The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-03
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Both Of the Third Nard CaucuSes
Are Declared Illegal.
WE'RE NOT REGULARLY CALLED
Verdict OF the Jury in the Case of LOTUS
Against the Scranton Traction Com
paay-Action Against Santa
Lucia Mining Company.

Contending factions of the Democrats
of the Third ward of this city placed
separate tickets in the field for council.
assessor and constable and each set filed
certificates of nomination In the county
commissioners Office. The matter was
contested in court as to which was the
one entitled to go in the Democratic
column, and on saturday Judge Ed
wards, before whom the case was ar
gued. handed down an opinion, decree
ing that neither of the two are entitled
to go on the official ballot as Dem
ocrats.
In the Third ward two caucuses were
held for the nomination Of persons for
ward offices. one being ON Saturday,
jan IS. and the second on Monday, Jan.
20. The first was not i'm response to a
call i'm accordance with the rules of the
Democratic party. A local item stat
ing there would be Il caucus was print
ed in the Truth of Friday. jan II. and 1t
was copied the following morning in
the other daily papers. This was all the
notice given and IL was not done by the
committeeman over his signature.
About eighty votes were polled In the
two districts of the ward and they werc
all for one set of candidates. John u.
Costello was nominated for council and
candidates We're named for constable
and assessor.
nj, Esh aa was diracted nv the regular
committeeman of the ward and he put
up three notices about & o'clock in the
evening. The caucus opened at
o'clock and from twenty-five to fifty
.Io ,i'.i.at 5irarart 20 tha n,,o ~,
uau 10 Inhm Ea,rnnv wos n,oc.d in
49, ,"r,,mc.;o,, ," hv thi. ,a,c,,s fo,. co,,nrii
,., ',s;',o,s, u.ara nomed for CON.
s.nh,a arn ass.Ssor ,oo
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Juuge EuWarus SAYS II, ms opi,,J. ,n,i,.
called end even If the call should be
recognized on account of the failure Ct
the member of the city committee to
call n caucus in time. the notice was
NOT snscific enough. nor was it made in
time The caucus held on Jan. 20 was
cai,ed IN, tho nroner authority. but the
nnt,ce Was nntirelv insufficient.
There are about 400 Democratic
yotas In tho Third ward and the result
shows that each set of candidates and
their friends held a caucus in their own
;nterest Naitber one was a caucus of
the nemocrats of tbe Third ward. The
n,,rnose of the notice in each case
failed The member of the city com
mittee Judpe Edwards said, should
bave nerf0rmed his duty regardless of
the candidates, and called q caucus in
tin,a Ths viii, Of the Democrats of
Tho Third ward was not expressed in
ejtbar Of tha ca,,cuses. and il was
therefore, adiudged that both certiti-
Gates wore invalid and none of the can
didatas named in either certificate is
entitled TO a place in the Democratic
column on the official ballot. Both sets
of candidates have filed nomination pa
ners and they will come before the vot-
ers on election day. Notwithstanding the
r,I,ne of the court.
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The jury in the trespass SUIT OF rat
rick Lotus. OF Capouse avenue against
the Scranton traction COMPANY. iol
damages on account OF the death OF MS
4-year-old son. Willie by street ear
on March b, 1874. brousht III N oerunct ,,,
for the plaintiff in the sum or s2,4oV. Inc
case was given TO them ior uellDeTu.
tion at 4.3O SATURDAY AFTERNOON ny
Judge Gunster and ut o'clock IN the
evening, they came III win the apoNe
verdict.
In the asSuinpslt SUIT OF II. hoehier
4 Co., OF New YORK. against u. r.
Mearms' a,ss Ui ti, tha s,,;,, of ~. 20 was
given. Ine amount ciaiineu was @''-
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iis Si'S.o. 20 no, Io . .,,;. or Do,,;a r,
me soU,GvV ;.. ~ FL o,,,,ra and Hind.
JONES asa',st Ro,iroad nn,,nanv went
son oa,u. i,,n, 'n' ~, 9 o.nioci. Satmr,iav even.
~ Wv. s,ur ~ rn,';,,,. iaw noints and the
n.s, 80, as nn,,,Ssis On hnth sides
aa.n, U,.ar.t. var,.an moda an ex-
na1o' ,S oon,,;ncine arrument for
uaustn .h ,ia;n,iY % Jndya Jess,,n addressed
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