'"SMfc io ,38 PAGES 1 0 . 0 tmuwx &n ...tfr-- d 16 TWO CENTS. SOKAjSTOZST, PA., "WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1897. TWO CENTS TIGER'S CLEAN SWEEP Judge Van Wyck Elected Mayor of Greater New York. HE HAS 90,000 PLURALITY Seth Low Is Second and Gen. Tracy Finishes Third. Tho Voto for Young George Wns Not n I'nctor in the Contest nnd Amounted Altogether to Not Quito tiO,000--Tniiuminy Jubilates, but Chairman Unlet? Goes Home Dis gusted nnd Seth Low Has Nothing to Snj. New York, Nov. 2. Tammany's vic tory In tho llrst municipal election In Greater New York Is a sweeping one. The only question remaining to bo settled at 11 o'clock Is the one of the plurality by which the entire ticket headed by Robert A. Van Wyck bus curried the gigantic municipality. It can scarcely be less than G0.O0O and may be larger than that. Van Wyck has polled a vote which falls possibly 40,000 under tho combined votes of Gen eral Tracy, Republican, and Seth Lpw, Citizens' union. The latter was suc cessful to the extent of polling an ag gregate vote In excess of the 40,000 pledges Implied by the signatures to the petition upon which he became the canildatc of an Independent movement, which at the outset offered to Join hands with the Republican party or ganization In a concerted effort to ex clude Tammany from power in the greater city to come into being Jan. 1, 1S9S, with a population the second In magnitude of the great cities of the world. The offer was declined on the ground that in any such movement the Republican organization would partici pate only colncldentally with the other party to the compact, und the Citizens' union, on the other hand, refused to re call its nomination of Mr. Low In order that the form of selecting a candidate might be carried out conjointly with the Republican organization. HALF A MILLION VOTES. The total numlier of votes cast was not far either wav from halt a mil lion. The indications are that Van Wyck received 210,000, Low 145,000, Tracy 100,000 and George 15,000. The aggregate is swelled by a few thousand votes cast for Gleason, Independent Democrat; Daniel, Socialist, and Ward well, Prohibition. On the city ticket with Judge Van Wyck, Bird S. Coler ils elected comptroller, and Adolph Gug genhelmer, president of the municipal council. Chailes S. Falrchlld, who was secretary of the treasury during Cleve land's first presidential term, and whom the Citizens' union put up for comptroller, did not hold the pace with Mr. Low. Ashbel P. Fitch, originally a Republican and afterwards a Demo cratic member of congress from a Tam many district of this city, was the Re publican nominee for comptroller. He Is defeated by about the same vote as the head of his ticket. He was nomi nated with General Tracy in recogni tion of the services he rendered in the presidential campaign last year fight ing as a gold standard Democrat against the Democrats who had ac cepted the 16 to 1 platform of the Chi cago convention. Coler, the successful candidate, Is new to public life. Charles W. Dayton, late postmaster ot this city, who was nominated for comptroller on the George ticket, polled probably half as many votes again as was given to Mr, George. COUNCILS DEMOCRATIC. The legislative branch of the citv government Is Tammany-Democratlo. Jt Is a doubli-headed body, one branch belni the municipal council consisting of the pre3dent and twenty-eight mem bers, and the other, the board of alder men, comprising sixty mtm'bers. The preclsa number of Democrats chosen cannot be stated at the present writing. There appears to bo a strong probabil ity that the Democrats have won a ma joilty of tho county and borough of fices, along with the municipal places. The vote of Van Wyek, in New York county, is approximately the same as was cast for Bryan In 1890, which was 135.624. General Tracy polled approxi mately 50.000 against McKlnley's vote or 156,3j9 in New York county, whllo Low, Citizens' Union, polled approxi mately 77,000, and George, Jeffersonlan Democracy, 12,000. In Klnss county, which Includes l'ronklyn, tho Ilryan vole was 66, 882, while Van Wyck's will be almost tho same. Agilnst McKlnley's vote of 100.136, Geneial Tracy polls approxi mately 33,000, while Low's vote, ap proximately, Is 65,000. In these two counties the straight Republican vote shows a falling off of nearly 175,000, or In excess of the total vote of Seth Low, whllo the Tammany vote equals, if it does not slightly ex ceed, that ca3t for Ilryan. BIG VOTE POLLED. The polling came within about 50,000 