The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-07

The official count OF the returns of
| Tuesdays election was begun yesterday
afternoon. Judge Newcomb is conduct
| ing the count He is assisted by the
| following:
Comparing Clerk--John j. Murphy.
Recording Clcrks-.John j. Toohey,
James Il. Watkins, David J, Davis, Jo-
seph II. Brennan.
Reading Clerks Charles Il. Oliver,
Thomas A. Donahoe.
File Clerks-Thomas j. Handley. Will
lam ]. Fitzgerald and Walter L. Schanz.
Attorneys C.. p. OMalley and r. Fl.
Holgate and Stenographer John NJ. Ed
wards are watching the returns for
Congressman Connell. Mr. Holgate,
who is a specialist in election contest
law, is looking after defective affidavits
and the like. Attorney Herbert l.. Tay-
lor, assisted by John Won Bergen and
Fred w. Kirchoff of the commission
ers' office, is looking after the interests
of Morris and Penman. Attorney NJ.
w. Lowry is also looking after the PEN
man votes.
Watching the Count.
Attorneys David j. Reedy and c. c.
Donovan are caring for the interests Of
the Democratic candidates, generally,
and Mr.. Reedy besides is particularly
watching the mine inspector vote in the
interest of Moore. Attorney Clarence
Balentine is specially representing his
law partner, Mr.. Howell. Attorney
Lowry and Attorney John Fl. Bonner,
respectively, are representing James
and Lifts. Attorney James j. O'Mal-
ley is keeping tabs on the Fourth dis
trict returns for Mr.. White.
The count yesterday proceeded as far
as Dalton borough. Few discrepancies
between the open and sealed returns
were discovered. Penman's lead of
forty over Morris for minority commits
sioner was reduced to two. Morris
gained two in the Third district of the
First ward OF Carbondale and one in
the Second district of the Third ward
of Carbondale. Penman gained one in
the Second district, Second ward, Car
bondale.
In the Second district, Fifth ward,
Carbondale. Connell gained four on
Howell, and in the Sixth ward, First
district Carbondale, Connell gained ten.
Both these discrepancies We're discov-
cred and announced by Judge New
comb
Williams IalneQ.
Williams, for mine inspector, gained
fifty on Evans in the First ward of
Blakely borough. Evans vote should
be 142. instead of 1872. There was gain
of five for Evans in the other districts,
and four for Williams, leaving Will
Jams with a net gain of forty-nine.
Williams plurality on the face of the
open returns was 54T.
Lifts gained one over James in Dali
ton. The open returns failed to credit
him with vote he received on the
Anti Machine ticket. Philbin lost one
to White in the Fifth ward, First dis
trct. Carbondale. His vote should be
15S. instead of 159.
The only errors of any consequence
So far disclosed in The Tribune's table, |
printed yesterday, were transpositions
of the Second district of the First ward
and the Second ward in the Archibald
returns, and the Northeast and
districts of Carbondale town. |
ship.
The Socialist and Socialist Labor par
ties polled large votes in Carbondale |
and bid fair to crowd the present third |
party" the Prohibition, into fifth place. |
The count will be resumed at o'clock |
this morning. 1t is likely that a night |
session will be held today and tomor- |
row.