The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-09

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Special to EvESrSa HERALD
Pottsville, Nov 9.-The official count Of
the election returns Of Tuesday began at the
court house at noon to-day, promptly at 12
o'clock. aud at this writing It doesn't look as
if the work will be completed before Eve or
six O'Clock
Judges Bechtel and Mari are presiding
The board consists Of the following Harry
Seligmau, Charles n McGinness. J. j.
O'Connor, Harry haag and Albert Rahrig.
There are several lawyers in attendance to
look after the interests Of the various candi.
dates. Their presence is due to the narrow
margin by which several Of the candidates
are claimed to be elected. Those represent
ing the Republican candidates are Charles A.
Snyder W. ]. whitehouse. and A. L Shay,
Esqs.. while the interests Of the Democracy
are guarded by George J. Wadliuger, NJ. P.
Mclaughlin, Esqs., and Representative
Noeacher
The majorities given above are semi
official, but they will not be changed
materially by the official count. They have
been computed by careful statisticisns, and
the results each secured Tailed one with the
other The exact status Of the Treasurer
and Commissioner contest as well as the
Recorder, is fully established. There is no
doubt Of the election of Doerhinger over
Depew, Niohter ove- Jenkyn and Kastner
oyer Brennan.
Early this morning Kantner led Brennan
by sc votes, but since then it was found that
those figures should be increased to TO- four
votes having been discovered in Kantner's
favor.
The official count is tedious and slow. AT
three o'clock this afternoon Middleport had
been reached not quite half Of the districts.
Up to that time no material change had been
found in the result as reached in the semi.
official count as made last evening The only
change was in adding one vote TO Ksntner
thus bringing his majority to IL; and five
votes we're found in favor Of Depew, reduc
ing DoerfinRer's majority to 40.
At o'clock this afternoon they had reached
Pottsville and no further changes had beer
found.
FACTIONAL FEELING.
The result has caused much bitter feeling
in both parties. The success of wadlinRei
and the defeat of Carey and Depew is some
thing the Democrats did not figure on
They we're confident that the Delano mar
would lead the ticket, and that Carey's ac
knowledged strong Democratic tendencies
would cause the voters of that party TO rally
to his support to a man, but in this they wer,
mistaken. If there was one man on tn,
ticket whose loyalty to the party nominees
! in the past that deserved recognition, it wa
the Butler township statesman. Both Carey
and Depew were special favorites with thu
leaders who had in charge the Wsdlinge
campaign, and their defeat causes much dis
appointment
| Cass township cut Depew, several Of tn
| Democratic leaders in that stronghold work
! ing openly against him, Cass, it will be re
membered, had a candidate for treasurer be
fore the Democratic convention, and his as
pirations in that direction we're given n
consideration. 1t is reported that Judg
Dunn took an active part in Tuesdays con
test, opposing the election of Opie This /
accounted for because Of the personal in
terest manifested by Sheriff TOole in tn
Donaldson candidate. There was neve
much friendship lost between the Judge an
the Sheriff, but now the breech is wider.
North-of-the-m Democrats also hav
their grievances. All the defeated cand
dates come from that section, notwithstand
ing the fact that that is the Democrat
stronghold aud is always depended upon {
roll up the majorites. Without the assistanC
Of those strong Democratic districts in th
SOth Senatorial district the Democratic part
wouldn't cut much Of figure in this county
Said prominent Democrat from that seetio
to-day I'VE have been slaughtered in Ii
house of our friends, but it is only repet
tion Of history. Brennan, the defeated cal
didate for Commissioner, has simply met II
same fate that P. J Ferguson did whe
uth-of-the-mountain Democrats elect,