Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-01
THE REPUBLICANS.
THEIR Primary ELECTIONS.
Stehman Beats Kau6man-Closo Vote for
Kecorder-Honors Easy on Lesisla-
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Stehmsn Beats kaunman-ClOse Vote for
RecOrder-Honors Easy on LeSisia-
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Elect Prison Inspectors and
Poor Directors.
The Republican primaries throughout
the county on Saturday were not very
largely attended, as it was an off year on
county officers, but in the Northern dis
trict the sharp Standardization contest
brought out very good vote. In the city
Republican vote fell 1000 below the
figures to which it was swelled in the
" carnival of fraud " four years ago and
throughout the county there was generally
quiet and orderly election, and little
complaint of disorder or fraud at the polls
is heard. The results were very late coming
in, and only last evening was it determined
that Stehman had been elected senator,
Brosius and Lands in the lower district
for assembly and Fry for solicitor. The
vote for recorder was very close, and at the
time the return judges met this morning
Myers friends claimed the nomination for
him by 1 majority and Longenecker's by
18.
Ever since Saturday night the country
politicians have been coming in and pitch
ing their tents in the city and at every
corner fellows could be seen figuring on
and comparing the result. Tho interest
eliminated at 11:30 a. m, to day, when
the board of return judges met at Excel
siOr hall in the large room lately occupied
by the poultry show, and therc was fine
collection of roostcrs present, though
many Of the older and tougher birds fail.
ed to put in appearance, their interest
ceasing with tie determination of tho sen-
atOrial contest.
The Organization.
Chairman Shenck-who had admitted
the return judges only on presentation of
their certificates. the candidates and few
others-apprinted A. e. Welchans and
w. L. Brown secretaries pro tenn, and the
list Of districts was called and tho names
of the judges taken as they responded.
For president John A. Stober then NOM
mated Robert J. Evans, of the 4th ward,
city, for chairman; Andrew F. Frantz
named Col. w. NJ. Mcclure of Columbia.
A ballot being taken Myers's friends voted
for Evans and Longenecker's for Mcclure.
Theresult was Evans 43, Mcclure 20 (the
candidates each courteously voting for his
opponent.) Mr.. Evans being elected
chairman and MIR. Mcclure vice president.
they took their places, Mr.. Evans return
ing thanks and promising to "try and
please everybody"
For the committee on contests the
Myers people nominated J. A. Stober,
Percy Shock, Frank Baer and Milton
Eaby. The Longenecker side nominated
A. J. Frantz, John X. Weaver, I. N.
Broomell and S. ]. Henderson.
Every return judge having been duly
provided by the bosses of his faction with
printed tickets on all the offices, there was
"straight" voting and the result was the
election OF the following: Shock, Stober,
Baer, Eaby, Weaver, Broomell and Frantz
Myers thus securing the odd man.
Clerks were elected by general consent
as follows: On behalf Of Longenecker, G.
c. Kennedy, w. F. Boyer and H. ].
Butler; On behalf of Myers A. c. Wei.
chans, VIM. NJ. Slaymaker, jr., and w. T:
Brown.
The returns were then handed in and the
board adjourned until p. m.
On the most interesting features of the
contest the vote by districts, as We
gathered it from politicians who ought te
know, is as follows: