The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
Battle IS NEARLY OVER
Tomorrow the Battle Of the Ballots
Will Take Place.
VICTORY IS FORESHADOWED
Republican Candidates VIII Be Elected
BY Geo .Sizcd Pluraiities-Dcmocr
to Vote for Judge Smith Alone.
Scheme Is Openly Advocated.

Tomorrow is election day and bril-
liant Republican victory Is fOreshad-
| owed in Lackawanna county. Several
circumstances have combined to make
this an accepted and foregone conclu-
sion. Perhaps the most potent factor
toward success Is the disaffection that
exists in the ranks of the opposition.
The watchword among the Democratic
candidates is Every man for himself"
The policy with respect to the Su-
perior court judges is to vote Judge
Smith alone and slash the remaining
five candidates. There Is nothing
covert In this purpose; it is openly ad-
vised in the Times and Sunday News.
These journals argue that person who
votes for the six Democratic candidates
for judge of the Superior court does not
help any one of them; it only increases
the number of votes cast for each and
does not put one any more than another
in the lead.
They cOncede that Judge Willard Is
safe; that, of course, was never doubt
ed at any period of the campaign; but
there Is imposed, nevertheless, on ev-
cry Republican Of the county specific
duty to give Judge Willard, DR.. Long,
street, and Edmund A. Bartl a testi-
monial that will fully attest the de-
served popularity of the three gentle
men.
This being a year when but a few
Offices are to be filed. there is a ten
dency among many voters to stay at
home. This class in some elections en-
compasses the defeat of a ticket, and
the necessity Of getting out the entire
vote is readily apparent.
Campaign Much EnIivcned.
Within the past ten days great en-
thusiasm has sprung up among the Re-
publican party workers, particularly
the young element, and the result from
the West Side and North End tomor-
row will signalize the effective and in
dustrious campaigning that has been
done in these places. The South Side
is always solid and never disappoints
the expectation Of the candidates. The
vote in Carbondale, Taylor. Archibald
and Olyphant and the outlying dis
tricts will also be large.
John II. Thomas, chairman of the
county committee, reinforced by every
member of the committee, has man.
aged the campaign with signal credit
and success. Their work has been try
ing and burdensome, but equal to the
emergency. There has been no tagging,
and they are safely awaiting the close
of the polls tomorrow.
BY tonight the county commissioners
uting the ballots among the various
election districts. They began last FRI
day and have been continuously with
the exception OF Sunday, at work since.
When 1t Is considered that over 10000
ballots are required and other para
phernalia that has to be distributed, 1t
Is seen that work of magnitude de-
wolves on the commissioners.
Republicans Arc Not Objccting.
The Republicans have no objection
to the avowed course the Democrats in
tend to pursue In regard to voting for
Judge Smith alone. This does not in
any way 'endanger Republican victory;
on the contrary 1t has stimulated Re-
publlcans to make Judge Willard's ma
jority magnificent one. They are de-
termined with great zeal that Judge
Smiths friends cannot outdo them.
Nor are the Republicans intending to
pursue the tactics of their brethren of
the opposite fold in voting for the home
candidate alone.
Loya. to the state and county ticket
each Republican will vote the straight
ticket. 1t Is conceded that Judge Will
lard will lead the ticket; his monu-
mental labors for the party in the past
have earned for him the right to ex-
pect handsome remembrance on this.
his first aspiration for political honors
Calculations are made for tomorrow
that the total vote polled will not ex-
ceed 10 per cent of what was polled last
year; in other words that not much
over 10000 ballots will be cast. II ia
probable that large percentage of the
stay-at-homes will be Democrats.