Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-23
UmbIe. city,


exhibited by the Fridy party, he has IFS
majority. and frauds in Skiles's favor are
alleged in tie Second, Fourth, Sixth and
Seventh wards Of this city. The other
side has the committee and claim counter
frauds.
County Trcasurer-John J. Good. Mar
tic.
Clerk Of Quarter Sess;ons-Georgc w:
Eaby, city.
Clerk OF Orphans Court--Joscph Rccser.
Prison Keeper-David X. BurkhoIder,
city.
County COmmissiOncrs-Samu NJ.
Myers, city Abram Sunny, Marietta
borough.
CorOner-Daniel A. Shiffcr, city.
Directors of the POor-John Evans,
Warwick Martin krcider. city.
Prison Inspcctors-H. Il. Gish, West
Donegal John J. Long, Drumore.
County AulitOrs-E. NJ. Grcidcr, Mt.
Joy borough John X. Reed, city.
Delegates District-H. N.
Hrencman Strasbuig: A. F: Frantz. Lam
caster twp Milton Heidelbaush, Bart
H. M. IIOlenius, city.
Northern District In Doubtl-H. S
Book, East Donegal Il. Il. Brubakcr,
Elizabeth +. L. Gantz, East Donegal :
G. +. Graybill, Columbia G. l.. Hun
seeker, Mannheim John $. Node. East
CocalcO Ezra Iteist, Mannheim Dor. !;
5. Il. Wisner, Marietta J. W. iocnm,
Columbia.
The Return Judges.
Early this morning the town began t1
llup with politicians and there was lively
"chinnins" and vivid reports Of "count
iu'' and "cOunt out" ut every head
quarters. The McMcllen people bent
themselves to securing control Of the
board OF return judges, and got their work
in, although as other events showed they
hadn't 4 majority Of that body. Pretty
soon UmbIe's election and Krc:sdy's defeat
came to he conceded, but on 4 full count
Skilcs S election was denied, and Fridy s
friends took courage ut the report Of his
IFS majority on the face Of the returns,
and chances to prove rs much fraud
against him as the other side could show
in his behalf.
The doors Of Fulton hall were not open
cd until 1 1 30, and then the crowd rushed
pcll- -,nell, but found that Il strong body Ot
police had been stationed in various parts
Of the hall guarding the approaches TO the
l.arquct and to the stage.
Ulun the stage were 4 few reporters. and
!. w. johnson and Al. Shcnck.
Johnson and Slicmck rose simultaneous
Iy to call the mcctin. to order. johnson
claiming to have been leputized for that
purpose by Il. Frank Eshlcman, chairman
of the committee, and Shenck claiming,
that, being one Of the secretaries Of the
county committee ehc was the proper part y
to call to order.
understandable ycl'' greeted both thcs,
gentlemen As they attempted to address
the meeting, and not a word that was said
by either could bc heard until johnson
proposed Lewis :. Hartman and Captain
John II. Hricker, to count tho votes cast
for permanent president.
Shcnck nominated for the same purpose
J. A. S,tOler and T. Il. Cochran. Both
sets Of nominations were greeted with
yells and Kisses and cries Of set down,
turn 'cm out.
StOler tried tO make Il speech, saying.
that every thing could be done fairly, hon
estly and in accordance with the rules if
the crowd would only keep quiet.
Johnson finally got 4 chance to read the
rules relative to organization, though nc
was occasionally interrupted by cries OF
''p,,sll him off the stage
lbibl NtNuEIl II
which was agreed to, that }. W. johnson
tiOn of the meeting.
Lew Hartman and Stober botl, took
seats and the temporary organization was
completed by selecting Kirk Brown ami
Al. Shenck rs secretaries.
Comparative quiet having been secured.
the list Of election districts was called
over by johnson, the return Judge from
cacl, district arising rs he voted for perma-
nent president between :. j. Henderson
(Sensellig) and John A. Stober { McMel
LEM. Every vote was received 10y cheers
and hisses no matter on which side it was
cast. The call was interrupted and the
count disputed half dozen times, but
finally came to a close, Pequca township
and the Third ward, city, being omitted
from the count because Of contests. The
clerks agreed in their tally that. StObcr
had 80 votes and Henderson 81 votes.
The result was received with yells Of dc
tight and dcrision. Mount Joy Upper was
the only district not represented.
Mr.. Stobcr, on taking the chair, made 4
brief speech saying that he hoped every
thing would bc conducted honestly ant!
fairly. lie said that the committee on con
tested seats should bc appointed by tho
Judges themselves. lie wanted the Judges
to remember that this was not Il contest
for Office, (iatlghtrr). but that the people
Of Lancaster county are looking upon MS
CA voice, ''Let them look and BE- fol
lowed by rOars of lau.,lltc and calls on the
president to sit down, which were CARRIE,
by yclls Of aprroval)
President StObcr concluded his speech
by inviting Vice President Henderson to
seat upon the stage.
Al. f. Shenk, Al. $. Edwards and w. S
Smith were chosen clerks by the Examine.
faction and J. w. johnson, &C. Kennedy
and w. +. Beycr OH part of the Era fac
Eon:;
For the committee Oh contests tn;
Examiner faction pnt in nomination
Samuel Evans, ii. ii. Kurtz, ]. u. AL
bright and Amos Cast, and the Men Er1
men named F. Il. MusSelnan, George A.
Wallace, Jacob IIalbacl and Winfield s.
Burns for the same committee. Under the
rules seven of the above eight constitute
the committee.
The vote was taken by districts, and il
appeared that somebody went back on th<
Examiner people, as the lowest of the
Era candidates had 81 votes and Of the E,r
aminer men (Amcs Gast) only y; votes, sc
he was left out in the cold. Warwick
is said to be the district that changed
the vote. The result was received will
great cheering by the !" Reformcrs.'
The Judges were then called upon fol
their returns, and all that were not object
ell to were received by tic officers Of tho
meeting.
Following is a list of the districts whose
returns are objected to Third and Eightl