The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-21
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STORY OF THE BATTLE.

Despite the fact that five Republican
wards had no local fight of any i'm
portancc, while only two of the Demo-
cratic stronChOlds were wanting in
this invariably successful ince ntivc to
voting. the city went Republican. as
shown by the vote on schoo! directors,
by a very respectable majority.
The vote on the viaduct and sewers
propositions called fof no extended
analyZing. These outside of Hyde Park
"hO took the trouble 10 vote on the
Niaduct question voted largely against
1t, and there We're quite q considerable
number in these wards who took this
trouble. This. coupled with the fact
that the big Fourth ward had no local
contest. and consequently Il small vote,
and the further fact that many West
Siders either accidentally or intention.
ally neglected to mark the obscure
;quare at the bottom Of the ballot, in
which the county commissioners would
rave them register their will on this
important question, accounts for the
defeat. Not a few of the West Side
districts gave a majority against the
viaduct.
AS to the sewers, suffice 1t to repeat
the comment of IL property holder in
a district that gave the proposed in
crease one favorable vote: I'VE paid
for our sewers and il any other part
Of the city wants sewers let it pay for
them without contributions from us"
NO BIG SURPRISES.
There We're no very big surprises in
,.he ward contests except III the mat
ter of the size of the majOrities. Those
%ho were generally counted upon TO
win were in practically every instance
successful.
Two-thirds Of the wards had spirited
contests and for an off-year the votes
polled in these wards were unusually
large. In the Thirteenth ward, where
there was a big fight on for select
council between A. r. Lidstone and ex-
Sheriff Stevens, the record was broken
in the matter of heavy voting.
The day was fair as far as the wealth
er was concerned, and with one or two
exceptions free from disturbances.
There was no closing down of indus
trial or business places. but the public
Offices and banks were closed and the
saloons shut up as tight as if it was
Sunday.
~
in the Eighth ward, was the gathering
place for the Republican voters, head.
quarters being established there to re.
ceive the returns. The watchers eithe.
sent the returns in by phone %.
brought them in person.
1t was very quiet crowd, and tho
only vote taken much interest in was
that for the viaduct However, as re.
ports unfavorable to this came in stead,
lily one after the other, the throng slow.
ly thinned out, and at IL o'clock only
Alderman Millar and a few companion.
We're left.
The Democratic city committee did
not receive returns at any definit,
place; I'm fact the committee had M
headquarters. Chairman G. II. Schad
and Secretary John j. Murphy, how
ever, received whatever returns the,
could up to midnight at the Hotel Jer
myn and also Hotel Rudolph, wher,
there was congregated large number
of Democrats and Republicans await
Ing the announcement of the Eight
ward returns. Much interest was mani
tested in the contest between DIR
O'Malley and G. C.. Ferber for schoo
controller.
IN THE EIGHTH WARD.
But for the spirited contest in tn,
Eighth ward for school controller be
tween DR.. John O'Malley and C. C
Ferber. and between +. w. Zizelmal
and T. J. Roche for common council
man, the central city would have ha,
to report very tame election. TIL
sixteenth ward had fight between T.
j. Coleman and Fred s. Fuller for com
mon council, but it did not develop
anything approaching excitement. MI
Coleman winning by a surprisingl,
large majority.
The Ninth and Seventeenth ward
had nothing whatever to busy the war,
workers, all the candidates for the i'm
portant offices being unopposed.
The Eighth, however, made up 70
the apathy of its neighbors. All da,
long a corps of workers walked IN
ward over from one end TO the othel