fAVl-w'"? : Ti' rr "r t" THE SCRANTON TMIBUNJ2- WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1G, 1898. REPUBLICANS' CLEAN SWEEP The Six Candidates for School Director Are Elected. BOTH BRANCHES OF COUNCIL They Are Now in Possession of the Republicans. Vote of the City Wns Lieht--lu iUnny oT the WtiriU tho Contents were Very lilttcr--Thls Whs Particularly In Iitno in the Second, Sixth, Eighth, T we Ulli, Eighteenth and Twentieth Wards--1'ollce Officers Ilnd to 11 Summoned to Preserve Order in the Eighteenth, AS THE CHAIRMEN VIEW IT. Democratic Chulr mun D. J. Cump licll: Tho disregard for the Interests of the city ticket In tho Sixth ami Elght oenth wards and tho manifest Indiffer ence of tho Demo crats of tho Elev enth and Nineteenth are among the main causes ol the poor showing wo made today. Returns nro very nieagio, but from what we have 1 hope for the elec tion of u part of the ticket. Republican Chnlr tnan C. E. Chit tenden: At 11.30 o'clock, with thirty districts tabulated nnd the remaining carefully estimated, we claim the. election of the entire Republican city ticket by ma jorities averaging -,- 000. Tho wards yet to hear from gave Norton, last fall, u a majority of 7sl. SCHOOL DIRECTORS. Threo Year Term, PETER NEULS, R 6,00 r. i. Phillips, r ,:is A. I,. FRANCOIS, t) f.,41,-1 JAMES J. ORIER, D l,Sii JOSEPH HANOI, 1 a? PHILLIPS' PLURALITY R.VJ NEULS' PLURALITY f43 Two Your Term. K. D. FELLOWS, R 6,11'j F S. GODFREY, R 5 :,i)7 JOHN GIBBONS. D 4,&')1 JOHN J. FAHEY. D 4,723 (.'. E. BRADBURY, 1 i( FELLOWS' PLURALITY 1.5M GODFREY'S PLURALITY J.U6 One Yenr Term. P S. BARKER 6,201 ELIAS E. EVANS, R G.loS P. J. LANGAN, D G.USl UENSON DAVIS. D 4,k2t B. G. MORGAN, P 101 BARKER'S PLURALITY L122 EVANS' PLURALITY 1.U77 It was a clean Republican sweep. In yesterday's city elections the Re publicans elected all six school direc tors by pluralities ranging from 700 to 1,700; maintained Its majority of one in select council, captured the hereto fore Democratic common council, nnd held its own on the board of control. The only solace of the Democrats nt large was the poor consolation of elect ing their unopposed poor directors. The city Is now solidly Republican, and that the men on the Republican city ticket were Individually stronger and more harmonious In their work ex plains In a general way the result. The appended bulletin gives the re sult of the Important ward lights de tailed below: Finn defeats Gordon In the Second. James In the Sixtli wins over Regan and Clarke, In the Eighth Melvln defeats Durr and Zlzleman bests Flanaghan. Kasson Is elected alderman In the Ninth. Shea and Monaghan are successful In the Twelfth. Coleman wins from Sehoen In the Sixteenth. O'Boyle defeats Hoban In the Eigh teenth. Coyne and Cusiek win In the Twen tieth. The Republicans received returns In the Central Republican club rooms. Chairman Chittenden made the an nouncements as the results came strag gling in by 'phone or the committee men. E. E. Robathan and Churles Acker assisted in dispensing the good news and a host of prominent Repub licans helped the candidates keep tab on and add up the teturns and make tstimates for the unheard-from dis tricts. At 11.30 o'clock 'Mr. Chittenden an nounced that the whole Republican school board ticket was elected with out question and soon atlerwurds he nnd the other leaders followed the crowd, which started homeward when tho assurance of victory was given. The Democrats had engaged Indus trial hall, 40S Spruce street, for head quarters, but there was no telephone there and no money to put one there, bo adjournment was made to the St! Charles, where, In the sample loom on the main lloor the dribs of news that came to hand were patched together end looked at from all sides In the vain hope of seeing something cheerful In them. Chairman Campbell twisted his cigar In a very meaningful way when some of the Francois returns were read, and Ms fists unconsciously closed when the disastrous effects of the tight