The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-06
HEARING OBJECTIONS.
Judge Archibald Settled Number of
Disputes About Certificates and
Nomination Papers.

Judge Archibald spent most of yes.
terday settling disputes arising from
rival claims for places IN one or the
other Of the columns of the official ball
lot for the coming election. Several
papers and certificates were declared
invalid, but in no case were any SER
ious hardships the result, as the de-
feated contestant either withdrew al
together or is candidate Of some
other party.
In Carbondale a few of the Demo-
cratic candidates are thrown out alto
gether, but they were in every in
stance seekers for minor ward or dis
trict offices.
The contest in the city up the valley
was between rival factions of the
Democratic party, headed respectively
by ex-City Chairman James +. Boy
ian and City Chairman j. Brennan.
Mr.. Boylan was defeated for the
craftsmanship of the convention by Mr..
Brennan and thereupon retired with
his followers and had another conven-
tion. Judge Archibald, after hearing
q raft of testimony, decided that the
boilers had no standing and declared
the ticket nominated at the original
convention the genuine Democratic
ticket. The two tickets differed only
in some minor offices, the only impor-
tant variance being that the Boylan
people named Mr.. Reynolds for school
controller. while the Brennan ticket
has Prof. Hockenberry as the candi-
date for that office.
Dickson City sent down two complete
"CitiZens" tickets, one of them being
identical with the regular Republican
ticket and the other being made up Of
independents. The latter alleges that
the Republicans held their regular eau
cuses on a Saturday night and on the
succeeding Tuesday night resolved
themselves into "Citizens' and held
other caucuscs at which all the Repub-
lican borough and ward candidates
were placed in nomination.
When the petitioners, who claim to
be the real "Citizens" party represen-
tatives went to the county commits
sioners' office with their nominations
they found that the "Citizens" nom-
nations had already been made and
filed. Exceptions were taken and yes
terday when Judge Arcbald heard
the claims of both sides he decided
that the Republican candidates would
have to be content with a single place
on the ballot and that the nomina tions
of the petitioners should be printed in
the Citizens column.
Thomas +. Padden, of the Third
ward; Theodore II. Willard. Of the
First ward; James w. Caygll. of the
Second ward, and Thomas Meehan. for
the borough at large, were the petit
TONERS representing the successful
"Citizens" party.
The fight between Horatio T. Fell
lows and John Donohoe for recogni-
tion as the regular Democratic candi-
date for select council in the Fif-
teenth ward was settled by Mr.. Dom
ahoe's withdrawal. Court made an Or
der dismissing Donahoe's exceptions
and directing that the Fellows certifl-
cate stand. A similar contest from the
Fifth ward between II. II. Williams
and Thomas Conners was also amic-
ably disposed of, Mr.. Conners with
drawing.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock was
fixed as the time for hearing the ex-
ceptions made by w. ]. Schubmehl to
the Independent" nomination papers
of Alex. McVicar. for burgess. and
Thomas Evans. for justice Of the
peace. of the Borough of Olyphant.
Thursday. February S, at . o'clock
D. m. was fixed as the time for the
hearing in the matter of the appoint
ment of John j. Kilcullen as Judge Of
election, of the Twelfth ward, of Oily
phant