The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-19

Before many days. 1t is probable, the
pubic Will know just how. much truth
there Is to the stories that have been
floating about for the last few months
concerning internecine strife in the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
directorate.
tomorrow the annual election will be
held and If the more interesting of the
stories are true there Is going to be
hot Frankfort, Kentucky, kind of q
time around No. 26 Exchange place.
The Vanderbilt interests, which are in
the ascendancy, and the Sloan inter-
ests. or old regime, reputed to be de-
throned and anxious to again come
into power, are, according to the story
tellers, to have Il fierce struggle to a
finish. with success depending. mainly
if not wholly. on which wins the Tay-
lors as an ally.
Nothing very startling is promised rs
n result of the Vanderbilts winning,
but If the old regime comes out on top,
the things that are going to happen
are about as numerous and varied as
several well-regulated stove commit
tees. working full time, have been able
To conjure up at the<f many regular,
adjourned and special sessions of late.
ONE DREAM STORY.
The latest is that the old regime Is
a sure winner; that for the looks of
the thing President Truesdale is to be
reelected with the understanding that
he will resign forthwith, and that when
he has resigned, +. r. Holden is to be
elected president.
Just why this and all the other things
prophesied by the stove committees are
to be done, does not clearly develop. 1t
appears, though, that the new manag ge-
ment has been undermining the road,
making a lot of money and paying bet
ter wages to the men, and that the
stockholders, not wishing to have their
property improved, their dividends paid
direct from the earnings, and possibly
increased. or their employees more
amply remunerated, have decided to
oust the newcomers who are respon-
sble for these aggressions, and put
back in power those who were formerly
there.
There may be some other reasons" !"
but the committees" having failed to
| attend to this little detail of the in
evitable precedent to effect, it is neces-
sary to supply what is lacking from
the best material at hand, because
some readers are not satisfied to take
things for granted but are unreason-
able enough to demand that when you
| give them effects you must also figure
out causes.
Another new and interesting story is
that eX-General Manager and Secon 4
Vice-President w. r. Hallstead did no,
go to Europe week before last, and
that the cablegrams received here by
his friends and those of his companion
Martin Maloney. announcing their safs
arrival in Southampton, are nothing
more or less than part of the deep
| dark scheme by which the overthrow
| of the new regime Is to be accom-.
| plished.
| REASON NOT GIVEN.
| How Mr.. Hallstead's supposed pres.
ence in Europe and his actual presence
in this country enter into the plan is
not explained by the sapient specu.
lators who squat about the stove, and
1t is too deep even for our answers tc
correspondents" editor. The thirstinc
public will have to wait till the un.
| folding of the plot, tomorrow, reveals
how this mysterious move figures in il
| The unlocking public will watch with
interest akin to anxiety for the stor,
by which the committees" will lei
| themselves down i'm case this dreaf
strife and all it's consequences shoul,
! not eVentuate.