'- "i J li HT IN COURT EXPECTED - .--. ,-. wt , . , TO KEVJtiKSbJ ELECTION COUNT jEVEglG LEDGER rHlMnLPHM, WEDNESDAY, tfOVEMBSSR, T, 'im. v; m mMt the demand of the situation In I. mort lKoroun xvay. lue duty of excry ".. reoulres that ne !tnmcuiaieiy nuppjy detail of Information within his pos. 2 relatlnB to thin subject. ', complete unolhcial returns from all '.I,. fnrtv-elKht wards In the city give jmHI fm r"e 0n ' t-.. 41. H Tnven MrMtnir llAr1. Hon comi "" - " PIT! .-rifle cases In hand Indicate that. I .nr to the clear language of the law Montr". ,,.,i.ins. thousands of ballots .. - Mt oml nni rnunted bV eliS.2- CliaVdil because the voter marKed an X "Mnd again for Samuel I', llotan for r.?rlclJUlorney In the llepubllcan column. "". :l. in nilier instances nnuois were Kr.iiS becaure voters In partlclar wards. frJIi, been deprived of Town Meeting party "'. a n nnoi vn(rl ti Tntt'n !!h column and then went Into the locratlc column to express their choice j ..! I tn P fl . fU throwing out of twenty-three legal f !... i- slncle division upon the first ,t,"u named above Is a. slgnlHcant lllus rt... - ihi. material upon which the Town Set UM "tommlttea Justlrtca.it.. belief of the f$Il election of the whole Town Meeting j ticket cltliens of Philadelphia may be as ' .a that the Town Meeting committee "a "... .ml nt the situation In Till men (tit most tltixi S relating to this subject, ?"""' l.. nnoinr nl retun tTne conn""- - il. nenubllcan ticket such a small majority tl ihote cast by the Philadelphia sol- Jr whlch as yet has not been counted. ! ckmn Meade and Camp Hancock may -,( the Town Meeting party candidates . The Town Meeting party made a iJoaslderable cut In the Vare control of Swrrn( will be sworn out by the Com ??,?... nf Kentvvfor the arrest of from itr to 200 election officials and others nt lid of Irregularities at the polls and vlo itSTn. of 'the election laws, according to nn 'SSouncement by B. T p. Roach, secre i tow of the committee, late this afternoon rrtnich said that enough split tickets were " .,i,fiw n elect the Town Stlnr ticket and that 200 complaints hae I ken received Fifty of them nrc or a wrlous nature, he added. -yf Kreeland Kendrlck. Republican cnndl '.!' for re-election as Receiver of Taxes, 'jrf Thomas V Armstrong, the Town Mcet !Jnf party candidate, by a majority of only HHO In the vote casi in me cuy. On the face of the returns Kendrlck Is the Winner, wniie Dlieenail hiiu onujer win ,'srobably lose If the soldier vote maintains iuw ame ratio as the few scattered soldier rote returns Indicate. BRIGHT GOHS TO WASHINGTON Itobert S. Bright, chairman of the law 'committee of the Town Meeting party, went 1(0 Washington this atfernoon to Investigate (the holding up of the returns from the jtoldler vote. I He announced that the law committee of the Town Meeting party would unquestion ably contest the election If It should be ihown that a number of ballots were thrown tvx because oters had marked them with troBs for the straight Town Meeting tick et and another cross opposite the name of Rmil P Itotan. Republican candidate for Dlstrlct Attorney "It was perfectly legal Mo mark a ballot In that manner." said he, f "becauce the Town Meeting party had no candidate for District Attorney." Inntructlons hae been sent out to Town Meeting leaders In each ward, said Mr. iiErleht. to report nil Instances where bat- 4 tots so marked had been thrown out. They fare to report at the Town Meeting party fseadquarters at 4 o clock this afternoon f Henorts that twenty-three ballots had , been thrown out from the third division of 'the Fourth Ward, that a llko situation ex , Isted throughout the Fourth Ward, and that three ballots had been thrown out at the Hhtrty-slxth division of the Forty-third SWird came to the Town Meeting party headquarters. Reports that irregularities fwlnted In the Nineteenth Ward are being ! Investigated. It ai also reported that jmany ballots had been thrown out In one IdlrlJlon In the Klghtcenth Ward and In one itvlslon of the Twentieth Ward. Mr. Brlght's attention was called to the itatement that virtually all the election f-officers at the camps were appointed y Ujcvernor Brumbaugh and that they were fltpposed to bo Vnie supporters He was ! wked what steps the Town Meeting party would take to piotcct it interests In the oidler vote. "If there Is anj monkeying with the sol dier vote, there will bo trouble" ho replied 'They want to lie very enreful, for any monkeying oi th it sort would be Interfcr- (.tnce with agents of the United States Gov i ernment. 