The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-17
RESULT.
For Alderman.

Seven hundred and nine Republicans
of the Ninth ward of this city marched
through the corridors of the City Hall
last night and severallv welded their
influence in a ward caucus. The re-
suit is given above.
1t was the biggest meeting of voters
on business bent that has ever been
held in this city. The figures 100 show
in themselves what a crowd it must
have been and. and when it is cOnsid-
cred that the contests were so exciting
as to hold the presence of a great
part of the 700 during the hours
of voting-6 to S.30-and until 1870
o'clock, when the results were an
nOunced, the confusion in that same
city hall may be imagined.
The balloting was done in the court
room. i'm the basement. and at times
the line of voters reached from the
mayors desk where the election judges
sat. around the seats and out into the
| hallway. 1t took twenty minutes for
the man at the tail end of the process
sion to reach the ballot box.
CORRIDOR CROWDED.
Outside in the lower corridor the
| crowd of ticket peddlers, numbering
into the hundreds, We're flying about
! and in the main corridor above the
vanguard was almost as large and just
! as aCtiVes All sorts of excitement was
! introduced for the entertainment of the
| assemblage. Shortly before s o'clock
a bulldog, owned by Attorney f. w.
| Fleitz, and an Irish setter, the property
| of Jerry" Kistler, engaged in vOcif-
| erous battle in the lower corridor. The
| dogs were allowed to fight in peace for
| a time, hut Mr. Fleitz's pet made a
! dive at the legs of the setter, thereup-
on the two owners cried foul" and
| rushed into the melee.
The bulldog was caught by the collar,
and for the rest of the night passed a
restless time in a closet.
Besides this Mayor Bailey was pres
ent and many were the quiDs and
jcsts that passed into history at his
hOnOr's inspiration. For instance:
School Controller William j. Welsh
called for 6O2. at the telephone. Mayor
| Bailey remarked" What, votes?" Just
previous TO that when Controller Walsh
was desperately trying to get a re-
spone from the exchange he turnsd d to
his honor and wickedly said: Ring
the fire alarm Mayor" But Mayor
Bailey was cOnversng with Sheriff
elect Pryor at the time. Chief Of Po-
lice Robling looked after the comfort
Of the guests.
INTEREST NEVER WAIVED.
The interest in the contest never
waned until the fire alarm bell in the
sergeants office sounded the $50
o'clock taps. Alderman O. b. Wright
l ia, a C
son thsn took seats in the office. Fin
ally, when it was seen that the large
vote would not be recorded for sew
eral hours. both candidates went home
Captain w. A. May and Mr. Welsh, the
candidates for school controller, re-
manned until the last.
The three judges-O. =. Partridge, +
II. Stilwell and Ira Mitchell, repre-.
senting the three districts of the warC
first assorted the ballots before
counting was begun. At $50 o'clOcl
the result of the aldermanic fight was
announced, Mr.. Kasson winning by
the small majority of "a votes. The
result was received with loud cheers
ana party from the Junior Republi
can club, which supported Mr.. Kasson
left at once for his home and an
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vidually supported Mr.. Kasson. At II
o'clock the result of the school con
troller fight was announced and th'
cOnstabulary contest at the same time
The district election will not stand
This is given on the authority of the
three judges who conferred with eX'
Judge 1f the Superior Court Willard
Judge Willard and other resident law
ycrs of the ward maintain that the dis
trict elections or nominations, must bt
held separately. Moreover the adver
tisements called for nominations o
alderman, school controller ana con
stable, only.
THE DISTRICT VOTE.
The district vote last night, although
shown to be INCOMPLETE, was recorded
as follows; First district, for registe
of voters, Ira Mitchell, 80; j. Bauman
~. Second district, for register, q. II
JadWin, SO: T.. c. Browning, :; inspec
tor George w. Roberts, 20; judge II
NJ. Coursen "a, Third district, for reg
lister, II. F.WilcoV, Sc; George Marshall
G.; Judge of election. George w. Par
rott, 65; inspector, w. e. Decker g.
; Marshall, Parrot and Decker ran ol
a combined ticFct.
} Aid srman Wright, vino was defeated
) viii when his present term of office ex
pires, have served fifteen years as al
derman of the Ninth ward. Mr.. Kas
son is 4 present deputy prothCnotary
The election takes place February IL
, 1898.