The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-06

As is its wont, The Tribune. In its
regular edition yesterday morning told
the whole story of the election. Every
Democrat, with the exception of w. p.
Lifts. candidate for representative in
the Third legislative district, was
elected, Just as The Tribune told.
James, his opponent; Penman, as
county commissioners, and Williams, as
one of the two out of three mine in
spectors, were the only Republicans
saved from the wreck. 1t was all that
is contemplated in the term "land-
slide"
That Congressman connell was want
ing only a few hundred votes to land
him u winner when the head of the
ticket was defeated by more than 5000
was a matter of some qualification to
him and his hosts of friends. With
any one thing subtracted in this case
from the heap of things contributing
to the defeat of the Republican ticket,
Mr.. Connell would have pulled through
That he made such a good run, under
the circumstances, Is no small tribute
to his personal popularity.
TO an ordinary man the defeat
which Mr.. Connell sustained would
have had very depressing effect
When he went to bed Tuesday night,
at his usual time, he was satisfied
from advices given him from head
quarters that he was reelected. When
he arose yesterday, at his usual hour,
he learned that he had gone down in
the wreck. He ate his usual breakfast,
smoked his usual pipe-full of &C. &.
% IN iS nffn a Il
usual hour. and spent the day in his
usual occupations. If there was any
Republican who took the defeat more
gracefully, he failed to put himself in
evidence.
The defeat of both Scheuer and Phil
bin was a matter of sincere regret to
not only the Republicans but to men of
the opposite party, who have the real
interests of the community at heart.
The untimely death of Senator j. C..
Vaughan made it eXpedient that one,
at least. but better both, of these ex-
perenced men should go back to Har-
risburg. AS it is now. Mr.. James is
the only Lackawanna man who knows
where the capitol is situated. While it
is no great calamity to have men like
Calpin, White, Hayes and Phillips in
LacliaWanna's delegation at Harris
burg, it would be better for the county
If a majority of them We're Republi-
cans, and infinitely better if a few of
them had had experience.
Every other man met with yesterday
had a different explanation for the
cause of the joy or sorrow. or mixture
of both, as the case might be, with
which he was possessed. One would
say it was this, and another would in
sist it was that. Some held that it was
natural; others contended it was acci-
dental. OF all the explanations ad-
vanced, the most sensible one to adopt
in the face of all the circumstances.
was that the great American people, at
various times, choose to exercise their
great American prerOgative of being
great American "antis."
A racial or geographical analysis of
the returns, discloses so many contra
dictions that it. would not be logical to
predicate very much thereupon. The
oddities of the returns are so conspicu-
Gus, it is unnecessary to point them
out.
The Prohibitionists cast their usual
700 votes. The Socialists. who are be-
ginning to be factor in LuZerne, Car
bon, Berks and Schuyllill counties cut
no great figure here. No one took the
trouble TO add up their totals, but from
cursory view of the figures, they did
not cast more than a thousand
votes. In Luzerne county. one of their
candidates had nearly 5000 votes.
Calpin's majority in this county.
added to his estimated ma aiority in the
Luzerne end of the district. puts him
about 1000 ahead of Jordan. The dis
trict is normally about 1000 Democra-