1 am glad thai this matter has i been called to my attention and I will take teps to look after It." Mr. Bright would not concede the election J to the Vare forces this afternoon He ''pointed out that the returns coming In are f. thoe gathered by the police and are not i official. Mr Bright expressed hope for the p Bltlmate success of the Town Meeting ticket, I aaeertlng that It would be found that the i fieODlft WrA hnplf nf IVin mnAm,nt 'Vhn S the official returns are received, with tho neip of the soldier vote, which it not yet In," said he. "It will be found, when tho tmoke of battle has cleared away, that the Town Meeting party has been victorious" james u. pneelian, "tuty-fifty" candidate for re-election as Register of Wills, polled nly 1670 more votes than Walter George Smith, the fusion candidate. Ex-Judge James Gay Gordon, who Is prosecuting the Fifth Ward cases, this aft- nWn declared that the election Is a re buke to the Republican Organization. Ho rged the continuance of the campaign talnit "disgraceful munlrlnnl irovern- l-Bient," and called for tho rcmnvnl nf Mnvnr Wh. He said; :. 3,'"'J.1 am disappointed and surprised a tittle dlSAIinnlntfwl nn.1 nKAnl.. .....n-!....! , - . M..U KICUU DUIJIIIDCIli L vltles ln the campaign were con nea entirely to tho proceedings in court. Wa8 never In mnttllltntlnn nnlltlnoll ...111, Jny of the Town Meeting candidates or ?, either Individually or collectively. I. i . l do not know whether the result U OUe In UnV Hff..a In nll... nM ftnltatlon on their part. Superficiary It n,,i!?r"1 t0 me lnat the citizens were thor- tu, af0UBed. and I expected large majorl- i.i7.ior the Town Meeting candidates. Tho "turns at ihiM hm. " . .....i .... cotnnl.t. m L". VI" -.V '"."'. f u '.","" ' 'lnrii ' Buusianwai me ma- 'kl T .or ,he oreanlzatlon candidates win v. ",i Probably they will not be large, gevertheless, the result Is a victory for cS,,.Jlar", and Is duel primarily to two bolii?f Flrt. To the thorough practical Clitics of the Varesj second, to the volun- tary act of 30,000 or more respectable citi zens who disfranchised themselves by not registering, "Whllo the Vares have saved their or ganization and their own leadership from annihilation, their victory Is almost purely technical. When the Republican majority In Philadelphia Is reduced from 100,000 and more to a mere trace, the result amount. to n virtual condemnation of the organiza tion management and Is really a vote of no copseciucnce. It Is a rebuke and n warning, and It should stimulate nnd strengthen the elements that supported the Town Meeting party Thero should be no abandonment of the campaign against the dlsgrnceful mu nicipal government that has shamed the city In tho eyes of the nation. The prose cutions resulting from the brutality ln the Fifth Ward should be pressed to a speedy conclusion and the guilty convicted nnd pun ished. Measures for the removal of the Mayor ought to be Instituted nnd the sin cerity of the Town Meeting leaders and of Senator Penrose- will be tested by thefr action In consistently pursuing the pur poses they publicly proclaim and which were the Issue In the campaign." "The election In Phil idelphla Is so cloiely tied up with the Fifth Wnrd troubles that I do not cire to mnke nny comment," was the gist of n statement made by Governor Brumbaugh du;lng a visit to Camp Meade today. Tho Governor met the newspaper men nt the headquarters of General Kuhn and although In a tilkativo mbod (Jecllned to discuss the election re turns. "The result speaks for Itself." he said "Tho whole contest has been so tied up with Fifth Wnrd troubles, which I have been