The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-14
FARR CAPTURED
THE DELEGATES
Lively Contests in the First Legislative
District Saturday.
FIVE CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD
OF the Thirty.six Delegates in the
District Mr.. Farr Figures That
Twcnty.one Have Reen Elected to
Support Him.-C0nventiOnW Will BE
Held Tomorrow Afternoon in 81.
David's Hall.

John X. Farr, 81 Isaac Jones IL:
NJ. l.. Sanders. 3; l.. T.. Robathan, O.;
Fl. ID. Jones, 0.
This is rhe result as nearly as can
be ascertained of the Republican
primaries conducted Saturday after
noon in the First legislative district to
elect delegates who will tomorrow NOM
mate a candidate for the state legisla-
ture.
Mr. Farr's victory is noteworthy. He
had four opponents each of whom was
well-known and well fitted for the du-
ties of the Office. Besides this, Mr..
Farr has served three terms in the
legislature and the North End was
clamoring for the plum this time.
Yet, he won.
The interest which Saturdays pri-
maries aroused in the district has sell
DOM if ever, been equalled. In nearly
every district there Were five sets of
delegates and each polling booth had
quite an army OF workers. A strong,
persistent fight was kept up from p.
m.. when the polls opened, until p. m,
the closing hour. At many of the dis
trictS conveyanceS to bring out the
crippled, the thoughtless, or the tired.
We're used. Politicians i'm the district,
Of every station, We're concerned in the
battle. and many business and pro-
fessional men were. also arrayed on
one side or the other. The poll was a
large one.
FIFTEENTH WARD SURPRISE.
The Fifteenth ward was somewhat
Nf IL. p,,.,- n ,,,,', ,l.I,~
gates received the majority of votes
in each of the two districts. Mr.. Ro-
bathan was defeated in his own dis
trict by Mr.. Farr
Isaac Jones secured the delegates
from the Fourth district of the Fifth
ward. This was all he received from
the West Side. Mr. Sanders captured
the only district of the Eighteenth
ward. In several of the West Side dis
tricts Mr.. Sanders delegates did not
appear on the field at all.
In the North End, Notwithstanding
the home candidates there was Il
spirited fight. Isaac Jones secured
eight of the eleven delegates, Mr.. San
ders taking the remaining three. In
the Dutch Gap district. (Third district
of the First wardD, the interest was
greatest. Mr.. Jones secured the dele
gates.
At midnight the Jackson street COR
ners showed memorable gathering
of the friends and workers of the can
didates, The crowd of men seemed
never to diminish and it was far into
the Sabbath when the excitement had
subsidized.
MEETING OF CANDIDATES.
Candidates Farr and Robathan met
in the crowd. Compliments were ex-
changed Mr.. Robathan readily CON
ceeded Mr.. FAIRS nomination 1t was
about ! a. m., when some unruly voter
proposed three cheers for the success
iul asprant. This someone was the
only person who did cheer. however,
as the police quickly checked the over
flow of exhuberance. The convention
will be held in st. Davids hall at .
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon and will
he attended by the following delegates
First ward-F'irst district. David Thom-
| as, w. a. Mulley: Second district. T.. w.
Pearcc: Third district $. Middleton. Jen-
kin Williams.
Second ward-First district. w. L. Nor
gan: Second district, George w. RCalc,
Charles Terwilliger: Third district Will
liam Johnson; Fourth district. Thomas
Powell: Fifth district, William Gilbert
Fourth ward-I'rst district, NJ. +. Wor-
dem Second district Thomas Holden,
Albert Wicks; Third district. William
Charles, Richard Phillips; Fourth district,
John Miller, Henry .. Hcttes.
Fifth ward-F'irst district. w. L. Camp
ion, John d. Davies; Second district, John
Walker, Thomas Lewis: Third district,
David Bcynon. Albert Jones: Fourth dis
trct, Frank Gleason. Evan Evans.
Sixth ward--First district, George Shoe
! maker.
Fourteenth ward-First district c. !.
Thomas Second district. William Nichols.
Fifteenth ward-FrSt district Evan
Jones, Thomas II. Evans: Second district,
David K. Jones, Arthur Nash.
Eighteenth ward-Josnph Gardner.
Twenty-frst ward-F'irst district, John
Payne; Second district. William Canter-
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