The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-07
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
LUzERNE PRIMARIES.
First Under the Crawford County
System This Evening.

First Under the Crawford County
System This Evening.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, July 6.-The first Republi
can primaries in Luzerne county un
der the Crawford county rules will
take place Saturday between the hours
of and I. Just as to the result there.
of course, Is considerable doubt. There
are forty-two candidates for the diff
ferent nominations, as follows:
Congress-T. l.. Newell, Kingston;
Luther c. Darte, Kingston II. w. Pal
mer, Wilkes Barre.
Judge-George S. Ferris, West Pitts
ton; Francis NJ. Nichols, Wilkes
Barre; j. A. Opp, Plymouth; Paul J.
Sherwood Wilkes Barre.
State senator-William Drury, Pitts
ton; T.. S. Hays, Wyoming; w. j..
Scott, Wapwallopen.
District Attorney-D. Il. Baxter
Wilkes Barre; G. j. Clark, Luzerne;
Benjamin r. Jones. Warrior Run;
Charles NJ. Keck, Ashley; Abner Smith,
Hazleton.
Prothonotary-John Bersch, Kings
ton; Jonathan r. Davis, Kingston;
G.. w. Dewey, Wilkes Barre; Brinton
Jackson, Nanticoke; George j. Lew
ellyn, Wilkes Barre; j. w. Moore, Slo-
cum; r. w. Templeton, Plymouth.
Clerk of the courts-W. d. Gerlach,
Hazleton; Reese Lloyd, Freeland; (;
John H. Miller, Hazleton.
Jury commissioner-B. F. Mathers,
Dorranceton; Charles Arvidson, Pitts
ton; Samuel Bloch, Wilkes Barre; Liall
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Nanticoke; D. S. Clark, Kingston; An
drew Croop, Hunlock; John p. Davis,
Plymouth; James d. Green, Wyoming
w. l.. Higgs, Wilkes Barre; Miles
Jones, Plymouth township; Henry f.
Miller; Maltby; S. II. Sutliff Shick-
shiny; A. ]. Thrash, Hazleton; G. r.
Turner; Alden station; A. c. Watson,
Duryea; Gus Williams, Nanticoke.
For the past few days the various
candidates and their lieutenants have
been hard at work and the result of
| the primaries Is eagerly awaited. For
state senator the contest seems to lie
between William Drury, of Pittston,
| and the present senator, w. j. Scott,
of Wapwallopen. At the last session
| of the state lawmakers, Senator Scott
voted for NJ. S. Quay for United States
senator until the last few days of the
session, when he suddenly Topped and
voted the other way, and he has since
| been known as an anti-Quay man.
! During the present campaign he is
sued a public letter, in which he said
| he would never vote for Quay, even
If he should again be the caucus
nominee. On this issue it is thought
| the congress contest will dwell and
the indications point strongly to the
! selection of Mr.. Drury.
For congress, Henry w. Palmer, of
Wilkes Barre, seems to be looming up
quite prominently, f. S. Newell, OF
| Kingston, being considered his closest
opponent
For Judge, George S. Ferris, Of West
Pittston, is considered the likely nomi-
nee.
For district attorney, Benjamin r
Jones, of Warrior Run, will doubtless
make a good run, although d. E. Bax-
ter, of Wilkes-B Barre, is by far the
most widely advertised candidate. even
of the whole forty-two.
For clerk of the courts, the race ap-
pears to be n close one between w. d
Gerlach, of Hazleton, and Reese Lloyd
of Freeland.
The race for prothonotary is tbs
most doubtful one, although the names
of Jonathan r. Davis, of Kingston, and
]. w. Moore, of Slocum, have beer
much talked of.