The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-22
CHARLES FRANKLIN WARWICK.

rilmen have been elected. and present
indications are that the Republicans
have these offices
Unusual interest was manifested i'll
the election. and Il remarkably large
vote was polled II was ideal '.Repub-
hcan weather'-miId and springlike
with a bright sun shining The day
wa, generally observed a a holiday and
the streets We're crowded The fight
waged bv the reform organizations. the
municipal league. and the citizens COM
mlttee of uinety-fve was directed
against the councilman whose records
justified their turning down"
The most sanguine Of the Republican
leaders did not hope for majority
higher than $4,000 or 10000. while
Governor PattiSon expressed himself as
confident that he would be elected by
about 10000 plurality.
That the PENNSYLVANIA Democracy
the faction opposed 20 the leadership of
National Chairman Harrity-cut Patti
son L. indicated by the fact that the
Twelfth ward which usually goes
Democratic, gave Warwick 400 ma
Jurjry
The Municipal league made a strenu-
Gus effort to prevent fraud, and had
watchers employed i'll nearly every one
ct the almost l.OUO divisions III the city
II also notified every election officer
that any one caught signing an election
return before the polls closed would be
prosecuted and sent TO jail. In some
divisions II has been the practice TO
prepare the returns early in the day.
giving whatever majority may be mu-
tually agreed upon, without the vote
usually cast.
The returns came in very slowly, but
III ! { wards out Of the 81 which make
out the city, there was a majority of
81. 900 for Warwick. These same wards
gave Hastings 10000 over Singerlv III
the late gubernatOrial election, when
rh- total municipal majority was S5.-
900.
The greatest interest was manifested
III this election. as II long since assumed
the shape Of a desperate fight against
the Republican combine. - headed by
David Martin and Senator Charles A
Porter The throwing down" by these
leaders Of Senator Penrose Just before
the convention. at which il was gener-
ally supposed ne would be nominated.
created q great deal of disaffection
among Republicans. and led TO the open
tTeaCh between Senator Quay and the
leaders of the combine. From that
ume II was thought that Quay would
give Ll- support 10 MI HdtJlSOn, but
the overwhelming majority rolled up
by the Republicans clearly demonstrates
that Mr. Quay decided TO sacrifice his
personal feelings TO the good of his
party and turned IN for the support of
tEa ticket
Mr. Warwick received the returns at
Mayor Stuart office and expressed his
great satisfaction at the result, though
agreeably surprised at the large figures.
Mr. Patusun remained at his country
home at OverbrUok and received the re-
turns over u special wire.
The returns from the Eighth ward
Senator PenrUSe's : ward-show a majority
for Warwick of I,OO7. Hastings ma
Juritv IN the ward last November was
.sgS
PITTSBURG.-The city will get its
contemplated improvements by the
issuing of bonds that, at least, was
the verdict of the people at the polls
Yesterday when they voted by an
almost overwhelming majority in IA
vOr Of the increase of debt. The gen
eral estimated majorities would give
Tor public safety bonds a majority of
1880, water. 1850; parks, 10. 1000, and
bCulevards 900.
ALTOONA-At the election held here
the Republicans elected their candidates
FOR school directors. j. NJ Kemmerling
and \ c. Lvtle, by 200 majority John
A Doyle. Democrat. was elected alder
man III the Third ward Several Dem
CyrarIc COuncIlmeu We're elected, but
Republicans sui have a safe majority
III both branches of the city govern
nient
WASHINGToN-Three Republicans and
one Democrat were elected To council
here tyIHg that tuIv Taylor. Demo
CTat, was elected u the ~chollboard by
a majority OF 1~ le lyiug that board In
the control II thr Democratic party
ALLETHENY CITY-Th- people of AL
legheny city de- dei by an OverwheI-
ming majority 10 authorize the issuing
OF Sl,4GJ.y2l OF bonds for public i'm
provemeuts and at the same time it de
clded by almost as pronounced a vots
that II Will place the spending of the
money in the hands of other men than
those who have handled the city'i
finances in the past two years
ERIE-The election in Erie for coun-
cll and school directors resulted in a
majority in both for the Republicans
The city government Is entirely Repub-
hcan now.
Over the EIE.