The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-05
VICTORY N THE THIRD
Not Enoush Quay Opposition to Make
It Interesting.
WATKINS WILL BE DELEGATE
Out Of 50 Delegates. 50 WIN Vote for
willard. .Hastinss' Men Scored
Notable Victories In Taylor
and the Bellevue Annsx.

Lackawanna county will send solid
Willard Hastings delegation to the
state convention at Harrisburg ON
Aug. 2S.
Prior to Saturday the voters OF the
First, Second and Fourth Legislative
districts had registered their prefer
ence by an overwhelming majority. and
it remained for the Third district to
follow the example set. which 1t did in
grand style by a victory as sweeping
as had been recorded In the sister dis
tricts.
The primaries were held Saturday
between the hours Of and p. m:
there were Afty-nine delegates to be
elected, and upwards Of thirty-nine
went against Quay. Attorney James
E. Watkins, of Taylor. reading clerk
Of the house Of representatives. will be
chosen as state delegate at the conven-
ton at the court house next Tuesday
afternoon. r. Willis Reese. Of Old
Forge. Is the Quay candidate. One
delegate is all that will be elected from
the Third.
Quay Behind in Popuious Districts.
The district consists Of the following:
Benton. Clifton. Covington. Dalton.
Glenburn. Gouldsboro. Greenfield.
Lackawanna. La Plume. Lehigh. Madi-
son. Newton, North Arlington, Old
Forge, Ransom, Scott, Scranton, Sixth
ward, Third district, Spring Brook,
South Abingdon, Taylor, Waverly and
West Arlington. The Willard-Hastings
delegates captured the populous dis
tricts.
Returns were slow to arrive. but the
following summary shows very closely
the result The districts that went
against Quay and the number Of dele
gates elected In each Is as follows:
Benton, 2; Clifton, /; Dalton, 2; Glen
burn, /; Gouldsboro, 1; Greenfield, 2;
Lackawanna. West district, 1; East dis
trict. 1; Northeast district. 2; Madison.
2; Newton, 2; North Abingdon, 2; Old
Forge. Fourth district. 2; Ransom, /;
Scranton, Sixth ward, Third district, 4;
Taylor, First ward. /; Second ward. 2;
Third ward, 3: Fourth ward, 2; West
Arlington. total, 80.
For Quay-Covington 2; Lackawan.
ma, South district, 1; Southwest dis.
trict. /; West district. Mooslc, 2; La
Plume, /; Lehigh. 1; Old Forge, First
district, 8; Second district, 4; Scott, 4;
Taylor, First ward. /; Fifth ward, I;
Waverly 2-total. 20.
There Is not likely to be much OF q
change In these figures. The result In
Moosic was so close that two delegates
on the first count received tie vote
A recount was made and the Quay dele.
gate was beaten by six votes. In the
South district of Lackawanna town.
ship. at Minooka. the victory IL
claimed by a Quay delegate, but the
WHlard-Hastings delegate also claims
the victory.
Taylor Stands Firm.
A feature of the contest was the
splendid showing made in Taylor
where the Quay forces were routed
and secured but two out Of the ter
delegates.
Messrs. Williams. Dagger, Jones and
Pry received flattering majority In
the Bellevue district, 30 great, indeed
that the opposition was but meague
toward the close. One man, who con.
tributed toward the result Is Robert
Owen. Of Rowland avenue. The Quay
delegates were at first tied. by the Quay
men, with z. N. willard. But Mr.
owen. seeing the Inconsistency Of the
hitch and the utter imposslbllity to
harness Quay and willard in the fight
assembled hundred voters. and, in q
telling speech, routed the false doc.
trine. The result was that the many
who had allied themselves to the Qauy.
Willard fiasco. voted for Hastings and
Willard. Another feature Of the Belle.
vue primaries Ii the large poll. OF
possible 2SO votes 211 were polled.
The delegates who will represent
Iackawanna county are: First dis
trict, B. b. Atherton, Of Providence
and Thomas w. Phillips. Of the West
Side; Second district, Colonel Ezra H
Ripple and City Controller F. J. Wild
mayer; Third district. James E. Wat
kins. Of Taylor; Fourth district. Johr
III. Thomas, OF Carbondale, and James
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