Show A disgraceful affair the second polling precinct of this thia city was the scene of a disgraceful quarrel on election city the participants were judge pow ers and policeman pool the origin of the disturbance was given by an eye witness as follows an individual who wai was believed by the peoples party barty challengers to be a transient was challenged at the polls A slight disturbance was created and officer pool interfered to prevent further trouble judge powers was near by at the time and grasping the situation in his magical manner saw that unless he interfered mr transient would probably DJ bi be prevented from casting a ballot ballot and one vote less scored for the angelic writer and philosophical reasoner of the liberal party everybody in general and policeman pool in particular ti received a round of abuse from frim the silver tongued political wire worker from michigan oath after oath with such epithets as scrub ignoramus py ass am and the like were applied to the officer the emans name number and station were taken by mr powers that he be might be called to account for his actions or discharged from the set service vice on the return of marshal you young ng as his majesty might see fit when the gentleman in uniform with a long club in his hand was asked w why by he did not arrest mr powers for profanity and disturbing the peace he heaved a sigh and shook his head |