The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-19
TIE WARD CONTESTS.
Number OF Votes Cast for tho Various
Candidates.

Many of the ward contests about the
city yesterday We're OF most exciting
nature The details Of the vote in the
different wards is given below:
seventh Ward.
\ large vote was polled for Colonel
Ripple i'm the Seventh ward. where the
election was very quietly conducted.
John i. Roche was returned to the Sc
lect council "ithtnt opposition. Vote
by districts:
First distrct-Select council John T..
Roche 81: judge of election. August
Peuster. r.. 2G: John Malloy. jr.. 81.
Inspector of election. Thomas Fairfield.
r.. 30; John Devanney, jr.. d.. 49, Ward
assessor, James LOTUS, d.. 50. Asses
sor of voters, Terence Raueity. d.. 80.
Constable, Patrick Roche, D., sc; Will
lam Edwards, r., %.
Second district-Select council, John
T. Roche, Il. Judge of election, NJ.
Thomas, r.. l.; William Scanlon. D.. ~.
Inspector of election. II. NJ. Corby, 6S;
Charles Shine, 4: NJ. stanton. /. Ward
assessor, James LOTUS, SO; Michael Gil
gallon, /. Assessor. of voters. Nj. Cor
by, g. Constable. Patrick Roche, Al;
William Edwards. Z.
Third district--Select council, John T..
Roche. 13i. Judge of election. Henry
Weinimicr r., SO; Thomas j. Gerraty,
D., 13l. Inspector of election. jefferson
Scull, r.. "a; James Gurrell, d.. 121.
Assessor of voters, Edward MeinZer,
r.. 80: John j. Ruane, D., 13a Ward
assessor. James Lotus. D., l"S Con-
stable. William Edwards, 35; Patrick
Roche, 14l.
Eighth Ward.
In the Eighth ward Fred l.. Worm
ser. Republican, was reelected to the
school board over John j. German,
I'D I 1nv rhn nnvp
crat. was elected to the common coun-
ell over w. J. Shiffer, Republican.
Vote by districts:
First district-COmmon council, w.
j. Shiffer. r., l2l; J. J. Flanaghan. D..
1913. School controller. f. l.. WOrmser.
r.. 143: j. j. German. D., 142. Judge of
election, w. A. Raub. 134: John O'Mal-
ley. l37. Inspector of election, G. W.
SChlager 131: John Majernyck. l39.
Assessor of voters, w. A. Raub. 1873: Jo-
seph O'Hora. 13S Ward assessor. j.
NJ. Rose. 132: G. +. Zeidler. l$9. Con
stable. c. q. Carman 14l; +. p. Gilgal-
lon. 1871.
Second district-Common council, w.
j. Shiffer. r.. 1856; j. j. Flanaghan. d..
139 School controller. +. l.. WOrmser,
r.. 159: j. J. German. d., 1873. Judge
Schwartzkopf. l25. Inspector of elec-
ton. q. r. Suydam. 1866; A. b. Nealon.
1l6. Ward Assessor j. NJ. Rose. 1o9;
G.. F. Zeidler. i27. Assessor of voters.
II. :. Paust, ia; ID. Tierney. l05 Con
stable. G. q. Carman, ia; Il. p. Gilgal
Ion, III.
Ninth Ward.
There was a determined onslaught
made on Colonel Ripple in the Ninth
ward. still he commanded a large vote.
receiving All as against 326 for Bailey.
~ ~ ~; 4 4,
select council without opposition. The
vote for ward officers was:
First dstrict-AC. T.. Chittenden. 200
Judge of election. II. S. AlWorth. 200.
Inspector of election. George w. Sam
son. jr.. 1871: P.J. McCaffrey, 3. Ward
assessor. NJ. II. Hine. 1873. Assessor of
voters, Curtis Powell, 200. Consta BILE,
George c. Wilson, 200.
Second district-C. r.. Chittenden. 100.
Judge of election. c. +. Jadwin. 161.
Inspector of election. James Fuller. 1862:
u. ]. Campbell. $. Ward assessor. NJ
ID. Hinc. 1885, Assessor of voters. f.. &.
Browning. 100. Constable, George C.
Wilson. 1G7. ~
Third district-C'. T.. Chittenden. 141.
Judge of election. G. X. Fuller. 143. In
spector of election. Fred Fletz. 142
Ward assessor. NJ. D. Hine. 143. Con-
stable, George C. Wilson, li1.
IWctth
Morgan Sweeney was returned to the
common council from the Twelfth ward.
having three votes more Van his old
competitor, Henry w. Coyle. James
O'Boyle is defeated for recollection to
the school board by Anthony Walsh
Vote by districts:
First distrct-CommOn council. H. w
Coyle, r.. 125: Morgan Sweeney. d.. la
School controller. Anthony walsh. r.
1856: James O'Boyle. -. l3T.
Second district-Common council. II.
W. Coyle. r.. 1l9: Morgan Sweeney. D..
49, School controller. Anthony Walsh.
r.. ia; James O'Boyle, d., IS.
Thirteenth ward.
Colonel George Sanderson was re-
turned to the select council from the
Thirteenth ward, having 142 more votes
to his credit than Harry Il. Reynolds.