Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-06
"SHEEHAN KNITTED;
ISN'T IT AWFUL?"
Cant We Have Election With
out Men Being Hurt, Even
by Friends?"

The Great War. the Teutonc advance in
the Tagliamento section and even the
glorious work Of the Sammees in the
trenches faded into insignifcance today in
this city, aud the whole town was on edge
to get an idea of how things were going
in the city election
Newspaper offices, always busy answer
ing queries when any big news breaks
we're buster than ever today answering
question, sensible ana foolish, but mostly
foolish, upon all phases and angles of the
fight between the Town Meeting party and
the "Where?" controlled Republican Or
Eanization.
Early i'm the day womans voice came
over the phCne:
rs it true that there has been trouble
again I'm this eleCtion?"
mo; not that of any account
We'll, ] live in West Philadelphia, and
when | was going to the store this morning
/ passed a voting place and heard man
wearing Town Meeting party badge tell
ing some men that Sheehan had been cut
by the Republicans in the Twenty-second
Ward.
isn't it terrible that we can't have an
election without some one being hurt or
killed?
.'Yes, I heard this man say Mr.. Sheehan
that his own friends would do such a thing
why, they are as bad AS the Germans
aren't they?"
Are the polls open until o'clock?" asked
another woman.
NO, they all close at o'clock"
We'll, If they can't accommodate my hus-
band by keeping the polls open, he won't
vote, that's all. You see, he works down
at Eddystone and left for work early this
morning and won't return until eight"
| Another woman--and we guessed she was
| young-called and asked If there were any
| mail deliveries today on account of election.
| IL expected a letter from a very dear
| friend at Camp Meade. ! haven't seen the
! letter or even a letter carrier and thought
possibly there were no deliveries today.
Say, brother, ! want to ask you con-
| fdentaly for little information about the
| election" These words came from man
who was confused after carefully reading
| campaign literature sent him by all parties.
''Is it true that car rides will cost eight
cents if the Town Meeting party wins?"
That's Gang trick to fool the inde-
pendents."
We'll, now, what kind of fellow is
1 Judge Bonniwell?"
He is a good, clean man."
''He is the president Of the Firemen's AS
sociation, isn't he?"
\ Yes"
do you think he will appoint fremen al
tipstaves in his court If he is elected?"
That's beyond me"
| rs II true that Walter George Smith
| Town Meeting party candidate for Register
Of Wills, is related to Mayor Smith?" asked
/ another
None whatever"
"Oh, that. fine. | wanted to vote the
straight Town Meeting ticket, but / wa,
going to give my vote to another candidate
II | thought he was related to the Eros
Hollow Mayor"
Thank you very much"
This is the EVENING LEDGER, madam"
Can you tell me, please. II Mrs. -
she's running for school visitor. you know
on all tickets except the Single Tax has
chance to be elected?'
That's hard to say"
If she does 1t will be a pity, becaus
she hasn't any children herself and doesn'
have the faintest idea of how our school
should be conducted, She has a Frenc
poodle, though, and might make a goo
visitor az dog and cat home"
Mrs, ------. Of South Philadelphia, sal
she had read in the papers that the Gov
ernment urged the boys 20 save the WOO
this year and help win the war" instea
OF consuming II in bonfires, but wondere
whether there would be any objection
her son burned big pile of old fashio
magazines
mo Governmental objection, madam, bu
papers worth a lot of money these day
| and IL sold might net sufficient returns
, buy four pork chops"