The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-13

concerning tne primary election u
be held tomorrow under the Crawford
county system G. i. Chittenden, chair
man Of the Republican city committee,
has issued the following:
To the Republican voters Of the city
Of Scranton:
AS the chairman of the city com
mittee selected by the last convention
| to introduce and make trial of the
| Crawford county system, | feel that "A
plain statement of the present cor
| dition of affairs is due to all Republi-
cans. ] desire, first, to announce that
| booths have been hired in everv dis
| trict; that in some districts vigilance
| committees have refused to hold the
| elections without pay. In these dis
| tricts the boxes. ballots and booth
| keys have been sent to the residences
| of the judges, the list Of whose names
and districts are printed elsewhere.
| Should the voters of these districts de-
| sire to be represented at this election
| they can form curbstone board, send
| for the box and hold their election. and
| the return Will be recognized. | dcsir"
to say, also, that in this organization
| there has been no Interference, CO.
ercion or undue influence by any So
| called machine or faction; all seem
willing to give the new system fair
| trial. In the instructions to vigilants
a clause has been inserted, allowing
one resident representative of each
candidate to oversee the count, thus
| insuring by publicity an honest re-
| turn.
LIST OF CANDIDATES.
The list of candidates submitted em-
! braces men who are amply qualified
to fill their respective offices, and in
a. nd
sres of every voter may find repre-
sentation. 1t only remains for the
voters to turn out in such numbers
| that the will of the party may be
| clearly expressed. Every precaution
| that experience can suggest has been
| taken to prevent fraud, coercion or
| bribery. In urging the Republican
voters to attend this primary in force,
l desire to call to their attention the
| fact that three years of Democratic
rule is producing the same result in
| Scranton that it is accomplishing in
the other towns and villages in the
| valley, debt and taxation are increas-
| ing and the value of property is de-
| creasing.
This is the annual meeting, and the
! owners of real estate in Scranton
| should show the same interest in its
management that they show in the
! corporations in which they hold stock.
| Politics is cold business that touches
every worker renter and property
owner in the city. There are only two
methods of selecting the managers of
our municipal affairs, one by the dele
| gate system, in which silent and un-
seen influences make the selection. and
| the other by the direct vote of the
people The tendency of one is to be-
| come more and more corrupt, and, as
| all Doodle is eventually paid by the
| taxpayer, to become more Of burden.
| The tendency of the other is to become
| purer and better, as the people, edu-
| Gated by mistakes, take pains to ac-
quire a more thorough knowledge of
| their public affairs and the characters
| of their candidates.
HOURS OF THE PRIMARIES.
The experiment of the Crawford
county system will he tried on Satur-
| day evening next from to 8 o'clock
| If the vote is light and the results in
| different, a return to the old delegate
| system is inevitable. If the vote is
| full and the candidates chosen the best
| offered not only is the success of the
system assured, but success at the
| polls and a steady Improvement in the
| politics and public affairs of the city
| is certain.
The committee and chairman. to
whom this matter was intrusted. have
completed their work 1t remains for
| the Republican voters of the city of
| Scranton to do the rest
c. L. Chittenden, chairman
Chairman Chittenden desires to Cal
| particular attention to the fact that
| If the vigilance committee in any
district fails to open the polls, the Vo-
ters. after waiting fifteen minutes may
proceed to organize a board and con-
duct the election independent of the
| designated officers. Ballot boxes, bal
lots, and the necessary stationary have
been or will be, before this evening,
| forwarded to the return judges in the
various districts.
Should it happen that the vigilance
| committee fails TO perform it's duty.
the substitute board selected by the
voters can secure from the return
| judge the box, ballots, etc. These re-
turn judges are:
RETURN JUDGES.
| First ward, First dist.-H. c. Hatton
Second dist.-William BrOkenshire.
Third dist.-Robert G. Proudlock.
Fourth dist.-lsaac s. Jones.
Fifth dist.-Finlay Ross.
| Second ward, First dist.-John L.Wolfe
Second dist.-C. V. Terwiliger.
| Third dist.-W. w. Simpson
Fourth dist.-William H. Thomas.
Fifth dist.--Michael McQueeuey.
Third ward, First dist.--T. r. Watkins
Second dist.-Richard Walsh.
Fourth ward First dist.-M. G. Dimmick