The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-06

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Whole Districts Thrown Out.
The official count of the votes cast in
iesday's election shows no change in
tAe results, although the majorities
which the oDen returns showed are
changed in almost every instance.
Copeland, whose plurality was sever
al times threatened yesterday, comes
out of the woods with a safe sure lead
OF %. His friends who were figuring
from the returns as they came in, add
ing or subtracting, as a gain or loss
was encountered claim that his plural
ity is 30. The plurality of 20 which the
Tribune announces is the result of the
most careful computation from flgules
verified from the official record book.
The official adding and subtracting has
not been done as yet, but when III is
done which will be this morning 1T WIN
he found that the figure announced
above is about correct.
Pryor's plurality over Schadt is 2oS
and Jones leads Horn by 239. w. A.
Wilcox, who was doing the figuring for
Mr.. Horn, claims that Mr.. Jones plu-
rality is only 300. Kelly leads Lang
staff by 5Si; Daniels has a margin of
1910; Koch, 3621; Warnke, 1,296, and
Doherty beats Virgins by 447 Brown
for state treasurer, has his lead over
Beacon cut down to 5.
COPELAND's VOTE.
According to official developments
Copeland was II behind Norton when
the official count began, although this
was not what the Democrats had figur-
ed Copeland gained l in the First
Of FipCt ward nf Carbon
dale: he lost 80 in the First district of
the Fifth ward of Scranton; lost 10
in the Second district of the Second
ward of Scranton: gained in the
Fourth district of the Fourth ward;
gained ; more in jefferson township;
another in the Second district of the
Seventh ward; / more in the Second
district of the Seventh ward; l more
in the Second district of the Eleventh
Ward 20 in the First district Of the
Fifteenth ward; lost 2 in the Second
district of the Fifteenth. With only
fourteen more voting districts TO he
heard from Norton had q lead of 90
South Abingdon came to the rescue.
The clerk had counted the tallies Of
"fves" as tens" and had run up the
Norton vote to SO. Judge Edwards saw
the error and when Clerk Watkins read
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Edwards broke in Morton 40." There
was q silence that was oppressive for
half a minute. The Democratic attor-
neys looked at the official return.
Their faces dropped and the next min
ute Mr.. Copeland was receiving con.
gratulations.
In the Third district of the Ninth
ward Jones lost twelve The election
board had made a miscount and the
Democratic watcher, r. =. Duffy, made
affidavit to that effect. The judge of
election, Fred. l.. Connell, was brought
in and explained how it happened. The
explanation was satisfactory and the
Republicans made no objection to hav-
ing the twelve votes stricken off. At
first, the Democrats wanted the ballot
box brought in, but Judge Edwards
would not allow it unless it could be
shown that there was reasonable
cause to believe that the mistake
would change the result. The admis-
sion Of the Republicans disposed of the
question.
WANTED VOTE THROWN OUT.
During the morning Mr.. Wells, one
of the Democratic attorneys, wanted
to have the whole vote of the Fourth
ward of Olyphant thrown out because
that district was not named in the
sheriff's proclamation. Objection was
also made to the vote in the Third
district of the Second ward, Green
Ridge, because the booth had beer
changed from one street to another
without warrant of law. Major War.
rem argued against both motions, hold
ing in the first place that it was llega
and unjust to disfranchise voters be.
cause of the mistake of a sheriff. anC
in the second place argued that the
change of the booth was legalized by
the fact that previous election wa!
held therein and court passed upon the
returns.
Judge Edwards reserved his decision
until the whole bench can pass upol
the questions raised. The loss of ethe
district would defeat Copeland and i
both were thrown out the pluralite
of Pryor and Jones would be great!
lessened.
Horn, Schadt anC Norton will con
test This statement was authorize,
by the friends of the three candidate
when the official returns last nigh
showed that they were defeated.
The funny man got i'm his fine work
as some of the ballots show. This scat
tering joke-vote showing the candi
dates and the offices and the district
in which the fool ballots We're cast
was as follows:
J. r. COlvin, recorder of deeds; Blakely
Second ward.
+. j, Mclaughlin, jury commissioner
Carbondale, First ward, Frs4 district.
Emery Black, recorder; Dunmore, Firs
ward, Second district.
James Young district attorney; Dun
more, Third ward, Second district.