The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-20
SHENANDOAH, PA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1895

Boehm's majority is the more surprising
because he had a much harder fight to
make than Lessig had on hand.
The result in the Third ward was a
glorious victory for the Citizens party.
Considering the fight put up against
Davii r. James, the candidate of the
party for election to tse Borough Coun.
Gil, his majority is a marvelously good
one There are many features about the
victory that make it one of the best
appreciated of the numerous good ones
Mr.. James made hard and gallant
fight for the nomination and won
it fair but Notwithstanding this
people of his own party turned
in with the enemy on election day
and exerted all their energies to defeat
him. Fortunately these people were not
as influential in the ward as they sup
posed they were. The fight against Mr..
James originated from many standpoints,
none of which were presentable to the
judgment of the intelligent voters. 1t
hinged on self.interest in some in
stances and a spirit of revenge in
Others. One part of the fight was
made because Mr.. James cham
pioned the cause of Constable
Thomas Tosh when that gentleman was
seeking an appointment under Sheriff
Scott. The result of the election gave a
quietus to the reaching out of some people
in this ward who have had their eye on
the public water works plum tree, and the
lperintendency of the plant, at least,
will depart from one quarter where it
was much coveted.
The Fourth ward was looked upon as
doubtful, and it came out of thetampaign
in its usual mixed shape. A D. Gable,
the Citizens candidate for re. election to
Council, received an unusually large
majority but Henry L. Jones, the Citi.
zens candidate for school Director, met
defeat. Several people of that ward are
to the front with explanations that Mr..
Jones brought about his own defeat by
indiscrete work, through which he lost a
number of Democratic votes he would
IA se received under other circumstances.
Be that as it may, the evidence is clear
that all the Republicans of that ward did
not respond to the call of duty. Mr. Jones
was stabbed in what he considered the
house of his friends. A careful computa.
tion shows that he was cut by at least
eighteen Republicans He was only beaten
by eight votes, aud it can be readily seen
that had he received the full support Of
his party he could have easily spared the
Democratic complimentaries.
1t can be truthfully said that the Citi
zens victory in the Fifth ward was not a
surprise. The election of Richard Reese
the Citizens candidate for Council, was
looked upon as almost a certainty during
the past ten days, and the election o
Thomas S. James, the Citizens candidate
was looked upon as something NOR
than possibility. The correctness o
these forecasts is confirmed by tn
returns Mr.. Reese's majority exceed
ing that secured by Mr.. James b,
II votes. Mr.. Reese was looked upoI
as the stronger candidate because of hi
much greater political experience in thu
ward the fact that there was a split il
the Democratic ranks, and because Harry
Muldoou, the Democratic candidate for re-
ele1iln to the School Board, is very
strong and popular mao in his ward. Tht
split in the Democratic party was no
counted upon as in favor of Mr. james
TO the extent that it would work in favo
OF Mr.. Reese, because it originated prin
cpally from the defeat of f. j. Gallaghe
when he sought the Democratic re nom
ina,ion for Council and it was not ex
peoted that Mr. GalIagher's friends woul,
turn as much strength to the aid of tn
Citizens party on the School Board fgh
as they would to get even on the Cour
cilmanic question.
The result of the election is that whe
the Borough Council organizes in Marc
the controlling power, in the absence @
any bsrtering, will pass over to the Cit
zens party, and they will have vote
against for the Democrats. And tn
result of the election also changes th
political complexion of the School BoarC
When that body organizes in June mex
the Citizens party will have control by