The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-14
THE LOCAL PRIMARIES.
Severn Leaves Town Strong Man 70
the Convention.

The Republican primaries in town excited
considerable interest and in one or two in
stances the battle was spirited one. The
hottest contest was in the Third ward, be.
tween the Severn and Neiswender people.
The ballot was close one and few would
venture a prediction upon it even when the
polls closed. The prevailing sentiment dur
ing the day seemed to be that Shenandoah
should have a County Commissioner this year
and the only difference of opinion at the
polls was as to who should be presented before
the convention with the greatest strength.
In the First ward Severn had walkover
and in the Second he won by two % one In
the Fourth ward the vote splitSevern getting
one Of the delegates aud Steve Middleton the
other. Neiswender captured the two dele
gates in the Fifth and BELLS was left without
any.
A recapitulation of the returns showed that
Severn had seven of the ten delegates in the
town and nine of the twelve votes the town is
entitled to before the convention under the
old rules rs the Third ward counts for four
votes
The defeat of NJ P. Fowler in the Fourth
ward was taken as a regretful part of the pri
maries Saturday evening. Mr.. Fowler has
always been an outand-out Republican and
in all campaigns of the p.st his purse and
influence have always responded literally
to the appeals of his party His defeat on
Saturday is looked upon as an ungrateful act
and one which he certainly did not deserve
Severn lost delegate by the defeat.
Inquiry iu all the wards after the primar.
les elected the information that all the dele
gates elected were in favor of the nomination
of a full Republican county ticket, with Will
liam D. Seltzer, Esq al first choice for the
jndgeship.
The returns of the primaries were as fol
fows:
First ward-John Ramage, As; David Rem
ME, As Michael Farley, 8; Charles Gibson,
81 Benz. Haskey, 8; Harry Woods, 9. Stand
ing Committee-John Keudrick, 40; Joseph
Morris, 49; Charles Bartsch, 5 Oswald Ford
3.
Second ward-George Holvey, as; Edward
Kester, As; Henry Goodman, 25; William
| Schwindt, %. Alternates- David iIewellyn
As; Robert Hagenbuch, 40 w. J. Portz, A /;
o. CLerrngton, 40; Francis Stetler, q; Abe
Williams, 25. Standing Committee George
Krick, 45; Jesse Davis, 45. Alteruates-
H. Hopkins, 26; Charles Phillips, 23 Not
withstanding John F. Finney had announced
| through the press that he was not taking a
hand in the primaries and was not caudi-
date for anything 81 votes were poled for him
ior Standing Committee.
Third wsrd-James p. Williams. 80; Rob
ert Oliver, S. Henry Reeves, So Marshall
Hughes, S5; John II. Reese, 13; d. T. vii.
liams, IL John Thomas, IL Jere Boughey,
TO- Standing Committee-Thom Tosh and
Edward Williams no opposition.
Fourth ward-Louis Lehe, sr, 80; NJ.
Fowler, "a; Joseph Daddow So; Pierce
Walker, % George Lorah, 81 Philip Gable,
27; d. o. Pritchard, 21; Thomas Simmons. A.
Lehe was elected as a delegate for Severn and
DaddOw for Middleton. Standing Commit
tee-John Grant, Al Louis Lehe, Jr. 80
George Hares 81, and Gwyllam Jones, 80 ;
Thomas w. Powell, 32 George Davies, 80 /;
George Danks, IA Edward Brown, ID
Fifth ward-W1iam Brown, "a; Rees
Thomas, "a; Richard Reese, "a William II
Dettrey "a; Henry Warwick, 10; Rees Thorn.
as, II. Alternates-John l.. Hassler. "A
Chris Foltz "a; George Flock 81 Standing
Ccmmittee-Charles Homberger, "A; James
Morgan, "A; John Bum, 54 William Bach
man, "a. Alternates-Albert Landerman, "a
George Myers, "A; George Pillinger, "a; ; John
L. Hasser, IA.
Returns from VIM. Penn show the election
of Philip Jones and William Taggart as dele.
gates; and I. d. James and Jere Grow as
Standing Committee.