of the entire registration, which, con sidering the weather conditions under which the election proceeded, was all that could be expected. The day was wet, foggy, muggy to a decree. It was such a day as In the years gono by, when the voters lined up in the streets to await their chance to cast their bal 'lute to tha Judges Inside, was called "good Democratic weather." Under tho altered conditions, the voting being done within doors, this characteriza tion cannot wall apply, There wns a general suspension of business, and nearly everybody who was qualified had the opportunity of voting. It was only in the outlying sections that the exerclsa of the right of franchise was attended with any Inconvenience. And At night the whole city was alive to the Qoasloii. Bullein boards, searchlights, newspaper extras and readers on the stages of scores of theaters, told tho story ot the election. The Jubilant had recourse to the discordant fish horns for excretion of their Joy, while tho saloons, closed during the hours while the voting was In progress, did busi ness on a scale that promised to com pensate for tho Jioriod of enforced thirst and noisy and 'brilliantly llluml- 1 VMSf JUDGE R. A. VAN WYCK, First Mayor of Greater New York. nated. The enthusiasm In the vicin ity of Tammany Hall was iarticularly great. AT THP HEADQUARTERS. Tnmmnnr Jubilates. Quigg (iocs Homo, nnd Low Is Silent. New York, Nov. 2. Chairman Quigg. of the Republican city and county com mittee, wns very glum, and left the headquarters at 8.40 o'clock. He re fused to make a formal statement, and waa very loath to discuss the sit uation. At tho headquarters there were few prominent Republicans pres ent, and they left the place shortly af ter Quigg did. No one would make a statement. The Republicans kept up their appearance of confidence until .the early returns showed the gains for Van Wyck, and then collapsed entire ly. General Tracy did not appear at tho headquarters at all. TAMMANY JUBILANT. The headquarters of Robert A. Van Wyck nt the Bartholdi hotel was the scene of great Joy as the returns began to indicate a sweeping Tammany vic tory. A score or more of people cheered continuously. But It was a feast without the host. Mayor-elect Van Wyck did not appear at the head quarters at any time during the night. He left tho headquarters at 4 p. m going to police headquarters with former "Mayor Hugh J. Grant, where he entered a private room In the of fice of the boiler inspector. He stayed there until 7 o'clock, receiving returns. He then left presumably for the Mur ray Hill hotel. It was expected that he would be at .the headquarters some time during the night, but at 10 o'clock Mayor-elect Van Wyck'o private sec retary, Alfred Johnson, announced that he would not be at headquarters at all, and could not be scn. NEWSPAPER CLAIMS. The Times, which supported Seth Low, at 9 o'clock conceded the elec tion of Robert A. Van Wyck by about 60,000 plurality. The Press, a staunch supporter of General Tracy, and the straight Republican tlckst, nt the same hour conceded the election of Robert A. Van Wyck by 100,000 plurality. Hon. Seth Low received tho wtuma at his home In East Sixty-fourth street. The Associated Press called him by telephone at his house at 9.16 o'clock and asked him to make a state ment as to the result. He said: "I have nothing to say, positively nothing to say at present." THE BULLETIN BOARDS. Largo Crowds Witness the Display ol figures nnd Pictures. New York, Nov. 2. The attraction of the newspaper bulletin boards for the crowds was not a whit less than it was last year at the presidential election. At the spaces In front of the bulletins wero filled with people, leaving only nanow lanes through which men, wo men and children pushed one another until they got out at the ends. Then they breathed freer and adjusted their clothing. "With very few exceptions every morning and evening paper In the city had bulletin boards In front of Its main office, while some had them at their branch offices. Some had two and three big white sheets stretched in front of their buildings displaying with the election figures, photographs and col ored views and the pictures of the can didates. City hall square was a living mass. From the south side of Nassau street to the park in front of tho city hull there were but two lanes In the enor mous mass of people, and these lanes were Just wide enough for one man to get through. When the people tried to pass one another there was pushing and shoving and much grunting and some bad