The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-26
LOYAL 'LEVEN LAID Low
Gid Regime Once More Back in
Pswcr.
MITCHELL THE PRESIDENT
MIR. Welsh. the Combine Candidate,
Pulled Out ana MIR. Jennings Earns
Martyrs Crown Secretary Fellows
and Solicitor knapp REFLECTED.

The loyal 'leven''--or what was left
of them-OMalley Carson. Welsh. Con-
rad. Jennings and Williams, could not
muster enough of the new members to
their depleted ranks to carry last
nights organization of the school board
and, Just previous to the meeting. their
slated candidate, w. J. Welsh. pulled
out of the fight and left the field to the
representative of the old regime, George
Mitchell 4. j, Jennings. however,
thought his side of the house might not
be deprived of an opportunity to vote
for Il candidate Of its own and had his
name placed in nomination. He got
six votes to Mr.. Mitchell's fifteen.
After the old board had approved OF
the minutes of the previous meeting
and taken final adjournment, President
Carson retired from the chair. There
was no speech making or resolutions or
anything of that kind as Is customary.
The seven new members had taken the
oath of office before Secretary Fellows,
who Is a notary public. and when the
roll was called they were all occupying
the seats vacated By their predecessors.
Secretary Fellows announced all the
members present and that the selection
of a temporary chairman was In order
On motion Of Mr. Gibbons, Herman
Notz was unanimously elected to that
position. He remarked on taking the
sdvcl that the same signal honor had
been conferred upon him at last orsani-
cation, and now, as then, he wanted to
express his appreciation of the posi-
ton. Secretary Fellows was chosen to
act as temporary secretary on motion
of Mr.. Mitchell
MIR. MITCHELL NOMINATED.
Nominations for temporary chairman
being called for Mr.. Wolmscr, In
short speech, named George Mitchell
calling attention to Mr.. AlitChell's pre-
vious good record as chairman. Pat
rick l.angan, the new member from
the Eighteenth after whispering for
moment with Mr.. Welsh and MIR. Jen-
nings. arose ana nominated r. j. Jen-
ningS The baiioting was then pro-
ceeded with and resulted as follows:
Fer Mitchell Mitchell, F!anc9S, Davis.
CARSON peyaney. Wolmseg. SchAeny",
Barker Not., Gibbons, i.anEs;at.--ii
For Jennings O'Malley, Casey. Welsh
Conrad, walsh Lansan-6
During the morning the combine was
quite sure Of success, but as the day
Waneu and they learned that Benson
Davis, the new Democratic member
fiOm the Fourth, and Herman Notz, the
old Democratic member from the Nine
teenth, could not be gotten into line,
they gave up in despair and several of
the Republicans who had heretofore
allied themselves with the loyal
'levcn' concluded to get over on Ine
winning side, and this they did as
gracefully as was possible under the
circumstances when the roll call came.
When the result was announced
Chairman NotZ declared Mr.. Mitchell
president of the board for the ensuing
year and appointed Messrs. Wormscr
and Welsh committee tn escort him
to the chair. Mr.. Mitchell promised in
his speech of acceptance to deal i'm.
partially with the members and asked
their cooperation in his work.
MIR. FELLOWS E-ELECTED.
On motion Of Mr. Schriefer. seconded
by Mr.. Carson, Captain T.. ID. Fellows
was unanimously reelected secretary.
Hon. II. $. Knapp met opposition for
the office of district solicitor in the per-
son Of Attorney ID. j. Reedy, who was
placed in nomination by John Casey,
the new member from the Sixth. Judge
Knapp was nominated by Mr.. Barker.
The voting was as follows:
For Knapp-Mitchell. Francois, Davis,
Carson. Devaney, Wormser, Welsh,
Schaeffer, Jacobs, Williams, Schriefer.
Barker. Langstaff-13
For Reedy-O Malley, Casey, Conrad.
Walsh, Jennings, Langan. Notz. Glib
bons-S.
Judge Knapp was declared elected at
torney of the board and the anxiety was
over.
On motion of Mr.. Wormser it was
agreed to hold the meetings as hereto
fore, on the second ana fourth Mondays
of each month. The salaries of Off
GERS were fixed at the same figure as
they were last year. and the rules Of
last years body We're adopted for the
present. Adjournment was then made.
SOME OF THE SPECTATORS.
Among those who were present at the
meeting as spectators were Clt Asses
sor BuenZli Roderick Jones, Richard
Nichols. Clerk of the Common. Council
Fl. c. Hatton, Attorney NJ. +. SandO. L.
F. Blewitt. ID. w. Vaughn, Joseph ray
lor. Captain McAndrew, John Durkin.
j ohm NJ. Corbett, John Feeney, John j.
Geffney. John j. Grady and a number
of others who are just now taking more
than "a passing interest in city hall af-
fairs.