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

year term on the board of six school
directors probably accounted for many
votes of the whole number cast. There
being absolutely no ward offices at
stake, the voting was very light.
WARM FIGHT IN EIGHTH.
There were several features connect
ed with the voting in the Eighth ward
Here Fred. S. Godfrey, who was run
ming on the Republican board of six
school directors, was also a ward can
didate for school controller. Against
him for the latter Office the Democrats
had lively candidate in Charles F..
Zeidler The latter had the advantage
of Godfrey's being unwilling to resort
to the usual methods employed in ward
election-day canvassng. The Repub-
lican candidate was bending nearly all
his effort for election as director at
large. Only a few Of his lieutenants
were watching his ward interests.
One of the most spirited contests in
the city was that between Fred Durr
and Thomas C. Melvin, proprietor Of
the st. Charles Hotel, the Republican
and Democratic nominees respectively
for select council. Michael j. Norton,
who was beaten by Durr for the Re-
publican nomination, was an Independ-
ent candidate. 1t did not appear that
the comparatively few votes he re-
ceived injured one of the regular nomi-
ness more than the other. 1t had been
supposed Durr would have the solid
vote of the foreign-born element from
the flats and of the firemen but this
did not prove to be the case. At all
times during the day Melvins friends
predicted his election.
The voting in either district was not
at the normal vote early in the day,
although large crowds were always con-
gregated about the two polling places.
Late in the afternoon the indications
We're that all but at least a quarter
of the usual vote would be polled.
There was only one contest Of inter-
est in the Ninth ward, the fight fol-
alderman between Myron Kasson, the
regular Republican nominee, and the
| present alderman, 0. b. Wright, an
independent candidate, who was de-
feated recently for the nomination al
one Of the most spirited primaries ever
held in the city. The strife, however
did not bring out the heavy ,vote an
ticipated. Neither candidate had an
abnormal number OF workers at the
| polling places in the three districts
only small number usually being EN-
ployed in the Ninth, which is a resi-.
Dental ward and largely contains a
"silk-stocking" class who will not vote
! under influence.
! 1t had been supposed Wright would
| get big and solid vote from G.. A. r
men and members Of patriotic organ
| izations, but there was no evidence
that this supposition had been verified
| The Democrats had no candidates for
ward offices.
The Democrats OF the ward were out
| in force and voted solidly for at least
one candidate, John j. Fahey, OF the
| school board Of six. He is a resident
of the ward and was accorded a fiat
tering proportion of the Democratic
votes cast.
| There was only one ward battle
worthy of note in the sixteenth This
was furnished by Frederick +. Schoer
and Edward j. Coleman, the Republi,
can and Democratic candidates re-
spectively. for common council. Boil
| are young men OF the hustlng type
| and had an ample number of friends
working for them i'm the wards two
districts. Theirs being the only WARD
| fight, the vote was extremely light
Adam Schroeder. the present Republi.
can select councilman, had no oppo'
| SitiOn.