words, but in general the crowd was good-natured and good-tempered. The crowd ran more to noise than last year. There wero more horns blown than Is usual on an election night, and at times It seemed like new year's eve, when Trinity chimes are drowned out by the horn blowing. There was much noise, made by prom- enndlng crowds of young men nnd boys whose lung power was something tremendous. Somo of them held horns so big that they had to use both hands to handle them. In front of each whlto sheets was a dense mass of people. Each of these masses was a conglomeration of people of all parties. flEOROE VOTP EXPLAINED. I'nilnro to Provldo Pnstcrs Kpspon ilblo for tho Very Light Vote. New York, Nov. 2. Whatever might have been tho result had Henry George survived tho campalen, the Indications of the earliest returns were that the substitution of the son for the father as the mayoralty candidate of the Thomas Jefferson Democracy had proved a failure from any but the sen timental point of view. In fact the George candidacy has made but a beg garly showing, scarcely five per cent, of the votes In New York city counted up to 8 o'clock having been cast for tho son of the author of "Progress and Poverty." The George vote possibly suffered by the failure of supervisors of the elec tion to supply a large number ot the precincts with pasters to attach to the voting papers. Tho law requires that in the event of the death of a candi date before the date of tho election nnd after the voting papers have been printed, there shall be printed and sup plied to each precinct pasters upon which Is printed the name of the per son selected In the prescribed manner to succeed the deceased candidate, the pasters to be attached to tho ballot over the name of the original nominee. Although in the case of the Thomas Jefferson Democracy's ticket, tho per son substituted was of the same name as tho candidate who died, Henry George, the election board held that the letter of tho law should be observed and pasters were ordered printed and distributed in the prescribed manner. As already stated the distribution was not done In all cases and consequently voters were under the necessity of writing in the name of the second Henry George, voting the ticket as it stood, neither of which claims was a literal compliance with the law. In some cases citizens who had Intended to vote for George could not do so, anticipating that an attempt would re sult In the vitiating of the ballot as a whole. It has been held in previous cases of a somewhat similar character that tho evident Intent of the voter should be considered by the Judges and the vote counted as regular, and this rule has In all probability been followed in many cases today. WORCESTER TRAGEDY. Edward Ilmnilton, n llniilc Employe, Kills Ills Wife, Wounds Two Chil dren nnd Commits Suicide. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 2. Edwaid Hamilton, an old employe of tho Worces ter county Institution for savings, to day shot nnd killed his wife and one child, and fatally wounded another child. Ho then shot himself and will probable die. Ho has been 111 for some time and Is thought to have become suddenly in sane. Ho had been married for about seven years and his wlfo was Katherlne Long, a professional n?se. Mary Malone, a servant said she had never heaul of or seen tho slightest trouble In tho family. Hamilton seemed to think tho world of his wlfo nnd chil dren, but had been troubled moio or less with his head ever since lust Frlduy, when he was taken sick and tmablo to attend to his duties at tho bank. Shortly aftor dinner was tho last time Mary saw Mrs. Hunlllton alive. Mary snys the shooting must have been dono between 6 und 6 o'clock. She went to call tho family to breakfast, but received no re sponse. As It was still durk, she lighted a lamp and went to their sleeping apart ments and lopked Jn. Shu wjis horrified to see tho girl, Katherlne covered with blood. Tho boy, Prescott, was also cov ered with blood and wus dead. Nearly fainting vilth fright Mary called In Miss Allen, a neighbor with whom tho Inves tigation was further prosecuted. They found the body or Mrs. Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton and the girl, Katherlne, wero breathing. Mr. Hamilton had shot him self in tho back of the head, near the right car, tho bullet coming out through his right eye. Big I'iro ut I'incoiuiliig. Plncannlng, Mich., Nov. '.'