The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-07

Councils last night made another un-
successful effort to elect a city solicit
tor. There was one absentee, Mr.. Rob-
inbson heretofore a Torrey man. For
seven ballots the result was Mcdonald,
u, Torrey, 20, on a strict party vote.
On the eighth ballot, Mr.. McGrail, a
common council Democrat, and Nc
Donald man, declined to vote. which
made the ballot a tie, and the meet
ing adjourned until next Tuesday
night.
There was no unusual excitement
during the proceedings, and not more
than dozen or fifteen spectators were
present. When the session began at
$50 O'Clock all the members of the
two branches, Mr.. Robinson, whose
wife is very ill, excepted, were pres
ent.
President Sanderson, of the select
branch. who had previously been elect
ed chairman of the joint body, called
the meeting to order, and after the
roll calls directed that the balloting
for city solicitor begin. He announced
that Mr.. Torrey, Republican, the pres
ent city solicitor, and ex-senator NJ. E.
Mcdonald, Democrat, were the regular
jority of councils, were necessary to
elect.
RESULT OF BALLOT.
The first ballot showed 81 votes for
Mr.. Mcdonald and 20 for Mr.. Torrey
as follows:
For Mr.. McDonald-Select council,
Messrs. Kearney, Clark, Roche, Manley,
Mccain, Burns, Frable, Coyne, Mean
drew, votes; common council, Messrs.
Gordon. Grier, Regan, Gilroy, Flanagan,
Sweeney, Nealis, Zeidler, Noone, Sheri-
dan, McGrail, Norton, II votes; total, 81.
For Mr.. Torrey-Select council, Messrs.
Ross, Finn, Thom5s, Williams, Durr,
Chittenden, Wagner, Sanderson, Fellows,
Schroeder. Lansing, II votes; common
council Messrs. Reese, Thomas, Walker,
Mor, WenzeL Wirth, Jackson, Oliver,
Keller, votes; total, 20.
After the fourth ballot Mr.. Chitten-
den offered a motion, seconded by Mr.
Keller, that the meeting adjourn sub
ject to q call of twenty-five members.
Mr.. Sweeney, seconded by Mr.. Nealis,
moved to table Mr.. Chittenden's mo-
tion. The motion to table was car
ried by the division of 81 to 20, record
ed in the foregoing.
Five ballots were recorded when Mr.
Wagner offered a motion to adjourn
to the last Tuesday of this month. The
motion was not seconded.
After six ballots had been made and
Mr.. Roche had made the usual call
for another ballot, Mr.. Chittenden, Sec
onded by Mr.. Keller, moved for a
recess of sixty minutes. President
Sanderson ruled that the motion was
out of order
During the seventh ballot Mr. Nc
Grail asked If twenty-one votes We're
not sufficient to elect. He was in
formed by President Sanderson that
at least twenty-five votes, or a ma
jority of the members of councils was
necessary, and the balloting proceeded.
Mr.. McGrail declined to vote on the
eighth ballot, which made the vote
joint tie.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
A series of motions for adjournment
were made, over which a ballot had
to be taken.
Mr.. Keller moved that the meeting
adjourn to the first Tuesday in Octo-
Der. Mr.. Roche amended that the ad-
journment be for two weeks, and Mr..
Regain offered an amendment to the
amendment that the adjournment be
for one week.
The last amendment finally pre-
vailed, Mr.. Wenzel and Mr.. Wirth, of
common council. Torrey men, voting
with the Mcdonald division for an
early meeting.