The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-09

Do1NI w JLlIlN lIkDl(h
do waited about anxiously hoping to
hear something favorable. Their only
grain of consolation was in the re-
ports from nearly all sources that
Smith was not being heard FROM
Chairman Willard was about the only
prominent Republican seen about the
armory during the day. He wore a
pleasant smile and philosophically re-
marked:"No news is good news"
Not single disturbance of n serious
character was reported to the police.
The conditions were not favorable TO
squabbles: in fact there was few II
any polling places that had enough
men lounging about to get up IL re-
spectacle fight. 1t was certainly the
quietest, most apathetic election the
county has ever witnessed.
IN SOUTH SCRANTON.
In South Scranton the workers Of
the various parties were on the anx-
ious seat, and much perplexed until
towards evening, owing to the small
vote brought out. At noon not one
hundred votes were deposited in any
of the city. 1t was expected that, ow-
ing to a break in the operations at
the South mill OF the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel company, an unusually large
vote would be polled early. There was
little or no need for the police, and the
only excitement was caused by Con-
stable John G. Moran, of the Twelfth
ward. Few of Smiths champions were
to be seen.
Among the men prominent around
the polls were: County Commissioner
John Demuth, Emil Bonn, Fred Phil
lips, James Best. Charles Neuls. Peter
Neuls. Charles Conrad. Michael Kram-
er. John Gibbons, sr., Malachi Coyne,
Select Councilman Thomas Coyne, Her.
man Notz. Jacob F.. Miller, c. G. Bo-
land. NJ. j. Bigln, John Gibbons. jr.,
Philip Scheuer. James McGodrick. p.
W. Gallagher Andrew Conway,
Michael Mcclure, Morgan Sweeney, Sc
lect Councilman Frable, Register of
Wills Koche, City Controller Robin
son, Select Councilman Robinson. Com
mon Councilman Wirth, Albert Westp-
fahl, Daniel Vaughan, Louis Schwass,
Sergeant Robert Deter, John Nealon,
Philip Robinson, Charles Graf. Charles
Wirth, Martin Graft, James Bird and
q host of other men Of note in local
politics.
QUIET IN WEST SCRANTON.
From many sources the general con-
| census of opinion in West Scranton was
| that no uuieter election ever was held
there. The workers and watchers at
each district were early on hand and
| the vote was slowly gotten out The
greatest rush of voters occurred be-
| tween and O'clock, but even then
this rush was not as great as has been
| the case in other elections.
Up to a late hour no reports had come
| in from outlying districts in the West
| Scranton wards Of any trouble. very
| thing seemed to have passed off quiet
| ly and when the polls closed and the
| board settled down to the work of
| counting the returns, the booth pre-
| sented a deserted appearance. No ar
rests were made and little drunken
ness was seen about any of the booths.
The several candidates from this side
went around late in the afternoon and
everywhere they were greeted with the
story: "Vote little slow; no trouble,
and considerable cutting in evidence"
| After 8 o'clock in the evening the
streets presented a more deserted ap-
pearance than they do after IL o'clock
on other evenings.
The members Of the Electric City
Wheelmen's club spent the evening at
their cosy club house on Jackson street
Many friends We're in attendance. Re-
turns were received over Western
Union wire. During the evening cigars
were passed and refreshments served.
1t was the quetest election known
to the police department in many 6
year. Not a single case Of disturbance
was reported up to o'clock. Chiet
Gurrell had detail of six officers
ready all day at headquarters in cast
of emergency, but no demand wa!
made.
Out in Minooka, where election day
never fails to create excitement, tn,
voting vas brisk but without incident
TRIBUNE BULLETIN.
From early in the evening until lat,
at night thousands read the bulletin
displayed in front of The Tribune of
flee. Washington avenue was thronget
and trolley cars and vehicles of al
kinds found it difficult to get through
the jam.
The returns from New York were, o
course, the first displayed, and as tn
figures showing that Roosevelt wa
likely to have a good lead over Val
Wyck We're shown on the large can
Ass by means of a stereopticon, ther
was loud and long continued applause
1t was when the local returns wer
displayed, however, that the real en-
thusiasm was evoked, and the crow
yelled with right good will when tn
figures from any district showed tina
favorite had been we'll treated there
5 The Tribune's bulletin service wa
probably the best ever publicly dis
played in this city, and was great
I appreciated by the thousands who 9th
erwise would have been without in
9 formation concerning the manner i
e which the tide of battle was flowing.