The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18

ing to order. For Il half hour before
that the room presented an animated
scene. Charles Acker secretary of the
committee, stood behind the row of
desks on which an array of blank
tables were laid out. Mr. Ackcr was in
his shirt sleeves and was kept busy re-
ceiving the returns from the judges
and arranging the papers in Il meth.
odical manner before him The judgR'
! as they reported, handed over all the
papers save the tally sheet This they
kept to read the returns of their dis
trict from.
1t was fortunate circumstance that
| the new system had two such painstal-
| ing men as c. l.. Chittenden and Secre-
! tary Acker to arrange the details for
giving the plan its initial trial.
Mr.. Acker had everything necessary
for the proper tabulation Of the vote in
shape when the convention opened yes-
terday. There was no confusion no an
noying delays to attend to some detail
that had been overlooked From the
smoothness with which the work of the
convention was transacted ono would
not suppose it was the first gathering
of the kind. After the convention was
called to order Secretary Acker read
| the roll and it was shown that the fol-
lowing return judges were present:
THE RETURN JUDGES.
| First ward-F'irst district, u. c. Hat.
| ton; Second district, Charles Meade
| Third district, Robert Proudlock: Fourth
! district, d. II. Reese; Fifth district, Fin-
! ley Ross
Second ward-First district. John l..
1 "a IA
l4hird district, w. W. simpson; Fourth
| district, William Thomas Fifth district,
! Michael McGueeney.
Third ward-First district, II. r. Wat
Eins; Second district Richard Walsh.
Fourth ward-First district, NJ. q. Dim
rllck; Second district, IL. \. Jones ;
| Third district. John +, Lewis; Fourth
district, Daniel l.. Edwards.
Fifth ward-First district John Il. Ed
| wards: Second district A. b. Holmes
| Third district, John Merchant; Fourth
| district, w. Gaylord Thomas.
Sixth ward--First district, John Baxter;
Second district Edward /. Henry; Third
| district, David Harris.
| Seventh w8rd-Second district, John t.
Walsh; Third district, John i. Eiscbc
Eighth waId-First district. Fred nurr
! Second district, L. L. Everhart.
Ninth ward-irst district l.. NJ. Yer
noy; Second district, w. j. Welsh, Third
| Tenth ward-First district. Oscar Ridge
way; Second district c. w. Schive.
Eleventh ward-First district, Fred W.
Weichel; Second district D. W. Hum
phrey; Third district, Frank Sweet.
Twelfth ward-First district, John
Madigan; Second district, John Metz
heizer.
Thirteenth ward-First district David
q. Watson Second district NJ. w. Finn
Third district, A. B. Lidsone.
Fourteenth ward-Frst district, G. r.
Acker; Second district, Milton Reinhart.
Fife nth ward-First district. David Il.
Johnson; Second district, John r. Jones.
sixteenth ward-First district, j. q.
Seamans; Second district, Walter Il. Da-
Wis.
/ Seventeenth ward-First district. Dr. J.
e. O'Brien; Second district, r. j. Haag
Eighteenth ward-William G.. Beau
mont.
Nineteenth ward First district. William
Hammond; Second district. Henry Mohr
Third district, Jacob +. Miller; Fourtr
district, Ferdinand Zwick.
| Twentieth ward-First district, Charles
Simrell; Second district G. +. KIoss
Third district, A. G. Hewitt Fourth dis
trict, NJ. T. Jones'
Twenty-first ward-First district, Chas
Il, Oliver; Second district, ]. @. Nicholson
MIR. CHITTENDEN's ADDRESS.
After the roll call. Chairman Chitten.
den delivered a short address TO tht
members of the convention. He sait
1t was his intention to make a speech
or congratulation to the judges on tn,
excellent results obtained from the in.
itial test of the new system, but mas.
much as there was much business Il
be transacted he would content him
self with just few words.
! You have done a great service. >
continued Mr.. Chittenden, "and hav,
shown that this new system is q sue
cess. You have made 1t possible FOL
n poor man to run for Office i'm thi,
city, and you have given the peopl,
an opportunity of expressing their ac
tuSl preference in the choice Of candi
dates. The election of Saturday hal
demonstrated another thing. II is this
The good common sense of the people
can be relied upon to give us a winning
ticket. The men chosen SATURDAY. are
clean and honorable, and the appor
tionment as TO location, etc, is excel
lent.
This election has taught a lessor
that will be received with some sad
| ness by men like myself who hav