Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-27

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vantage of the resentment raised among
would be rcgistrants by the tactics IN
question and held "A reusing meeting near
the polling place which lasted until
midnight.
According to j. Harry Whal"n. an
independent committeeman in the di-
vision. the Ware registrars assigned the
slowcst man among them TO receive
poll tax payments.
While the voters were strnging out
in long line waiting for their re-
ceipts Whalcn alleges faster man was
stationed in the back of the building.
This man. he said. sold pollta receipts
to men known to be Ware adhcrents.
Slows Up Registration
These tactirc. Whalen continued. re
suited in n registration of only ~"
in that division. when at least 900 should
have been recorded. The disappointed
electors who had not registered by 10
O'Clock. when the polling place closed,
were addressed by Whalen.
The committeeman told the voters
that the tactics of delay were typical
of "thc kind of government YOU have
to fight.
six men are in Jail. continued
Whalcn." for carrying out political
orders aud it will be too bad if few
more 60
Whalrn said later that even the gas
light in III" polling place was lcagu"d
with Ware The gas went out. he said.
and wait Cnsucd before candles were
obtained.
Other Charges Made
Other charges of fraudulent rCgistra
ton is charged against Organization
political leaders and some office holders
today BY +. l.. Il. Roach, secretary
of the committee of sccvnty. lie said
he had received many complaints of
false registration and had detectives
making Investigations.
In the First ward---a Ware war" -
he said. is was found that twenty five
men wcrc registered from one house.
None Of the men. he said. lived in the
house.
In the Forty seventh ward. he said.
several cases we're found of the regis
tpring of six or seven men from house
occupied by only one man.
Mr.. Roach complained that number
of workingmen who live at Pill Vine
street and are employed in Kensington.
were not permitted to register from their
place Of abode. They were informed by
the registrars. he said, that they were
barred from registration or orders from
the City Hall" Mr.. Roach saw an
Organization trick in this.
Workers and Fighters Aid
Co operation of organized labor,
former service men and the regular
Republican party workers was respon-
siblc for the big registration of yes
tcrday in the opinion of Senator Ware.
"Organi2ed labor. the service men,
and the regular Republican party work
ers were working hand in hand" he
said. I'VE never got such great help
from any source before
when organized labor declined to
permit Congressman Moore an oppor
tunity to speak in the Parkway Building
the other night that was an indiCa
cation of what 90 per cent of labor
will do in the coming campaign.
In the wards where the independent
vote has been strong for years the reg
istration amazed even the Moore work
ers. who. following the congressman
lead. had been working to bring out
the biggest enrolment possible.
Heavy in Twenty second
An indication of how the enrolment
mounted yesterday is seen in the figures
of the Twenty second ward. German
town and Chestnut Hill, one of the cita
dels of the Independent movement.
For the mayoralty election of 1915
5O4S electors enrolled on the first reg
istration day. Last year for the cleo
tion which elevated Governor SprouI
to the executive chair 396S electors
were registered in that ward on the
first day. Yesterday, it is estimated,
total of 1851 men registered.
In the wards comprising the Fourth
Senatorial district, West Philadelphia.
another stronghold of the Independents,
the registration yesterday doubled aud
In some instances more than doubled the
enrolment last year.