Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-03
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES
STAUFrEk BEATS DIFFENpEKFFER.
The Old School Directors Renomtnated-
Scenes and lncidsnts-SOmS Close
ana Bitter Srruggies.

The Old School Directors Renominsted-
Scenes and Iucidsnrs->Oms Close
ana Bitter Struggles.
Last evening the Republican primaries
for municipal officers was held and in
some wards they were about as lively as
the primaries for county officers. In several
wards the vote was heavy. The fight in
the first ward was centered on the Office of
| assessor. A. c. Welchans. the present
Incumbent was opposed by H. NJ. Green
| await. Welchans has held the office for some
time and he received a majority of % over
Greenawalt last night. 1t is alleged that
there was considerable scheming and bull
| doing on the part of Welchans and bis
friends to carry him through. After con
siderable difficulty four men were secured
who will make the run for council. 1t
| seemed that but few wanted the honor.
In the Second ward there was a big fight
for the nomination of alderman. The
candidates were Frank A. Diffenderffer,
the present alderman, and William ID.
Stauffer, ex mayor, -prOthOnOtary
and present clerk in the revenue
office. Diffenderlfer was appointed by the
governor to fill this office some months
ago vice Wiley resigned. BY securing the
appointment he intended to shut Stautfer
| out and for some time past the fight has
been very hot. 1t was thought by great
many that Diffenderffer would have a walk
over, but yesterday appearances changed,
and Stauffer stock took jump. The
latter's friends were not confident, how
ever, and even last night many thought he
would be beaten. There was
big turn out at the polls and
| over 800 votes were cast. Stauf-
fer's friends secured the organization
and it is claimed that the judge, Capt.
Edw. Edgerly, decided everything in
| Stautfer's interest. Halbach, the Shencks
sammy Croft, and others were the "best
workers. on Stauffer's side Glenn Ken
| Dedy and Hop Henderson had charge of
Diffenderffer's canvass but both candi
| dates were active in person. Both sides
| had carriages running and money Was
| used to secure votes. Both parties claim
| that the other voted Democrats, and it is
! certain that there was considerable fraud
ulent voting. The fellows who fought
| Diffenderffer claimed that he did not need
| the Office aud could easily live without it,
| On the other hand Dffenderffer's friends
| complained that Stauffer is chronic
Office hunter and is never satisfied that he
has held public positions ever since he
came to this city and now has place in
the revenue office. The vote was not
counted until nearly 10 o'clock, when it
was announced that Stauffer had won Dy
| a majority of six. Diffendert1er and his
friends are sadly disappointed at the re
! suit. In the Third, Fourth Sixth, Sew
| enth aud Eighth wards there were very
slight contests. Harry A. Diller easily
| defeated John H. DeIIaven for the select
| council nomination in the Fifth ward, but
the greatest surprise party" of the eve
ming was the result of the fight for con
| stable in this ward. Jacob P. killiHger
has held this Office for more than dozen
years, and is now member of the police
force. He has always had his own way in
the ward, and was considered a very
strong man. At this election, George
Winower announced himself as an oppo-
nent to Killinger, and at once set
to work. He won by majority of
2S, to the astonishment OF Killinger
and everybody else. In the Ninth ward
Chuck' BOas, who was member Of
staulfer's police force, opposed George
w. Fordney, who is the present constable,
having been appointed by the court
Neither of the men know now who is
nominated. The votes was counted sew
eral times. On the first count Boas had
q majority of one. Fordney then had IA
ttuI CdNuo OuO ouC Wu!lc
the third count was a tie.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Following is complete list of tho nom
nations as made. The delegates chosen
to the school directors convention will BE-
found in the report Of the proceedings Of
that body:
FIRST WARD.
Common COuncil-W. X. Beard, J. G..
Spaeth, w. T. Eberman, II. II. Power.
Assessor-A. G. Welchans.
Constable-Samuel Swenk.
Judge-J. B. Lebkicher.
Iuspector-M. L. RathvOn.
SECOND WARD.
Common Council-Frank II. Fare, Il.
f. Skeen, Hervey N. Hurst.
Alderman-William D. Stauffer.
Assessor-Jerome Vondersmith.
COnstable-Gcorge Cramer.
Judge-H. L. Henderson.
Inspector-Edw. Z. Edgerly, ir
THIRD WARD.
Common Council-B. Henry, Ii. G. De.
muth, w. II. Powell.