The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-22
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Candidates for Chief burgess and Tax Col
lector Hustling.

lector Husthng.
As the HERALD goes to press the Demo
cratic primaries are opening and the candi-
dates are h%ustling the voters to get the work
done by eight o'clock this evening, which is
the time fixed for the primaries to close.
The Democratic Standing Committee this
year followed the examples set by the Citi-
zens committee in many respects, but still
adheres to the old style of making the
tickets. The primaries held to-day will de-
eide who will be the conferrees and candi-
dates for the offices to be filed in the respec-
tive wards. Tomorrow night the oonferrees
will meet in the Council chamber and decide
upon the nominees for Tax Collector, Chief
Burgess, Borough Justices of the Peace and
Borough Auditor. The results of to-night's
primaries, however, will decide who will be
the candidates, the subsequent meeting being
a matter of form.
At present writing it is difficult to say
with any degree of certainty what the re-
suits Of the primaries will be, but it is evi
dent that there has been a big change Of SEN
timent within the past week. Last week it
looked as if the nomination for Chief Burgess
would almost be conceded to A. p. Tabor, the
Lithuanian candidate. To-day Mr.. Tabor's
boom looks as if somebody had run a number
Of mine drills through it and Nol's chances
look better than they-have at any time dur
ing the campaign. Frank Wilcom has many
strong and influential friends, but it is said
he entered the field too late to knock out Noll
and Tabor. Some of his friends say, how
ever, that he may yet appear as a compromise
when the cOnferrees get together.
In the Tax Collector fight there are Eve
candidates, M. j.. Seaman, the present in
cumbent, M. P. Conry, Edward Burke,
Michael Graham and J. W.. Purcell.
Scanlan's friends are confident of success.
One of them, Martin Mullahey, who has won
the sobriquet of "Dick Croker of Shenan-
doah,' claims that within the past twenty
four hours Seaman has placed his COMPETE
tors at more de combat and will win hands
down. There are indications in the First
ward that seem to confirm this. Constable
Matt. Giblon had fences-up in excellent shape
a few days ago for Graham, but several
rails are now missing from the fence and it is
said that Scanlan's friends have them stored
away for q bonfire tomorrow night to csle-
brate Scanlan's nomination. Burke is quite
as confident as any of the candidates and
declares that he has the Scanlan men so well
hedged in that they will not be able to get
out Of the First ward. He is not making
much Of a fight there, but claims that in the
rest Of the town the race will DO over before
any Of his opponents get a start. Conry and
Purcell are not saying much, but working
hard. Justice j. J. Cardin and eX-Justice Jere.
Toomey seem to nave the nominations for
Borough Justice well in band, although
there is a combination on hand to make ex-
Justice Walter Rynkawicz a running mate
with Toomey. Cardin's friends have an eye
on this movement.
Taking the situation as a whole the cam
paign is the hottest and most complicated
that has taken place among the Democrats of
town for many years.