The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-07
VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
The COyle Yoke Has Been Thrown OFF
at Last.
AFTER A HARD FOUGHT CONTEST.
Victory over wyatt Was Scored By only a
Shade, But the Great Promiser Prom
Mahanoy Was Left In the
Rear There Was Great
Enthusiasm.
speoial to EVENING IIrRA1D.

gest political battles ever fought in the First
Legislative district was decided at this
place this morning after most exciting
rally in which Coyle and Anti.CoyIe factions
clashed and the latter came ont with flying
colors after the closest contest ever held in
the district
The scene that followed the announcement
of the vote challenges description. Cheers
and shots of victory rang through the hall
with a vgor that threatened the stability of
the hall in which the meeting was held. The
delegates met in Kaiers hall above the
opera house entrance.
Coyle's anger could not be restrained when
his defeat was made known and he gave vent
to it by striking one Of the leaders Of the
opposition violent blow in the face. A
riot was almost precipihted, but was re.
pressed by cooler heads and Coyle was
hurried out.
The convention was called to order at 1910
o'clock. Chairman Joseph Morris. of the
First ward of Shenandoah by virtue of his
election by the convention which nominated
Hon Joseph Wyatt for Representative last
summer presided over the convention. As
William Z. Dawes, one of the secretaries.
had removed to Montana, Alfred Palmer. of
MahanOy Township, took his place with
Secretary William Clifford, Of the Fourth
ward Of MahanOy City.
The following is list Of the delegates who
were in attendance at the convention and the
votes castby each:
DelanO,-Edwin z. Evans, p II. c.
Engle, 2.
Frackvillo-stewart Morgan, 81 Henry
Gilberton East-Morgan Morgan, ? Thos
Martin, 2.
Gilberton, Middle-Johu Trevethan, 1.
Gilberton, West-Beni. Evans, /; w. H.
Bensinger, l.
MahanOy, Coles Mot represented.
MahanOy, Coles 2-Isaac Phillips, l.
Mahanoy, Hills-Alfred Palmer, Il; Ed
ward Humes, l.
MahanOy, Lanigans- George Greener, /;
William Frost l.
Mahanoy, Jacksons-William Bowling, /;
Wilson Steck, l.
Mahanoy, Morea-Harry T. Davis, 1
William Parry, l.
Mahanoy, West, Brownsvile-Jas Eisen-
hart,
Mahanoy Lost Creek-Robert Peel, /;
Michael Barrett /.
Mahanoy Raven Run--Wm. L. Newton, /.
Mahanoy, VIM. Penu-John NJ. Jones,
George Woomer, J Philip II. Jones, !
Charles H. Harris, !.
MahanOy City, First Ward-Wm Schooner,
2i Milton Musser, 2.
MahanOy City, Second Ward-Wm Rudge,
3; A. MenRle, g.
Mahanoy City Third Ward-Thomas
Harker, 2 VIM. f. Clifford, 2.
MahanOy City, Fourth Ward-V. W. Med
lar, 2 David Beddow, 2.
Mahanoy City, Fifth Ward-Owen Jones' 8;
Chas Bauseman, 8.
Shenandoah, First Ward-John Ramage, ?;
Joseph Morris, 2.
Shenandoah Second Ward-H. Schoppe, 2;
John w. Hoskins, q
Shenandoah Third Ward-Harry Carl, 3
Marshall Hughes, 3.
Shenandoah, Fourth Ward-Lewis Lehe,
Jr., Lance Parker, 2.
Shenandoah, Fifth Ward-Wm. Templin,
2 James Morgan, 2.
to whether the total vote of the convention
was 83 or rs votes, some of the delegates
eoutending the former number was correct
but IL was agreed, upon motion of delegate
Harry T. Davis, of Morea, to leave the ques-
tion to the decision of the chairman Of the
convention.
As the chairman of the county committee,
S. Burd Edwards Esq, had decided that all
conventions held subsequent to the national
election Of November, last, were entitled to
the representation obtained by the vote at
that time the chairman of the convention
decided that the vote Of the convention
would be IS, and that the persons receiving
the highest number of votes above 80 would
be the delegates.
Nominations for State Delegates being then
in order delegate John Ramage of Sheuan-
doah, nominated Charles r. Straughn and v
W. Medlar, of Mahanoy City presented the
name Of George Brill, of Deano. Louis
Lehe Jr., Of Shenandoah, nominated Hon,
Joseph Wyatt aud f. e. Evans, Of Delano,
nominated Senator J J. Coye
Several nominations for alternates were
made, but in the excitement attending the
announcement of the result the convention
apparently lost site of that part of the bust
ness, or considered it superAuOus.
| The ballot was proceeded with for State
Delegate. Many of the districts were divided
in their allegiance to the Coyle and Anti
Coyle factions, but when the count was
finally announced by the secretaries it was
found to be as follows:
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