The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
ON THE DAY AFTER
THE FIGHTING
Some Gossip About the Reorganization
OF Board OF Control.
WHO WILL BE THE PRESIDENT
.. Ii. Schriefcr, w. J. Welsh and r.
j. Jennings in the Ficld--Jume S
Gricr Highly Pleased Over His Vic
tory in the Third Ward--It Was II
Battle Royal--Defeat of George
With Is Regretted.

AS the fight for president of the board
of control stands al present r. j Jen-
nings, Democrat, will be the choice If
the supporters Of O. IS SChriefer the
present incumbent, and w. j. Welsh, the
TWO Republican candidates, fail to agree
upon one or the other a few days ago
Mr.. Welsh and his friends made over
lures to caucus the dispute but the
proposition was not received with fav
or. Mr. SChriefer ana Mr.. Welsh each
have four votes.
There is 40 prospect of uniting on Il
compromise candidate. Mr.. Welsh
might have been willing to have done
so when he proposed u caucus but the
refusal of the other faction to negotiate
has fixed him in his determination to
remain as Il candidate. lie is support
cd by MessrS. Carson, Wormser, Will
lams and Shirers. the new member from
the First. Mr. Schriefers votes are
those of Messrs. Barker, Langstaff,
Schaefer and Jacobs.
Although the board numbers eleven
Democrats and ten Republicans, Mr..
Francois, the Democratic member from
the Second ward is pledged to support
either Mr.. Schrefer on Mr. Welsh. That
means the election of either il their
differences are settled but there seemed
no prospect of such result yesterday.
The Democrats, excepting Mr.. Fran
co.'s, are unit for Mr.. Jennings. His
only bad quality is his politics. AS to
his business ability, knowledge of par
iiamentary rules and general fitness for
the position. there is no question raised
by the Republican members.
The question has been raised that the
votes Of John Gibbons. Herman Notz
and Benson M. Davis, Democrats, are
not positively assured to the choice of
their party. This is refuted by the
statement that each of the three was
pledged to support the candidate select
ed by the caucus.
Board of control politics, however,
have always been If an independent
character and almost any kind of q
combination may develop any day.
The last meeting of the fiscal year
takes place Monday evening. The cleo
ton will probably take place the fol-
lowing night.
There was no man in the city yester-
day who was better satisfied with him
self than James Grier, the chairman
of common council, who was returned
from the Third ward on Tuesday 1t
was the fight of Mr.. Grers life and the
fact that he won 1t was most gratifying
to him. The contest excited interest in
all parts of the city and many men
from other wards We're imported into
the Third hy one or the other of the
rival factions to swing" a vote OF
button it up tight" When it became
apparent that Mr.. Grier had won 8
number of that gentleman's friends Sc
| cured brooms and marching to Mr. Gri'
erS home forced him to join them
| Then they paraded the principal streets
| of the North End shouting for theil
| faVorite. 1t was the nOisiest demon
stration seen in that part of the city il
| some time.
The defeat of George Wirth in the
| Nineteenth ward is regretted. He is {
| broad guaged young man who was rap
| idly developing into valuable council
man as he became acquainted with tht
| science of city government. 1t is loss
to the people of the Nineteenth to have
him succeeded at this time by q younl
man who will have to spend some tim'
| in acquiring the experience Mr.. Writ
| now possesses.
II. B. Jackson, the new member of thu
common council from the Thirteenth
will be one Of the valuable and promin
ent members of the new council.
Alderman p. De Lacy received man.
| congratulations yesterday on his re
election to the Office Of alderman il
| the Seventh ward. He is a valuable
official.
David II. Reese, who succeeds MI
Lotus as common councilman of tn
First ward, is a representative citiZel
and will make a good councilman.
Application for II Charter.
Attorney j. f. Burr yesterday file
an application for a charter for tn
Union Tabernacle Presbyterian churci