The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-03
BIC CLAIMS
BY BOTH MEN
Nj. Scranton Says He Has Twice S Many
Delegates as Mr. Fellows.
LATTER DISPUTES THE CLAIMS
His Friends Declare That He Will Be
Nominated and Have Half Dozen
Votes to Spare--Manner in Which
the Candidates Figure out Their
Maiorities Congressional Fight Is
Overshadowing Everything.


Overshadowing Everything.
There were many interesting contests
for delegate in the various election dis
tricts Of the county Saturday. The
fight between J. A. Scranton and j. II.
Fellows for the Republican nomination
for congress overshadowsd all else and
the candidate for the different county
offices threw their influence and efforts
with the Scranton or Fellows forces
just as 1t suited them 80 to do.
In nearly every district In the county
sets Of delegates representing the op.
posing candidates were in the field
and made royal battle for the privilege
of casting vote In tomorrow's con-
vsntion.
So close was the struggle that in sew
eral districts the vote is q tie for the
opposing candidates From A until :
o'clock there was one long sustained
effort to get every Republican voter to
the polls, and hacks and carriages OF
every description were pressed into
service to carry the much sought voter
to the place where the bslloting was
being done.
ON THE WEST SIDE.
Some Of the most interesting fights
took place on the West Side. which 10
the home of Mr.. Fellows. Mr.. Scran-
ton has many warm political friends
there and they did gallant service Tor
him Saturday.
After the balloting was over Satur-
day evening both Mr.. Scranton and
Mr.. Fellows ella lined a majority OF the
delegates and they were making the
same claim last evening.
Mr.. Scranton was seen at his office
by TRIBUNE reporter. He was dis
cussing the situation with several
friends in happy, confident way that
would indicate that his mind was at
ease concerning the outcome OF tomor-
rows convention.
What is the situation. did you askf"
queried Mr.. Scranton after the reporter
had stated his mission. swell, / have
two delegates to Mr.. Fellows one tax
ing the county as a whole. To begin
with Carbondale will give me prscti-
cally solid delegation and the
same is true Of the districts
between this city and Carbondals.
I will have fair share of the
delegates from the country districts
east of the mountain and q practically
solid delegation from north Of the
mountain and from Old Forge and
Lackawanna. have seventeen Of the
thirty-three delegates from the West
Side, and o majority from the South
Side, central city and Dunmore.
II these figures are correct there is
every reason why Mr.. Scranton should
view with complacency tomorrows
gathering.
WHAT THE OTHER SIDE CLAIMS.
Mr.. Fellows boomers are not dis
mayed by the claims Of Mr.. Scranton,
and confidently assert that the ex-
mayor will be nominated and have at
least half dozen votes to spare.
They do some figuring that is
entirely different than that INDUCED in
by Mr.. Scranton. For instance, they
claim that Mr.. Fellows will have
twenty-five OF the thirty-three West
Side delegates with him in the conven-
ton; that thirteen Of the fifteen South
Side delegates are pledged to him; that
he has the entire delegation from
the First ward and majority Of
those from the Second. Altogether he
claims to have ten Of the sixteen North
End delegates. In the central wards
he says he has seven delegates. To
summarize, Mr.. Fellows claims that
tifty-ons delegates In this city were
elected for him. He says his'uomina-
ton is assured If the delegates obey
the instructions they received from
constituents at the polls.
George Okell says that he will be
nominated. George B. Watson declares
that the result of the delegate election
Ia very satisfactory to him and Edward
House is Of the opinion that he will be
one of the strongest men In the con-
vention. Other candidates express
similar sentiments.
NAMES OF THE DELEGATES.
The following is a list Of the dele.
gates elected as compiled from mate.
rial obtainable yesterday;
Archbald-Firs ward, First district, Will
liam Meyers; First ward, Second district,
John E. Jones; Second ward, P. P. SPELL
man: Third ward, Frank Sommers.
Blakely-First ward, James W. Smith,
E. L. Craig; Second ward, Benjamin Har.
rls, William Jones; Third ward, George
Sitgreaves.
Benton Frank Brundage.
Carbondale- First ward. First district,
John o. Moyles, William Hubbard, George
Patterson; First ward Third district, j.
B. Faulkner; Second ward, First district,
Edward Moon; Second ward, Second dis
trict, George Herbert; Third ward, First
district, W. D. Evans; Third ward, Second
district William Lewis; Fourth ward,
First district John Booth; Fourth ward.
Second district, Frank Franey; Fourth
ward, Third district, John Collins; Fifth
ward, First district, John Copeland, John
Harvey; Fifth ward, Second district, John
Neuser; Sixth ward, First district, Robert
Carter, Joseph Ridhols.
Carbondale township-Third district, J.
F. Reynolds.
Dickson City--First ward, Thomas
Peach, William Sears.
Dunmore- First ward, First district, P.
j. O'Hara: First ward, Second district,
James McCarty; Second ward, First dis
trict, Thomas Dougherty; Second ward,
Second district, Janson Cole; Third ward,
First district, o. W. Biesecker; Third
ward, Second district, Fred Bidwell; Third
ward, Third district Thomas Palmer;
Fifth ward, Frank Mahon; Sixth ward,
First district James Powell; Sixth ward,
Second district, r. A. Zimmerman.
Elmhurst--U. G. Schoonmaker.
Fell township--First district John
Dougherty; Second district, samuel Up
dyke.
Glenbburn-- William Atherton.
Gouldsboro--J. B. Gardner.
Greenfield Gardner.
Jermyn-First ward, VIII Tennis, John
B. Griffith; Second ward, John Solomon,
Joseph Soby; Third ward, George Nc
Laughlin.
Lackawanna-North district, Joseph ].
Jones, II. E. Harris; West district, George
Griffith, John McCrindle, Southwest dis
trtct, Frank Toole; South district, William
Nichols; East district Lewis Roberts,
David Phillips and John Wahrne.
La Plume-George W. Patterson.
Mayhsld-John ]. Walsh.
Newton-George Meyers.
North Abington-John A. Woodbridge,
l 49, Nk.ms. ALL