The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-04
west SIDE IS. ALL RIGHT
The Republican Ticket Nill Receive
an Extra Majority.
KICKERS ARE NOISY BUT FEW
Interviews with Prominent Hyde Pork
Republicans Show That tho Talked.
Of.Dolt Is Confined Within Mar.
row Limits and Is Decreasing.

| tHiHS Dut SucceSSIul.
soon after the Ripple-Willlams-
| Wldmayer ticket was nominated by the
regular Republican convention a few
easily influenced and misguided West
Siders slid into the trap set for them
by John II. Fellows and some of the
misguided friends of Thomas ID. Davies.
and gave vent to q discordant song
about corruption and bribery at the
primaries. The singers at first enjoyed
their new vocation. They We're for a
time pretty generally listened to, and
their number was swelled by an ele-
ment who hOwled simply because they
had found coterie who would tolerate
their noise. Meanwhile Fellows and
his partner boilers looked on, applaud
ed. and otherwise encouraged the ca
lamity singers to greater effort.
! But a change came. The singers We're
exceedingly pleased while the novelty
lasted, but during the last week or SO
they have found themselves growing
hoarse, and they have stopped long
enough to observe that their ranks had
diminished and that the public Is rap
Idly showing symptoms of great weari-
ness. To cap the climax, the eminent
dissatisfied leaders seem despondent
and no longer are free with the hand
clapping. In fact. today. the political
situation among West Side Republi-
cans dscloses less noise on the part Of
the dissatisfied. than at any time
! since the city convention, and indicates
added strength among the great body
of loyal Republicans who are sanguine
that the entire Republican ticket will
receive in HYDE Park q support which
no amount of howling or intrigue can
| overcome.
| That is the situation on the West Side
as found by a Tribune reporter who
had been instructed to solicit the truth
and report it as found. Interviews We're
obtained with political leaders and
business and professional men and the
| result does not warrant any apprehen-
sion by Republicans as to the result.
The fight. of course. is such as to call
every Republican to arms In defense of
! the party; but its outcome Is not In
doubt
The Resnit Not In nonht
Colonel Ripple will be elected mayor
by $500 majority" said Thomas Phil
lips, yesterday. 'and the balance of the
| ticket will average the same ma iority.
Republicans and Democrats alike are
too ready to become alarmed over stu
atoms which arise and seem liable to
| affect the chances Of their respective
tickets. The Republican pulse Is nor
NAL We are ont to lose sight Of the
/ ii't iuat III thi'
campaign are no better and no verse
than In former years. There are the
same number of boilers, the same num-
ber of hOwlers. the same number of
supporters. We have won before why
won't we win again? Maybe | should
say our chance Is better than In previ-
GUS years because any success. politi-
cal or Otherwise. grows II 1t IL deserv-
ing of growth. I believe our candidates
/ lAa
| ed: ] think our party organization was
never better. and for these additional
reasons I think the outlook Is very
bright
"Of course, I.speak particularly of the
West Side" concluded Mr.. Phillips.
Nvcrv Aspect Looks Bright.
"The word revolt" said D. NJ
Jones, lis hardly correct word to de-
scribe ! feature U should say past
feature Of the Republican situation on
the w, st Side. Revolt is too serious n
word nd ! am hapDy to say we have
had none of it. The impression OF a
West Side revolt probably gained some
credence in other sections of the city
because of the treacherous work of a
lot of unmportant men who have been
influenced to cry bolt fraud and
corruption Their noise, while never
taken seriously, was somewhat annoy
| ing at first. but the din and racket has
proved the howlers' death knell. The
element they hoped to bring to their
support has tired of the howlers' shall
low but noisy argument and this fact
Is beginning to be appreciated by the
think they are not now confident of
working any great injury to the ticket
| For every so-called Republican vote
gained by the bOlters two disgusted
Democrats will vote the regular Re-
publican ticket. and that's a Republi
| can gain of two votes.
NO. there is no danger threatened
the ticket in this section of the city
| You mus. bear in mind that this COM
paign will be decided according to the
decision of sensible and thinking DEM
ocrats and Republicans. There will be
desertions from the ranks Of each party
| but the quiet and deliberate support of
Democrats and Republicans for their
respective tickets will show the result.
Our city government was never better
than under Republican control. That's
my opinion. and think this opinion is
| shared by others. If what are termed
| stalwart' Republicans don't desert
their ticket there need be no fears of
desertion by the rank and file.
IF you had not asked me concern
| ing the truth of the rumor of a whole
sale revolt on the West Side. | would
not have referred to 1t in this inter-
view." said Mr.. Jones. 'The thing has
never been seriously considered. It's
all noise"
Interview with Hon. John 7. Williams.
Hon. John r. Williams thinks there
| Is possibly some dissatisfaction In the
Fifteenth and Fourth wards but during
| his interview with q Tribune reporter
.it Siunifnnnt fupt fh1f in the
Fifteenth lives Thomas Davies. one of
| the rump convention candidates. while
| in the Fourth ward IL situated the
Briggs shaft. one of the biggest Of the
| Lackawanna Iron and Steel company's
shafts. some of whose miners are indi-
rectly under the control of william
| Penn Morgan. When II is remembered
| that Mr. Morgan succeeded his brother
, in-law, Reese G. Brooks. as general
superintendent of the coal interests of
| the company the political complexion
| at the Briggs shaft will be understood
without further explanation. Mr.. Will
| liams said:
while the cutting of the regular
ticket I'm the Fifteenth ward may not
be extensive. 1t will doubtless be ap-
parent. don't think Davies is person.
ally responsible for II but his friends
are. A number of the voters In the ward
will cut the ticket more because of
| their belief that they are doing what
| Davies desires than because of their
enmity to Colonel Ripple or the other
candidates. This may sound illogical
but IL is my candid opinion But for
all the boiling Republicans there will
be many Democrats who VIII support
| Ripple because they are personally ac-
| quainted with him and friendly toward
| him. Many of them will also vote for
| the other candidates. What Is true of
the Fifteenth ward Is. believe, true of
the Fourth. but don't want to be mis-
understood as implying that the situa
| ton will not change. 1t changed for
| the better during last week. Probably
| many of those who are raising the hue
| and cry against the ticket will realize
| that their effort will not bear fruit. and
will get back into line with Republi-
| cans who believe that the party welfare