.This village was visited by tho worst conflagration in Its history today. Three blocks ot bus iness houses and residences weie de troyed. The total loss will reach $00,000 with (15,000 Insurance. Several persons woro burned In trying to bavo their chat tels. Fatal Premature I'.xplnsinn. Crlpplo Creek, Colo., Nov. 2. Janus Moore, foreman, Mike Welch nnd three other workmen were instantly, killed to day by the premature explosion of black powder In the electric railway out at the head of Fifth street In Victor, Tons of rock were thrown upon the workmen. THROUGHOUT THE STATE Beacom and McCauley Elected by Large Pluralities. DR. SWALLOW'S STRENGTH Votes Come from Unexpected Quarters. The "righting Pnrson" Breaks All Prohibition Records--Republicans Carry Philadelphia br tho Usual 'Oir Ycnr" JIiiioritlci-.A Light Voto in Pittsburg - Republican Gnlns in Centre, Adams, Armstrong nnd Other Counties - Luzcrno Dcmocrntic. Returns fiom various counties about the state Indicate the election of Bea com nnd McCauley by largo pluralities. The surprise of the returns was given by the large vote cast for Rev. Dr. Swallow, Prohibition candidate for stale treasurer, whoo suoport broke all previous third party records. Incomplete figures show an apparent plurality for Beacom of 115,000. Pittsburg. Nov. 2. Notwithstanding the "Ideal election day weather, the voto throughout Allegheny county was very light. Republicans probaoly have 23, 0C0 plurality. Adams county estimated. Republi can pluralltv 300, a Republican gain of 334. Swallow's vote in the county is 550. The Prohibition vote in 1S95 waa 107. Armstrong County, Pp. Estimated Republican plurality 1,400, a Republi can gain of 107. The vote for Swallow and Thompson Is estimated nt 100 each. The voto for tre Prohibition ticket In 1S05 wis ?8. Bedford County Estimated Republi can plurality 800. a Democratic gain ot 133. Swallow's vote In the county Is estimated at T-0. The Prohibition voto in 1895 was 133. Berks County Estimated Democratic rlurallty 3,100, a Republican gain of 2,314. Swallow's vote Is estln ated at 1,200. Prohibition vote In this county in 1833 wns 317. Thompson's vote was 75. Blair County Gives an estimated plurality for Dr. Swallow of 1,300. The Prohibition vote In 1S93 was 304. Mc Cauley, Republican for auoltor general, will h'av 3,000 plurality. Tha Republi cans will elect their county ticket by about 3,500, as follows: Adam L. Hare, prothonotary; Jesse L. Hnrtman, poor director: A. Lee Fleck, Jury commis sioner; Michael Poet. Bucks County Estimated Republi can plurality 1,000, n Democratic gain of 159. Butler County Estimated Republi can plurality 800, a Democratl.' gain of 034. Swallow will have about 400 votes. In 1893 the Prohibition vote was 330. Thompson's vote Is estimated at 200. Cameron County Estimated Repub lican plurality 200, a Democratic gain of 129. The county, so far as heard fiom, gives tho following vote: Bea com. 434; Brown. 2S3; Swallow, 213; McCauley, 531; Hitter, 310. Centie County Gives nn estimated Republican plurality of 300. a Republi can gain of 193. Dr. Swallow polled a fairly large vote, but Thompson, the Independent candidate, was lost sight of In nearly nveiy precinct. Tho coun ty ticket elected will probably bo as follows: Judy commissioners, AV. S. Williams, Republican; J. . Hoy, Dem ocrit; county surveyor, J. II. Wetzel, Democrat. Cumberland county It is believed that Dr. Swallow has carried the coun ty by about 400. RItter, Democrat, for auditor general, has probably carried the county. Clearfield county Returns are com ing In slowly, but from what has been received it Is believed that Dr. Swal low has beaten Beacom for state treas urer. The Republican county ticket will be elected. Chester county Estimated Republi can plurality 5,000, a Republican gain of 1,184. Estimated vote cast for Swal low Is 1,000. The Prohibition vote In Chester county In 1898 was 583. Thomp son's vote Is about D00. Clinton county Estimated plurality for Swallow, Prohibition, Is 700. In 1S95 the Prohibition vote was 195. Fifteen out of the 33 districts give Beacom, Republican, 752; Brown, Demo crat, 524; Swallow, Prohibition, 1,003. Columbia county Estimated Demo cratic plurality 1,300, a Democratic gain of 477. Swallow's vote In the county Is about 500. The Prohibition' vote In 1893 was 209. The entire Democratic ticket Is elected. Herring for associ ate Judge, leads Klntz by about 700. Both are Democrats. Harrlsburg, Nov. 2. Dr. Swallow has probably carried Dauphin county by a Btnall majority. Delaware county Estimate Republi can plurality 4,600, a Republican gain of 317. Dr. Swallow has polled about 1,500 