The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-13
CANDIDATES LINING UP
Nant the Offices to Be Distributed at
the February Election.
SOME OF THE AMBITIOUS ONES
List 10 Already Quite Large. Although All
Of Talent Has Not Yet Been Heard
From-Many Lively Con.
tests Promised.

No little interest Is already shown
In the municipal election to take place
in February, at which q mayor. city
treasurer, city controller and three city
assessors will be elected for terms Of
three years. Select councilmen will be
elected in the odd numbered wards, and
common councilmen and school con-
trollers in the even numbered wards.
The contests for these offices will be
waged with vigor in every ward in the
city, and will result in a very large
vote being polled.
Only four candidates have as yet
publicly announced themselves as can
didates for city offices. and 1t Is a sig
nificant fact that all Of them are Repub-
licans. There Is every prospect of a de-
cisive victory by the Republicans at the
spring election In this city. and conse-
quently the Democratic brethren are
not tumbling over one another in a
wild desire to put in applications for
Democrat has as yet come forward and
declared himself. James G. Bailey. C.
G. Boland, NJ. ]. Kelly and John f..
Roche have for months been spoken
of by Democrats in connection with
the mayoralty, and the names Of Mr..
Boland. Stephen Spruks, II. II. Koch
ler and Mr. Kelly have also been
linked with the Office Of city treasurer.
John ]. Gaffney and the city controller
ship have been mentioned together but
none Of these gentlemen have up to
this time announced themselves as can
didates.
On tho Other Side Of the Fence.
The status Of affairs In the Republi-
can camp with regard to the office of
mayor IL known by the general public.
nan tn1 la Nd
both residents Of the West Side. have
formally announced that they are can
didates for the Republican nomina-
ton for city treasurer, and Wade Finn,
Of the Second ward, has repeatedly,
during the last year. stated that he is
! a candidate for the nomination al
though he has as yet refrained from
| making any announcement Of the fact
through the public prints Fred ]. Wild
mayer will be opposed for the nomina-
ton for city controller by c. w. West
pfshl. chairman Of the select council:
| Candidates for the city assessorshipS
are shy about coming forward. Since
their powers were greatly reduced by
the creation OF the board Of revision
and appeals the Office Of city assessor
Is not near SO desirable as 1t was and
the temptation to seek 1t has been
| greatly lessened in consequence
Charles Fowler. Of the Thirteenth. Is
one Of those mentioned as possible Re-
publican candidate.
There are no lack of candidates for
the ward offices. In the First. Finley
Ross will try to succeed himself as
select councilman and will probably be
successful, although ex-Select Council
man George Archibald threatens to en-
compass Mr.. Ross defeat by becoming
Il candidate himself. THIS news has not
greatly disturbed Mr.. Ross.
In the Second Ward.
Peter Kelly, the selectman from the
Third ward. will also ask for another
term, but his right to It will be con-
Kearney, Prof. ]. J. Costello and
Michael Fox. All are Democrats. T.
II. Williams, who now represents the
Fifth ward In the upper branch, would
not object to another term. He will
be opposed for the Republican nomi-
nation by e. Il. Robathan and Con-
tractor e. E. Hughes. p. F. Cannon
Democrat, 10 also mentioned as q can
didate for the office.
In the Seventh ward John f. Roche
will seek reelection to the select II
is strongly Democratic ward and as
yet no one has been announced as ar
opposition candidate to Mr.. Roche. lr
the Ninth, Eleventh and Thirteenth
wards the lines of battle have not ye
been drawn. Charles Stone. Republi
can, and Fred Phillips, Democrats. ar
mentioned for select council in tn
Eleventh.
IIoratio T. Fellows will ask the voters
of the Fifteenth ward to send him bacl
to the select for four years more. but
he will be opposed for the Republican
nomination by Thomas D. Thomas and
possibly one or two others. J. a. Lans.
ing Is not likely to nave opposition ir
the Seventeenth ward. He was elected
q year ago to fill the unexpired tern
of Sheriff Clemons. Charles w. West.
pfahl. II II said. will not be O can
didate for reelection from the Nine.
teenth nor has any other Republican
been advanced for the Office. b. W
Vaughan and Edward Frable will con
test for the Democratic nomination ir
that ward. In the Twenty-first ware
Thomas McHale and John McAndrew
Democrats, are candidates for the Off Il
of select council
The Other Ward offices.
Norris v. Morris. common council
man, and G. H. Won Storch, school con
troiier, viii be candidates for re-elec
tion in the Second ward, and Simol
Thomas will ask the voters of tn
Fourth ward to give him another tern
in the lower branch. He will be op
posed by John Fern. Richard Nichol
and A. u. Eynon, Republicans, an,
Benson Dawes, Democrat, are candi
dates for school controller In the ward
In the Sixth ward there promises t
be q lively battle for school controller
John r. Mahon. the present incumbent
John Casey and M. ]. O'Toole, Demo
Gratis. and John Hale. Republican, ar
spoken Of as candidates. John Regal
wants to succeed himself as common
councilman Of the ward. DR.. Joh
O'Malley and F. L. Wormser, Demo
crat and Republican respectively, ar
named as candidates for school con
troller In the Eighth. and Fred s. God
frey and william J. Schiller are spoke
Of in connection with the Office Of com
mon council. Mr.. Godfrey is the pres
ent councilman from the ward, and al
though he 10 spoken Of for another terr
has not announced himself as a candi
date.
Edward wensel will make an effor
to have himself returned to the com
mon council from the Tenth ward, a.