day
when murder was committed In the Firth
! Ward.
! That murder was the result of the fail
ure or refusal of Mayor Smith to take
| precautions against open violations or the
law Of which ne Was ireqFaHnrS aren,sn ana pup op
| 6ceholders have been forced to even more
nernicious political activity since then,
| and although forty-eight hours now have
| elapsed since his receipt OF pubic
| demand upon the part of the Town Meet
ing party that he take immediate and
| adeauate steps to restore order and en-
force the law which city employees are
compelled to violate there has been no
word of reply, nor any visible evidence
OF an intention upon his part TO take the
r steps necessary to fully protect the citi-
Zens Of Philadelphia.
, THE appeal TO Governor Brumbaugh Is
, | indorsed by some Of the clearest-minded
and most respected citizens of this city,
: and we are depending now upon full
! fIlment OF the Governors words on Oc-
4, tober T. when discussing the crime Of
!. | urinary day in the Fifth Ward, he said
I | "If had been asked to act certainly
would have sent troops down to the Fifth
Ward"
ing Party According to dispatches fron
| Harrisburg, william II. Ball, secretary L
j, | the Governor said today that the reques
) had not yet reached him, but that he woul
bring II TO the Governors attention whe
l. he received It, Governor Brumbaugh him
e self had nothing to say on the subject to
h day.
a This unprecedented action. the deman
i for the protection OF the State constabular
/ in a city election, was taken by the Tow
Meeting Party, it was stated. to safeguar