The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-05
There Was Lot of Caucus
ing Last Night.
GUESSING AT TIE RESULT
The Desire Fer Coatogting the ward and
Borsuah Injections seems to be waning.
The Democrats HAvo Decided TO Wait =
WhiIO-On ths Defensive.

A great many Of the Shenandoah poll
ticans devoted more of their sunday
hours to caucusing than to religious de-
votion. While the choirs were singing
and the ministers preaching groups Of
political wire pullers were nested in more
than half dozen different places dis
cussinR the possibilities and probabilities
of the reorganization Of Council tonight.
What the result Of these caucuses, or any
of them, was, is not known, and probably
will not be known to any except those
who took part in them until after the
votes are cast tonight and the appoint
ments made.
The general belief among outsiders is
that the eight Democratic mem bers of
Council are so firmly bound together that
they will put their slate through without
a break, yet there are some who share in
this belief and at the same time say that
break would not surprise them; that at
the very last moment the unexpected may
happen.
Tue probable slate appears to be as
stated in the HERALD a few days ago
Mcclure for president, JohnJ. Cardin for
secretary, 7. +. Bradigan for treasurer
NJ. NJ Burke for solicitor and the old
police force with the exception of Mcclure,
who will be made Supervisor and make
room for a Polish policeman
The publication of this slate caused a
number OF inquiries as to the source of
the HERALD'S information and in the
manner in which they were made has led
to the conclusion that the gness is good
one and is not far out of the way, if at all
As to the contests on the borough and
ward elections there is little to be said
except that the desire for them seem to be
waning. Nothing can be learned from
the Citizens party regarding it, but il is
quite certain nothing Is being done on
that side of the house As to Ghe Demo
Gratis, it can be said with some degree of
certainty that they, too, have experienced
change of heart They were to have
met yesterday and take final steps to put
the matter into court to-day, but, not
witbstanding they had voluminous papers
prepared ready for filing, it was decided
10 hold off for a few days A member OF
the committee Of twenty-five intimated
last night that the truth of the matter
appeared to be that if the Citizens party
showed disposition to call quits the
Democrats would do likewise as the CON
tests will entail Il great outlay of cash
with practically no gain in sight for
either party.
Through this member of the committee
the HERALD was enabled to CLEAN the sub
stance of the contest papers which the
Democrats have prepared. They set forth
that the presumed and alleged ward and
borough elections made by the Citizens
party were undue, irregular and illegal;
that the election officers received the votes
of persons who were at the time of voting
over twenty-One years of age, and who
had not paid q state or county tax within
two years prior to said election that the
election officers received the votes of per
SONS whose names were not on the registry
of votes furnished by the County Com
missioners to the election officers,
without requiring or receiving from
the voters proof of their qualified
tiOns to vote as required by law
and without requiring or receiv-
ing proof by qualified voter of said
ward of the residence of such persons in
said ward for two months Immediately
next preceding the election; and that
votes were received from persons whose
ballots were deceptively, irregularly and
| fraudulently marked, and so mark ed
against the express mandate of the law.
The petition prays the court, among other
| things, to fully expose the alleged undue
elections and false returns; to adludge
the elections of the Citizens ofiicers-elect
illegal, null and void; and to declare their
Democratic opponents elected.
Inquiry of several prominent Demo
! Gratis to-day elected the information that
| action on the proposed contests had been
| postponed for the present, but no reason
The bottoms have dropped clean out OF
| the election suits instituted by Peter
| Hiley the defeated Citizens candidate foI
Council in the Fourth ward It will he
remembered that Mr. Hiley Withdrew hi,
| suit against Judge of Election Whitaker
in which fraud was charged, before q
| hearing could be had in the case To-day
the court at Pottsville was asked to enter
a mol. pros in the suit Hliley brought
| against a Lithuanian for alleged voting
| on first papers. To support the applica
| tion an affidavit by Peter Hiley was sub
mitted. 1t set forth that subsequent tc
| swearing out the warrant Hiley Learned
| that the vote was a legal one and that th,
man arrested was in every respect quail
| fed to vote.
| AT a late hour this afternoon it was re
ported that the Democratic slate TO b,
/ presented before the Borough Council to
night, and as published in the HERALD
| had been changed to make j. Ii, POmerOy
| Esq, Borough Solicitor instead of NJ NJ
/ Burke
| 1t is rumored that Mr. POmeroy ha,
| said that in case he is reelected, he viii
resign as soon as the water cases are dis
posed of.
1t is also said that Kopka, the defeated
| Democratic candidate for High Con
stable, has been appeased by promise o
| appointment as water works Watchman