Show THE BLOODY SE OND AGAIN tiie BALLOT BOX IN PROPER PLACE THE REPORTER WAS WRONG editor standard in your issue ot yesterday occurs the following local THE BLOODY second THE SEVENTH PRECINCT BALLOT BOX OUT the bloody second ward Is full of peculiarities and in matters of politics acquired the cognomen above As a rule rules are not closely followed in the second and the law requiring the delivery of a ballot box to the city or county officers after an election has been held is ono which Is sometimes overlooked in the central hotel near the counter on end a ballot box upon which are two padlocks and abo box labeled ath precinct it has been there since the city election last november and in that precinct the polling place was thomas hall tho judges were N tanner E auth anda man by name of russell the county had better remove the box the writer of the above was charles S pulver if mr pulver were as well informed respecting tho law relating to elections aa re seems anxious to serve tho public interest toe would not have written the above the facts are tl at the proceedings at tho ath district polls at the last municipal election were quite orderly the law required one of the judges to deliver the ballot box and the key thereof to the district registry agent and the keeper of the central hotel being that agent it was duly delivered to him and be is taking proper care of tho box there are no ballots in the bo and there is nothing wrong in th whole matter except in the mind of the young man who wrote tho article N TANNER JR W L RUSSELL |