The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-22
CANDIDATES
FOR COUNCIL
NOMINATED AT LAST NIGHTS
PRIMARIES.
There Was a Lively Time in the Sec
ond Ward Over the Accusation
That Illegal Votes Were Cast in
the Fifth District-votes Thrown
out-Candidates Who Were Named
in the Different Wards for the Ad-
tional Members Of the Common
Council That Is to Be.

Primary elections were held in u
number of wards last night to nomi-
| nate candidates for the additional
| councilmen certain wards will be en-
titled to in the enlarged common
council.
In the Second ward. which
will be entitled to four mem-
bers Of common council the
Republicans had an interesting
time last night at their primaries. Thn
meeting of the vigilance committees
of the several districts was held at
the office of Alderman Otto Meyers,
whore the returns were Canvassed.
Walter Simpson was the presiding Of
ficer, with NJ Il. Sanders, secretary,
and j. L. Hopewell. assistant secre-
tary. Several of the candidates were
present. The vote Of the several dis
tricts was returned by the Judges Of
the vigilance committees.
When the Fifth district was called
and the vote recorded. and the totals
announced by the secretary, Mr.. Davis
asked the privilege of the floor, which
was granted. He questioned the vote
of the Fifth district. and gave notice
that he would contest the result whlcn
the vote there showed. Secretary
Sanders introduced resolution that
the contest notice served by Mr.. Da-
Wis be accepted, and that the vigilance
committee of the Fifth district be re-
quired to bring their ballot box, with
all ballots. (marked and unmarked).
into the presence OF the canvassing
board within one hour. (Which would
have made the hour 10 o'cloclsl. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Hope
well, and was adopted.
The members OF the committee Of
the Fifth district at first claimed they
could supply ballots, but afterwards
admitted their impossibility to do SO.
1t was then claimed that the vote re-
turned by them was largely In excess
of the vote cast for the head of the
Republican ticket at the last general
election, and that consequently there
must have been more than five nle-
gal votes cast in the district. which,
under the rules which the vigilance
committee of the ward had adopted,
would invalidate the returns of the
district.
On the strength OF this, Mr.. Sanders
moved that the vote be thrown out.
The vigilants OF the district then
stated they had sworn every doubtful
vote, and the record of having done
so was demanded, but neither could
this be furnished.
Mr.. DaviT taking the floor. an
nounced his Willingness to withdraw
from the contest il the vote of the
district was thrown out and he, would
gracefully accede the nomination 10
Mr.. Casterline, who with the alleged
fraudulent returns OF the Fifth dis
| trict, was one of the nominees, thus
avoiding the threatened contest and
not jeopardizing the opportunity of
having the nominations of the three
Republican candidates certified.
The motion to throw out the returns
Of the Fifth district was then re-
stated by John Fidiam, seconded by
John r. owens, and carried. Mr..
Davis then withdrew, and the three
candidates having the highest votes
We're then announced as Isaac Il. Ed
wards, Thomas j. Snowden and James
r. Casterline.
In the Second district OF the ward
election officers were named as fol-
lows: Judge of election, A. r. Briggs,
| inspector of voters, G.. u. Fowler. Fol-
| lowing is the detailed vote for coun-
| ell: