The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-06
NOR Slate VOTED down
Ripple, Nidmaycr and Williams Get
Big Majority Of the Delegates.
SOME VERY LIVELY FIGHTING
II Was Indulgcd In by the Adhcrents Of
the Rival Candidates in Many OF
the Election Districts
OF the City.


indication of the deep feeling of the
Republican voters Of the city concern
ing the contests.
While a spirited and determined bat
tie was waged all along the line by the
adherents of the Ripple and Moir states
the result was most decisive victory
for Colonel E. H. Ripple. Fred j. Wild
mayer and Daniel Williams. OF the
seventy-six delegates who are entitled
to seats in Tuesdays convention at
least forty-seven were chosen by the
voters of their districts because they
represented that II elected they would
vote for Colonel Ripple for mayor, MIR.
Widmayer for controller and Mr.. Will
liams for treasurer In Tuesdays con-
ventiOn.
The South Side made a splendid rec
ord sending q solid delegation for Rip
pie, Widmayer and Williams although
Charles W. Westpfahl, the candidate
for controller on the MOir slate. resides
there and did what lay in his power to
swing at least the delegates of his own
ward. the Ninteenth. into line for the
slate he represented. So confident were
Moir and his friends that they would
make a good showing in that part of
the city that many Of the captains
admirers We're willing to wager and did
wager that he would get half the. dele
gates.
II Was Not Pheasant News.
Cantaip Moir Mr.. Westpfahl and
Thomas Davies the candidate for city
treasurer. received the returns in Cap
tain Moir,s tailor shon on Lackawanna
avenue Saturday night. 1t was a
crushing blow to their hopes when they
heard from the South Side. From the
nnjntinr news and the West side fIr-
nished tho same kind of Information
Soma NJ the hardest f,ght,nC or the
.,av ,vas dono in that nart of The c,tv
,rhomas Davies lives IN the F;iftesntb
ward and so do John and II. r. Fellows.
BY the hardest kind Of work they sue
ceeded in carrying that ward for the
Moir slate but in the adjoining Fifth
ward where they also expected that
their influence would be potent they Sc
cured only two of the eight delegates.
The most cheering news that came to
the Moir heaquarters during the even
ing was that he secured all Of the dele
gates from the Ninth ward where he
lives. From the Seventh. Eighth and
Seventeenth came solid anti Moir dele
cations and three of the four delegates
from the Thirteenth ward We're the
same kind of ants.
Colonel Ripple and those who battled
with him received returns at the
colonels office In the Third National
bank building. which was crowded
during the evening with the most rep
resentative Republicans of the city,
who received with applause the returns
as they were announced by Hon. G. p
OMalley.
Considering the great and widespread
interest shown In the outcome of the
primaries and the strong feeling that
prevailed at times among the supporters
OF the various candidates the election
was very quiet and o. terly. Following
Is q list or the delegates elected:
Names of the Delegates Chosen.
First ward. First district Tbo,.s
Evans and william Evans: Second dis.
trict, C. d. Mead: Third district VII
liam J. Bees ard Samuel Sanie,s WIZ
Second ward, First district Dar,o,
Evans; Second district, Grant Cutler
Harry Birbeck: Third ,istrict Csnr,,.
B. Monies: Fourth district John
Owens; Fifth district. John Simms
Fourth ward. First district. Uenrv
Morse; Second district, Morgan vii.
liams and James Evans. Third districs
William Gilbert and Richard Pbiii,ns.
Fourth district. Jobn Lowry and Danisi
Pt,bertson.
Fifth ward, First district, James Eas-
tor and Daniel l.. Davies. Second dis
eict. Henry Horen and David I Cos
cove. third district Ceorpa Jones and
William Gleason: Fourth district. L.
Poole and Reese j. Evans,
Siyth ward. Second district Pobert
Fnrrinpton. Third district David w
Resse and John 7 Williams
s.vcntb ward First district .eorge
Rurke. Second d,strict Esrn,on poaa,,
EirI.th ward First districf WiIiian,
9. Millar. Second district William ~
.!enkins &, a Carman
Ninth ward TIrst aistr,ct r NJ yer-
nny Harvey Long. second ,iistrict w
II Withers' Miles n Hines. Th,rd dis.
trict n "A Wright Georre Do rrott
Tenth w.rd Harry Rastian Fred
E,elfeldt
eleventh vvord First district Albert
Heis.. Philin Wirtb: Second district.
CHARLES Weber: Third district lanes
McCiuiness.
Twelfth ward. First district Fred.
I:hrhardt.
Thirteenth ward. First district. Jobn
Ellis: Second district Conrad Schrce.
der and p. eston Robinson: Third dis
trict. %. d. Hughes.
Eourteenrl, ward. First district Rcese
pritchar;I: Seco.,d district Charles Stet
fer
Fifteenth ward First district Joseph
povnolds and William Wilhelm. Sec
onS dist rjct. John v. weisenfiuh and
Thomas WATKINS.
Sixteenth ward, First district, Adam