The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-08


ceding summer and fall months. They
read The Trlbunes statement of the
result. felt spasm of pride that the
city should have such an entcrprislng
paper and went to work.
OF course there was nothing else
talked of all day long, but no one lost
any time by the discussions. 1t was
all over, the result was known and
the excitement of the race was as
much thing Of the past as IL 1t had
been steeplechase and the horses
were being led back to the paddock.
There were those who wanted to
tell how It all happened and there
were also those who would let them
do 1t, but these latter were like the
votes for Con Smith. not worth the
counting. AS general rule, when
these explanationizers sought an au-
dience they met with a cold rebuff.
Every one who was any one knew
just as well as the next how the thing
happened in every instance, and he
didn't care to hear some one else en-
plain how it happened with an explain
alton that didn't explain. Anyhow, as
said before, the election was over and
he was back to business.
SUCCESSFUL ONES.
The successful candidates were to
be seen about town in the afternoon
and at almost every step they We're
halted by outstretched hands convey
ing congratulations.
Congressman Connell was fairly
overwhelmed with congratulations.
Friends who had been led into worry
by reason of his being in a three
corned fight We're the most exhuberant
in their congratulations.
Mr.. Conry's aggressive fight and ex-
cellent showing evoked many warm
words of praise for this promising
young man. For Mr. Spencer, who
"also ram for congress, there was
nothing but general commiserstion
that such an otherwise good fellow
would allow his vindictiveness to lead
him into such political indiscretions.
His thousand votes out of a total OF
10000 was such a ridiculously poor
showing that their recipient was sub
jected to pretty much the same color
of satirical jibes as his fellow inde-
postmasters, revenue collectors ana
such like among the Spencerian satel-
lites were doleful looking lot as
they were viewed here and there gath
cred in small groups telling each other
how but for this, that or the other
thing, the other. that or this thing
would have obtained.
NO CONTEST TALK.
For the first time in years first
day after election passed off Without
any talk of contests. Messrs. Warnke
and Bonn, Koch and Beck, Philbin
and Timlin and Scheuer and Flaherty,
who were elected or defeated as the
case may have been. by what the in
complete returns indicated were small
margins, did lot OF figuring from the
open returns in the prothonotary's Of
flee, but not a whisper or any indica-
ton whatsoever of contest was heard
or observed.
A feature of the day was the clrcu-
lation Of a, story to the effect that Re-
corder-elect Emil Bonn had taken
poison and was dying. 1t was twisted
and turned into an attempted suicide
yarn, and, despite it's Righteousness.
gained some small credence. The
facts of the case, as told elsewhere in
The Tribune, became generally known
by noon time and the story was caused
to subside.
Comparatively little betting was
done in Scranton this campaign out
side of the customary friendly wagers
of cigars, hats, gloves, suppers and
the like. Not single cash bet of any
considerable proportion was reported.
The women folks, it would appear
from all reports, did their share Of the
friendly wagering. Boxes of candy
and roses We're the "stuff" they put
up rather than having to shut up.
SHE HAD A BET.
One very anxious miss called up The
Tribune office before daylight to ask
if Mr. Spencer was elected. Thinking
she was not serious. the man at the
phone began to say jokes, but his
jocosity was very coldly received. She
wanted to know if The Tribune would
be kind enough to tell her If Mr.. Spen-
GER was elected; she had bet box of
candy on him and was awfully anxious
to win it.. The man at the phone gal
lantly begged to regret that Mr.. Spen-
Ger had not been elected by the returns
then at hand, and that the chances
of missing returns making him a win
ner We're, it grieved him exceedingly
to say, very slight. She said "Pshaw!
Much obliged" and hung up the phone.
And the man at the phone recalled
an article he once wrote on why Wo-
men Should Vote"
II county controller was elected
yesterday that Office will be filled, very
likely, by0 p. w. Costello, one of the
present county auditors. With figures
from all except eight districts he has
1899 votes. as against 494 for F. l..
Brown; o67 for John Wheeler, of Car
bondale, and 2S7 for John B. Nallin.
With the exception of Mr.. Brown all
the candidates conducted secret cam
paign, each wishing to avoid stirring
up activity on the part of Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Costello went at the matter with
determination to win and the
chances are that he has succeeded. In
most of the big Democratic districts
he had men at working distributing
his stickers and instructing voters
how to use them.
MAY BE OVERCOME.
There is no telling, though, but that
his big lead may be overcome, as 1t Is
known that many of the election
boards neglected to record the vote for
controller on the open returns. The
official count, which will commence to-
day, will determine this.
The efforts of these candidates may
he all in vain as il is very 0uesti ion-