The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-03
FOUR CONTESTS
ARE INSTITUTED
Petitions Presented TO Court Just Be.
fore Adjournment Yesterday.
THOSE WHO SIGNED PETITIONS
The Contests Were Begun by Charles
II. Schndt. Matthew Norton, George
$. Horn and william :. LangstaT
1t Is Alleged That in All the Elec-
ton Districts OF the Countya Large
Number of Illegal Votes We're Cast.


Just before court adjourned yestcr-
day afternoon, Attorney Joseph O'Brien
requested permission to file petitions
for Charles n. Schadt and Matthew
Norton instituting contests against
Clarence +. Pryor and John Copeland
for the offices of sheriff aud prOthonO-
tary respectively
Attorney G. Comegys asked permis-
sion to file petition for George :.
Horn, COntestng the election of John
II. Jones to the office of district at
torney, and Attorney John T.. Scragg
did a similar service for William S.
Langstaff. who questions the legality
of the election Of Michael J. Kelly to
the office of county treasurer Court
granted rules To- show cause why the
respondents should not make answer
to the petition. II is made returnable
Dec. -, notice to be served ON the
respondents not later than Dec. I.
In all the petitions II is set forth that
a large number of illegal votes, vary
ing from five to eighty-tiVe. We're cast
in the various districts Of the county
for the men against whom the con-
tests are brought. I'm the petitions
filed by the Democrats it is held that
the election i'm the Fourth ward of
Olyphant was illegal, because that
ward was not specified in the sheriffs
election proclamation. IN the Third
district of the Second ward of this city
it is held that the election was illegal
because the polling place was changed
without any legal authority.
NAMES OF SIGNERS
Schadts petition is signed 10y he fol-
lowing: u. J. Honan, NJ. j. Walsh.
Richard j. BeamiSh, +. Mcrriheld.
John \. Schadt, Frank Schull, George
e. Backus, Walter Webster. Frank NJ.
Huber, J. J. Coleman, l.. =. Zeidler
John T.. Gafncy, James Fleming
Michael f. Conroy, Frank ]. Mean
drews. William Kelly. Frank Merri-
field. John j. German. John O'Mullcy.
j. w. Sando. William p. Boland, =. w.
Costello, NJ. }. Cadden, Joseph Taylor
Peter ]. Cosgrove Patrick J. Mangar.
James B. Doyle, G. +. Laning, a. j.
Coyne. John }. Durkin. T.. j. Walsh
j. G. Bailey, John Power O'ConnUr.
The following names are attached to
the Norton petition; John L, Thomas.
Patrick McGarry. jr. J. Moses. NJ. j.
James J. McHalc, Patrick Kilkullcn,
f. b. clifford, Edward j. Neary. James
r. Boylan. John j. Conneli Michael
Mccain, Michael f. Boland, p. J. COL
Inns. =. f. McNulty NJ. T.. Gallagher,
John Garden, J. j. Collins, John Far
rell. James J Walker, John r. LOTUS.
John Riley, Robert j. Fleming, j. En-
met sullivan, Joseph Taylor. John T..
"a ~ t41
man. T.. j Walsh John \. Schadt. p.
j. Honan. William 7. BoIand, j. w.
Sandu.
Those who signed Horns petition are:
William f. Shean, Patrick j. Grimes,
Daniel B, Replogle, Michael f, Conry
Charles KOempeL Abraham B. Dun
ming, Michael j. Walsh. Richard j.
Beamish, Charles G. Rosar John Pow
er O'ConnOr, James q. Bailey. Richard
d. Jennings. George Cullahan, John a.
Schadt, Patrick +. Ryan. Patrick f.
Timln, John II. Bonner Joseph Taylor
Bernard Moses, William Mcaes, Edwin
j. Horn, DR.. :. r.. Feinberg, John Z.
Caffrey, p, w. Costello, y. J. MahOn,
Anthony j. Casey, John NJ. Casey,
John p Mahon. John j. LOTUS, Mich
ael j. Ruddy, William }. Wcichel, Jo-
seph W. Sando, Michael Fl. Higgins,
Henry r. Koehler. Richard Gallagher
Patrick J. HOran. Michael l.. Clarke,
William II. Roe.
THE AFFIDAVGTS
All of these ahidavits are sworn to
by w. p. Boland, }. w. SandO John
Gaffney John \. Schadt, =. W. Cos
tello. John J. German, Joseph TaylCr
Edward f, Walsh.
The petition filed by Langstaff has
the following names appended to it.:
W. NJ Finn. James MOir. jr., Charles
w. Schank, q. r.. Clark, John II. Eel
lows, C.. w. Finn, Frederick Fuller,
y. y. Schriefcr, James Moir, Joseph
Oliver, q. w. Davis, NJ. V, Morris.
Walter b. Christmas, j. j, Kaufman,
j. \. Lansing, James }. II. Hamilton
John j. Nc Andrew. p. D. Rhodes, Will
liam Henley, jr Samuel r.. Lynch, j.
f. Williams, Euery c. Thornley,.
George w. Beemar. j. Scott Inglis,
Willard l.. Perry, II. G. Powell. John
r. Howe, c. l.. Hill, +. l.. Hudgson
Walter V. HandriCk q. NJ. Wallace,
G. V. Terwilliger, j. II. SChlager. VIII
liam Coughlin, James T.. Francis
Thomas j. Watkins, Evan p. Davis.
Edward J. Gallagher, $, : Vert, j. Il.
Mears. Newrck Pentenby. &. b. West
colt, w. II. Williams. Frederick Solo
man. g. NJ. Butts Howard W. Hull.
Alfred Harvey, Aria Williams. c. =
Jacobs, w, r. Lifts, +. Nj. Young.
If the four contests are prosecuted
to a finish the expense to the county
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