The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

Monday night the first step in the
way Of opening the municipal cam
paign will be taken when the Repub-
licans of the Eighth ward will hold a
caucus in the office of Alderman w. S.
Millar. At this caucus candidates for
alderman, school controller and COM
mon council will be nominated. I'm
mediately after the adjournment Of the
ward caucus the Republicans of each
district will get together and name
candidates for register Of voters and
judge and inspector of elections.
Up to date there has been no partic-
ular contest for the Republican noml-
nations and it Is very probable that
on Monday night Alderman w. S.
Millar will be renomipated and that
a similar courtesy will be extended to
F. w. Zizleman, the present common
councilman from the ward c. c. Fer
Der will in all probability be the nomi-
nee for school controller. He is a prom
inent business man, who was
for several years a member of
the Clenons. Ferber and OMalley
company, and would make valuable
addition to the board OF school con-
troll.
The Eighth ward Is always the
scene of a desperate battle for ward
offices and If Mondays Republican
caucus is likely to be a very quiet af-
fair the subsequent steps will not be
as tame. For instance, the Democratic
caucus is likely to be productive of
some lively skirmishing. There are
several candidates for the different
nominations
John J. LOTUS. the Wyoming avenue
druggist, and eXCommon Councilman
John ]. Flanaghan will cross swords,
for the nomination for alderman and
Thomas Roche and #. p. Gilgallon will
do battle for the nomination for COM
mon council. For school controller DR..
John O'Malley and JOHN Collins are
avowed candidates and there is q pos
sibllity that Charles Zeidler, the pres
ent school controller Of the ward, will
seek denomination. The mention of
his name in connection with q re-
nomination does not awaken much
enthusiasm. however, and If he is a
candidate he will have strong oppo-
sition in his own party.
The Eighth ward has about an equal
number of Republicans and Democrats
and it requires lively work on the part
of a candidate to win out In conse-
quence local fights are never dull in
that ward. AS an evidence of the close
ness Of the ward it might be mentioned
that it now has a Republican alder
man and common councilman and q
Democratic controller and select. coun-
Gilman.
After the February election Of next
spring there will be a number of new
faces in both branches of the council
and on the school board. The terms
of the select council from the odd num-
bered wards and of the common coun-
cilmen from the even numbered wards
expire next April and the following
will have to seek a reelection or re.
tire:
Select-Finlay Ross, First ward
John ]. Kearney, Third ward; Richard
H. Williams, Fifth ward; John F.
Roche, Seventh ward; c. F. Chitten-
den, Ninth ward; John ]. Schneider
Eleventh ward; George Sanderson,
Thirteenth ward; Horatio r. Fellows,
Fifteenth ward: J. A. Lansing, Seven.
teenth ward; Edwin Trabie, Nine.
teenth ward John j. McAndrew
Twenty-flrst ward.
Common-Morris V. Morris, Second
ward: w. V. GrifTiths. Fourth ward;
p. F. Calpin, Sixth ward: F. w. Zizel-
man, Eighth ward; John Nageli, Tenth
ward; ]. ]. Monaghan, Twelfth ward
c. r. Wenzel, Fourteenth ward: f. ]
Coleman Sixteenth ward; #. r. Morris
Eighteenth ward; NJ. J. Cusick, Twen.
tieth ward.
The terms of the following school
controllers also expire the coming
spring: A. L. Francois, Second ward
Benjamin williams, Fourth ward; John
NJ. Casey, Sixth ward; Charles f. Zeid-
Ter, Eighth ward; Jacob Schaefer,
Tenth ward Anthony Walsh. Twelfth
ward; T. ]. Jennings, Fourteenth ward
0. p, Schriefer Sixteenth ward P. j.
Langan, Eighteenth ward; John Glib
bons. Twentieth ward.
David Cameron, who is mentioned as
the probable successor of Judge John
l. Mitchell on the bench of Tioga coun-
ty, Is well known in Scranton. He was
a frequent visitor here during the years
when he was assistant United States
district attorney. Mr.. Cameron was APP
pointed to that office by Governor w.
A, Stone when he was United States
district attorney for the western dis
trict Of Pennsylvania. He was retained
under Walter b. Lyon, who succeeded
MIR. Stone and was removed by Harry
c. Hall, Democrat, soon after he en-
tered upon the duties of his office.
Mr. Cameron is not a large man but
he is imposing looking nevertheless
His face bears a striking resemblance