The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-02-22

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| 3JrAllSfA was blowing 1t was
| - ,i5s-1 impossible for one to
| ezE5o- sA remain on the pave
ments and those who wanted to wait for the
returns were driven into shelter in the drug
stores and hotels.
The election is over and one fact seems
pretty clearly established-that is that the
German vote in this town is not as efTec,ual
as some thought it would be. 1t may reduce
or increase the majority of the side to which
it may cling, or in county election it may
materially affect the result, but in the Dor
ough of Shenandoah it can neither make or
break" when kicking. This was amply
demonstrated yesterday. The Germans kept
their promise and stuck like heroes to the
Citizens ticket in all the wards, but they
were not numerically strong enough to de-
feat the Democratic ticket, which they had
previously denounced.
As a result of yesterdays battle the Irish
Democrats of town are in high glee
They elect their full borough ticSet-Chief
| Burgess, Receiver of Taxes High Constable
and Borough Auditor by safe maiorities.
The election was certainly one Of the most
bitterly contested held in the town for some
time, but there was not a disgraceful incident
at any of the polls and the snow fall pre-
vented any reaction or outbreak after the
votes were cast by driving home almost
everybody not directly interested in the re-
suit.
| James Burns is elected Chief Burgess NJ.
j. Seanan, Receiver of Taxes; Anthony
Borough Auditor. Quite contrary to the
expectations of all except his immediate
friends Burns secured the highest majority
20.
The two great battles which attracted as
much attention all over town as the fight be.
tween the German and Irish Democrats is to
day the subject of much discussion.
Finney wins in the Second ward. John A.
Reilly loses to James in the Third ward.
There is no disputiug the fact that John F.
Finney's victory in the Second ward affords
considerable consolation to majority of the
citizens who feel aggrieved by the sweeping
Democratic victory on the borough ticket
Il lluutg lSul ytoltlhdN WAS ItdllN luN
hardest he has ever had in this town and he
is now on top of the heap in every sense Of
the term. When he first decided to run foI
Council the odds were considered hundred
to one against him and there were few even
among his warmest friends who could Induce
themselves to believe that he stood the
slightest show of victory. But by hard
discreet and persistent personal work he
turned what appeared to be certain defeat
into one of the most gratifying victories OF
his lite.
| No one who has not taken the trouble to
look into the circumstances of the fight can
form the slightest idea of the task Finney
had on his hands. He had to fight the old
time antagang sorehead faction, the Brough
all faction, the people who claimed they
admired Finney and would like to support
him in the contest but they did not think
Finney should have come out Independent,
irrespective of what the circumstance might
have been, and scores of other people who
had this or that pretext for not having
backbone enough to stand against the power
full combination represented by Broughall.
Monday night one of Broughalps warm
admirers declared that they knew all about
Finney's plan of campaign and he was con
fdent that the latter would be defeated by 70
majority.
When seen yesterday morning Finney said
his chances looked pretty fair; at noon he
said stiff fight was being put up against
him; later in the day Fnney said it was
toss up of a cent; in the evening the election
board declared him elected by a majority OF
&. Some of the Broughall people did some
desperate figuring and tried to show tie,
but the figures wouldn't lie, Finney was the
man.
The result in the Second ward demon
strated another fact, that it has confirmed the
oft repeated declaration when you read a
prediction in the Stlndny Nei0s bet the other
way Last Sunday that paper made special
announcement of the fact that II w. Titman,
the Citizens candidate for School Director in
the Second ward, could not escape defeat,
The two Citizens candidates for the School
Board in that ward were elected.
In the Third ward Councilman James was
reelected by a majority of l12 and Williams
and Davis we're elected over Reese and Hess
for Justices Of the Peace. Reese polled 1856
votes, Reilly's friends say that his chan ces
were ieopardized by the Germans in that
ward standing by the Citizens ticket to a
man.
The following is the result of the election
by figures;
| FIRST WARD.
ChteJ BiUgeSs.
buIuS 3lf
Walson 81
1
236
| Receiver Of TdreS
Wedman 50
1
257
(oOnapued on fos,rth paos.)