The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-10

campaign was of the kind that It Is
good to contemplate in these days of
John Wanamaker politics. 1t was ag-
gressive and business-llke from begin
ming to end, but entirely devoid OF any
thing approaching mud-throwing or
villification. Even when Republican
candidates were attacked in n disrep-
utable manner and by disreputable
means he refused to be swerved from
the honorable, manly course he had
mapped out for the campaign. He had
faith in the sense of fair play and
decency of the people as a whole and
the results give ample demonstration
that he was right.
Colonel +. j. Fitzsimmons, the DEM
ocratic county chairman, was not at
his office yesterday. The hard work
of the campaign told heavily upon him
and he remained in his room for the
greater part OF the day TO recuperate.
He made n gallant fight for the men
on his ticket and the vote they received
is testimonial of the earnest, SYSTEM
attic work done for them.
A. G.. Thomson, chairman of the
Prohibition county committee, was
hard at work in his Office in the Trad
ers bank building yesterday afternoon
and did not look at all as If he had
just emerged from the most sensational
and successful campaign in the history
of his party in Lackawanna county.
II am proud Of the Intelligence dis
played by the voters of Lackawanna
county," he said "They gave DR..
Swallow a very handsome vote: one
that is entirely satisfactory. I am
EppnIv i,,
result in other parts of the state. IF
the people had voted as they talked
DR.. Swallow would certainly have been
chosen governor. There was a great
deal of talk INDUCED in by the voters
of the state that did not crvstalize
into anything stronger than talk.
LATHROPE'S VOTE.
There is abundant evidence of a
good deal of that kind of talk in this
county in the comparative small vote
received by W. w. Lathrope. We had
a capable candidate of unquestioned
worth and ability, yet hundreds who
said they would vote for him evidently
did not. l anticipated that he would
receive a much larger vote than he
did.
by this fight. We have taught a large
body of voters to be more independent
in casting their ballots and the victors
of yesterdays battle will be better
because Of the ordeal they went
through"
The first thing Attorney Fred w
Fleitz did when he reached his office
yesterday was to send the following
telegram to Hon. John Wanamaker at
Philadelphia:
The people of Lackawanna county have
answered your impertinent question
"Who is William Connell?'
f. w. Fleitz.
Up to midnight a reply had not beer
NJ. F. Sando was at the prothonotary'
office a good part of the day, figuring
on the returns. He took his defeat fol
congress in a philosophical manner
To a Tribune reporter he said that tax.
ing into consideration the fact that
his opponent was SCranton's most
prominent citizen, the showing he made
indicated to him that he has many
loyal friends throughout the county
to whom he is profoundly grateful fol-
the interest they took in his candidacy
FIGURING A PLURALITY.
Hon. John F. Reynolds and his Dem.
ocratic opponent, +. Il. Timlin, were
also hard at work on the returns unit
all the votes cast in the Fourth leGis
lative district had been footed
up and it was found tha
Mr.. Timlin had been elected by a small
plurality. He feared that the vote cas-
by the soldiers at Camp Meade nigh
wipe out his plurality and late il
the afternoon telegraphed to a frienC
in the regiment to send the vote fo
Reynolds and Timlin.
John j. Scheuer, Jr., the next rep
| resentatiVe from the Second district
was about the court house and Wa
warmly congratulated by his friends
Congratulations were also shOwered oi
Hon. John r. Farr, DIR. j. ]. Roberts
the next coroner, and George Steven
son, the next county surveyor, all o
whom won substantial victories owe
their Democratic opponents.
To Senator j. &. Vaughan CAM
many messages Of COngratulation owe
the splendid victory he won in tn
| senatorial district. His big victory il
| one of the features of the election.
Hon. William Conner's office in tn,
stately Connell building on Washing
ton avenue was thronged with friends
yesterday, who called to tender their
congratulations upon his reelection t,
congress. When he reached his of
| flee in the morning he found a larg'
bouquet of beautiful roses on his desl
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