t t it I EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER & lm nWtWm TOWN MEETING CHIEFS PREDICT DEFEAT OF OLD GANG CONTROL OF CITY BY 45,000 V( rmitlniifd from rf One I .. r Porter, ench of whom Jinhen Oeorse "I, Director of Public Safety. f" ,liart??ment IM..? forth that they l,sVHroed I "So rf thoroughly trustworthy WfJ-Mhat employes of the Department Public Surety have been asked to request ' uunco in marklnB tho'r ballots. The !f,rnot? of such action. It U said, Is to 5SK w that each employe "wilt vote the .'i.hpn of the 'bosses'" The Republican City Committee claimed ' tht the Organization ticket would win by .I majority of 71,850 Uased on a poled 5 vole of 260,000, the Organ zitlon divided lt follows: For tho Organization ticket, 111,425, and 86,575 for tho Independent ticket senator Vara Issued a statement nijaln 'attacking newspapers and also, leveled his ihafts at Senator Penrose. BIG DRIVE BY THUGS, FEAR OF TOWN MEETING MEN , Belief that thuggery ana Intimidation will be attempted on a wholesale scalo by the organlritlon-controlled pollco through out tho city tomorrow was expressed by members of tho Town Meeting partvj fol'ow ln a pollco raid on tho good-government meeting In tho Talmud Torah Synagogue at Eightieth and Harley street"!. Led by Lieutenant lining, of tho Sixty fifth street and Woodland avenuo station, -the police routed 300 from tho sjnagoeue "and dispersed tho meeting Town Meeting men said tho wrtolo pro- ceedlng showed that tho pollco hao re ceded orders from men "higher up" In a " lut-ntlnute effort to carry tho election by foul means. The attack on tho synagoguo meeting also showed, It was said, tho leellngoxpressed by Organization leaders against tho at tacks launched nt tho gov eminent by "mur- der rule" from mnny pulpits throughout tho city. Many congregations wcro asked to vote tho Independent ticket. Lieutenant Kwlng today denied that ho had received any special Instructions from Superintendent Iloblnson relatives to tho i meeting Ho said that It w.ih a long-stand- jng order that no political meetings wero allowed on Sunday without a special permit He had heard that a meeting was planned and when he camo to tho hceno he asltod fc to be shown a permit None was produced The meeting accordingly was dispersed The Lieutenant was emphatic In Having that lie would allow no political meetings, " Varo or otherwise, withput a permit Ho laid that he had no Knowledge of a similar t meeting being held in his dtstrkt recently. . "PARTY STILL INTACT," IS ED VARE'S OPINION The popular Republican Organization complaint of 'character assassination" by "Ijlng newspapcra" Is cpntalncd In a pre election statement by Stale Senator lidwin .. II. Varc, In which he declares tho "machine" ' to be Intact In tho face of popular Indlgna , tlon, and attacks United States Senator Poles Penrose, leader of tho Penrose-Mc-", Nlchol Republican forces, who Indorsed the Town Meeting party Senator Vnre's tatc- ment, admitting that "neer was such a ' campaign conducted," in part is an fol lows y "After a six weeks' campaign of misrep resentation by tho newspapers, tho llppUb- ' llcan pirty stands absolutely Intait and Re publican voters unmoved The newspapers have failed In their attempt to disrupt the partv Actle Republicans hae gladly taken up the gauntlet thrown down by the public press, knowing that It Is tho opportunity of a lifetime to demonstrate that tho Re publican party cannot be wcred from Its loyal support of a clean ticket bv falsehood nd character assassination The peoplo 1 are not Ignorant oi the facts and wilt not t be fooled by the real power behind this campaign Corporate greed and unholy po lltlcal Intrigue cannot break down a party that ha3 Its foundation in its hervlce to I lie oler In ccry election division of our cltj. 4 'The voter, know that W Kieeland , Kendrick and his Republican colleagues are Just as clean and honorable now as they ,, were when 159,000 oters at the primary commissioned them to carry the banner of the Republican party- There Is no concern among Republicans as to tho result It f. Is an absolute certainly that the ticket will win by a normal majority, and we aro al ready planning for the future. A united party without dlsseuMou.or faction will go Into the spring and fall campaigns to noml nate and elect a Republican Governor, Stato officers and Republican Congressmen " Are machine rusty," says candidate boyle A sensational victory for the Town Meeting party over 'the wreclted Vare Smith machine was predicted . by .forrner Magistrate Jtjsemlv, S., Jloylc, a fusion -candidate for magistrate - ' t " 'The much-touted Vare machine Is rusted and disintegrated and cannot prevent the landslide tomorrow that will surely sweep away the power used to