In Belle vue and the absence of lights In parts of the South Side were made known. Secietary M. J. Walsh sweated at a tablft i the center of the room, where he and City Solicitor McOlnley, John J. Campbell and various others did the tabulating, There was some show of enthusiasm when the election of Proprietor Melvln was announced as a certainty, but this waH about the only Instance wherein the gloom was penetrated hy a bright ray. COUNCILS-SCHOOL BOARD. The Republicans hold their majority of ono In select'councll; change a min ority of three to a majority of one In common council, thereby, making coun- oft -districts. First waid, 1st ills First ward, I'd dis First ward, 3d tils First ward, Ith dls First wurd, 6th dis Second ward, 1st dls Second ward, 2d dls Second ward, Sd dlH Second ward, 4th dls Second ward, ith dls Third ward, 1st dls Third ward, 2d dls Fourth wurd, 1st dls Fourth ward, 2d dls Fourth ward, 3d dls Fourth ward, 4th dls Fifth ward, 1st dls Fifth ward', 2d dls Fifth word, 3d dls Fifth ward, 4th dls Sixth ward, 1st dls Sixth ward, 2d dls Sixth ward, 3d dls Seventh ward, 1st dis.... Seventh ward, 2d dls Seventh ward, 3d dis Eighth ward, 1st dls Eighth ward, 2d dls Ninth ward, 1st dls Ninth ward, 2d dls Ninth ward, 3d dls Tenth wnrd, 1st dls Tenth ward, 2d dls Eleventh ward, 1st dis... Eleventh ward, 2d dis .... Eleventh wnrd, 3d dls.... Twelfth ward, 1st dls.... Twelfth ward, 2d dls Thirteenth ward, 1st ills.. Thirteenth ward, 2d dls.. Thirteenth ward 3d dls... Fourteenth ward, 1st ills. Fourteenth ward, 2d dls.. Fifteenth wnrd, 1st dis... Fifteenth ward, 2d din... Sixteenth wnrd, 1st dls... Sixteenth ward, 2d dls... Seventeenth ward, 1st dls seventeenth ward, 2d dls. Eighteenth ward Nineteenth ward, 1st dls.. Nineteenth ward, 2d dls.. Nineteenth ward, 3d dls.. Nineteenth ward, 4th dls. Twentieth wnrd, 1st dls... Twentieth ward, 2d dls... Twentieth ward, 3d dls... Twentieth ward. 4th dls... Twenty-llrst ward.lst dls. Twenty-first ward, 2d dls. Totals .... Pluralities ells Republican by two on Joint bal lot: and In the board of control they neither gain nor lose, that body re maining Democratic by one majority. Tho following tables give tho new make-up of the three bodies: SELECT COUNCIL. 1. Plnley Hoi's R. 2. Wade M. Finn, R. 3. John J. Kearney, D. 4. Simon Thomas, R. 5. Richard H. Williams, R. 6 Edward James, Jr., R. 7. John E. Roche. D. 8. Thomas C. Melvln, D.ll 9. l E. Chittenden, R. 10. Charles P. Wagner, R.l 11. Robert Roblnscn, D. 12. John J. Shea. D.j 13. George Sanderson, R. 14. P. F. McCunn. D. 15. Horatio T. Fellows. R. 16. Adam Schroeder. R.l J. A. Lanslngj R. Thomas O'Boyle. D.ll Edmund Frable, D. T. J. Coyne, D. John J. McAndrcw, D. Holds over. Re-electcd. New member. COMMON COUNCIL. . David H. Reese, R. !. Morris V. Morris, R. !. James J. Griur, D. 4. 5. 6. 7. S. 9. 10. William V. Grimths. R.M John H. Walker, R. P. F. Calpln, D. M. F. Gllroy, D. P. W. Zlzelmnn, R. James Molr. R. Edward P. Wenzel. R.l 11. Philip Wirth, R. 12. John J. Monaghan, D.ll 13. T. B. Jackson, R. 14. Charles E. Wenzel, D. 15. Joseph Oliver, R. 16. Edward J. Coleman, D.' 17. Luther Keller. R. IS. Thomas P. Morris, D. 19. Richard J. Sheridan, D.' 20. M. J. Cusiek, D. 21. Thomas Norton, D. Holds over. Re-eIected. I, New member. BOARD OP CONTROL. 1. George H. Shires. II. 2. A. L. Francois, D. 3. Henry J. O'Mnlley. D.' 4. Benson M. Davis. D. 5. D. I. Phillips, R. 6. John M. Casiy, D. 7. Dennis J. Roche, D.' 8. Charles P. Zeldler, D. 9. W. A. May, R. 10. Jacob Schaefer, R. 11. Peter Neuls, R. 12. Anthony Welsh, D. 13. B. T. Jayne. R. 14. T. J. Jennings, D. 1 15. Ellas E. Evans. R. 16. O, B. Schrlefer, R. 15. P. S. Barker, R. 18. P. J. Langan, D. 19. Louis Schwas, R.' 20. John Gibbons, D. 21. Edward J, Leonnrd, D. Holds over. IRe-elected. I New Member. In select council V. M. Finn. It., succeeds himself from the Second wnrd; Simon Thomas, It., succeeds W. J. Thomas, It., from the Fourth: Ed ward James, Jr., R., displaces M. E. Clarke, D., from the Sixth; Thomas C. Melvln, D succeeds Fred Durr, It., trom the Eighth; Charles F. Wag ner, R.. Is his own successor from the Tenth; John J. Shea, D., displaces Jumes J. Manley, D., from the Twelfth: P. F. McCann, D., succeeds himself from the Fourteenth; Adam Schroeder, R., succeeds himself from the Six teenth; Thomas O'Boyle, D., succeeds M. J. Burns, D., from the Eighteenth, and T. J, Coyne, D., gets unother term from the Twentieth. Common council has nine new anem bers as a tesult of yesterday's bal loting. Mori Is V. Morris, It., succeeds P. F. Gordon, D from the Second; William V. Grlfliths, It. succeeds Sim on Thomaw, It., from the Fourth; I'. F. Calpln, D., succeeds John F, Regan, D., from the Sixth; I W. Zlzelman, R displaces John J, Flanaghan, D In the Eighth; Edward F. Wenzel, Il ls his own successor from the Tenth; John J. Monaghan, D.. displaces Mor gan Sweeney, D In the Twelfth; Charles E, Wenzel, D succeeds P. J. Nealis, D., from tho Fourteenth; Ed ward J. Coleman, D succeeds Lorenz P. Zeldler, D., from the Sixteenth; Thomas F. Morrla, D., .succeeds J. J. Noone, D., from the Eighteenth, and M. J. Cusiek succeeds Thomas F. Mc Qrull from the Twentieth. On tho school board, Geoige II. Shires, It., succeeds himself from the First wurd; Henry J. O'Malley. D., Is his own successor In the Third; D. I, Phillips, It., succeeds Oeorge B.-Car Vote of Scranton. 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R., in the Fifth; Dennis J. Roche, D., takes tho place of John Devnnoy, D in the Seventh; Charles F. Zeldler, D., was chosen In the Eighth to llll the vacancy caused by F. L. Wormser, R., resigning; W. A. May, It., succeeds W. J. Welsh, It., In the Ninth: Peter Neuls, It., takes the place or C. J. Conrad, D., In tho Eleventh; B. T. Jayne, It., suc ceeds C. S. Jacobs, R., In the Thir teenth; Ellns E. Evans, R takes John II. Williams', It., seat from the Fif teenth; F. S. Barker, It., succeeds him self from the Seventeenth; Louis Schwass, It., succeeds Albert Notz, D., from the Nineteenth, and Edward J. Ieonard, D succeeds W. S. Langstaff, R from the Twenty-first. STORY OF THE BATTLE. No general rule is to be found to gov ern yesterday voting. It was thought that there would be an unusually big vote In the wards wherein there were local lights and that there would be a very megre turn out in such wards as had only the city ticket to attract In terest. This rule did not, however, hold good, for In the Sixth ward, for instance, where there was the bitter est kind of a factional fight among the Democrats and a strong effort by the Republicans to wedge tlu-lr men In, the vote was not even ordinarily large. Then again in the First and several other wards where there was abso lutely nothing that would tend to bring out the Indifferent voter there was a fairly good poll for an "off yepr" elec tion. Most of the wards, though, that had warm councllmanlc or other such' fights polled a comparatively large vote and some of them especially the Second, Eighth, Twelfth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth and Twentieth brought out what might be termed a full vote. What was doubtlessly the bitterest of the several really bitter fights of the day was the contest for the select council In the Second ward between Wade M Finn. Republican, and P. V. Gordon, Democrat. Freely speaking, every man in every one or me nve districts of the ward who could turn u vnte or who was thought to be able to turn a. vote was pressed lino ser vice by one side or the other. That paity lines weto lost sight of In manv Instances was demonstrated by the open and nbove board fighting of prom inent politicians against the success of tlielr party's choice. "WERE AGAINST FINN. Mr. Finn possibly suffered the great er In this respect. Thr Glllesples head ed a faction of the Republicans who worked might and main for Gordon, not only yesterday but for weeks pre vious to election. "Joe" Church, whose power among the foreign bom element of Hull's, Head and vicinity. Is by no means Insignificant, hustle I about the Second district polls all day wearing In the band of his plug hut a big pla card beurlng the legend "Hurrah for Gordon!" Democrats who were Finn lieutenants, were not so open In avow ing tffelr choice but they did telling woik It they didn't do so much hhout- iriB. Over In the 'liven Ridge end of tho ward the battle was not carried on with such demonstrations of feeling as lu the Providence districts, but it was none the less Intense. D. P. Replogle, the Democratic nominee for common council, and A. L. Frat.cols, the Demo cratic candidute for school director, both live In that district, and both bent their evety effort to th'e general suc cess of the ticket and particularly to the defeat of Finn. The refirns show that their work was not In vain. In the second dlstilct the vote ut 6.30 o'clock was 385 within two of the totut vote polled last fall. There wuh at that hour such a crowd of voteis In line that two policemen were called upon to regulate their going in and coming out of the booth. It was ex pected that tho vote would reach 425, at least, which Is the full strength of the district. One of the surprises of the duy was tho small vote polled In the Sixth'. At 6.30 o'clock only 10S votes had been cast In tho Second or Dodgetown district, which Is almost wholly Democratic, naturally, and where the strength Is twlco or three times what the showing at time Indicated tho vote would be. What caused the light vote had to be guessed at, and tho general conjecture was that the thinking Democrats were disgusted at the internecine strife and POOR DIRECTORS. staid away In order to teach the war ling factions a lesson, expensive thought It might be. FOUGHT LIKE TIGERS. John F. Regan, tho regular nom inee, and M. E. Clark, the Independ ent candidate, fought like tigers In the two Democratic districts, while Ed ward James, Jr., and a large force of supporters made what Inroads they could In these two districts nnd hus tled to bring out the full vote of the solidly Republican Bellevuo Heights district, which the Democrats neglect ed almost entirely. No small part of the fighting done by Regan and Clarke was of a kind dis astrous to the Democratic city ticket. Each challenged Indiscriminately the other men, and as a consequence the voter, unless he happened to be an en thusiastic supporter of his champion, would not corno back, nfter being sent home for his papers or tax receipts. The word of this wholesale challenging spread throughout the ward, and It had the effect of discouraging many voters, who might have a doubt as to their standing In the eyes of the elec tion board, from making an attempt to cast a ballot. John M. Casey did not run as an In dependent candidate as was announced he would, but turned In and gave his friend, Clarke, a helping hand. There were any number of mild collisions be tween the Regan nnd Clarke adher ents, but It was not found necessary to call the patrol wagon or ambulance. A word might be sandwiched In about the Eleventh by way of contrast. Two ward offlces were to be filled, school controller and alderman. C. J. Conrad, the present controller, was nominated by the Democrats, but when the Re publicans put up his good friend and neighbor, Peter Neuls, Conrad with drew. This left only one pair of can didates, August Reldenbach, Republi can, nnd John Lentes, Democratic, the candidates for alderman. Max Reld enbach, considering Neighbor Conrad's action, thought to gracefully recipro cate and so yesterday morning, when the polls opened he told the election ofllcers to announce that he had with drawn, and left a clear Held to Neigh bor Lentes. The election officers cut n hole In a cigar box labeled it "Help the Poor" and whenever a candidate dropped in to say "how do you do" the "poor" sent out and got some sandwiches and milk and things. There was a good sized vote polled. IN THE TWELFTH WARD. Both polling places In the Twelfth were ciowded