The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-05
ALL ARE AT SEA
AS TO THE COUNCILS
Impossible TO FOreshOw What the Morn.
ing viii Bring Forth.
ESTIMATES ORDINANCE DOOMED
That is, is Doomed if Both Sides
Persist in the Determination They
Expressed YcsteIdav--Some SUR
mises aud surveys and One or Two
Dcductions--Way the Reorganiza-
ton Wus viewed Yesterday from
Roth sides,

Dcductions--Way the Reorganiza-
ton Was Viewed Yesterday from
Both sides.
No one. last night. could forecast
with any degree of certainty what the
outcome OF this mornings work OF
councils will be. If all men were given
to telling the truth. the whole truth,
ana nothing but the truth, ana not
prone to sudden changes of sentiment,
il might be possible for a live newspa-
per after some real hard canvassing
to make a fairly accurate guess as to
the possible results. but as men are not
as rule sitting up nights nursing any
such complaints ar Neracity or tenac-
ity of purpose, the foreshadowng of an
event or series of events such as those
scheduled for today, is, as said before,
a rather rash undertaking.
The events most especially surround
ed with uncertainty are the treatment
that will be accorded the annual APP
preparation ordinance and the manner
i'm which the reorganization Of COM
mon council will be effected.
The Democrats, or those who are rec
ognized as their spokesmen. say that
the old common council will not meet
again and that the Republican select
branch must rescind its Objectionable
amendments or shoulder the rcsponsi-
bility of killing the ordinance. They
also say that Mr.. Nealis will be chosen
chairman of the lower branch and that
POSSIBLY q surprise will be sprung in
the shane Of winning candidate for
the chair i'm the upper branch.
The Republicans say that the Dem
ocrats are talking and acting like so
many children rather than city ia
theirs burdened with the responsible
ties of the government of the third city
i'm the commonwealth. They also de-
clare that If common council does not
meet to consider the amendments. the
| ordinance will die, as the select coun-
ell is not to be forced into denying it.
self the prerogative Of legislating az
it may deem fit, through any baby
tactics Of the Democratic lower branch,
CHARACTERIZED AS ROT.
Detection in the Republican ranks in
| the upper branch is characterized as
| the veriest rot and as to the indubit-
able election of Mr.. Nealis, they say
well. they say nothing; but they smell
=
carefully reading the above. unbiased
survey Of the situation, folding up the
| paper and waiting until about IL
o'clock, the reader can readily arrive
at the full knowledge of the result
Interviews with various members Of
| the Democracy of the lower branch
| discloses their intention to rellgiously
adhere to the determination not to go
near the council chamber until the
| hour for reorganization, 10 o'clock.
| They will meet at John Flanaghan's
| Globe hotel, and not because they dis
| trust one another. but simply as a mat
| ter of extra precaution, will lock them
| selves i'm room and stay there until
| about ten minutes of the time for re-
| organization. At the caucus Friday
night every one of the Democrats of the
| dying-or, as they claim. dead-council
promised to stick together in this
| agreement
| one of them, however, Mr., Gilroy, re-
| fused to bind himself farther. Mr..
| Nealis assaulted and insulted him at
| the last reorganization and used all the
| power Of the Nealis faction to defeat
| him for reelection in February, and
| he openly and above board refuses to
| support him for chairman. Whether or
| not Mr. Grer can be depended upon 10
| peacefully submit to be ridden over
| rough shod by his ancient and mortal
| enemies is another question that, If an
| sWered to the satisfaction of the Nealis
| people, would relieve them of much
| trepidation.
Mr.. Grier did not come into line of
| his own accord. He was whipped in
| by a contest which Is to be withdrawn
| if he will allow himself to be handled
! by his enemies. The Democrats them
| selves confess that they are not overly
| sanguine of the willy Grier. who twice
| before gave them severe Chastisement
| for trying to coerce him. The fact that
| the Neals people and the interests at
| their command went into Grier's ward
| and tried to beat him, and failing in
| this instigated a contest to frighten
| him into line. would lead a man up a
| tree TO believe that Grier has. been
| simply jollying his enemies along so
as to make their throw down all the
| more painful.
MAY BE PRESIDENT,
Grier is cunning and Grier is vindic-
| tive. and if he doesn't DO something
| that win show his enemies that he Is
| far from being the thoroughly broken
! down war horse they picture him, II
| will be disappointment To those who
| have watched the political career Of
| the young gentleman Grom the Third,
| 1t would not be surprising If it would
| be President Grier for another year
II. G. Hatton, clerk Of the lower
! branch will bee reelected, the wise
acres say, although it win not he with
| out opposition, Mr.. Flunaghan de-
! clared at the Democrat caucus that
| he would nos vote for Il Republican
| clerk with the Democrats i'm the ma iOr-