The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-06
PREPARING THE MAJ0RIT /.
Daily Gains for the Republican Ticket
on the West Side.
LEADERS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Many Sanguiue Thar Hyde Park VIII
Roll Up an unprecedented Repubii'
can vote-Some Difficulty In the
Fourth and Fifteenth Wards.

of leading boilers and despite the pres
ent great effort of the Democratic or
ganization, the Republican strength
on the West Side is increasing daily.
While a week or ten days ago IT was
feared there would be some cutting IN
the West Side wards and that the nor
NAL Republican vote could be mace
with only hard and laborious work;
present indications are that Colonel
Ripple, Mr. williams and Mr.. Wild
mayer. together with the Republican
candidates for assessors. will get at
least 1000 and maybe 1000 majority In
that section of the city.
This statement ~ based upon careful
and minute investigation and II might
be further stated that many Democrats
have this early announced their deter
mination to vote the straight Republi-
can ticket. In accounting for this con-
dition there does not appear to he any
specific grudge or reason for throwing
over Mr.. Bailey and the other Demo-
ocratic candidates; 1t is simply case
of loving Bailey less and Ripple more.
This Democratic vote. on the West Side
at least of itself argues a support by
Republicans of the same vocations.
The Democrats who will vote the Re-
publican ticket are miners and labor
ing men who believe that in Colonel
Ripple they have friend and man
who can be trusted with their inter-
ests. and no amount of Democratic ar
gument or money seems to move them
from their opinion. Among Republ-
can wage-earners this feeling or senti-
ment. or whatever else 1t may be called.
for Colonel Ripple Is just al prevalent
as among their fellow -workmen who
are Democrats.
Assurance OF Victory Is Stronger.
Among prominent Republicans the
assurance of victory Is more noticeable
now than on last Saturday or Monday
evening. The annoyance which came
from the howlings of the rump conven-
ton chorus has entirely subsided in
all but one ward, the Fifteenth. where
lives Thomas ID. Davies. the defeated
candidate for the treasurer nomination.
The fact that Fellows lives in this ward
will have little or no bearing on what
ever cutting the ticket may get, as In
this or any other West Side ward his
power for evil or good is not considered
especially important. In the Hyde
Park wards he Is considered a political
backnumber with u backhumber's usu-
al ragtail following. But Mr.. Davies
refusal to openly work for the ticket
has been taken by his friends as sign
that they should work against 1t. They
are doing so In spasmodic and half
hearted way but are sufficiently num-
erous to make impossible a prediction
of the result in the Fifteenth.
AS previously mentioned in The Tri-
bune, the miners at the Briggs shaft
and other Republican and Democratic
voters of the Fourth ward are directly
and indirectly being influenced through
William Penn Morgan, coal superin-
tendent of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company, to knife the Republican
ticket, Ripple in particular
Aside from the Fifteenth and Fourth
wards the Republican campaign work
is gradually meeting success far in
excess of what the city committee had
dared to hope. Inquiry among West
Side men thoroughly in touch with the
situation reveals general prediction
that the Republican majority on the
West Side will be more than normal
while many are sanguine that it will
reach eleven or twelve thousand
As DIR. Paine Views II.
DR.. w. a. Paine. ex-president of the
West Side Republican league, said yes
terday to Tribune reporter: Colonel
Ripple will receive the usual Republi-
can majority in this section of the city
and there will be corresponding vote
for Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Widmayer
l am confident of this. but would not
be surprised at Republican majority
Of over 1,100. Two wards, the Fifteenth
and Fourthare not in the best of shape.
speaking from Republican stand
punt. Dut tHeTt VIII De IL great liTl-
provement before election day. Gener-
ally the situation has for two weeks
shown u gradual but marked change
for the better. We are hearing less
about boilers every day"
William 3. Mears, president of the
West Side Republican club, said: I'VE
are perfectly satisfied with the results
of the campaign work. The cry about
Republican opposition to the Republi-
can candidates IL not borne out by
facts. There will at least be the usual
Republican majority from this section
of the city; 1t may be more than usu-
al"
Druggist John J. Davies said: RE
publican leaders have made only one
mistake since the convention and this
remark applies as well to me and many
others who are not known as leaders,
We paid too much attention to the
calamity howl that the ticket would be
deserted. 1t was later ascertained that
the howlers were only few of the
West Sders who bolted from the con-
Vention Their efforts soon subsidized
and there is a pronounced disposition
among all classes of Republicans to
give a good. strong vote for the ticket.
Our strength Is increasing daily"
Alfred GOdshaII Talks.
Mine Foreman Alfred Godshall said:
Il come in contact every day with
voters from every ward in Hyde Park
and their approval of the Republican
candidates leads me to believe we will
go over the river with the usual ma
jority Two weeks ago the outlook
was not quite so favorable There is
no cause for worry about the West Side.
/ shall be satisfied If we do as well in
other parts of the city"