The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-08
JONES NOW
IN The LEAD
LOOKS AS IF HE WAS ELECTED
OVER P. w. COSTELLO.
Developments of Yesterday Give
Him at Least Nine Votes More
Than His opponent--Result will
Not Be Known Definitely Until the
Official Count, Which Was Begun
Yesterday, Is Completed--Adding
Machine Called Into Service-How W
the Result Was Changed.

Unless discrepancies between the
open returns and the sealed returns not
yet counted should overcome a lead OF
nine votes Edward A. Jones stands
elected as county controller. and the
Republican ticket Is saved from COM
.lete defeat.
Wednesdays figuring gave Costello
a lead OF n little more than q hundred
according to some calculations and Il
little less than a hundred according to
others.
Yesterday when the matter was gone
at carefully by experts, with plenty of
time devoted to copying and proving
the figures. and the assistance OF add
ing machines invoked, Mr.. Jones was
found to lead by eleven votes.
The official count revealed that in the
returns of the First ward. Third dis
tlict of Carbondale, where Costello
was credited with 7G votes, the tallies
numbered rs. In counting the tallies
the clerk totalled two less than the
number marked down. This would re-
duce Jones' plurality to ..
The returns from this district We're
set aside. If at the end of the count
1t is found that two votes will elect or
defeat, the court will be called upon
to send out for the ballot box and as
certain which score is correct.
In the returns from Elmhuist bOr-
oush where Jones is accredited with
- votes, according to the open returns,
it is possible he is being allowed eight
more than he is entitled to. The sec
ond figure may be IL ':one' or u nine
1t Will not be definitely known until the
sealed returns are ODened.
Yesterdays table III The Tribune is
incorrect in the Jones vote from. the
Fourth ward, Fourth district of Scran
ton: the Fifteenth ward, First district.
and the Fourth ward of Taylor. In
these districts Jones was credited re-
spectively with 1851, 125 and 81. He
shoulG have had 175. 225 and 50. This
makes - difference of 1896 and reduces
Costello's supposed 1l5 plus to II minus
The count will likely not be complet-
ed until Saturday. Only twenty-four
districts We're gone over yesterday.
When adjournment was made at 4.3O
o'clock. the counters We're at the Fifth
ward, First district of Carbondale.
Attorney r. Fl. Holgate, as colnpar-
ing clerk, is presiding at the court in
place OF Judge Edwards, who is en-
gagged In equity court. lie is at hand,
however, to be summoned any time
there is a dispute to settle. Only
once was there any occasion to refer
Il question to him yesterday. In the
Fourth ward. Firs1 and Second dis
tricts of Carbondale. the clerks failed
to sign the returns. Judge Edwards
directed that the vote be counted. 1t
is possible formal protest shall be made
and il it. is it will necessitate bringing
in the clerks TO have them attach their
signatures.
EH-Judge IT. 4. Knapp and NJ. w.
Lowry are looking after the interests
OF Mr. Jones, while c. G. Donovan is
caring for Mr.. Costello.
The recording clerks are Henry
Hyndmar, Ralph L. Levy John II.
Bonner Frank X. Stocler: reading
clerks, Frank ~. Okell and d. j. Recdy;
file clerks. James r. Burnett, George
W. Benedict, jr., +. T.. Timlin.