Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-29
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
LIVELY TIMES ALL AROUND.
HARTMAN CARRIES MOST OF THE
CITY.

HARTMAN CARRIES MOST OF THE
CITY.
Scattering Results In the Rural Districts
4 New Candidate for Commissioner.
The Democracy Of the county held pri-
mary meetings on Saturday, to elect dele
gates to the county convention, and county
committeeman for the ensuing year. II
anybody thinks the party is dead in this
minority county, he has every reason t.
change his mind. for livelier delegate meet
ings have seldom been held in this baili-
wick. The unusual interest felt in these
elections has been due entirely to the lively
canvass for the nomination for county COM
missioner, for which to the candidates
already announced the name of Geo. w.
Wormley, of West Donegal, is now to be
added and Isaiah McKillips is withdrawn.
In this city, in 4 number of the wards,
there was no contest for delegates or COM
mitteemen and in the Third, Fourth,
Seventh and Ninth wards, there being
only one set of candidates, conceded to
be friendly to Mr.. Henry F.. Hartman for
commissioner, there was light vote and
little interest felt III the election. In the
First there was slight individual contest
and delegates favorable to the election Of
MIR. Hartman were chosen. In the Sixth
it was sort of gu-as you please and the
result is claimed to be 4 I" mixed victory.
In the Fifth there was an individual coz
test and the the delegates chosen arc for
Hartman. In the Eighth there was I
contest, which seems to have had only in
dividual significance, as all the candidates
were claimed to be for Hartman.
The most exciting struggle in the city,
and one which engaged the attention Of
outsiders from nearly all the other
wards was ut the Second ward
polls. The friends of Mr.. Hartman
in this ward some months ago organized Il
club and have held regular meetings and
nominated full set of delegates in his
interest. Some of the other active and
influential Democrats of the ward
resented this and supported al independ-
ent ticket, with five other names on it,
which the Hartman men said was in the
Hildebrant interest. Both sides were vel |
organized, and the result was the re-
markablc poll Of 2O5 votes. The polls were
open from 81 to p. m., and the canvass,
though conducted with great zeal, was
III OCoO pOooluiO AuuOA
with excellent order. Landlord Jake
Smith, of the County house, under de-
lusiOn, tried to vote, but the ballot was
declined with thanks by both sides. The
result was awaited with great interest and
when it was announced it was found that
the Hartman ticket was beaten by from
12 to II votes.
In the Country.
In New Holland, where some excitement
was created by the call of the meeting ut
the unusual hour of 8 am, there was a con.
test between the friends and opponents of
Mir. Jere Mohlcr for commissioner, but his
friends rallied at the hour appointed and
carried the day.
From Milersvilie there is IA report of two
sets of delegates, having, however. some
names in common, one of which was elect
ed at meeting on Friday eoening held at
the call OF the county committeeman, and
the other on Saturday evening by tho
friends of Mr.. Adam S. Dietrich, candidate
for commissioner, who hold the Friday
evening meeting to have been irregular and
void.
In RohrerstOwn, too, there was very
close and exciting contest, which seems to
have been induced by district causes
mainly. 1t is alleged that 75 votes We're
polled, though the clerks Only got down
"A names. The result as reported to us
by one of the election clerks is as follows
Levi Scner 40, William Dietrich 80,
John X. Davis 80, John Sheirich :}5.
Henry Mussclman 81, Levi Hoffman
81, J. II. Gill 81, E. l.. Hambright 81, G.
Habcckcr 81, John Stewart 81. One side
maintains that Sener, Dietrich. Davis and
Sheirich arc elected and that the convcn-
ton must decide the tie On the other
hand it is claimed that the election is in-
valid and must be held over.
The returns of delegates elected SO far
as reported to this Office, Or to the chair
man Of the county committee by election
officers, committeeman Or others, arc Us
follows