Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-20
THE CITY ELECTIONS.
A wArER,oo FOR THE uHmuuxArs
Routed In kvtry yward-Rosenmiiier kioeted
Mayor py 800 MJority-W noiessie
Treachery ana uption-Causes
nf tho ntaaater


Routed In Kysry ywara-Roseum,iier Nieetsd
Mayor py 500 Maority-w noiesaie
Treachery and ruption--Causes
of the Disaster.
The elections In this city yesterday re-
suited In tho defeat Of tho Democracy by
an overwhelming majority. They were
routed ut nearly every contested point.
Although tho campaign for mayor was q
brief and quiet one IL called out tho
largest vote ever poled in the city with
disastrous results to the Democratic eau.
didate. IL was found difficult by the Re
publicans to get man to run for mayor
and when finally the nomination was
reluctantly conceded to ID. L. Rosenmiller,
esq, because nobody else would take 1t,
his election was deemed hopeless by many
of the n ost astute Republican politicians.
His official record was bad aud tho news
papers Of his own party had warned their
Republican readers against Just such n
nomination as his was universally recog.
nized to be. At q recent conference Of the
local Republican leaders in this city,
however, some mysterious influence
secured their hearty cooperation for his
election the Netc Era, which year ago
had declared for mayor and councils of
opposing faith, went back on that princi-
pie the Republican business men aud vest
pocket voters, from whom some independ.
ence was expected in municipal matters,
almost entirely failed to manifest IL, and
the Rosenmiller party went to the polls in
this city yesterday morning better organi.
zed and moro firmly united than for many
years.
Mr.. McMullen, the Democratic candi.
date, seemed to have the hearty support
of his party. There was neither personal
nor political objection TO him he made
diligent and honorable canvass Of the
whole city and showed no weakness what.
ever as a candidate. Mr.. Rosenmiller
developed no small degree of popular
strength among the Democrats. His long
residence in the city awd wide associations
served him well. From the military com
pany, OF which he is captain, from the
| friendship fire company, the singing
societies and q number of Democratic
saloon keepers ho recruited elements Of
strength.
But all of these things had been dis
counted in advance and, considering them
duly, on the morning of election and
throughout the day, the politicians calcu.
lated the result to DO in doubt, the Demo.
Gratis having the odds in the betting up to
10 a, m. The result, as it happened, was
nearly as much of surprise to the win-
uers as to the defeated party.
The Republican Advantage.
For some years there has been a vicious
practice indulged in by both parties in
Lancaster of paying large poll committees
Tor their services on election day. At
first confined to real workers for the party
II has come to be so general as TO be, in
fact, II not within the letter of the law, a
consideration tor the votes of three fourths
of those who are paid this stipend Nor
is 1t any longer paid by the party to its
own voters, but the price is held out to
those OF the other persuasion to vote the op
position ticket. Upon coming to make out
their poll committees this year the Demo-
Gratis were surprised to find throughout
the city that hundreds OF men who had
never hesitated before to vote without any
consideration, insisted upon being "put
| upon the poll committee" while nearly
every doubtful voter insisted upon being
paid, and the price was unprecedentedly
| high. Early in the morning il was seen
hat the Republicans were flush with
money and they were capturing the tioat-
ers regardless of expense. Bummers made
% before breakfast yesterday who never
made that in day by honest labor.
Against such odds the Democrats strug-
ged in vain in every ward. Their little
campaign fund, gathered together for the
payment of poll committees, melted away
| SNaNAO bhO sun EGiCutu Lub UleIll
ian. Thence forward the Republicans
had it their own way. The prevailing
price seemed to be from s. to 81. In the
Second ward a scalawag received a $40
Oil and two Bland dollars in the Ninth
several bids OF from 81 to 90 a head are re.
ported, and from all accounts tho vic
| tory yesterday cost the winners as
much as the mayors salary for his
two year term.
| Despite these outward Manifestations
the Democrats maintained their hopes
even after the polls had closed and the
books were counted. They estimated that
the big Republican wards would not
average over 100 and that the Eighth had
given 45O and the Seventh nearly 100.
| Pretty soon the Sixth came in with 1852 for
Roseumller and the Fourth with 100.
That settled it. The Second. Fifth and
Ninth ouly aggravated it. The First was
no disappointment to the Democrats and
tho Third did no worse than was expected.
But when the Seventh turned up with
only 10 for McMullen and the Eighth with
only $50, indignation and vexatiou
struggled for the mastery In the Demo
cratic heart; the committee rooms were
promptly deserted, the lights put out and
the boys went home by the dark streets or
hid themselves under umbrellas to escape
observation from the jubilant Republicans
parading the streets and serenading Rosen.
miller with brass band.
| some Political Point,.
Fred Brimmer compelled Select Coun
Gilman Robt. A. Evans to make "the
greatest effort Of his life." The Demo-
cratic nominee got a good many Republi-
can stickers, but Evans drew largely from
the Democratic side and was an easy
| winner.
IL would bayo been more TO the credit Of
the Seventh ward Democrats IL Mr.. Mo
Mullen's majority had been brought up
nearer to the figures OF some of tho ward
candidates.
1t is said that, by virtue of a bargain
made last week and in consideration of
MoMellen letting up, Joel L. Haines is to
be chief of police.
II Jimmy Doebler does not get the ap
pointment Of lookup keeper, republics are
ungrateful and he will make Rome howl
THE OrFIOIAL RETURNS.
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