Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-15
DEUTSCH CHARGES
PADDING OF LISTS
Ware Councilmanic Candi-
date Says Careyites Are
Running in" Voters
FOUR REGISTRARS HELD

Isaac Deutsch. candidate for Select Coun-
ell on the Ware ticket against Mercan-
tile Assessor James A. Carey. McNichol
leader of the Fifth Ward. late today as
serted that the Carey faction has been
running in hundreds of fraudulent voters
and that as many as possible would be ar
rested beginning Monday.
This follows the holding of seven men,
four of them the registrars Of the Seven
teenth division, by Magistrate Persch on
fraudulent registration charges earlier to-
day. Mr. Deutsch said the Carey faction
has between 400 and 500 men padded in
the eighteen districts of the ward He
said he thought the average would be
nearer thirty padded" voters to the divi-
sion.
Mr.. Deutsch emphatically denied rumors
that he intends to withdraw from the race.
II have no intention Of getting out of
this fight, and | expect to win he said.
II would not withdraw If they gave me
Mercantile Appraiser Careys Job, and they
say the appraisership is worth about sl4.-
900 a year If / dropped out of this fight
the people of the Fifth Ward would be
bounded to death by the Carey faction. es.
pecially the people who have been with me"
Speaking OF the supposed proposal made
to Mayor Smith, by Senator McNichol. Mr..
Deutsch said McNichol promised TO with
draw Samuel Blumberg as his candidate for
Common Council and allow Mr. Deutsch to
have this position If he would stop the con-
test Deutsch also said that the Carey
faction is uttering deliberate falsehoods
about people being beaten by men OF his
faction and by the police. He said Bat
tling" Abe Cohen was the only man beaten,
and he was beaten because he attacked a
policeman who was trying to arrest him.
Seven men, including four registrars OF
the seventeenth division of the Fifth Ward,
were held in $500 bail each today by Magis-
O., I,n,y Il, a
charge Of being implicated in falsely regis
tering John Murray from 5l6 Manning
street last Tuesday.
The members of the registration board
are James Conway. whose testimony led
to the arrests; William J. O'Brien, 24l
South Fifth street; John Mallon, 42s Locust
street. and John McKenna. 504 Manning
street. The others held were Harry Duns-
worth. 514 Manning street, and James
Hagan, 241 South Fifth street who were ar
rested at the hearing. and Murray himself.
The hearing was set for September 2l,
two days after the primary election. Mag
istrate Persch fixed this date in spite of
a protest by lsadore Stern. counsel for the
defense. who insisted hiatt he wanted the
hearing held before September 10.
The seven arrests constituted one OF the
strongest political moves yet made by the
faction Of Isaac Deutsch, the Ware candi'
date for Select Council against James A
|
In addition a warrant was out today fol-
Frank Christiana., His brother JOSEPH
Christiana, swore that Frank, while intox
icated, registered in the Tenth division
from 425 South Fifth street, which is tn,
saloon of Morris Busch. Carey worker.
Another development came today wher
Henry Caspar a constable in Magistrate
Harrigan's office, was held In $500 bail fol
court by Magistrate Persch on a charge Of
| assault and battery on Special Policeman
| John Wirtschafter. of the Third and d.
Lancey streets station.
The final battle in the ward began at
o'clock this morning with both factions put
| ting forth a supreme effort to get ou
every one of their voters for registration
| as this Is the closing registration day. Th
| registration places were open from Z T.
| 10 o'clock this morning and will be opel
| again tonight from to 10 o'clock. Mayo
| Smith, making good his promise to fill tn
| ward with policemen and plain clothes po
| licemen to prevent violence. had men sen
| In from nearly every police station in tn
/ city.