The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-22
ELECTION
RESULTS |
The Local Democrats Given Bad
Shaking Up.
THEY LOSE IN THE WARD FIGHTS
Two of Their strongholds Successfully
Attacked and the Second ward
withstands a Desperate As
sault by Their Strong
Combination.


The Spring elections held in town yester-
day were the most lively and interesting in
three of the wards since the days when the
Fourth aud Fifth wards were so close in their
political complications that lmt very few votes
were required to turn them. The results
may be pronounced decisive victories for the
Citizens party. In the Second, Fourth and
| Fifth wards, the only battle fields Of the
elections, the Democrats put up as determined
| fights as they ever undertook. This WAS es-
| pecially the case with reference TO the Second
ward, where Michael Melet aud DR.. James
| Brennan made the efforts Of their lives for
election as CounclmaR and School Director
| respectively and both were defeated by safe
maiorties
As to the Fourth and Fifth wards the
| Citizens also claim decisive victories, in that
| they gain a Councilman in the former and a
School Director in the latter Besides this,
the Citizens elected their entire ticket ia the
| Fourth ward, with the exception of School
| Director which means that they secure con
| troll of the election board For years past
| the Democrats have waged strong battle to
| gain this point, and they held it for several
| consecutive years Another gratifying re-
suit for the Citizens is the election Of Luke
Walsh as Constable. Walsh is a Democrat.
and when the Citizens put him on their
ticket the Democrats looked upon it as a
great joke.
! The Democrats have consolation in the
election of their borough ticket, but they
have no room for jubilation, as the majorites
Of their candidates are the smallest given on
the borough ticket in many years. 1t is
true that the voters of the First ward did
not come out, but it is likewise true that
I -
ward failed to go to the poll, and in the
Third ward the Republican vote fell over 100
short of what it was last year, while the full
| Democratic vote was out.
The total vote in the borough yesterday
was 1,725. That of 1898 was /, ,949. showing
a decrease of 224 votes for this year. In the
spring election of 1898 T. J. Mullahy, Demo-
crat for Borough Treasurer received a
majority of 377 and Michael Byrne Demo-
crat, Borough Auditor, by majority of 27i
THE BOROUGH TICKET.
HIGH CONSTABLE. ? 3 Tol.
Peter Reilly, D.... ...... eOI ll5 III 22l 229 $50
Morgan Hopkins, @ ........ 53 l57 lss 233 23l si2
Reilly's majority, Al.
BoRoUGH AUDITOR
Martin Maher, D......... 2u2 lis lI2 226 28l $50
w. J. Watkins, c ......... 81 l57 l0l 221 go $50
Mahers majority, Il.
FIRST WARD.
Council-Thomas Tracey, 2O6. School
DirectOr-Mike Sullivan, 2O6. Constable
Matt Giblon, 2O4. Judge of Election-James
j. Cook, 203. Inspector-Thomas Grady,
2O3 Robert Anderson, 27.
SECOND WARD.
Council-John p. BOehm, $50; Michael
Mellet, 1926 Boehm's majority, 25. School
DirectOr-Harry E. KEEPER, 152 James
Brennan, 1873 Helpers majority, 20. Con-
stable-Taliesln Phillips, 40. Judge OF
Election-D. H. Llewellyn, 146; Thomas
Devlin, 121; Llewellyn's majority, %. In
spector-Charles Derr, 1856; Anthony Nc
Nulty 49, Derr's majority, AZ.
THIRD WARD.
COuncil-William Neiswenter, 2O4. School
Director-George Holvey, 2O4. Constable
Thomas Tosh, POI. Judge of Election
Harry Reese, 205. Inspector - James o.
Sampsel, 200.
FOURTH WARD.
Council-Con. Englert, 22s; David Howells
236; Howell's majority, S. School Director
: Michael S. Kerrigan, 26O; James Thomas, 2O4
Kerrigan's majority, 80. COnstable-Luke
Walsh, PA; Patrick Flaherty, PIG; Walsh't
i. majority, 2s, Judge of Election-Arthul
Whomsley, 222i Charles Mclaughlin, 22O
WhOmsley's majority, 2. InspectOr-JohI
. T. Lawson, 231; Bernard Flaherty, 2l3
Lawson's majority, IS.
FIFTH WARD.
Councl-Edward Murphy, 237; William
Brown, 2S2; Murphy's majority 5. Sehoo
!. Director-John T. Lee, PAP Martin Mcclure
2ls; Lees majority, "A. Constable-Thoma
v Bolin, PAS; George w. Frantz, 2l3; Bolin'
= majority 35. Judge of Election-Patricl
# Burke, 237; George Knott, Jr., PA. Burke
majority, 23 Inspector-Anthony McMani
man, 234 Michael Gurilla, 2l7; McManiman'
majority, H.
: A PROTEST.
q 1t is not yet certain that the Citizens can
If didate for Council in the Fifth ward. William
D Brown, is defeated. Cyrus Guise, the Cit
h zens Inspector, and David Davis, the Cit
n zens Oyerseer, protested against the returns
claiming that Peter Harkins, the DemC
cratic Judge of Election, threw out a numbe
of Citizens ballots on alleged irregularities
a. aud yet admitted to the count q number
IL Democratic ballots which should have bee
III thrown out. Steps were taken this mornin
" to bring the matter TO the attention of th
court, as it is claimed that, should the pr
tests be sustained, Brown will be declare
-. elected tn COuucil