The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-05

a little talk of opposition to him few
months ago, but it has simmered away,
and the situation as regards his elec-
ton is as calm and serene as day in
June
John J. McAndrew, the choice of the
Democratic caucus, for chairman OF
select council, will in all probability be
elected, but some of the Republicans
still maintain that they are going to
win over a Democrat to support their
man, who will probably be Joseph Oil
YER, of the Fifteenth ward, if he be-
lieves he's got fighting chance to win
out.
SITUATION IN COMMON.
The common council situation re-
mains very much the same as it did on
Thursday. Messrs. Keller, Paine, Part
ridge and Harvey, the four Republicans
who remained away from the Repub-
lican caucus and who have not yet
pledged their support to E. u. Roba-
than, its candidate hold the balance of
power and control the situation. If they
throw their support to the Democrats,
the Democrats can elect p. r. Calpin as
chairman. If they decide to support
elected.
THE thing is up to RObathan," said a
councilman yesterday. "If he and the
Republicans will agree to pass the ap-
preparation ordinance on Monday morn
ing without the item for a salary for n
separate clerk and will agree also to
elect Assistant City Clerk Morris as
clerk of the common council, then he
can be elected chairman. If he does not
agree to this and the Democrats do,
then P. F. Calpin will be elected chair
man."
1t is extremely probable that Mr..
Robathan will agree to the proposition
of the four members above referred to
and that he will be the next chairman,
with Evan r. Morris as clerk This is,
of course, providing that the Democrats
and Republicans stick together. The
DETECTION of any four from either side
would mean success to the other side,
without regard to which party Messrs.
Paine. Partridge Keller and Harvey
join hands with.
MANY NEW FACES.
There will be many new faces in both
councils this year. though the propor-
ton will be much greater in select
council than in common. One of the
men who will be no longer seen in select
council, and who has been for years one
of the best known figures In and around
city hall, is Wade NJ. Finn, who has
represented the Second ward in the Sc
lect branch for the past eight years,
and who served two terms as common
councilman prior to this. He is sue
ceeded by John Won Bergen, one OF the
best known citizens of North Scranton
Another man who has served long and
well in the select council and who re,
tires on Monday, is Charles r. Wagner
for eight years the member from the
Tenth ward. He will be succeeded by
John Nageli, who has been the COM
mon councilman from this ward for
four years past. Attorney John r.
Quinnan will succeed John Shea as Sc
lect councilman from the Twelfth ward
and Il. j. Coleman, the present common
councilman from the Sixteenth, will
succeed Adam Schroeder as select coun-
Gilman.
Nh. Coleman's election was what gave
the Democrats control of the select
branch. He is Democrat, and Mr..
Schroeder, who retires, is a Republican
The only other new face in the select
council will be Malachi F. Coyne, who
succeeds w. G. O'Malley as the member
from the Twentieth ward.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Joseph +. Evans and Fl. S. Alworth
of the Second ward, whose brief terms
in the common council have been very
acceptably filled, will be succeeded by
David Evans and John j. Henry. John
Nageli. who goes into the select coun-
Gil, will be succeeded by William H.
Knoepfel as common councilman from
the Tenth ward.
Theodore S. Fuller, Republican, sue
ceeds f. j. Coleman, Democrat as
member from the Sixteenth ward
William Rush will be succeeded as
common councilman from the Eigh-
teenth ward by John +, McHale. Mr..
Rush is just at present contesting in
court the legality of Mr.. McHale's citi-
zenship. The other new member Is nj.
J. Barrett, who succeeds NJ. j. Connolly
as member from the Twentieth ward.
The number of ordinances and reso-
lutions to die peaceful death this
year, because of the failure Of councils
to act upon them before reorganization,
Is not as large as usual, because OF the