The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-17


T. J. Gerrity. D., 147; II. Herbert, c., 22.
Eighth Ward. b"
First District-Judge of election, B. F.
Squier r., 80; w. =. Boland, d., 49, In
spector of election. II. w. Conley, r., SS;
4. NJ. Connery. D.. II. Register OF voters,
~ A. Raub, r., 81; j. +. Kennedy. d., IS.
Second District-Judge of election, F.
w. Zizleman, r.. 69 c. r. zeidler, d., 20.
Inspec Or of election, John w. Short, r.,
n; f. l.. Bishop, D., II. Register of vot-
ers, Harry S. Poust, r., 50; John w. kee-
gan, D., 10.
Ninth Ward.
In the Ninth ward Captain James Moir,
the Republican nominee for common
council, was unopposed, and will be his
own successor
Tenth Ward.
Judge of election, Joseph Watrous, r.,
AZ; Christian Tower, D., 81. Inspector of
election, oscar Ridgway, r., 45; William
Bombach. D., 33. Register of voters,
John Il. ONeill l., g.
Eleventh Ward.
Philip Wirth, Republican, is returned to
the common council from the Eleventh
ward He defeated Fred Phillips, Dem
ocrat by 54 votes. Result by districts
First District-Common council, Philip
| Wirth, r., 1877; Fred Phillips, D., 1856.
| c. Rosar, D., 16S. Inspector of election,
| p. Wagner, r., III; j. Hellig, D., 154
Register of voters, ]. L. Schwenker, r.,
| 1885, NJ. Schneider, D., 207.
Second Distrct-Common council, Philip
Wirth, r.. 16l; Fred Phillips, D.. Ill
Judge of election, John Scheuer, jr., r.,
1S3 George Oswald, D., 49, Inspector of
election, p. B. Neuls, r., III; William
Weiser, D., Sc. Register of voters, John
Trester, r., 1876; Joseph Mickus, D., rs.
Third district-Common council, Philip
| Wirth, r., 81; Fred Phillips D., 1lS
Judge of election, j. Scott, r., &C; D. p.
| Murray, D., 109. Inspector of election,
| Fred Rempe, jr, r., 81; George Rock
| weller, D., 121. Register of voters, Chas.
H. Murray, r., So; j. f. Flaherty, D., 12l.
Thirteenth Ward.
There was a triangular fight in the
| Thirteenth ward for the seat in the COM
mon council now occupied by c. S. Sea-
mans 7. b. Jackson, Republican, was
| the victor. He received 397 votes; M. j.
| Mcdonnell, Democrat, 1856, and Minor c.
| Carr, the candidate of the Prohibition
lists and Citizens, ia Vote in detail:
First District-Common council, r. B.
Jackson, r., 1885, NJ. j. Mcdonnell, D.,
1856; Minor c. Carr, p, 81. Judge of cleo
ton, William Young, r., 145; William
O'Hara, D., 1856; w. C. Reynolds, p, II.
Inspector of election, John Cole r., las
w. Dougherty, D., 1874; w. H. Degtel p,
Il. Register of voters, E. j. Walker, r.,
139; II. j. Langan, D., 1856; c. Miller, p, II.
Second District-Common council, T. B.
Jackson, r., 1884, NJ. j. Mcdonnell, D., 16;
| Minor c. Carr, p, 113. Judge of election,
B. T. Jayne, r., 2l5; Hiram Bishop, p,
80. Inspector of election, George T. Bug
den r., 1856; NJ. J. Jackson, D., q: George
| ID. Rogers, p, So. Register of voters, A.
l.. Colvin, r., 2O9; ]. NJ. Howell, p, 80.
Third district-Common council, T. B.
Jackson, r., 1o5 NJ. ]. Mcdonnell, D., 40
Minor c. Carr, p, 40. Judge of election
j. Fl. Seward r., ia; James Pace, D., A
j. H. Hangi, p, 20. Inspector of election
d, s. Church, r., 1903; James Kelly, D., "A
Frank S. Diver, p, 2S. Register of vot-
ers. A. S. Lutz, r., l12: j. c. Elder, D.,
45; w. II. Lanyon, p, %.
