The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
and Evan q. Jones, Repub.

Democrats, and Evan q. Jones, Repub.
licnn.
Hon. John L. Roche is n candidat,
for reelection to the select council in
the Seventh ward and Is the Demo-
cratic nominee He has "a an oppon.
ent ex-Conmon Councilman NJ. F.
Gilroy.
IN THE EIGHTH.
Alderman w. S. Millar, the Repub~
lican nominee for that office in the
Eighth ward, has the endorsement of.
the Democrats and can read his title
clear to n second term. though op-
posed by John J. Flanophan, 1ndepen-
dent. A warm fight is being waged
for common council and school con-
trollcr Charles c. Ferber is the Re-
publican candidate for school control
Ter and Or. John O'Mallcy represents
the opposite party. r. w. Iizleman
seeks a reelection on the Republican
ticket to the o'fce of common council
and Is pitted against Thomas j. Roche,
the Democratic nominee.
e. +. Chittender Is unopposed for 4
recollection To the select council from
the Ninth ward. He was nominated
by the Republicans and no one has
entered the lists against him.
John Nageli and Jacob SchaeffeT,
Republicans. will be sent back to the
common council and school board re-
spectively for another term. They
were nominated by their Republican
neignbors and are unopposed.
John J. Schneider, Republican, wants
to succeed himself in the select coun.
Gil from the Eleventh ward but his
right to do so Is questioned by August
Schimpff.
There are two sets OF Democratic
candidates in the field in the Twelfth
ward. Anthony Walsh. the present
school controller. is opposed Sy Miles
Sweeney ard Daniel Calvin, the reg
ular Democratic nominee for common
council has to do battle with ex-
School Controller James O'Boyle, who
Is an Independent candidate.
There is a highly interesting battle
being fought in the Thirteenth ward
between Andrew b. Lidstone, the Re-
publican nominee. and ex-Sheriff A. b.
Stevens, an independent candidate.
who was endorsed by the Democrats.
Both are prominent citizens of the
ward and are making an energetic
Cavas.
JENNINGS OPPOSED.
Thomas J. Jennings, Democrat. who
has for twelve years represented the
Fourteenth ward in the board of con-
troll. is again the Democratic nominee
this year and Is p!tted against Will
lam Pritchard, who was nominated by
the Republicans. Charles f. Wenzcl.
the present common councilman from
that ward. has for an opponent Will
lam r.. Stephens. Wenzel is the Demo-
cratic candidate and Stephens the Re-
publican.
There is no ward in the city in which
a mere stubborn fight is bcirg waEed
than in the Fifth, where Joseph Oliver
and II. T. Fellows have locked horns
for the Office of select council. Eel.
lows Is the present councilman from
the ward, but was defeated by Oliver
for n renomination. Immediately after
the caucus Fellows announced that
he was an independent candidate.
Theodore S. Fuller and Edward J..
Coleman are the opposing candidates
for common council in the sixteenth
ward. Coleman Is Democrat and the
present representative from the ward.
Otto b. Schricfer Republican.is unop-
posed for a reelection to the board
of control.
Ex-Sheriff F. II. ClemOns will be
elected by unanimous consent to the
office of select council in the Seven.
teenth ward. He was nominated by
the Republicans and no one has ap-
peared to contest him. He will be one
nf a OF nf
Patrick Iangan has been nominated
for school controller by the Democrats
and Republicans OF the Eighteenth
ward. He now represents the war'l
in that office. His opponent Is John
j. Finnerty independent candidate.
Thomas F. Morris, common councilman
from the ward, has been nominated by
the Democrats for another term. John
NJ. Moran is an independent candidate
for that office.
Gerhard j. Dresser and Daniel W.
Vaughan are engaged IN a very spir-
tied. endeavor to be elected to the Office
of select council in the Nineteenth
| ward. Mr.. Vaughan is a Democrat
and former select councilman of the
ward. MIR. Dresser is the Republican
nominee.
WOMAN CANDIDATE.
The Twentieth ward boasts of being
the only one in the city that has n
woman candidate for office. She Is
Mrs. Rose T.. Kane ana she wants to
represent that ward or the school
board. The other candidates are John
Gibbons, the present incumbent. and
Patrick j. Walsh. For common cOun-
ell Michael ]. Cusick has a clear field.
He is a Democrat and the present
commoner from the ward.
John i. Payne, Republican; John j.
McAndrew, Democrat. and Michael
Rupp. Independent, are fighting for
the Office of select council in the Twen-
ty-first ward. Mr.. McAndrew is the
present incumbent.