The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-21

cISc VINO might POSSIBLY Qu1lify as q
voter. The big floating population of
the down town district was out i'm full
force and for the most part succeeded
in convincing the election officers of
their right To vote. There were chal-
lengcs galore and some very heated
arguments. but at no time was thcra
anything dangerously near unncighbor-
illness.
some of the questions the board in
the Second district was called upon ia
settle would puzzle the Supreme court
one man whose qualification the boari
was asked to pass upon sleeps at pres
ent in the Second district of the EShth
ward, eats in the First district. and has
his laundry delivered in the sixteenth
ward, whore he keeps his trunk. II.
was allowed to vote.
lnquircrs for the result i'm the Thir-
teenth were numerous from all over the
city. No contest attracted moro atton-
ton than that for select council be-
tween a. Il. Lidstone. Republican, and
Sheriff A. r. Stevens, Citizen. with
Democratic endorsement. Mr. I.idston,
was chaDeroned by School Controller
b. r. Jayne. while Mr. Stevens had as
his main supporters number of promi-
nent Republicans and Independents
The vote pollcd was the largest in tn.
history of the ward. Lidstone received
56S and Stevens 2S9. This was the only
contest of any Importance in the Thir.
teenth. Alderman a. e. Bailey being
unopposed.
FIGHT IN THE SEVENTH.
Fight, in the full sense of the word
is the only term to properly characters
iZe the contest in the S,cc~th. wherl
| ex-Common Councilman NJ. +. Gilroy
who ran for select council against
Hon. John T.. Roche, the present in
cumbent. Mr.. Cilrcy received 13>
votes as against 81 for Mr.. Roche.
A number of personal encounters oc-
CURED during the day about the polls
in the Third district where the Gilroy
adhercnts put up their stiffest battle
Ex-Common Councilman John w. Me.
Lean claims to have been assaulted at
two different times by Candidate Gill
roy. Constable Hugh Collins, a GilrOy
supporter, got on rampage during
the close of the day and started Il
small-Sized riot ny clubbing Matt
Dougherty. Roche man, who disputes
some right in the promises put for
ward by the constable. Dougherty's
forehead was cut oper and had 10 be
given surgical attention.
In the North Scranton section the
greatest spirit over the election was
evidenced in the Second ward. where
| the offices of alderman, common coun.
cilm"n and school controller were con.
| tested for both parties having stron.
tLA G.,y.l
| having host of licutcnants at WORK
| in every district with number OF
carriages employed to bring out The
voters. 1t was get-up-andget from
! the early afternoon. though the morn.
! ing hours were not without some ac.
tive effort. Towards evening. wher
the men who work in shops and mine,
! reached the several polling places, ant
/ until o'clock. when the polls closed
| there was much animation and ar
| earnestness to get in the vote such a.
is seldom witnessed az general elec
ton.
The ward Is naturally Republican by
safe pluralities, but It was evident tina
the contest was going to be close. The
result shows the return Of NJ. V. Nor.
ris to the common council, the election
of o. ID" Myers as alderman. and tn,
reelection of A. i. Francois. Demo
crat. to the board Of control.
EE-CORNERED FIGHT.
In the Third ward there was also
! lively battle of the ballots in the three
! cornered Democratic fight for selec
council between Prof. John ]. Costello
! Henry OMalley and John ]. Kearney
There was 10 Republican contestan
against them. the ward being hop,
lessly Democratic, and the Republca,
voters had their innings in choosn,
from the Trio the candidate VIII nm the,
thought best capable of representa-:
the ward in council. Professor Cos
! tclo won.
The First ward, with ;ts hg Repub
liCan vote, had Il walkover for Edwar.
Fidler for alderman and Finley Ros
for select council, while i'm the distric