demoralize tho cjty administration" he said; "Veteran -work ers have deserted. Thoy-may uepunUhed for their tallura to gefo'ut tho usual vote' for the narty, but they will not make ene mies of their neighbors for tho sako of a discredited ging. "In some wards leaders have been told that they must cast their own votes for the organization, but that there Is no use In their Wasting tlmn nnd mnnpv tn hspIphq efforts to make outraged citizens stand for ministration bosses -wb,o have brought wiie on me city." 45,000 MAJORITY, PREDICTS TOWN MEETING CHAIRMAN A sweeping majority of at least 45,000 Votes for the Town Meeting ticket op posing "government by murder" was pre dicted by Howard It. Sheppard, chairman of the new party's Campaign committee, ilia statement was: The Town Meeting ticket will carry the rSSn Tesday by a clear majority "Sf .000 votes. Not only will wo elect the candidates for "row ofllces" and tho fusion Si?!Ulne,e? tor magistrates, hut our coun ellmanlo candidates as well. Late returns of, the most careful ean- ,!2?..,aw!!I8 victory by at least that ma- ". mere is evey justification ROT AN WARNS VOTERS TO THE CITIZENS OP PHILADELPHIA: The recent exposure of conditions in the Fifth Ward on primnry election 2ny,jw?cn. P"cc,mcn ,1,r"l imported thugs worked together as lawbreakers, lillcd tho decent, lnw-nbitling citizens of this city with" amazement and horror. A repetition of such conditions, regardless of who is responsible, will not be Citizens will be protected in their constitutional right'lo vote as they punished" ,ntc"crcnce with thc exercise of that right will be promptly i J not'& n" Pers,ons especially magistrates, detectives, policemen, firemen, election law" "holders, to comply in every way with the J!l-fufcr liaA n11 Persons, may bo fully warned, and that there may be & SPJ? of 1th0 eonaition which existed on primary election day, I tleem ItX. i ii ?i c ho Allowing statement respecting certain of the legal t im f 1!, t mtBistrates, election officers, police ollicers and voters at elections in this Commonwealth: ARREST OF ELECTION OFFICERS J ". cl.c ctlon officer ntorpfiVilcged from arrest on election day, and while !,, i V making and transmitting their returns, except on a warrant foir, y ? court of record, or a judge thereof, for an election fraud, fdr felony, or for wanton breath of the peace. Ibmhwi uC0 no c,fc1tion officer can be arrested on election dny on n warrant mnn pi y a "nB'swate, as the only courts of record arc the Courts of Com mon rieas, Quarter Sessions and the Municipal Court. -T AHUEST OF VOTERS No voter can be arrested except for treason, felony, or breach of the tfoace, during his attendance on elections, and in going to and returning therefrom. ASSISTANCE IN MARKING BALLOTS No voter can bo assisted in marking his ballot, unless he declares to the judge of the election that has a disability and by reason thereof necas uoBiauuii-c in me preparation of his ballot. A voter is guilty of a crime who falsely declares that he has n disability and therefore needs assistance. lie is likewise guilty of a crime if he allows his ballot to be seen by nnotner person with tho intention of letting it bo known how he is about to vote. DUTY OF POLICE OFFICERS. It is unlawful for any police officer, whether in uniform or otherwise, to be in or about any polling place, or within fifty feet thereof, cither during the election or, after the close of the election, during thc count and prepara tion of the returns, except to make an arrest allowed by law or in good faith to preserve order, or to cast hfs own ballot, and he must withdraw from the polling place as soon as he has performed such duties. It is also unlawful for any city employe to be in or about any polling place or within fifty feet thereof longer than is necessary for him to cast his ballot. ASSAULTS ON VOTERS It is a high crime for any person to assault or attempt to assault any voter during the holding of an election, or by the use or practice of intimida tion, threats, force or violence to influence or to attempt to influence or overawe a voter, or to prevent him from voting, or from exercising his freedom of franchise. INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTION OFFICERS It is a crimo for any person by the use or practice of intimidation, threats, force or violence to interfere with any election officer, or prevent him from performing his duties. RIGHT TO RAIL .It is the duty of every magistrate, constable, police officer, police official or any other person having in custody any orie charged with crime to furnish upon the application of counsel for the accused or any citizen free of charge a copy of thc charge, so that bail may be entered for the accused, if it be a bailable offense. . It is unlawful for any police officer or any police official to transport to far distant station houses persons arrested on election day, so as to prevent such person from promptly securing bail. I calf upon the law-abiding citizens in case they see acts of intimidation, thuggery or other violations of the law. to obtain the names and addresses of the lawbreakers and the names and addresses of any witnesses who may be present, and to promptly report such information to me, so that the arrests may be prompt and the punishment swift. To this end I pledge the whole power of my office. I will keep tho District Attorney's office open on election day for the purpose of protecting citizens in their legal rights, and I will be ready to appear and secure prompt disposition of writs of habeas coipus in cases of illegal arrests. SAMUEL P. ROTAN, District Attorney. Town Meeting paity by n majority of 25,000 to 40,000. Tho meeting was attended by more than 1000 workmen from different plant in tlw neighborhood lW speakers wcto cheered. PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN AGAINST ELECTION FRAUD Final preparations for drastic punishment f electlti fraud tomorrow wcro made to day bv tho Town Meeting party and tho Committee of Seventy. I'osteid offering n total of $100,000 In rowards for evidence Icadlig to ronvlctlon, warnings nc.ilnst Intimidation of voters, falso nrrcsts by police and fraud by elec tion olllcHls In counting and guarding bnl lots and lilting In return rhectn during the course of the election nnd Instructions to ivery policeman wcro Issued In addition, announcement was mado that detectives and watehern have beet, posted, specially In tho downtown Varc wards where. 1 was added, the United Stntcs District At torney alrcidy has evidence against men committing fraud in tho last presidential election The general warning of tho Town Meet ing party Is In part: "If any person shall prevent or nttempt to prevent am ollicers of an election under this nit from holding such election or use or threaten nny violence to mv such otllcer, or shall Interrupt or Improperly Interfere with him in the execution of his duty, or shall Mock up or nttempt to block up the window or nvenuc to any window where the same diall be holtlcn, or shall riotously disturb the peace at such election, or shall use or practice an Intimidation, threats, force or violence with design to Influenco unduly, or overawe nny ejector, or to prevent him from voting, or to lcstrnln the freedom of choice, such person, on lonvlctlon, shall be fined In any sum not exceeding $500 and be imprisoned for anv tlmo not less than one nor moro than twelve months "Wntchers of all parties should be preu cut at tho counting of tho vote to ascertain that no errors or fraud are permitted If spy watcher sunn believe a misiane 10 have been mado. or fraud to have been committed In the couru of vote, he Is cariiestiv requested promptly to report the matter to the Committee of Seventy The committee pledges Itself to take steps promptly to cuisc the opening of any sucn ballot boxes, and If an offense Is found to have been committed to arrest and prosecute tho offender 'The election odlcers and clerks aro re sponsible for the proper counting of the votes and no one ele, ol'lceholdera or .vatchers, must bo permitted to interiere 'The penalties upon election ollicers for nlilful fraud In the conduct of their offlc Is Imprisonment nnd line, or both. In the discretion of thc courts, and a dlabllltv upon conviction from holding any office of honor or trust or prout In the Common wealth for a period of seven ears there after nnd for tho same period shall not bo permitted to give Ills vote ai any ,""" or special rkctlon b this Commonwealth EXPEDITION ARIES TO HAVE OLD-TIjilE CHRISTMAS AMP.IHCAN TRA1MNU I MI IV KRANC1J, Nov 5 An old-fashioned American Christmas in the, Young Men's Christian Association or ltd triangle" huts will bo enjojed bj the American soldiers In France Thoro will bo celebrations with ClirWnias tiees, not only nt me tne camps In thc American training zone but also be hind the trenches, whero the, American boss arc fighting tho llerm ns Trance will suppli a tree fir every hut, and tho Y M (' A . with tho expected help from home, will provido n g f t for every soldier The movements of the troops make It impossible to guarantee that Individual addressed presents wll reach tho person to whorr they are tent in cver case, but thc "red triangle" organization, as thc Y. M C A. now Is being called here, Intends tn.it every man shall be remembrcd, even If the Christmas package addressed to him per sonally from homo ennnot be delivered. Tho Christmas fenst und Yuletitlo en tertainments nre being planned nt the I'arls headquarters, and It