The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-05
MOST QUIET OF CAMPAIGNS
Republican MaiOrities Arc Estimated
at $4,000.
SEVENTH JUDGE UNCERTAIN
District Attorney Grahrm, Of Phiiadel'
phia, Has No 0rposition-Rcvicw OF
the State Field of politics-The
Superior Court Mystery.

s.cLe treasurer and seven judges foi
the newly created Superior court i ~
| olnd.C..e5 fer STATE treasurer are; lie
| puti.cun, Benjamin j. Haywood; Dem
| ocrat.c. Bsnjacnln f. Meyers; Proh1oi
ton, Wlllsm II. HG-ry; Peoples, George
! w. Dawson; Socialist-Labor, Georg'
/ .Arhon.
OF '.he seven judges to he chosen the
| law has provided for one Representative
of the minority party by limiting the
lull1'; of each voter to six judges. The
Republican and Democratic state con
verJt1ns each nominated six Clndi'
oates, and in View of the enOrmoes Re
Iubljcan majorities in the state during
the '.ls. several years, about the onl!
live interest in the state election Is aS
- whj-i Cf 'ohe six Democratic candi-
CuSes fcr Superior judge shall receive
the hishoEt vclte, and thus take his
place on the bench as one of the seven
judges of the new court.
THIS IS the first opportunity tne peo'
PIE have had to vu.e for Judges OF thc
Superior court. The governor by au
'.hori.y of iihe act recently appointed
the seven judges to serve until selec'
tons could be made by the peor,e al
the polls. OF these the, six RcpUiol.Eli
aploirtees were subsequently, nominate
ed by the Republican s.ate conVerItbSn
tut '.,!e Democratic convention refused
to name Henry. j. Mccarthy tthe gov
ern0r Democratic choice as one of the
pSCty'S six candidates.
Some Past Majoritics.
Last November Hastings RepD was
elected governor by a plurality of 2il,-
397 over Singcrly Dem) In November
1898, Jackson (RepD, for state treas
urer. had i35, ,1d6 plurality over Osburn
Dem.). OF this latter plurality Phil
adelphia furnished 52,2i6, and Ale
gheny county 23,637.
The city and county officers to be
chosen in Philadelphia tomorrow are
district attorney, recorder of deeds, city
controller, coroner ana clerk or thc
quarter sessions court. The campaign
has been the quietest for many years
ana there is an entire absence of en-
thusasm. The candidates on the Re
publican ticket will no doubt receive
majorities approXmating $4,000. For
district attorney the Republican candi-
date Is George S. Graham (the incum-
benD and the Democrats named no
candidate against him.
The other candidates are: Recorder
of deeds, Republican, William NJ. Gea-
ry: Democrat John j. Curley (who now
holds the office by appointment of
Governor Pattison to fill vacancy
caused by DEATH; city controller. Re-
publican, John Nj. Walton: Democrat.
Frederick V. Vardergrift; coroner, Re-
publican, Samuel II. Ashbridge the
incumbent); Democrat, Edwin s. Har-
ringfon: clerk of the court of quarter
sessions, Republican, william. 3.
Ahern; Democrat, Edwin =. ceiiers.
David Martins opinion.
Philadelphia, Nov. 4.-David Martin,
the Republican leader in Philadelphia,
was shown an article contained in a
New 1orn paper today, setting forth
that the anti-Quay and Harrison men
have inaugurated movement to strike
down Senator Quay, and that fund
of 100000 has been guaranteed for use
by these who are to direct the fight.
The article further stated that the
movement was started the other night
in Philadelphia at a private dinner
which was attended by most of the men
who were arrayed against Quay in his
last fight of two months ago.
After carefully reading the article
through Mr.. Martin said That's all
stuff. No such dinner was held and
there's not word of truth in it,
The gentleman was then asked what
he though of the outlook for tomorrow's
election. and he replied: 81 think we
will poll SO per cent. of our vote of last
November. 1t may reach 30 per cent"
"Then, wouldn't that give the Re
publican party $4,000 majority in Phil
adelphia?" inquired a reporter.
AT least $4,000 majority" was the re-
sporse.
III the Empire State.
New York, Nov. 4.-The election in
New York state tomorrow will be for
state officers with the exception of gov
error. The battle in this city will be be-
tween the Forces of Good Govern
ment'' represented by the Union ticket
and the followers of Tammany Hall.
The Union. or Fusion. county ticket.
contains the names of Republicans and
leaders of the New York state DEM
ocracy, which is bitterly opposed to
Tammany Hall. Tho Democratic state
ticket, however, has been endorsed by
the state Democracy, and 1t is believed
will receive the support Of the different
factions.
The campaign in this city closed to-
night without any extraordinary dem
onstration. Tammany Hall leaders
predict that its county ticket will be
elected by from 49, 900 to $4,000 majority,
whilo the Fusion ticket managers are
just as confident that Tammany will
not return to power Both sides de-
clare that they will elect the state tick
ct by comfortable majorities.
In Brooklyn the local campaign has
been lively from the beginning. There
are three candidates for mayor-Shep-
ard Und., Dem.) Grout Irregular Dem.),
and Wurster (Rep). Republicans be-
it3ve that Shepard VIII take enough
vCtc9 from Grout to elect Wurster while
CIRCUITS managers feel certain that the
Republican ranks will be depleted by
s'iepaTd to such an extent as to cause
The election of the regular Democratic
candidate. Shepard it ls conceded. has
no prospect of being elected. The prob
Abilities are that Wurster will poll with.
In a few thousand of the full Republi-
can vote and be elected. As in New
York city, the Brooklyn Democrats are
united on the state ticket.
AlDany. N. Y, Nov. A conference
of Democratic leaders was held here to-
day. Reports were received from the
different counties of the state. The es
t.rnated majorities of the eleven coun-
fies which are placed in the Demo-
cratic column are 10000 The estimated
major1ties i'm the Republican counties
ara $4,000 The final estimate of the
Democratic state committee is $4,000
plura;ity for the state. ticket and &c of
the so senators.
Situation in Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio, Nov. L. The electors
of Ohio will tomorrow croose COVER
nor. treasl.er, auditor. nudge and clerk
~ the supreme court. lieutenant gov.
error, attorney general, member of the
state board Of public works. and a
full general assembly.
The election of the latter is of spe-
c.ll importance as it will elect a sue
cesscr to Senator Calvin s. Brice. The
campaign, has been a hot one and
fought with unusual vigor on both
sides. The Republican state commit
tee states thllt $50 speeches were made
under VS. dlrestIons, end fully tina.