Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-16
But IA Very Respectable Republican
Minority.

pearances there was little interest felt in
the poll Or in the result. But under the
surface there was good deal of active
work going Oh and of intense interest felt
in the issue. Party lines We're not
strictly drawn, though proiitiny by past
experience each party had on tho
whole put up better tickets than usual,
and it was expected they would receive
the ordinary full support OF whatever de-
gree of the vote came "Out.' But the
scratchcr was abroad and he scratched
left and right. In wards where there was
any special contest the scratched
tickets numbered about third
of the whole number. People came
to the polls with their tickets fixed. The
practical political managers found their
occupation gone and the bummers and
strikers went a-hungering, for the lack OF
campaign funds to pay ''poll committees
It was very much the sort of III election
that ought to be. save that in too many
cases men of large property and great in
terests in municipal government utterly
neglected to exercise their right of fran
chise.
In the First ward there was 4 very light
vote polled, and the Republicans seemed
to utterly lack organization, their chief
interest being awakened in the intense de.
sire to beat their own candidate for asses
sor, CAB" Welchans. They would have
succeeded had he not been saved by Dem
ocratic votes. AS it was, their dssensiOns
and the active work of the Democrats il
tho ward bore off the glorious result of
three Democratic cOuncilmen- elect.
In the Second ward there was II sharp
contest mainly as to councils and specially
directed at Mr.. McMullen by the Republi-
can Mulhoolys, who failed to defeat him
however. General regret is expressed all
over the city at the defeat by only ) votes
of j. B. Lichty for assessor, He was
faithful official and is :, Jealous, active
Democrat. 1t is we'll known that he only
failed OF election by reason of his self
sacrificing zeal in behalf Of the election
of Democratic cOuncilmen. His example
is one for loyal Democrats to emulate ard
to gratefully remember.
III tUc Htftl, titt TIJl "IiuS
not much occurred to vary the monotony
of the Republican asccndency. Cox ran
behind in the Third ward in the Fourth
Mr.. Hays, independent Republican, was
elected, with the aid of the solid Demo-
cratic vote, over Sing, as q rcbuke to the
interference Of Mulhooley McMellea and
Candidate for Street Commissioner Ford
ncy, who defeated Hays's denomination
in behalf of Fordney's election, and
he was sisnally endorsed by the
people Of the ward. The Democrats
voted for him because he was better man
for the place than Sing, because lie was
avowcdiy in favor Of Trcwitz's reelection
as street commissioner and against Shirk
for city treasurer, and because he had
plainly declared that in the event Of his
election by Democratic votes in the main
he would hold himself, in councils, as
an independent Republican, taking no
part in the caucuses of that party and only
obligating himself to support such of its
nominees and policy as commended them
selves to his independent judgment. In
tho Fifth ward Bitner for select council
was cut largely by the friends of Adam ].
Eberiy, but was supported by many Demo-
Gratis.
In the Sixth ward the largest vote of the
day was poiled, and the most exciting
struggle occurred, every inch Of the way
being hotly contested, and 4 fight ensu-
ing on nearly every Office. Mr.. Jefleries
came within two votes of being the third
Democratic councilman elect, and would
have been one closer had not sticker for
him been too loosely pasted, or rather not
pasted at all. Mr.. johnson lost one vote
by his sticker being pasted among
the school directors and one Of Levan's
s5ickers was pasted on the buck of ticket.
Out Of 732 votes pol!ed in the ward there
was "straisht Republican majority of
about ten, but there We're only 400 uncut
tickets, leaving 242 on which there were
from one to q dozen scratches There
was great deal of cutting on council, con-
stable, assessor and alderman, which was
to the advantage Of the Democrats in all
eases except alderman. Brintnall ran about
50 behind his; ticket involving changes
against him Of 1G votes, but he was really
not cut any more by his own party than
Lentz his defeat was owing to the fact
that he failed to get as many o. anything
like rs many Republican votes as Lentz |
and Frailey.
In the Seventh and Eighth wards light |
vote was polled and large majorities crsued
f"r the Democratic tickets. In the Seventh
the Republicans had threatened to "root
out" the Democratic councilmcn in con-
Ilemnation Of Supt. Kitch's administration
Of the water works. How they succeeded
is told in the eloquent figures OF the
Democratic majOritics, for which Mr..
|litch deserves special praise.
The gallant Ninth ward Democrats, tha
''oid guard of the city, never made a
better fight to better purpose. They
routed the enemy, horse, foot and dragoon,
md beat every Republican candidate ex-
:ept Flick. who was roundly cursed by
lis party and wished all manner Of bad
uck for his escape. Peter Lutz, whom
lie Democrats elected assessor for three
'ears, is accused Of base!y and ungrat.:
ully trying to defeat the regu- !