The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-23

Candidacy Is causing Much Guess-
ing But Not Much Worry.
II present calculations hold good this
is the slate that will be presented to
the Democratic county convention to-
morrow:
sheriff--CHARLEs II. sCHADT, Scran-
ton.
Treasurer-M. ]. KELLY, Scranton.
District Attorney-GEORGE S. HORN,
Scranton.
Prothonotary--MAT F. NOR
TON, Carbondale.
Clerk of the Courts-M. II. GRIFFIN,
Scranton.
Recorder-FR w. wARNKE,
Scranton.
Register-wILIJAM KOCH. Scranton.
Jury Commissloners-Free for all.
There Is scarcely a question as to
| this list being correct. There is a pos
sibilty, but it by no means amounts
| to probability, that John J. Durkin
may supplant Griffin for prothonotary.
1t is such a slight possibility, however,
| that 1t is just barely worth mention
| ing.
This slate is the outcome of two very
busy sessions yesterday of the men at
| pTtSelll IIldI1luB DeIlOCIdCy SNIP
They were held in the parlor on the
second floor of the Westminster and
lasted from early in the afternoon un-
til supper time and again from o'clock
until nearly IL o'clock. Messrs. Schadt
and Kelly, who are the recognized
heads of the ticket and who will no
doubt be looked upon to bear the brunt
of the battle, formed the nucleus of
the meeting. Col. f. ]. Fitzsimmons
and number of other prominent coun-
selors Of the party were present almost
continuously and nearly all the other
candidates were in attendance for a
time at least during either the after
noon or evening.
The ticket as it was automatically
shaping itself was not one on which
any candidate would care to risk a
battle and to effect more evenly bal
anced combination was therefore the
primal task of the slate workers.
DUGGAN WITHDREW.
1t looked like a mighty task and it
would without doubt have proven such
if a martyr had not offered himself.
The martyr was Hon. T. ]. Duggan,
the candidate for district attorney. He
felt, or at least he is accredited with
so saying, that there was sentiment
among the solid men of the party that
Mr.. Horn should be placed upon the
ticket and that the nomination should
go to him by acclamation; also that
those engaged in shaping affairs for
tomorrow wanted Mr. Horn on the
ticket and out of these considerations
and for the further purpose of avoid
ing any possible discord, he withdrew
from the race with his assurances that
he would be Mr.. Horns most ardent
supporter.
At all events Mr.. Duggan pulled out
and the session adjourned until after
supper in order to communicates with
Wr. Horn. who is at Crystal Lake, ana
appraise him of the situation. When
the session resumed the slate making
was proceeded with as If the nomina-
tions for sheriff, treasurer and dis
trict attorney were all settled, and
from this IL could be judged, even
though there was no other inforn,a-
tion at hand, that there had been an
understanding in Mr.. Horns case.
Morton of Carbondale for prothono-
tary is the man." and this said in an
emphatic, decisive tone, was the re-
sponse one of the chief of the slate
called attention to the announcement
of Mr.. Norton, last week, that he
would not be a candidate.
For the clerk of the courts position
Messrs. Griffin and Durkin both
evinced a hankering yesterday where
it was evident that the supposed defect
/, was about to be remedied. 1t was SAID
that the matter would be left to them
selves to settle. but the fact that Mr.
Durkin is an employe of Controller
Robinson, and that Controller Robin.
son is out against Mr.. Schadt for the
: first place on the ticket, leaves little
,, room for doubt but that the Slate
will be graced with the name of Griffin
WARNKE AND KOCH.
Warnke and Koch being the mos
prominent of the German aspirant.
for recorder and register respectively
and each having made a strong can
vass and being able to show some
v thing for it, were simply taken in anC
told that they We're slated and directed
. to get out and hustle.
If the slate makers had attempted
a to openly kick out jury commission
, ers they would have created 997 en-
emies and sooner than do this they lef
a the space blank.
, EX-Alderman John Fitzsimmons 1
9 mentioned among the more likely can
a didates for commissioner and II vii
not be at all surprising If he is on tn
slate. The treatment he received a
the hands of the city hall ring ha
spurred his friends and the rings en-
emies to energetic efforts to see that h
is taken care of, first as a balm for tn
injuries he has sustained.
. Controller Robinson's eleventh hou
i candidacy for the shrievalty is caus
V ing the court house end of the De
mocracy no end of wonderment, II in
: deed they are to be taken in earnest
They say they can't understand it an
: even go so far as to aver that the con
c troller is rash. With a strong organ
y ization effected, a thorough canvas
made, delegates elected. slate forme
and money enough at command [
meet every penny he can put forth, tn
n Schadt people say they are at a los
a TO understand where the young brew
g er-controller hopes to even make
:, creditable showing. And then" the
add, "the South Side Robinsons al
not just at present in the highest fave
b with the bulk Of Lackawanna's Demo
% cratic party"
One explanation vouchsafed by
=, shrewd guesser Saturday night wa
y that the city hall people feared Fahe
- might be made Schadt's deputy, shoul
Democracy triumph, and in order I
be in position to demand recognitio
put Robinson forward to make a sho,
of fight and then allow himself TO
bought off with a promise that Fahe
;: would receive no favors.