The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-22
OFFICIAL COUNT OF VOTES
1t Mas Made Yesterday in Main Court
Room Before Judge Edwards.
DOES NOT CHANGE THE RESULTS
An Application Made to Have tho Ballot
Box Of Third District of Seventh
Ward Brought Into Court.
1t Was Refused.


In the main court room yesterday,
Judge Edwards being on the bench, the
election returns from the wards of
scranton and Carbondale were opened
ana read and the vote officially footed
up. Judge Edwards appointed Attor-
neys Nathan Vidaver and f.. II. House,
reading clerks: Attorney John NJ Cor
bett and p T.. Tlmlin, file clerks and
Assistant District Attorney Harris and
Attorney w. X. Lewis, recording clerks
The count was completed at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon.
NO complaint was heard from any but
the Seventh ward. William Smallbridge,
through his attorney, ex-Judge w. II.
Stanton, presented an affidavit to court.
alleging that in the Third district of
the ward he received thirty-five more
votes than were counted for him for
the Office of common council, and he
asked to have the ballot box opened
to prove 1t. Judge Edwards refused
the petition on the ground that even
II Smallbridge was entitled to these
thirty-iive votes, stlll it would not
change the result
The official vote for alderman and
common council in the Scranton wards
where any of these officers were elected
is as follows:
The Vote in Detail.
flfSt Ward-Ffrst district, alderman.
Edwin Fldler, r., 1S9; Isaac Jenkins |,
s6. Common council, David IL. Reese,
H., l45; John j. Lotus. c., 1873. Second
District, alderman, Edwin Fidler. r.,
.S; Isaac jenkins. l., 8; common council,
David II. Reese, r., So; John j. Lotus,
l., "a Ihird district alderman, Edwin
fldler, r.. 245; Isaac Jenkins, l., 175;
common council, David II. Reese, r.,
ls2; John j. LOTUS, l., 239.
Second Ward-F'irst district, alder.
man. L. N. Roberts, r., 100; Patrick
j. Clark, d., 6. Second district, alder
| man, l.. n. Roberts, r., 59 Patrick j
Clark, d., 6; NJ. n. Ross, l., 2. Third
district, alderman, L. N. Roberts, r..
40; Patrick j. Clark d.. 27; Robert Won
Storch, l. Fourth district, alderman
l.. n. Roberts, r., 81. Fifth district
alderman, l.. n. Roberts, r. %: Patrick
j. Clark, d., 2S; Peter Lynott l., /.
| Third Ward-First district, common
council, James j. Grier D., 157: James
j. Gallagher, l., 8; Thomas p. Hoban
| James j. Grier, D., 10S: James j. Gal
lagher, l., 25; Thomas p. Hoban, l., al
| Fifth Ward-First district, common
council, Richard L. Thomas, r., 81
James w. Eaton, l., /. Second district
common council, Richard f. Thomas
| R., SO; William Wherle, l., |. Third
I district, common council, Richard T.
Thomas, r., 50. Fourth district, com.
mon council, Richard +. Thomas, r.. 70
Sixth Ward-First district, alderman
John w. Millet, D.. 2O4; Edward Harris
r., 6. Second district alderman, John
w. Millet, d., III; Edward Harris, r.
6. Third district, alderman, John w
Millet. D.. 6; Edward Harris. r.. 1.37.
Seventh Ward-F'irst district, com.
mon council, Michael p. Gilroy, d., So
William Smallbridge, r.. AZ. Second
district, common council, Michael p
Gilroy, D., %: William Smallbridge, r.
A. Third district, common council
Michael p. Gilroy. D., lSG; william
Smallbridge, r., Is.
bRcsnlt in the Eighth.
Eighth Ward-First district, alder
man, William s. Millar, r., 1883; Johr
Fitzsimfnons, D., 1O9. Second dictrict
alderman. william S. Millar, r., 40
John FitZsimmons, D., 1856.
| Ninth Ward-First district, common
council, James Moir, r., 81. Second dis
trict. common council. James Moir, K.
"a. Third district. common council
james Moir, r.. 49.
Eleventh Ward-First district, com
mon council. Robert Robinson, d., l64
Second district, common council, Rob
ert Robinson, D.. 70. Third district
common council, Robert Robinson
D., &C.
Twelfth Ward-First district. consta.
Bile. John c. Moran, D., Sc; =. d. Ryan
l., J. Second district, constable. Johr
c. Moran, D., 5j; =. f. Ryan, l., Il.
Thirteenth Ward-Frst district
common council, c. S. Seamans, r.
lOl: II. b. Reynolds, D., ll5; Peter p
Smith. F., 13. Alderman. IL. C. Bailey
r., 200; John Davis, d., II. Second dis
trict, common council c. $. Seamans
r., 1874; II. B. Reynolds. D., Ga; Peter P
Smith, F.. %. Alderman, II. c. Bailey
r., 22O John Davis, D., 81. Third dis
trict, common council c. S. Seamans
r., S6; II. b. Reynolds. D., l20; Peter p
Smith, p. II. Alderman, II. C. Bailey
r., l9g; John Davis, D., ~.
Fifteenth Ward-First district. alder.
man, Daniel Moses. r., 224; T. II. Nor.
gan, D.. S4 Common council, JOSEPH
! Oliver, r., 237. Second district, alder.
man, Daniel Moses. r., l06; 4. T. Nor,
gan. d.. l45. Common council, JOSEPH
Oliver, r., 1872.
Sixteenth Ward-Common council
Walter f.. Davis, r.. SO: Lorenz =. Xeid
Ter. d.. l20. Second district, common
council, Walter L.. Davis, r., Ill; Lor'
enZ p. Zeidler, D., lag.
Seventeenth Ward-First district, Sc
lect council, James A. Lansing. "A
common council, Luther Keller, -
Second district, select council, James
A. Lansing, 1903; common council
Luther Keller, lOl.
In Nineteenth Ward.
Nineteenth ward-First district, com
mon council, =. j. Hickey, d., 1893; Con
rad Linn. r.. 1Ol. Second district, com.
mon council, Z. j. Hickey, d., 1856; Con,
rad Linn, r., II. Third district, com
mon council. p. j. Hickey, D., l6l; Con
rad Linn, r., Il. Fourth district, com
mon council, =. j. Hickey, D., 81; Con
rad Linn, r., 10.
Twentieth Ward--First district Sc