The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-16

staid away in order to teach the war
ring factions a lesson, expensive
thought it might be.
FOUGHT LIKE TIGERS.
John f. Regan. the regular NOM
inee, and NJ. +. Clark, the independ-
ent candidate, fought like tigers in the
two Democratic districts, while Ed
ward James, jr., and a large force Of
supporters made what inroads they
could in these two districts and hus-
tied to bring out the full vote OF the
solidly Republican Bellevue Heights
district, which the Democrats neglect
ed almost entirely.
No small part Of the fighting done by
Regan and Clarke was of a kind dis
astrous to the Democratic city ticket.
Each challenged indiscriminately the
other men, and as a consequence the
voter, unless he happened to be an en-
thusiastic supporter of his champion,
would not come back, after being sent
home for his papers or tax receipts.
The word Of this wholesale challenging
spread throughout the ward, and it
had the effect of discouraging many
voters, who might have a doubt as to
their standing in the eyes of the cleo
tion board, from making an attempt
to cast ballot.
John NJ Casey did not run as an in
dependent candidate as was announced
he would, but turned in and gave his
friend, Clarke, a helping hand. There
were any number of mild collisions be-
tween the Regan and Clarke adher-
entS, but 1t was not found necessary
to call the patrol wagon or ambulance.
a word might be sandwiched in about
the Eleventh by way of contrast Two
ward offices were to be filled, school
controller and alderman. c. j. Conrad,
the present controller, was nominated
by the Democrats, but when the Re-
publicans put up his good friend and
neighbor, Peter Neuls, Conrad with
drew. This left only one pair of can
didates, August Reidenbach, Republi-
can, and John Lentes, Democratic, the
candidates for alderman. Max Reid
enbach, considering Neighbor Conrad's S
action, thought to gracefully recipro-
cate and so yesterday morning, when
the polls opened he told the election
officers to announce that he had with
drawn, and left a clear field to Neigh
Dor Lentes. The election officers cut
hole in a cigar box labeled it Help
the Poor" and whenever a candidate
dropped in to say "how do you do
the poor" sent out and got some
sandwiches and milk and things. There
was a good sized vote polled.
IN THE TWELFTH WARD.
Both polling places in the Twelfth
were crowded all day long, and an
intense strain OF excitement prevailed
from the opening of the polls to the
closing thereof The three-cornered
fight for select council was, as was
expected one Of the hottest battles this
politically grave-stained field had ever
witnessed. John j. Shea, Democratic;
James j. Manley. Citizens; and Henry
Coyle, Peoples, were the candidates
Anthony Lundy, Independent; was alsc
a nominee but he was, classically
! speaking, not in it. Shea had John j
Monaghan as his running mate and
| Morgan Sweeney was in the yoke with
Manley. The contest between those
two aspirants for the lower branch
seat was only slightly secondary tc
| the battle royal. As may be imagined
| there was a big vote polled and as is
''utli III lllt L WtlllH ali hlHuS OF elec-
| tioneerng ensued. The day was re.
| markably free from disturbances of a
violent nature.
Five police patrolmen formed one ol
the features of election in the single
district of the Eighteenth. The con.
test that excited interest there was be.
tween John j. HOban, Democrat, and
| Thomas O'Boyle, Independent, candi
| dates for the select council. During
| the afternoon, when the workers com,
menced hauling in the Kelly Patch
| contingent of the voting population
| there was bother. Everybody wanted
| to challenge everybody else, and as q
consequence the turmoil became So
great that the election officers had L
| send for police assistance to clear the
booth that the balloting might be pro,
ceeded with.
| Patrolman Hezekiah Peters presented
| himself and the trouble subsided. n,
had not been gone long before trouble
! broke out anew over the alleged at
! tempt of the O'Boyle people to vote q
crowd of colored men from the patch
on names Of other colored men VIII,
are entered on the register but who, il
was claimed, had moved away.
Five patrolmen were dispatched from
the central station house in answer Il