The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-06
THE ELECTION TODAY.
The Municipal Water Issue-Ths
Vote for Controller--Elsction Re
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Vote for ontroller-Elsction Re
turns Tonight.
Today will be momentous one in
the annals of this city, for beside the
usual interest and excitement incident
to presidential campaign. Carbonate
has paramount issue" all its own.
This is the question whether the city
shall or shall not extend its bonded in
1ebtedness by an increase OF S145,O0O
This Is an issue that looms UP pron1i-
nently and which will be settled one
way or another by the citizens. AS
The Tribune has not taken sides on
this question, and consequently has not
had its columns filled with letters ex-
pressing the views OF the exponents
and opponents OF this measure. it will
still keep within the bounds Of discre-
tion and venture no prediction as to
the outcome of this mooted question.
There has been a quiet campaign III
this city in regard to the national, Leg
islative and county tickets. The Re-
publicans have held two large and en-
thusiastic meetings In the opera house
and the Democrats have also held two.
one at Alumni park and the other at
the Academy of Music. Both political
parties claim they will carry the city
and a. straw vote shows 1t pretty even
1y divided, but the undercurrenr among
the business men, laboring men and all
those who remember the past four
years sets steadily toward the Repub-
licans.
There is one place on the ticket tina
most politicians overlooked. and that is
the Office of county controller, which
has only the name Of one candidate,
that of F. l.. Brown. of Scranton. The
rumor got started yesterday afternoon.
a1id it did not diminish on inquiry, that
Mr.. Brown was not going to have
complete walkover for opposite Mr..
Browns name is blank space. and it
was said that the friends Of J. f.
Wheeler, of this city. are going to write
his name in it and induce those of their
friends who We're persuadable to do
likewise. This. coming at the eleventh
hour, will probably not amount to a
very strenuous opposition.
Election returns will be received at
"a number of places by private wires
and in some cases will be accompanied
with social features of more or less
magnitude. The best and most COM
plete returns will be displayed I'll front
of The Scranton Tribune's new offices
in the Burke building. when the Car
bondale branch of The Tribune will
make its initial bow in the way of dis
playing bulletins. A powerful stere-
opticon and a professional exhibitor
will throw the bulletins on a sheet from
in front of it's offices. These returns
will be received on a private telephone
wire running direct to the parent Office
of The Tribune in Scranton. Their re-
turns will be received by private tele-
graph and telephone wires from the
Associated Press, covering every sec
tion OF the United States, and will be
displayed from their office building on
Washington avenue. simultaneously
these bulletins will be displayed in
Carbondale and the same system OBJ
served here. This Associated Press SER
vice is the best news service in the
United States and the most complete,
and it will be the first time Carbon
dalians will have bulletins directly
from it.
The Leader and the News will also
have displays. The Carbondale Cycle
club will receive returns by private
telephone and have smoker, for men,
bers only The Young Mems union will
have private wire and an entertain
ment for members only. The people of
this city should be we'll informed by
midnight tonight regarding the out
come.