votes. In 1893 the Prohibition pnrty polled 457. Elk county Estimated Democratic plurality 1,200, a Democratic gain of 9S9. Thomas B. Gill, only Democrat, Is elected associate Judge. Erie county Estimated Republican plurality 1,700, a Democratic gain of 1.C88. Swallow's vote Is estimated at 100. In' 1895 the Prohibition vote was 108. .Thompson's vole is estimated at 509. Forest county Estimated Republi can plurality 200, a Democratic gain of 3)9, Swallow's vote is estimated at 400. In 1895 the Prohibition vote was 128. Thompson's vote was very light, Fulton county Estimated Demo cratic plurality 75, a Republican gain ot S4. Franklin county Estimated Repub lican plurality, 800; a Democratic gain of 552. Swallow's vote In tho county Is about 1,500. In 1893 tho Prohibition voto was 112. .Fayette county Estimate Republi can plurality, 1,250; a Republican gain of 52. Edmund II. Reppcrt Is eleotod Judgo by about 900 plurality. Greene county Estimated Democrat ic plurality, 1,250; a Democratic gain of 89. Huntingdon county From more than half the districts In .this county heard from Swallow, Prohibition, for state treasurer, Is believed to have defeated Beacom, Republican. McCauley, Re publican, for auditor general, has car ried the county by 600. W. II. Ben son is elected associate Judgo over ex Judge W. B. Watson, Democrat, by 500. W. R. Thompson, Independent Republican candidate for state treas urer, received CO votes. Indiana county Estimated Republi can plurality, 2,000; a Democratic gain of 375. Swallow's vote Is estimated nt 500. In 1895 the Prohibition vote was 123. Thompson's vote is 100. Juniata county Seven districts In this county, Beacom, 427; Brown, 331; Swallow, CI5; Thomas, 4; Thompson, 1. McCauley, 554; RItter, 539. Lathrop. 279. The same in 1893 gave Haywood 92 majority. Lancaster county Estimated Repub lican plurality, 5,000; a Democratic gain of 3,659. Swallow's voto will prob ably reach 2,500. In 1895 .the Prohibi tion vote was 494. Thompson's voto Is very small. Lehigh county Estimated Demo cratic plurality, 1,800; a Democratic gain of 645. Swallow's vote In tho county Is probably 1,000. Lycoming county Estimated plur ality for Dr. Swallow, Prohibition can didate, 500. Dr. Swallow carried every waid of Willlamsport. Lawrenco county Estimated Repub lican plurality, 2.000; n Democratic gain of 173. Swallow's vote Is esti mated at 500. In 1893 the Prohibition vote was 226. Mercer county Estimated Republi can plurality, 1,700; n Democratic gain of 687. Montour county Dr. Swallow will probably carry this county. The rest ot the ticket will have the usual Dem ocratic majority. Montgomery county Estimated Re publican plurality, 2,000; a Democratic gain of 229. The vote for Dr. Swallow will be about 3,000. The vote for Thompson was not over 200. Judge Aaron S. Swartz Is elected by 3,50f majority. McKean county Estimated Republi can plurality. 1,500; a Democratic gain of 113. Swallow's vote Is about 1,000. In 1895 the Prohibition vote was 344. Morrison, for Judge, carries the countj by about 1,000 majoilty. Mlfilin county Estimated Republi can plurality, 300; a Democratic gain of 187. Swallow's vote in the county is about 300. In 1893 the Prohibition vote was 93. Northampton county Estimated Democratic plurality, 600; a Republi can gain of 229. Twenty-seven out oi the seventy-Seven districts of the coun ty heard from showed that Swallow polled 944 votes. His vote in the coun ty will probably reach 1,500. The Re publican state ticket has a plurality of 62 In the city of Easton. McKlnley carried the city by a plurality of 661. South Easton goes Republican by 43. McKlnley carried South Easton by 124. Northumberland county Dr. Swal low has probably carried the county by 2,000 plurality. McCauley, for au ditor general, has a majority of about 500. The Republican county ticket Is elected by nn estimated majority ot 1,500. Perry county Estimated Republican plurality, 300; a Democratic gain of 296. Swallow's vote In the county la about 1,500. Tho Prohibition vote In 1895 was 132. Pike county Estimated Democrats plurality, 359; a Democratic gain of 108. Swallow's voto is about 100. In 1896 the Piohlbltlon vote was 12. Potter county Estimated Republican plurality, 300; a Democratic gain of 853. 