The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-06

About thirty districts of the county
will today be wanting in Democratic
overseers of election.
The law requires that the applica-
tion for the appointment of overseers
shall be accompanied by petition
signed by at least three voters of the
district wherein the services of the
overseers are desired. In elections like
that of today it is customary to petit
ton for overseers in every district and
both county committees proceeded to
do this.
BY an amicable arrangement which
has obtained in this county for years,
the committees of the two leading par
ties divide the work of securing sigh
ers to the petitions, exchange their re-
spective lists for prospective ovefseers
for approval and then go before court
to ask for their appointment.
This year. it appears. the Democrats
neglected to look after all the districts
allotted to them and when the time
came for going into court yesterday
morning the Democrats were shy
about thirty petitions which they had
agreed to furnish.
1t was a physical impossibility almost
to go out into all of those thirty dis
trcts and secure signers to petitions,
but when the deficiency was made APP
parent the rustlers of the Democratic
committee proceeded to provide those
wanted petitions and at 1.30 o'clock
p. m. they were ready for presentation
to court.
Judge Archbald's sharp eye direct
ed his honor's close attention TO the
nr f,,y ic1,a ,aI 1,,,
the Democrats, he picked them out
hundred and twenty-five and began
to carefully scrutinize them.
ONLY FIVE STYLES.
He noticed that while there were five
different names to each of the thirty
petitions, that it was only here and
there a familiar one appeared. and,
as he prides himself on his extensive
acquaintance with the good people of
the Forty-fifth judicial district, he was
impe!led to scrutinize some more.
This closer scrutiny revealed to him
the fact that while there We're all of
one hundred and fifty names on the
thirty petitions there seemed to be not
more than five different styles of CHR
and fifty signers, and equally as re-
markable that a one certain kind of
ink seemed to be in very general use
in the various municipalities from
which the petitions purported to en-
anate.
He didn't say anything very caustic,
but the way he asked the Democratic
county committees legal representa-
tive, Attorney d. j. Reedy, how he ac-
counted for the above noted remark
able things was an indication that
what he thought would make interest
ing reading. Mr.. Reedy in real or we'll
affected surprised tones, Joined the
judge in wondering how those remark
able things obtained, and after II mo-
ment suggested that probably the SUBJ
committeeman in the various districts,
to whom the work Of securing sigma
lures to the petitions had been entrust-
ed. neglected their duty, and at the
last moment, to save to themselves the
good graces of the party leaders. made
up fictitious petitions.
Whether or not Judge Archbald's
huh" was used in the sense of a syno-
nym for rats" likewise does not de-
Velop, but he said "huh," and let 1t go
at that, as far as words are concerned.
He, however, refused to appoint the
overseers for whom the Democrats
petitioned in these thirty odd districts.
The overseers TO receive appoint
ments were as follows, the Republicans
being the first named in each couple:
THE OVERSEERs.
ArcllbaldErst ward, First district, Henry
Myers, Gerald Rulnc; Second district Thomas
Lewis, John Mushlcr. Second ward--William
rhilbir, +. j. White Third ward,-John Heck
man, John Doueher
I,cnton township-T. II. Wclles. Henry Evans
Blakely-First ward, William Cesford, John
Stevens Second ward. John r. Williams, Thomas
laly. Third ward, Conner Reese, Henry Thomp-
son.
Carbondaic townShip-Northwest district, T.
S. Myers, Michael Cogens.
CMbondale-First ward Third district W. T.
Matthews, =. ]. LanSan. Second ward, First dis
trict, T.. A. Dilts, John Wade Second district
II. n. Elbroclt, T., j. Ncary; Third district, Gus
Nelson, John Haley. Third ward, First district
John j. Bowen, Joseph Conner; Second district
u. NJ. Thomas, Richltd Kerwin; Fourth district
Thomas Davis, Michael Dusgan. Fourth ward,
Second district 7, ]. Conner p. j. Boylsn.
Covington townshp--C. j. Wardell, John Ian.
gan.
Dickson--FiIsr ward John Burliam, James
Mulderig. Second ward, John L. Eley. Thomas
Moehan. Third ward, s. X. Kochler, VI. G. Con.
nelly.
Dunmore-Second ward, First district George
W. Robinson, A. J.. IIaggeriy; Second district
district, Charles Harper, L. j. Healcy; Second
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