Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-02-21
ELECTION NOTES.

Some OF the Curious Turns Taken by Events
On Election Day.
The FIRST ward gave its old-time Re-
publican majority, Carswell leading,
however, by gain of forty votes. Mr..
Rose also led his ticket by forty votes.
Here also occurred the triangular Alder
manic fight. but with no change from the
usual result.
In the Second ward there was nothing
unusual except that Carswell led his
ticket by over twenty votes.
In the Third the contest narrowed it.
self principally to the fight for School
Controller. Here the vote for that office
stood 30 to 81 in favor of MIR. Fronheiser,
but the Election Board, having refusad
him a vote because he ackno nowledged that
he was now serving as School Director
from the Second ward, they also denied
him the certificate of election, which was
given to MIR. Woodruff.
In the Fourth ward Mr.. Rose game d
considerably over the regular Democratic
vote of the ward.
In the Fifth ward DR.. Conrad, Mi.
Hoerle and DR.. Wakefield all gave their
opponents an uncomfortably close chase
for the two branches of Council, and
School Controller respectively. Here, too
both Rose and Carswells were ahead of
the rest of their ticket.
In the Sixth ward Mr.. Rose reversed
the usual Republican majority, while MIR.
Carswell was far in the lead. Here also
Mr.. Charles NJ. Swank, the Democratic
candidate for Select Council, gained about
fifty votes ON his opponent Mr.. Alex Ken
nedy. A change of twenty-four more
votes would have elected Mr.. SwanR.
MIR. Kuntz for City Assessor alsOlmade a
great gain, it being his ward.
The vote of the Seventh ward was
surprise to Democrats aud Republicans.
There the clement of greatest uncertainty
city-Moxham. The Democrats gained
largely by the addition.
The Eighth ward unexpectedly gave
the Democrats a member ot the Select
Council.
The vote in the Ninth ward WAS very
nearly on party lines, Mr.. West gaining
several votes for City Assessor and foI
School Controller, it being t he ward in
which he lives. Carswell also gained
several votes.
In the Tenth ward the Republicans
made no nominations but Messrs. Mat.
thews and Murray, Independent Demo
cratic candidate for Common Council anu
Schonl Controller resp, ctlvey wer
elected over the regular nominees.
In the Eleventh ward the Democrats
lost the TWO Councilmen. while elect.
ing most Of the rest of theT ticket.
To the Democratic nominations IN the
Twelfth ward there WAS NO oppos tion. Il
being Mr. UFoole's home, lie gained
some ewhat, as did MIR. Do"lmg also.
In the Thirteenth ward here was a de-
parture OF several votes from party hne-
for ommon Council and Scnuol Cun-
troller, the Democrats being the gamers.
The Fourteenth ward gave decided
gain for Bowling, and smaller gain for
Rose.
The Fifteenth ward had one uckeI i
the field for ward offices-lhe Democratic.
Here 3. Nj. Miller had gam vi anUu
eight votes, whit the three Dcmocralc
candidates for Assessor each had 124
votes, evidently straight Vote tor tina,
| Office.
Two ward tickets, composed almost
| entirely of Democrats cOnte-le for me
mastery OF the Sxteeutn warl. Mr..
August Hamer, Republican candidate for
City Asseso or here gnIned about thht
votes, while S. M. Miller gained abou'
eighty.
The election pass off IN a very order
ly manner, nolwIthsIan ing tre earucs
canvassing. More interest was felt IN ii
than any election that has ben held here
for some time.
The defeated candidates accepted the
situation gracefully, aud OF course the sue.
cessful ones did TOO. Ii was about mid.
night when the returns from the seventh
ward came to the DEMOCRAT office. There
was some loud cheering as the results
were read, as by the returns then in il
was sure that the Democrats had sue