The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-08
OYER HIGH WATER MARK
Hastings Plurality Is More Than
Four Thousand and Pryor Did
Five Hundred Better-DemO-
Gratis Still Hopeful OF
Bailey and Schadt.

Never before were candidates given
such immense majorities as those re-
ceived by Republican candidates Tues
day.
That's why there was so much re-
joicing yesterday.
The complete table printed in the edi-
ton of The Tribune put on the streets
at 10 o'clock yesterday showed that
great gains had been made by the Re
publican ticket everywhere and effectu-
ally answered the claims of a few reck-
less Democrats who still clung to the
hope that the greater part of the Demo-
cratic ticket had been elected.
Now that it is all over and the smoke
of the battle has lifted sufficiently to
see the returns impartially the Republi-
cans of Scranton and Lackawanna
county take a pardonable pride in their
decisive victory.
Estimates based on available returns
at o'clock yesterday morning indi-
Gated beyond peradventure that the
entire Republican county ticket was Sc
cure and had emerged with safe
majority from one of the fiercest and
most stoically fought political contests
in the history of the county, The vic
tory was complete and overwhelming,
but when it was found during yesterday
that the estimated majorities were far
below the real figures, additional cause
was given for satisfaction.
There Was Much Cutting.
The unusual tardness of the returns
was considered by political students as
an indication that the entire vote of the
county had changed either toward
| Democracy or Republicanism. The de-
lay also indicated split tickets and an
evidence that the rank and file of the
| two great parties had been voting ac-
cording to the dictation of conscience
and independent of the influences of
party affiliations.
When, however, the reports began ar
irving from the various sections of the
county and showed Republican gains
with but few exceptions, it became APP
parent that an instalment testimonial
was being given for protection in the
national sense and for the Republican
candidates locally. The Tribune's re-
port of the estimated majorities was
merely photograph of the opinions of
the most sanguine Republicans but the
increased majorities now presented
only goes to show the underestimate of
the strength of the party in this county
its unity and the repudiation by the
people of Democracy and its methods.
Based upon the vote for jury commits
sioner, which represents a comparative
illustration Of the vote of the two great
parties, a gain is shown for all the
state and county Republican candi.
dates with but four exceptions. Mr.
Matthews (Rep) plurality over the
Democratic jury commissioner candi.
date Mr.. Mannion,. Is lib. The head
of the Republican ticket very properly
shows the outpouring of other faiths
into the Republican fold, so Genera
Hastings plurality of 4,097 over Mr.
Singerly would indicate that nearly
5000 former Democrats repudlated The
principles of their party and expressed
their confidence in the Republican can
didates.
UTOW Lea Hastings.
Mr.. Grow, for congressman at large
polled nearly 600 more votes than tn,
other Republican candidate, Mr.. HUFF
and has a plurality of 1894 over Mr.
Meyer, who polled the larger Demo
cratic vote. Mr.. Lyon for lieutenan
governor, has plurality of 1904; MI
Mylin, for auditor general 1882, an,
General Latta, for secretary of inter
nal affairs, 2,614. Mr. Scranton for con
gress, has plurality of 2,24S.
Clarence e. Pryor, who was re
elected prothonotary, has the larg
est plurality of any of the 10
cal or even state candidates
His preference over Mr.. Fahey is ind
Gated by 1859 surplus ballots. Not
withstandlng Mr.. Pryor's large plural
ity it is not more flattering than tn
3,52S majority for Mr.. Vaughan 70
state senator over Mr.. Mcdonald, tn
present incumbent, from Democrat
district. This overwhelming resu
means an undeniable and firm dissati.
: faction toward Democratic mis-legislf
ton rather than any reflection on M
= McDonald's popularity, but 1t Is quit
generally considered that NJ
Vaughan's personality contribute
laI gely toward such an unprecedente
victory in this district. Mr.. McDoi
: AIDS plurality in the Luzerne distrl
of 1853 reduces Mr.. Vaughan's total plv
rality to 1876.
n Judge Archibald will succeed himse
s as president judge with plurality
r 1,75S, while Mr.. Heuster is elected r
n corder by 1899 majority; Mr.. Thoma
g clerk of the courts, by 1858; Mr.. Jone
district attorney. by 1,sO9, and Mr.. Ho
n kins, register, by GIG.
+, Sheriff and Treasurer
g The election of sheriff and treasur
: Is claimed by both Democratic and r
l. publican candidates. Until late ho-
It yesterday the friends of the opposil
e candidates were engaged in compilil
and adding the returns for the ty
l. offices. In the interval several coun
IS were made with various results. M
n Clemons claims his election over N
lie Bailey, and calculations made yeste
- day by several persons from the Il
II sealed returns in the prothonotary's {
# flee give him pluralities ranging fro
le 100 to 700. Mr.. Davies also claims /
L election over Mr. Schadt for treasur
ID by small plurality,
a Talks with the Republican candidat
,e yesterday revealed the general opini
that only two dlsappolntments
4 tended from the campaign and the "
y tory. They regretted that the cal
g paign had been attended by disrep,
"a able methods which cast no reflecti
lie upon their own candidates., and we