'Swallow's vote Is about 230. In 1893 the Prohibition vote was 129. Stevenson, for associate Judge, has 200 majority. Schuylkill county Estimated Dem ocratic plurality, 1,600; a Democratic gain of 2,066. Swallow's vote Is esti mated at 3,000. In 1895 the Prohibition vote was 194. Snyder county Estimated plurality for Beacom und McCauley 1,200, a Re publican gain of 310. Swallow polls about 300 votes. The Prohibition vote In this county in 1895 was 24. Thomp son, the independent candidate, polled 25 votes. The local Republican ticket was elected by about 1,300 majority, as follows: George M. Shlndle. prothono tary and clerk ot courts; John II. Wil lis, register and recorder; II. C. Samn- sell, for associate Judge; J. M. Baker, district attorney, and Joseph Hen dricks, for Jury commissioner. Somerset county Estimated Repub lican plurality 2,000, a Democratic gain of 362. Swallow's vote Is estimated at 400. In 1893 the Prohibition vote wvas 147. Thompson's vote Is about CO. Tloga county Estimated Republican plurality 2,700, a Democratic gain of 1,032. Union county Estimated Republican plurality about 400. Twelve districts out of 18 In this county give Beacom 900. Swallow 670, Thompson 8. Venango county Estimated Repub lican plurality 700, a Democratic gain of 724. The Prohibition ticket polled a heavy vote in the county. Warren county Estimated Republi can plurality 700, a Democratic gain of 923. Swallow's voto Is estimated at 700. In 1893 tho Prohibition vote was 444. Thompson's voto Is estimated at 300. Washington county Estlmnted Re publican plurality 2,400, a Democratic gain of 39. Westmoreland county Estimated Re publican plurality 2,700, a Democratic gain of 258. Swallow's vote Is about 1,400. Thompson's vote is 307 estimated. In 1895 the Prohibition voto was 338. York county Estimated Democratic plurality 2,500, a Democratic gain of 303., Swallow's voto In the county It estimated at 3,200.. In 1895 tho Prohlbl tlnn voto was 348, Clarion County Estimated Dem ociatlo plurality 700, a Democratic gain of 185. Swallow's vote Is estimated at 300. In 1895 tho Prohibition vote was 119, Thompson's voto is estimated at 50. Lelunon County-r-Estlmatcd Repub lican plurality 1,200, a Democratic gain ot 1,002. Swallow's vote ia estimated (Continued on Page :. ALMOST A CLEAN SWEEP Republicans Capture All the Big Offices of HUESTER AND BECK ARE DEFEATED Frederick Warnke and William Koch Run Ahead of Their Republican Opponents. SCENES AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE PARTIES Democratic Leaders at Music Hall Claimed the Election of the Entire Democratic Ticket. THE FIGURES ARE VERY The Election Wns n Most Itcmnrknblo Ono in iMnny Rcspocts--ln the Earlt Morning n Light Veto Wns Polled, Duo Principally to the Inclement AVcathcr, but During the Afternoon tho Pnrty Workers Did Effective Scr-Yicc--Voy the Returns Wero Received nt tho Pnrty Headquarters Last ilglit--Tribiinc Bulletin Where the Returns Wore Displayed by Menus of n Stcrcoptlcon Attracted Thousands of Porsons. At J.$o this morning the returns indicated the election of the entire Republican ticket with the exception of Iluester and Beck. With thirty-five districts to be heard from, which districts three years ago gave a Democratic plurality of 153, the majori ties of the candidates elected are as follows: Pryor, 1,245; Langstaff, 500; Copeland, 1,400; Daniels, 1,850; Jones, 1,460; Warnke, 123; Koch, 347. Carbondalc gave a Democratic plurality but the definite figures arc not at hand at this writing. Estimates of Kelly's plurality would, however, indicate that the contest for the trcasurership is very close. Mr. Langstaff's plurality, in exact figures in nincty-nitic districts was 497. Mr. Kelly carried Carbondalc by 375. The seventeen districts of Carbondalc arc included in the aforementioned thirty-five districts, which gave a Democratic plurality of 153 three years ago. As can be seen, it will take the official figures to decide. The clnnccs favor Mr. Langstaff. What Chnirmnn Thomas Snys. To tho Editor of Tho Tribune. Sir We claim tho election of the first five candidates on the Republican ticket by pluralities ranging from GOO to 2,000. lleustcr and Beck are pos sibly defeated by small pluralities. Daniels will, I bcllsve, lead the ticket with a plurality of 2,000. Pryor will have from 1,200 to 1,500, Jones 1,800, Copeland 1,200 and Langstaff 500 plural ity. The county will show a 1,00 plurality for Beacom and 2,500 for McCauley, which Is based upon an estimated voto of 1,500 for Swallow. The heavy rain of the morning, I think, caused the comparatively small Republican poll. John II. Th'omas, Chairman Republican County Com mittee. AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. Ilig Crowd Heard the Result ol tho Voting Announced. The usual scenes were presented