careful to avoid, that I don't care at this time to discuss It. I shall maks no comment until tho courts hivo had a chance to pass upon the situation " Discussing the Pennsylvania troop ho asserted that the State would stand by its soldiers and do everything possible to pro mote their happiness, health nnd rfllclency. Frederick J Shoyer, tho Organization candidate for City Treasurer, was the low man on the Republican Countv ticket His majority over William R. Nicholson, the Town Meeting Pnrty candidate, was dnly 2747. The result was bo close, according to the unodlclnl figures, that Howard R Shep pard, chairman of the Town Meeting party, announced early this morning that the fu slonists will not concede the election of tho Republican ticket "until the returns are scrutinized In court" He claimed the election of the fusion ticket by 1B.000. Ho estimated that tho Vare-Smith tltftet will not receive this ma jority after the soldier vote has been re corded. Ehe Vnrc claim that the soldier vote will Increaso the majorities to 10,000 for Shoyer nnd Sheehan, and 15,000 for Kendrlck. The result of tho soldier vote Is not being announced by the Brumbaugh -appointed special commissioners w ho , went to the enmps to record It. They are turning over their books to the County CommlRiloners and the courts here for the otllcial count. Tho scattering returns received, however, show that the Town Meeting ticket won by 4 to 1 In tho various camps The heaviest Socialist vote ever cast ln Philadelphia was polled by Henry John Nelson, Socialist candidate for District At torney The unofficial police returni glv hi m 883G. The leaders of the Socialist party, however, declare that his vote was 88CB, with twenty-five divisions, many of them strongly Socialist, missing. Eugene V. Debs, Socialist candidate for President, received a little more than 9W10 votoa, In Philadelphia In 1012. Benson rc celvctl 4500 In this city In tlje presidential election Inst year, nnd the city ticket 2500. Rhowlng n probable gain of 7500 by the Socialists here In a year. .ioosi:n grip on councils The Independents, however, loosened the Vares' grip on tho city's flntnces by making big Inroads on the Vnro strength In City Councils, which the South Philadelphia leaders have controlled since Mayor Smith took office. Tho Town Meeting prlr elected fourteen of the thirty-two Select Councllmen elected and forty-eight of the ninety-seven Common Councllmen. All of tho ?!ght sitting Judges were re elected, with the only serious opposition coming fiom I'ugene C. Bonnlwell In Com mon Picas Court No, 5 Judge Monaghan defeated Bonnlwell by only 18.835 votes. The four Republican candidates for Mag istrate nil appear to have been elected by majorities of 10,000 each, giving the three minority places to Hlsenbrown, Grells and Boyle, Democratic candidates, who had the Indorsement of the fuslonlsts District Attorney Rolan, who has been prosecuting tho Fifth Ward murder and thuggery, received the highest vjle cast fo any Individual candidate. Ho polled 158,750 votes. Mr Rotap made tho following statement today regnrding his election- "I sincerely thank, through the newspa pers the citizens who have worked ftr me and voted for me. I South gS3 A I Bend Watche ?o The Watch with the Purple Ribbon Thli la the wntch thai nnn rnni"i n much excitement among oth't mnnufneturers on account of Its won.. lerful efficiency. The renult of a -simtilnatlon of experiments roverlns -verythlni: In the line of modern m hnnlcsl Incfiulty. We arr special iirpnta for thin remarkable watch which Is prlcr.1 not hlnher bumuch ower than many others of the aume lallty $17.50 to $100.00 Charles H. Hambly 016 Chestnut Street Li-llrNJ If. 4 1 ( i i VrVsXik "S -.v Here's a Phenomenal Value $8 Dark Mahogany Military Boots $ff .50 with Military Heels, l Such m boot as "Ln Capltalne" has never been knovrn to sell for leas than IS, even before leather prices went tap. ow In l'hlladel phU's extravagant aliupa we challenge you to find It at that price. conquering gen- Canllalna It'a Hi.liln. allm of line, with Welted ! erai in any