The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-08
THELOCAL RESULTS.
A Flattsrius Vote Given the Home Candi-
dates and wadIinger.

There was no town in the county upon
which the interest Of the candidates and
workers in yesterdays elections centered
more than upon Shenandoah. II was known
that unlimited cutting was being INDUCED in
on both sides, but knowledge of the real ex-
tent and the advantage gained by either side
was dependent solely upon the final count
and that showed decided advantage gained
by the Democrats more particularly by Wad-
linge., Brennan aud Higgins. Neither Of
these candidates can complain that the
people OF Shenandoah are not generous with
their complimentaries. On the other hand
kantner, one OF the Republican candidates
for County Commissioner, must be forced to
the conclusion by the local returns that the
Democrats do not dispose of complimentaries
with the same unstinted hand Mr. Kant
ner's vote was somewhat larger in town tina n
that of his running mate, Reber, but was
proportionatey smaller than Mr.. Kantuer's
friends had been led to expect through the
promises of many prominent Democratic
voters.
The cutting done in this contest was un-
precedented. 1t is noted that every home
town of the different candidates gave majori-
ties for its candidates T. J. Higgins, candi-
date for Clerk of the Courts, had the highest
majority, 744, and was closely followed bv
Wadlnger. Brennan led Kantner by 7Ol.
and Reese, the Republicans home candidate.
was defeated in this town by 373. Depew
had every vote in Delano but three, while
Kantner's home town of Lofty gave him al
most unanimous vote
1t does not require a magnifying glass to
detect by the returns that the Republicans of
the town are more susceptible to the insidious
complimentary disease than their Democratic
neighbors, and that the latter are more
partial to the head win and tail You lose''
policy. This was strikiugly demonstrated in
the Second ward, where the Democrats polled
93 straight votes and the Republicans but 81.
Taking the vote of the borough as a whole
it was about as large as that Of last fall. The
voters came out in punches during the closing
hours Of the election and ran up the total
vote rapidly. The Socialist vote did not
develop near as strong as the members of the
party had predicted and fell about twenty
five per cent below the vote of last fall.
Last year the Socialists polled over a hundred
votes. This year they fell below the hun
dred mark, and this notwithstanding the
party claimed an accession to its ranks
through the punches of naturalization
during the past year.
bOth the Democratic and Republican
parties opened headquarters in town last
night to receive the returns The former held
forth in the Columbus Club roam, in the Bed
dali building, and the latter in the Egan
building. As the returns were received from
the respective local wards the Democrats be-
came jubilant and claimed everything in
sight. They were encouraged be Itelegraphic
returns from the Democratic headquarters at
Pottsville until about midnight, when
change seemed to take place and the enthus-
iasm dwindled to fervent hope. By1a.
the Democratic claims covered less than half
the ticket, and shortly after that hour nearly
all of them went home cherishing but one
consolation, and that rested on the election Of
Wadlinger.
The Republicans kept their headquarters
open until after 3 d. m. and the returns they
received up to that hour were Of most rosy
hue, with the exception of the returns on
Henning's vote. The Republican head
quarters at Pottsville sent out 2 a. m bulle-
tin conceding Wadlinger's election by about
500, but claiming the election of the balance
of the Republican ticket. This sent the r.
publicans home in good spirits.
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