Fourteenth Ward.
First District-Judge of election, W. "
Stevens, r., 81; J. Donnegan, D., 92. In
spector of election, George w. Brown, R.
SO; William Gurrell D., SO. Register OF
voters. d. Jones, r., SS; John Gilgallon
| D.. 81.
Second District-Judge of election j. J.
Martin, r., 80; Charles Vented, D., 65
Inspector of election, Clarence Florey, R.
| II; Thomas Murphy, D., 76. Register OF
voters, A. l.. Schriefer R., 70; John r
Barry, H., n.
Fifteenth Ward.
The opposition to Joseph Oliver, Re-
publican, in the Fifteenth ward. was of a
very weak nature and Mr.. Oliver is re.
turned to the common council by rous.
ing majority. The vote:
First District-Common council, Joseph
Oliver, r., PIP; ]. II. McNulty, TO- Judge
of election, Luther Lewis R., PIP. In
spector of election, John Griffiths r., 211
John Wagner, D., 3. Register of voters
David Johnson, r., PIP.
Second District-Common council, 10
seph Oliver, r., 1853; ]. H. McNulty, l., los
Judge Of election, w. ]. Jenkins, R., 155
Inspector of election, John wilkins, r,
155; E. F. Mullen, l., "a. Register of vot
ers David Edwards. R., 155.
Sixteenth Ward.
Second District-Judge of election, Free
Schoen, r., GA; Kearney, D., 4. Inspector
OF election, A. II. Shopland. R., 62; +. II
Blewitt, D., 6. Register of voters, Bon
ney, r. 62; ]. ODonnell D., 6.
Seventeenth Ward.
Luther Keller, Republican, was re
turned to the common council withou
opposition from the Seventeenth ward
The vote was:
First District-Luther Keller, r., 81
Judge of election, NJ. ]. Andrews, r., So
Inspector of election, Franklin Henshaw
r., 20; John Roll r., 20; d. H. Jay, r.
3; d. G. Williams, r., l. Register o
voters, d. H. Jay, r., "a,
Eighteenth Ward.
Alderman Hoar was defeated for re
election in the Eighteenth ward by Johl
p. Kelly, son of ex-Alderman Kelly, O
that ward. The vote:
Alderman-John p. Kelly, l.. 1856; Mar
tin Hoar, D., 1876; ]. C. Jones, r., 8
nf al Tnh I
Inspector of election, j. McHale, D., l16
A. L. Mosher, r., TO-
Nineteenth Ward.
In the Nineteenth ward Richard j. Sher
idan's majority over George Wirth jr
for common council, was only 23, an
Christian Storr defeated Jacob F. Mile
for alderman by 81. There were nearl
l,2OO votes cast, The vote:
First District-Alderman, Jacob F. Nil
ler r., l72; Christian storr, D.. 1872 Com
mon council, George Wirth, jr., r.. 20s
Richard j. Sheridan, D., 153. Judge q
election, Albert Westpfahl, r., 1872; Thom
as Kelly, D., 1i5. Inspector of election
John Hartmann, r., 1853; John A. Neuls
D., l7d; register of voters, Louis Schwartz
r., 1854; Charles Graft, D., III.
Second Observation-Disclosures, Jacob +
Miller, r., us; Christian Storr, D., lG
Common council, George Wirth, jr., r
lOS; Richard j. Sheridan, D., l74. Judg
of election, William H. Walter r., lOi
Martin Biglin D., l6G. Inspector of elet
ton, Charles Kline, r. SO; John P. Phi
, lips, D.. 1861 register of voters, Harry {
Shaft, r., l0i.
. Third District-Alderman Jacob f. Mi
, Ter, r., l26; Christian Storr D., 1866 Com
mon council, George Wirth, jr., 1879; Rich
5 ard j. Sheridan, D., 1872. Judge of cleo
! tion, Joseph c. Wagner, r., 100; p. Ran
. minger, D., l47; Inspector of election, ,
, Rupenthal, r., l24 s. Mullen. D., II