aiyie gainvrgna; whu mv 4u.uy nuu rm.Kiu inai nave maua ptojai jooib irihou.. A Boot Never Before Offered at This Wholesale Price of $5.50 ri. .vvaiua iaai rittyf. a ... iy iAfrffiifcfyt .1 i sitHtfn ftr xi id m icatr. rowu nnn li,! A '"," btack calf. Take ytfue cAolce. But xohere the upttafra economy ehop out' iElf Y'''.f in making ivceh a phenomenal offer. Philadelphia women act. Thev will be PSinii ntPunlrcde thlt week, it you are not among them you'll mitt your chance ta ;"'0" thim tmarl "I.n. rvinffabi'' haai. noma in fhla tneek. The earlier the belter. ROYAL BOOT SHO! rOE WO MEN Jfc 1208-10 CJmkut &L 2iul floor mvm 2 My majority must be looked on as an ex pression of confidence on the part of the m r" ln tne work l hfte don while In 'The future brings additional burdens and new responsibilities. I shall meet them rairly nnd snuarely without bins, without Prejudice, administering tho rime law and Justice to all." The highest vote cast for nny Individual tfllce was cast for Receiver of Taxes. The total vote for that ofllco was 226,837. Wholesale cutting of tickets In both par t es nnd tho defection ofmost of the lenrose-McNIchol ward lenders from the Republican ticket marked the bitterly con tested election. Orders were given early In the day for nil of the Penrose-McN'leliol followers to line up In support of the Town Meeting party ticket, but Charles Regcr and Charles Hall, of the Seventh Wnrd, turned In n majority of almost 2800 for the "fifty-fifty" ticket; City Solicitor John P. Connelly turned In a majority of COO for the Re publican ticket, and Hllas Abrnms, of the Sixteenth, gnve the "fifty-fifty" ticket a ma jority of 350, ., In addition to this, other Tenrose-Mc-.Nlchoi wards gave majorities to the Town Meeting ticket that were much smaller than the usual majorities turned In from these wards. ,.T.h.eZ,10,t lmnftnnt "flop" In the Penrose McNIchol camp was thnt of William F. Campbell, McNIchol leader In th" Twenty fifth Ward, who led the field of candidates for Magistrate on the Vare-Smlth ticket. He pledged his support to the Republican ticket last week, but In the election his ward gave a majority of 2150 for the Town Meeting ticket. The failure of the fusion ticket to over whelmingly defeat the Vnrc-Smlth ticket wns placed today at the door of the Inde pendent voters themselves The small majorities given tho fusion ticket In tho large Independent wards wat blamed on tho fact that the Independents failed to register nnd thus were not qualified to vote. What strength tho Town Meeting pnrty did develop In these wards. Chairman Shcppard said today, was gained from tho Republican voters. Th total registration of votero qualified to participate tn yesterday's election tnu 272,i28. The enrollment figures of this total, according to the officials of the Re publican city committee, were! .Republican, 229,842; Democratic 26,540; nonpartisan, 12,643. Three Philadelphia Men on Lost Alcedo Continued from race One ' had been received from Enstgn Harrison a day or two ngo. He wag then stationed a day or two ago. MISSING EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lieutenant John T. Melvin, executive officer of the Alcedo, who Is the officer re ported ns "missing," son of Dlshop Melvin, of Alabama, was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy In the class of 1911. He served In the navy until 1916, when he resigned to enter tho employ of the Lake Torpedo float Company, Bridgeport, Conn. He rc-enllstcd In the navy February 16, 1917, and was commissioned a lieutenant, Junior grade, which rank he held when ho resigned. No details of the engagement were given In the brief dispatch announcing the yacht's loss. MISSING FROM ALCEDO John T. Melvin, lieutenant, Junior grade. Father, Bishop Stewart Melvin, of Sclma, Ala. n. 11. Ooriftt. seaman. Mother, Mrs. A. Q. Gozzctt Astoria, L. I. Jamea J. Cleary, senmnn. Mother, Mrs. Al bert Ina Cleary, White Plains, K. T. n. Wearlie, seaman. Mother, Mrs. E. Weschc, Brooklyn, N. T. It. W. lllkfr, senman. Mother, Mrs. Harry E. 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