Is Intended to make tho first' Christmas of tho Ameri can soldiers In Krnnco as much llko tho homo festivities as possible. PARIS, Nov E Franco Is preparing to co-opernto with the American authorities in entertaining American soldiers on leave. An unolllclal evntmlttee of Trench deputies Ins been organized to make plans for tak ing groups of soldiers during their lcavo to the principal regions and show places of Frame. j ,.r committee" will obtain co-operntlon by the I'K.ul authorities In entertaining the men In tho plnces lsltcd. VARE TRICK TO VOID NEW PARTY VOTES IS EXPOSED -- "ft --"; An alleged Itepnh'lcan trick, designed to Invalidate Town Meeting votes for the row officer, was exposed bv Magistrate Robert '""arson, an Independent leader, who called ttentlon to the fact that tho names of 5hehan Krndrlck and Khnvcr. Republican nominees for Register of Wills, Receiver of Taxes and City Treasurer, respcctlvclj, do not appear In the ward literature tttMI bjr the Republican committees A Forty-sixth Ward pamphlet Ins the voters that the only way to vote Samuel 1, Rotan, Repubtlcen candidate ' rtoed by the Town Meeting party for , election, It to matk n cross In the lie- lican snuare according to Mr Carson, 'The pamphlet names the Repubtl nominees for school visitors and eon men, but the names of Mr Rotan'a tit runnlne mates on the 'fifty-fifty' slat not mentioned, ' he said "Under this 'ti rangement Sheehan, Kendrick nnd Bhoyf wilt receive otcs on tho straight tlehnMi but the Impression Is given that Tow Meeting votes for Mr Rotan will b but only for the persons mentioned In the )h In the returns exceeding that for confidence fljures Thomas T Armstrong will lie the next Receiver of Taxes, Walter Ucejrge Smith the next Reg.ster of Wills, and William It Nicholson the new City Treasurer, while there 1s no doubt that Samuel V. Rotan will be returned to omco by nn equally large majority Tho Town Meeting party will elect nil four of Its magisterial nomineesWil liam Ihsenbrown. Joseph S Uojle, l.dwin K Uorle nnd John J Cirdis -Tho majorlt which will be given the full Town Meeting ticket Insures the carrying of such a number of wards as will doubly guaranteo n rttuin to, the citizenship of full control of tho city Government and municipal finances. No tactics, no matter now d. peratc, upon the part of the opposition, will bo capable of cheating the peoplo of their rightful victory In this contest, end the Town Mect.ng partv Hands ready to give every aid to the honest expression of sen timent at tho polls. FOSS DENIES MACKEY ' CLAIM IN 46TH WARD i-redlction of Town Meeting V.ctoiy in iho Forty-sixth Ward and denial that many independent residents "heartily indorse tho Vare-Smlth candidates, as claimed b (Harry A Mackey. Republican ward leader, was mado today by Cyrus D. Foss. Jr, bee rClary of the Town Meeting committee ' Mr Mackey has Just sent out a circular sxJloitlng his Vnre candidates for Common Council in the Forty-slxtn vvaru, aiu ...r, Fo-s "Ha appends a long list of names of residents of that ward, headed with tho statement 'the undersigned heartily indorsa tho candidates for election. Unfortunately, mnny of them hae told Town Meeting ..-i,r (hnt thev havo W thought of sup porting tho Frog Hollow candidates and are irritated nt Mnckey'R characteristic as- aumptlon In publishing the'r names. "Here aro a few of these names that he would do well to rccanvns.3, some of them being greatly Irritated nt tht false posi tion ho has put them tn: George N Lytic, 4830 Walton nc ; O Van Hossen, 4930 Walton avenue; James F. McCnbo, James F McCabe, Jr., and Ixmla V. McCabe, 4341 Florenoe avenue; Rotfert Barber, 110 South Fifty-second street; Philip R. Pfauden, 5217 Irving rtreet: Harry N. Apple, 6011 Larch wood street; Jamcj McAv. ay, B00 1 Pine street; II. J. Soangler, 4815 Springfield ave nue, and William C. Bcnkert, 1008 South Forty-eighth ttreet. "Mackey will, be lucky If he gets the votes of half of those, on tho list ho has published, for Frog Hollow voters ate scarce In the Fort -sixth Ward In tho Thlrt -sixth Dlxlslou out of 1.10 registered voters, mote- than 120 can be counted as sute for tho Town Meeting candidates, ami. in a division west of Sixtieth stieet. out of 210 names; less than twenty havo been found thus far willing to admit the aro going to vote with MucUi) " VON TAGEN DENOUNCES MAYOR AS HYPOCRITE Piomise breaker, hvpccilto nnd ilouble erosscrr were some of the terms In which Muor Smith was if(rrod to bv t'lmrles II Win Tngcti, landlel. tei for e'ominoii e'oun ell In the Forty-second W ird on the Town Meeting party tlccet. todnv at an outdoor rail The meeting took plnco In front of the plant of the Standard Rol'er Hearing Works. 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