The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-19
STORY OF THE BATTLE.
There " as Hard. Earnest Fighting in All
Parts OF the City.

PARTS OI the tty.
In the central city. where usually an
election is carried on without any hustle
OF excitement. there was the greatest
evidence of the bitterness of the fgh.
which was being waged. Every booth
was surrounded all day long by large
crowds and II great many carriages
We're pressed into service. Each party
had a large force of workers at every
district and in some instances the usual
good feeling which was won't to prevail
was not III evidence. AS in every other
part of the city, the early voting was re-
markable. In some of the districts
more than he normal vote was polled
iit . o ciUck. and the iniications at that
hour led the boards tn prophesy that a
very large vote would be polled, which
was verified by .he returns
In the First district of the Eighth
ward the hostile feeling was most ap-
parent. DR.. O'Malley and some others
of the Democrats began the old fash
ioned and questionable game of whole
sale challenging. The Republicans pro-
tested against this kind of warfare and
finally We're cpmDeled to resort to the
same tactics to bring the Democrat ic
workers tn time The controversy be-
tween the two sides OF the board oc~
casiOned by these tactics was very
noisy for time and resulted in crowd
ing the voting place and Undertaken
Raub's office with an excited crowd.
which could not be brought to order un-
til police officers We're telephoned for
and the place cleared.
DnnncII on the Rampage.
These same tactics We're resorted to
in the First district of the Ninth ward
where Doctor Dunnell made himself
conspicuous and other things, He did
not accomplish anything further than
making himself tired and as evening
came on he slipped away to take a
much needed rest and to give his fell
low citizens the same.
one amusing incident in connection
with the election i'm this district was
that G.. f.. Chittenden, the candidate
for select council found on coming to
the polls that he was not registered
and had to swear in his vote. 1t was
thought that owing to Moir disaffection
in this ward that there would be a
great many stay-at- homes. but much
ND the chagrin of those who prayed
for such "a pass there was a big vote
pOlled. one of the largest that has ever
been polled in the ward.
Farther uD on the hill, in the Seven
teenth ward. the usual quiet election
occurred. The voters came to the polls,
deposited their ballots and went their
way, stopping only long enough to get
the news. The force Of workers here
was not as large as i'm other districts.
Workers at the Polls.
The character of the men who
manned the polls was another indica-
tiOn of the importance which attached
to the election. In the Eighth ward.
First district. Alderman Millar and
Doctor O'Malley headed the opposing
forces. In the Second district Fred
Wormser and On Rose lead the Re-
publican staff while the Democrats had
Colonel FitZsimmons and large crowd
of lesser lights to look after their inter-
ests. In the Sixteenth ward. such well
known men as City Controller Wild
mayer. Deputy Sheriff Ferber. Select
Councilman Adam Schroeder Hon. NJ.
+. Sando. County Treasurer &. II.
Schadt and Ed. alsh put in the whole
day working for their respective cam
didates at the two districts.
The viaduc. wis left serenely out of
the question i'm the central city Active
and open opposition to it was not so ap-
parent but the average voter seemed
to content himself with voting for the
candidates and then to totally ignore
the yes" or no on the lower margin
of the ballot. Any number of men
confessed. when the subject was
brought up. that they had forgotten al
together about the question on the
bonding of the city.
Battle on the South side.
The principal feature Of the election
on the South Side was the eX-
ceptiOnally heavy vote polled. In all of
the districts scores of workers were
busy from the time of opening the polls
in the morning until the last vote was
cast at night. and there was hardly a
rig, carriage. or spring vehicle avail
able which was not pressed into SER
vice to bring the tardy voters out.
with all the enthusiasm that was
rampant there was singular freedom
from quarrels and aside from q heated
argument here and there among parti-
sans whose spirits We're stirred up from
Indulgence i'm the juice of the grape.
no blows were struck and no disturb
ences hapepned.
The first district Of the Eleventh
ward was the hottest on the South Side.
Dr. Anthony kolb, who has gained
more on less celebrity as an exponent of
Republican doctrine. was openly Op-
opposed to the Republican ticket and