Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-01
POLITICAL.
THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
LIVELY TIMES IN BOSS M'MELLEN,.
GOWN"


a List of the Candidates for Ward ufi,cers
and Delegated.
The Republican primary meetings were
held at the several ward houses last eveu
ing for the purpose of making general
nominations from which the ward tickets
will be selected next Friday evening. The
nominations. are given below. The per-
sous selected rs delegates (three from each
ward will meet in convention after their
election is ascertained, for the purpose of
choosing candidate for mayor and six
school directors. The meetings were
generally very quiet, though there
was lively scene at the Third ward poll
ing place, Bauer's beer saloon, East King
street. The room was crowded, "HOggy'
Leonard was the ruling spirit OF the Occa-
sion, and the customary festive appear
ance of that distinguished statesman was
enhanced by the aspect of his left eye,
which upon his arrival on the scene OF
action was entirely closed. but as the even
ing wore away assumed the expression of
4 rapidly decaying pear. Mr.. Leonard
seems to have had misunderstanding
with Wayne Shay at the American engine
house prior to the opening of the polls,
and brought the Ornamented optic along
with him as a souvenir Of th3 event.
The position occupied by Hoggy"
i'll relation to the present pOliti-
cal situation was quite surprise
to those whose knowledge Of ward affairs
extends as far back as the last Re-
publican primaries, when his bitter OppO-
sitiOn to Captain McMellcn and his dire
threatcnings against that political NapO-
leon constituted q memorable incident.
Leonard last night, however, was tho
captains champion, an Out-and-Out Nc
Mellen man from the word so. His voice
was the first to propose three cheers for
Cap'n McMellen for mayor" and his the
most vOciferOus response. The organiza-
tiOn of the board was about 4 stand. off.
Col. S. II. Price sat stern and sedate as
the presiding official, placed there by the
McMellen influence and vigorously cham
pioned by Leonard. J. Kahler Snyder, a
trusted lieutenant OF the boss, sat to
Prices left while Alderman j. X.
Barr and Eph. Shaub, representing
the anti McNlellen wing, also secured
places at tho table Nominations be
gan early and continued lively. For
select council the main fight is between the
present incumbent, A. II. Barr, who was
elected to fill the vacancy OccasiOned by
Major Shenk's death, and Chas. J. White,
present member of common council,
who has his knife into Adam
badly, and is determined to beat
him: as in all probability he will :;
the nomination of Judge Huber for tho
same place, however, may indicate that
McMellen has transferred his favor to that
celebrated constructor of irOn-clad cells.
In such an event the young and handsome
common councilman, who aspires to
seat among the grave and reverend seign-
eurs, would find himself badly "left )"
but White has all along been regarded as
the McNlellen candidate and the volunteer
firemen will swing sOlidly into line for
him by reason of his steady opposition
to the new system. Barr will make
strong fight to 60 back, as he likes the po-
sitiOn on account Of the prominence it
gives him, aud he has. moreover, made an
active councilman wirh plenty of time and
inclination fcG The duties of the Office.
Unless all sigu' fail, however, lie will be
elected to stay at home. For common coun-
Gil John Fl. Barnes and s. B. Cox will
make fight for denomination they
arc both after "vindication," Barnes
having warmly espoused the new fire de-
partment system as member of the
special reorganization committee, and Cox
having been an equally vigorous champion
Of the volunteers. "They say" they have
Barnes beaten, but the plucky printer
keeps stiff upper lip and expects a re-
nomination. There are number of other
candidates, and it promises to be a rough
and tumble.
The opposition to Joe! IIaines for as
seSsor will not develop anything serious,
aud his denomination is a fOregOne con-
clusion. Tho nomination of Leon
ard for constable against tho present
incumbent, was one Of the phases of the
funny scenes enacted during tho evening"
The election for delegates is where the
chief interest of the struggle centres. There
are eleven candidates and Captain Mcneil
len will make big fight for 4 delegation
favorable to his own aspirations for
mayor, while his enemies will be Just as
earnest in preventing such u result. The
anti McMellen men drew first blood last
evening when, just before the time for
closing the polls, "Hogsy'' Leonard moved
that the delegates elected next Friday,
whoever they may be, go to the
convention instructed to vote for
McMellen for mayor. Eph. Shaub sprang
an amendment that the delegates go un-
instructed and then there was whOOping
time for 4 minute or more. Price put the
question and the vote for the amendment
was followed by defiant "nO," led by
Leonard, who it was observed voted on
both sides of the question. Then Price
told them to raise their hands in order
that they could be counted. By this
time it was very evident that nobody
knew what they were voting Oh, and while
the counting was in progress Eph. Shaub
spied that the clock pointed past eight
and raised "point of order" that the
proceedings could not proceed, as it was
past the time for holding the meeting.
Price, for very helplessness, decided the
poiut we'll taken and adjourned the meet
ing. whereupOn there were manifestations
of great Joy among the anti cMellcn
people, while Leonard and his colleagues
were equally loud in their denunciatiOn
and kept up hurrah for McMellen. It
was Happy Family, but the delegates
will 90 uninstructed.
List Of tho Candidates.
FIRST WARD.
Select COuncil-Henry DOrrr, William
Leanan and W. X. Beard.
Common COuncil-H. ii. Power, DR.. 5.
T. Davis, Joseph Hoover, John B. Long,
II. Blickenderfer, J. X. StOner and George
Want
Alderman-Charles F. Eberman.
Constable-Samuel Swcnk
Assessor-A. G. Welchans, Henry NJ.
Greenawalt.
Judge-C. G.. Carman.
Inspector-Melvin H. Rathfon.