The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-02-17
RESULTS OF
THE ELECTION
Tabor Elected Chief Burgess and Burke
Tax Receiver.
THE REPUBLICAN WARDS SOLID.
school Board and Council Victories In the
Second and Third Wards Despite the
Great Democratic Assault--sohool
District Bonded Indebted
ness Increased

The election is over and the people are
drawing a sigh of relief for they have passed
through one of the most tiresome seasons of
political agitation in the history of the
borough 1t cannot be expected that every
body is satisfied with the results, but there is
no doubt all are glad that the battle is over.
The Democrats are in high glee over the
results and with faces beaming with smiles,
they take great delight in roasting" the
DEFEATED, but the latter have lived through
defeat before and can no doubt do SO again
One of them remarked last night: 81 am
satisfied to abide the time when the victor
ious hand win be bitten by those it fed"
The total number Of votes cast in the
borough was 2549 The highest number cast
last Spring was 1911. In proportion to the
number of votes cast the Citizens-R Republican
ticket made gain, as notwithstanding the
lig poll Of votes this year Burke's majority
for Tax Collector is but 10 more than the
majority McKeone had last year for High
Constable and Tabor's is SO less
The election passed Off without serious
disturbance occurring at any Of the polls and
it is generally agreed that it could not have
been attended by more harmony in view of
the Importance and spirit of the contests for
the respective Offices
1t will be observed in the table of returns
for the borough offices that votes, or less
than quarter of one per cent. of the entire
vote cast in the election, are credited to T. j.
Mullahy for Borough Treasurer. These
votes we're cast in the First and Fourth
ward in the same manner as the votes were
cast last spring for Borough Justices Of the
Peace, secretly and without any notice
to the public that there was such
an official to be voted for. It has
since been explained that under the same
special law governing Justices of the Peace
in boroughs, the people have a right to vote
for Borough Treasurer direct, and thus take
the selection out of the Borough Councils
hands. 1t is presumed that Mr.. Mullahy
will claim that the four votes elect him and
will claim his right to qualify and act in the
event Of the Supreme Court deciding that the
election Of Borough Justices last Spring was
legal. Until such time, it is probable, the
Borough Council will claim the right to
appoint a treasurer
Under the returns the Democrats elect A.
p. Tabor Chief Burgess: Edward Burke, Tax
Collector; Jere Toomey, Justice Of the Peace;
Andrew Mcdonald, Borough Auditor; and a
sufficient number of School Directors, by
elections in the First, Fourth and Fifth
wards, to give them a majority of one on the
School Board
By carrying the Second and Third wards
the Citizens-Republicans retain control of the
Borough Council by a majority of one and on
the borough ticket elect William H. Shoe
maker Justice of the Peace
The vote on the increase of the bonded
indebtedness for the school district was over
whelmiugly in favor of il.
On the vote for Borough Justices, Jere.
Toomey leads the quar.ette of candidates
with William II. Shoemaker but three votes
ahead of Johu j. Cardin for second place.
The official returns on the borough ticket
are as follows