The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-02

|Ommlttee, Makes similar CIalm'
Receiving Election Returns.
The Republican campaign of 1897 is
all over now save the voting. Inas-
much as it is the voting which counts,
Republicans are urged to poll their bal
lots early and see that the entire party
vote is brought out. The advantage
in voting early is that it leaves the
voter free to give time to the getting
out if the vote which has to be sent
for. Rain or shine, every Republican
in Lackawanna should do his duty. 1t
is the one way to make party princi-
Piles effective.
The Tribune predicts the election of
the entire Republican ticket, by plural
tiles ranging from 1,5OO to 1000. If the
complete party strength gets to the
polls these figures will be exceeded.
The larger the pluraities, the less
chance there will be hereafter for the
Democrats to make a winning fight in
Lackawanna. Consequently every Re-
publican vote polled today will tell not
simply for present but also for future
success. Turn out then, and make the
victory a wholesale surprise party for
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vicious Chicago platform.
Republican and Democratic head
quarters were scenes of great activity
yesterday afternoon and last evening.
The rain made it dsagreeable for the
party workers to get about, but they
kept on the move, nevertheless, COM
pleting the final arrangements for to-
days voting, which promises to be
heavy.
John II. Thomas. chairman of the
Republican county committee, was in
the best of spirits when seen by Tri-
bune reporter at Republican headquar-
| ters last evening.
1T is certain that the entire Repub-
| lican ticket will be elected" he said,
| when questioned by the reporter. THE
| campaign of abuse the Democrats have
conducted will avail them nothing, in
| fact it has weakened them, for the
voters of the county will tomorrow dis
| tinctly disapprOve of such campaign
| methods. Our committeeman who are
| closely in touch with the voters all
| over the county have furnished us with
| conservative, authoritative information
and from my knowledge of the feeling
| of the voters l predict the election of
| the entire Republican ticket by plural
| tiles that will leave no doubt about the
political complexion of Lackawanna
| county.
PURELY A ROMANCE.
THE eleventh-hour story to the eff
| feet that the county committee has
abandoned the fight for some of the
| candidates is a romance pure and
| simple one united fight for all the
| candidates has been made from the be-
| ginning and so it will be to the end.
| The Republican candidates are stand
| ing shoulder to shoulder. The fight of
| one is the fight of all.
| Great interest has been shown by
| the Republican voters in this fight.
| The meetings throughout the county
| have been wonderfully enthusiastic
| and well attended and another evil
| dence of interest in the candidates is
| shown in the number of volunteers who
| are actively working for the success
| of the ticket.
II would urge upon every Republi-
can the necessity of going to the polls
| tomorrow and casting his vote for his
| party's candidates. We want to make
| this victory as decisive as possible and
! if every Republican does his duty
| Lackawanna will give a splendid en-
| dOrsement to the Republican princi-
| pies that are bringing back to the peo-
| pie of the country the comforts and
| plenty that Democratic policy and
| blunders had almost banished from the
land"
a DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
Colonel f. j. Fitzsimmons, chairman
of the Democratic county committee,
| NVaS found NJ OF, dpoI
! instructions to party workers
I'VE expect to elect the entire ticket :"
| he said.
What pluralities will your candi-
| dates have" was asked
Il have no figures to give you" re-
| piled the colonel, with a smile that was
| very expressive, but we are going to
| win"
ION what do you base that state
| ment?" qucried the reporter.
principally on the unity and en-
thusiasm that exist among the Demo-
Gratis of tho county. Last years vote
is no criterion by which to Judge what
| tomorrow's vote will be- The national
issues caused a big change in the vote
| one year ago, and aside from that we
| had not enough of funds to place work.
ers at one-third the polling places OF
| the county. This year a united party
| is fighting for success. The candidacy
of the Independent Republicans will be
| Of benefit to US and the popularity of
| Freeman Leach, the Prohibition cam
didate for sheriff. will also be to our
| advantage. The disaffection i'm the Re-
publican ranks will cost that party
| many votes and leads me to the con-
clusion that our entire ticket will be
| elected"
PROHIBITION OUTLOOK.
The Prohibition campaign managers
say they will nearly double the vote OF
800 they received in the county last
year. They believe that Freeman
Leach their candidate for sheriff, will
poll 400 votes and that DR.. Swallow
will exceed that.
The men in charge of the campaign
of Okell, WestDfah. and Atherton re-
| fused to say how many votes these
men will poll. They profess confidence
in the election of the Independents.
Vote a straight ticket today, by
placing a cross within the circle at the
top of the Republican column.
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