The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-25
REPORTS WERE
ALL ENCOURAGING
Indications Are That a Large Vote Will
Be Polled.
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE TICKET
Republicans viii Give Their Candi-
dates a Hearty, LOYAL support.
Meeting Tonight at Olyphant.
Speakers That win Address II.
schadt Referred to Fahey as Dub
but Afterwards Regretted It-- Burke
Threatened to Say Things.

schadt Referred to Fahey as n Dub
but Afterwards Regretted It-- Burke
Threatened to Say Things.
At Saturdays meeting of the Repub-
lican county committee the reports re-
ceiyed were of a highly encouraging
nature. Committeeman from all parts
of the county were present and made
reports concerning the progress of the
battle and the sentiment OF the people
in the neighborhoods they represented
These reports indicate large vote for
an "off year." and show that the al
legged dlsaffection about which Demo-
cratic orators and newspapers have so
much to say, will produce a most disap-
pointing croo for these same newspa-
pers and orators.
The Republican voters of the county
appreciate the merit of their candidates
and propose to give them a hearty,
loyal support. On the West Side, not
withstanding the most strenuous eff
forts to divert Republican votes to at
least q few of the Democratic candi
dates, little or no success has been met
with. A week ago the surface indi-
votes in that part of the city would be
lost to the ticket because of the con-
niving of men who, year after year
sell their influence to the highest bid
der
They are men who always have a
grievance as part of their political
stock in trade. When sufficient DEM
ocratic inducements are offered these
grievances are brought forth against
individual candidates or the whole
ticket as the occasion seems to war
rant. This is q bad year for mat kind
Of a Republican. The events of last
week demonstrate that if there was
any wavering among the Republicans
of the West Side it is a thing of the
past.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
There will be meetings nightly this
week in various parts of the county
at which addresses will be delivered
by well-known Republican orators. To-
night a meeting will be held in Math-
er Mathew hall. Olyphant, which will
be addressed by f. w. Fleitz, Hon.
John X. Farr, District Attorney John
r. Jones, w. Gaylord Thomas and NJ.
w. Lowry. The attendance at all of
the Republican mass meetings thus far
held is an indication Of the enthusiasm
of the voters and their earnestness for
the ticket Prominent orators from
other counties who, will address meet
ings here this week are Marwood
Maust, of Chester. and j. jeremiah
Snyder, of Allentown
The Democrats have also arranged a
series of meetings for this week, and
will do their utmost to stir up some
enthusiasm. Their last meeting will
be held in the armory, one week from
tonight, when addresses will be deliv-
cred by Colonel Fitzsimmons, Hon. II
]. Duggau, c. G. Boland, Hon. NJ. T..
Mcdonald, Attorney Joseph O'Brien, D.
j. Campbell and others
All the Sunday papers of the city
contained affidavits from the three in
| dependent candidates for county Of
| fees in which they set forth that they
| have not received money from any one
| either directly or indirectly, to stand
| as Independent candidates for the re-
| spective offices for which they have
| filed nomination papers, and they will
| not withdraw from the race until the
| polls close on Nov Q. 1897" 1t will be
| observed that they discretely avoid
| saying who bore the expense of pre-
| pairing the petitions on the strength
of which they became independent can
| didates, nor do they say anything
about promises of future reward. Still
| another point untouched on was the
| conduct of one of the trio who only
became a candidate after he had failed
to negotiate a deal with the Republi-
can campaign managers. They refused
to consider any proposition from him.
and thereupon he became an independ-
ent candidate.
FAHEY NOT A DUB.
EX-Sheriff John j. Fahey and Can
didate for Sheriff Schadt were the cen.
tral figures in very interesting scene
in Democratic headquarters the other
night. Three years ago to fill a gar
in the Democratic ticket Fahey. much
against his wishes, was nominated fol
| prothonotary He ran against Clarence
e. Pryor and was defeated. One day
early last week Candidate Schadt was
in Backus' with several friends.
TITS going to be a close race between
you and Pryor" said one of Schadt'.
friends, addressing him, but I'm afraid
Pryor will beat you out"
but at all events he'll know he has
not got dub running against him thi,
| year"
The story was told to Fahey and HI
hunted up Schadt at headquarters anC
proceeded to tell him in the PLANES
of plain language that he is no dub,
and knew something about the gam
of politics a long time before h,
(SchadD began to play 1t.
Schadt saw that he had made a saC
mistake and was profuse in his apollo
gies to the ex-sheriff, assuring hin
that If he did use the offensive wore
dub he meant it in no disrespectfu
way.
w. ]. Burke caused a sudden chang
in the policy Of the Democratic cam
paign orators last week. Mr.. Burke be
lieves that candidate Schadt slaught
cred him in the interest of Demuth
year ago and he has not neglected t,
tell Schadt and his friends as much