at Renubllcan headauarters In the Cen tral Republican club rooms In the Prlco building. The meeting room in which the announcements were made was packed to suffocation. The crowd stood the hardship uncomplainingly nnd with some degree of good nature, evidencing the intense interest which hung on tho result. Chairman John II. Thomas, Treas urer D. W. Powell and a number ot other county committeemen sat In a group with the candidates, making compilations and comparisons. At tho center table Secretary Alex. T. Con nell presided over the official returns, Major T. F. Penman lending a helping hand, George Pryor, Attorney Yocum, School Controller F. L. Wormser and C. C. Ferber sat at another table mak ing detailed calculations nnd compari sons. Milton W. Lowry, Fred. W. Fleltz and E. E. Robathan made tho announcements. Among the prominent Republicans present were Hon. William Connell, Assistant District Attorney W. Gay- TUE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indication Todayt Pair; Cooler, 1 General Lackawanna County's Re publican triumph. Tammany Sweeps Greater Mew York. Election Throughout the State. 2 General Election News (Concluden). 3 Comparison of Taxes Jn England and America. 4 Editorial. Comment of tho Press. 5 Ivoeal Lackawanna County's Republl- can Triumph (Concluded). G Local Von Storch Mine FJro Htlll Burning. Curious Stories from Various Mines, 7 Local Board of Control to Bo Stli rod Up. Homoeopathic Hospital Nearly Con. pleted. 8 Local West Side and Suburban. 0 Lackawanna County News. 10 WJiitncy's Wtekly -News Budget. The Markets, "" ST. 1 5V) the County. MUCH AGAINST THEIR CLAIM Chairman I'itzsiininons' Clnim. Editor ot Tho Tribune. Sir The whole Democratic ticket Is elected. Returns from 104 districts give Schadt 1.96S majority, Kelly, 2.94S majority; Horn, 3,080 majority. Wo have not made accurate figures on tho other candidates, but Warnke and Koch will run far ahead, and Norton and Law not far behind. The districts to be henrd from will Increase rather than diminish the ma jorities. I believe that the lowest majority on the ticket will not run below 2,000. and Mr. Koch will have more than 4.000. Tho Democratic etate ticket will have more than 2,000 plurality In the county. Beyond a doubt Carbondalc has giv en nn average majority of 200 for each of our candidates. F. J. Fitzslmmons. Chairman Democratic County Ticket lord Thomas, Hon. John R. Farr, Al derman W. S. Millar. Dr. W. A. Paine, R. J. Williams, J. D. Williams, John J. Davis, T. E. Reynolds, J. Seamans, At torney Eugene Davis. Tommy Daniels had a big crowd of friends In the room who rooted almost lncessently for him as the returns showed big gains for their favorite. Although the Hyde Park boy had a big crowd of his personal friends pres ent the other candidates were very nearly a.s well represented. The returns as they were received, compiled and compared showed a de. crease In the Republican vote of three years ago, but a majority for the can didates. As rapidly as the districts were reported the totals were figured and showed sufllclent Republican ma jorities to keep the big throng con stantly cheering. There wns no Indi cation from the figures that any of tha Democratic candidates would win. A large party of Jubilant and untor rlfled Democrats made their appear ance soon after midnight. They were fresh from the enthusiasm of MubIo Hall and came prepared to find the Re publican headquarters half deserted and to yell the few remaining out of tho place. The contrary was the case, however. Tho big meeting room was ns densely packed as It had been earlier In the evening, tho returns indicated a Republican victory and the crowd'.s enthusiasm was unrestrained. Tho Democratic invasion was not of sufllc lent strength or numbers to make an impression and they left the building nnd returned disgusted and disheart ened to their own headquarters. AT DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS. Thoy Clnimed tho Election ol tlio Entire Dcmocrntic Ticket. At Democratic headquarters In Muslo Hull tho scene was ono of tho utmost confusion, and until 2 o'clock this morning the place was densely packed. Who presided or who directed affairs was an unknown quantity at 10 o'clock, after which hour tho meeting ran it self. It would bo easier to tell who were not on tho stage than to tell who really did occupy that conspicuous po sition. According to the returns as read from the platform and the frequently, .Continued on Paso 5A V
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