The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-17
.GITIZENS' PARTY
SHOWED UNDER.
THE DEMOCRATS ELECT THEIR
WHOLE BOROUGH TICKET.
SMITH IS THE CHEF BURGESS.
The Democrats Secure Control of
the School Board and the
Republicans Hold Council
By But One Majority.

WAS never more clearly demonstrated thai |
it was at the election. The Citizens party
is not "in it," TIE only thing the party |
can boast of is the reelection of Council |
men Lamb and Gable, School Director |
Davenport and the election ,f Stout and
Ogden for Council and School Board, |
respectively But lock at the other side of
the account. A Democratic Burgess High
Constable and Borough Auditor. Stout
elected to Council IN the Second ward
upon the sacrifice of School Director
Baird. Lamb elected in the Third ward
we'll, the least said about that the better.
1t will suffice to say that Malone, the
Democratic candidate magnanimously
sithdrew and left the field to him, and the
hustling was thrown upon Bob Dsven-
ports shoulders. Gable elected to Council
in the Fourth ward and Butts sacrificed.
What is the next result7 The School
Board passes into the hands Of the Demo-
Gratis by the defeat of Baird and Butts and
the Republicans hold Council by the slim
majority of one
Truly the Citizens party is the Savior OF
the Republican party
Smith is elected Chief Burgess by a
msjority of l45.
OHearn is elected Borough Auditor by
majority of G. over Reese. The vote
for this Office was few short. Flynn beat
Tempest for High Constable by 246, the
vote in this case was about 10 short.
! The combined vote polled in the Second
ward Yves 254. Rather light, when it is
considered that at the Citizens primary in
that ward last week l76 votes we're polled.
The result is indeed sorrowful spectacle
for the Citizens party to look at and we
fear that the situation will not be fully re-
allied for some time. There is no denying
the fact that the whole borough was sacri-
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common belief and it has aroused bitter
feeling. But now that the trio, or qusrtette,
have had their appetite appeased it is hoped
they will strive to put their friends in as
good position they occ pied before the
election. That they can do this is doubtful
| and we fear that ere long something will
drop.
That balloon ascension that was to have
taken place in the Fifth ward for the
benefit of the Citizens party. under the
auspices of ex Democratic Councilman
Worm, fai ed to connect. When the list
showing the complete routing of the
Citizens party was tackled up on the door
of the p Ill last night the cheer that arose
indicated that the Irish Democrats of the
ward we're mighty glad that Wurm's
balloon failed TO go up. The members of
the Ortizens' party looked upon the cleo
tion of Brown to Council as almost a
certainty and many had hopes for the
election of the whole ticket But this
calculation went the way of all speculstions
that have the Citizens party for basis.
The defeat of Thomas Baird in the Sec
ond ward is sincerely regretted by his
party. He made an excellent member of
the School Board and his retirement was.
not due to any neglect of duty or lack of
ability, He had things TO contend with
that challenged the efforts of an exceeding
ly strong man. Two School Directors had
to be elected. There was determined eff
fort to elect Stout to Council and to make
that election Democratic votes had to be-
secured. which could not be done without
concessions to the Democratic party and,
as there were two vacancies in the School
Board the directorship was the price