The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-23
Seaman and Burke Break Even on
the Results.
GRAHAM GETS THE FIRST WARD.
This Gives Him the Balance Of Power and
Makes the Democratic Borough Ticket
IN Uncertainty-A Big squabble
in the Second Ward.

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at Zines the politicians became so worked up
that some Of them came to blows. John
J. Toole and Martin Mullahey were
among the vigorous campaigners and
they made things very hot in their
immediate vicinity for a while. They
were arraigned against each other as
champions of opposing candidates for the
Craftsmanship of the ward and the hot can
vass had created some personal feeling.
Mullahey's activity in local Democratic
politics has caused him to become known as
the Dick Croker of Shenandoah politics and
the fame he has acquired, it is said, has
nettled Mr.. Toole considerably. 1t is also
alleged that Mullahey learned a few weeks
ago of q scheme by which some of his friends
were to be shut ont and he gave it as much
publicity as possible. The result was that
the scheme was defeated and it left Toole
and several others in a bad frame of mind.
Yesterday Toole's discomforture was increas-
cd by a suspicion that his favorite for chair
man of the First ward, Constable Matt.
Giblon, was drifting behind andshe got into a
discussion with Mullahey and a fstic en-
counter followed. Toole stands almost head
and shoulders over Mullahey, but the latter
is as quick and full of pluck and fight as a
pole cat. Toole struck at Mullahey several
times, out the latter lodged and escaped the
blows. One of them landed on the jaw of
John Corners, a bystander, and caused his
teeth to rattle, but did not inhict a serious
injury. Toole eventually went down to the
floor with Mullahey on top. Friends inter
fered and the disturbance was quashed.
Mullahey's face and neck were badly
scratched by Toole while the latter was down.
A scratch on the back of the neck is about
six inches long.
TIL result Of the primaries, so far as the
Borough ticket is concerned, is not deter
mined by the returns, and will not be de-
fnitely learned until after the conferrees
meet tonight. According to the returns Tax
Collector NJ. j. Seaman secures the conferrees
in the Second and Fifth wards, Edward
Burke secures the conferrees in the Fourth
and Third wards, and Patrick Graham gets
the conferrees in the First ward. This shuts
Conry out of the Tax Collector fight and
leaves Scanlan with 8 votes, Burke with 8
and Graham with three. 1t will be seen that
the Graham conferrees hold the balance of
power. 1t is said by som that his conferrees
will go over to Seaman and by others it is
claimed that they will go to Burke.
1t seems quite certain that the Burke and
Seaman conferrees will stand by their re-
s~pective favorites against all overtures and
that the Grahamites will decide who is to be
the candidate for Tax Collector, but cannot
land their own man.
The nomination for Chief Burgess is in an
equal state of uncertainty. Jacob Noll, ST.,
stated to-day that he felt confident Of secur-
ing the majority Of the conferrees at to-
nights meeting, but their is a stronger i'm
preston that A. p. Tabor will be the man.
The nominations for Borough Justices are
also in the balance of doubt. 1t is said that
should Burke be nominated for Tax Collector
Walter Rynkewicz and Jere Toomey will be
the nominees for Justices. Justice Cardin was
pleased with the result in the Second and
Fifth wards and it is presumed that should
Scanlap's conferres secure the convention the
nominees for Justices will be Cardin and
Toomey. Burke, the candidate for the Tax
Collectorship nomination, openly stated dur
ing his campaign that he and Rynkewioz had
made a combination. 1t is also reported that
the First ward conferrees incline toward
Rynkewicz.
Two surprises OF the primaries were the de-
feats of Councilman Patrick Kearns in the
Fourth ward and School Director Timothy
O'Brien in the First. The latter was defeated
by Little Joe" Coughlin, who is chief
clerk at the KohinOor colliery.
Councilman Patrick Hands friends are
iubilant over the result of his fight in the
Fifth ward. Efforts had been made by tho
bosses to get Hand to withdraw from the
contest for the nomination for Council and
leave the field to Anthony Onaschack. This
he refused to do and he now stands victoro of
one Of the hardest primary fights that have
taken place in the ward.
Tit results Of the primaries in the respec-
tive wards were as follows:
FIRST WARD.
Chairman-Matt. Giblon, 1870; Martin
Fshey, 90. Council-Daniel Coakley, 1865
Byrne, 80. School Director-Joseph Cough
lin, 1877; Timothy O'Brien, SO.
eco WARD.
Chairman-Thomas Seaman, rs; James
Calvin, 3d. Thomas Devlin, so; Thomas
Dslowry, Is.
THIRD WARD.
Chairman-OWen Brennan, rs; John
Burns, SO William Derr, 43; J. j. Mona
CHAN, 30. The standing committee will
name the ward ticket.
FOURTH WARD.
Chairman-Winiam Hurley, gill John Nc
Alec, IS; Thomas Wade, As. Council
Michael Brennan, 148 Charles Mclaughlin,
10 Patrick Kerns, 10. School Director
Thomas Bresliu, no opposition. Judge Of
Election, John Coughlin; Inspector, John
Smith.
FIFTH ARD
Chairman-Patrick Purcell, 1871 Peter
Harkins, ll3 Michael Durkin, As; Michael
Hughes, 10. Council-Patrick Hand, 2O7 4:
Anthony Onaschack, III.
Democratic politics are badly muddled in
the Second ward and the prediction is made
that there will be lively times there before
the election. From present indications it
seems that there are to be two Democratic
ward tickets in the field.
Immediately after announcing his uomi-
nees last night Thomas Seaman, who was
elected chairman at the primary, left tho
place of meeting, it is said, in such q manner
that his return was expected. 1t was
awaited for some time and several who re-
NAMED at the place asked, Where is the
ward ticket?' The cry soon spread and re-
suited in a second meeting at the same place,
Of which William Delowery was made chair
man and Edward J. Ratchford secretary.
This meeting then proceeded to put up a