all duy long, and un Intense strain of excitement prevailed from the opening of the polls to the closing thereof. The three-cornered light for select council was. us was expected, one of the hottest battles this politically grave-stained field had ever witnessed. John J. Shea, Democratic; James J. Manley, Citizens; and Henry Coyle, Peoples, were the candidates, Anthony Lundy, Independent; was also a nominee but he was, classically speaking, not In it. Shea had John J. Monaghan as his running mate and Morgan Sweeney was In the yoke with Manley, The contest between those two aspirants for the lower-branch seat wus only .slightly secondary to the battle royal. As may be Imagined there was a big vote polled and as Is usual in the Twelfth nil kinds of elec tioneering ensued. The day was re turn kably free from disturbances of a violent nature. Five police patrolmen formed one of the features of election In the single district of the Eighteenth. The con test that excited Interest there was be tween John J. Hoban, Democrat, and Thomas O'Boyle, Independent, candi dates for the select council. During the afternoon, when the vorkers com menced hauling In the "Kelly Patch" contingent of the voting population there was bother. Everybody wanted to challenge everybody else, nnd as a consequence the turmoil became so great that the election officers had to Bend for police assistance to clear the booth that the balloting might be pro ceeded with. Patrolman Hezeklah Peters presented himself and tho trouble subsided. e had not been gone long before trouble broke out anew over tho alleged at tempt of the O'Boyle people to vote a crowd of colored men from the "patch" on names of other colored men who aro entered on the register but who, it was claimed, had moved away. Five patrolmen were dispatched from the central station house in answer to DUNM0RE IS REPUBLICAN Every Democratic Candi date but One Was Defeated. ALL PLURALITIES SMALL The Vote Polled Was Not Large. Treasurer Englo lie-Elected; Sohool Jlonrd Solidly Repnbllcno; McAllis ter, Democratic, Itc-Electcd to the Council Will lie the Only Democrat in That liody oi Six; Street Com missioner Jnckson He-Elected, as Was Marshall, oftho Board or Au ditors, Who Arn All Republicans. Dunmore Republicans made almost a clean sweep yesterday. They elected all their candidates, excepting one for the council. Tho result Is absolute proof that the election contests which last year un seated n batch of Democrats was cor rectly determined. This view Is clear ly established In the fact that yester day was Democratic weather and that party succeeded In getting out a com paratively normal poll, while there was TREAS URER. DISTRICTS. u c First ward, First district First ward, Second district... Second ward, First district... Second ward, Second district. Third ward, First district.... Third ward, Second district.. Third ward, Third district.... Fourth ward Fifth ward Sixth ward, First district.... Sixth ward, Second district... 130 31 34 51 41 141 168 12 11 144 148 Totals .... Pluralities 914 15 a telephone call, but before they got to the scene of disturbance the trouble had been quelled. "What was the trouble?" Inquired one of the police men when ho hurried up the hill to tho crowd at the booth. "They were tearing the linings out of one another a while ago," one of the bystanders remarked. COMMITTEE COMPLAINED. The Democratic city committee also had a complaint against this ward. It Is one of the Democratic strongholds and a big majority for the city ticket was looked for. It developed that the O'Boyle men during the day previous had distributed specimen ballots bear ing on large letters: "Don't Mark Here," "Don't Mark Here," "Don't Mark Here," at the head of the Re publican, Democratic and Prohibition ist columns and "Mark Here" at the head of the fourth, or Independent column.where O'Boyle's name appeared Isolated and alone. One of these "In struction" ballots, It Is said, was left at overv house In the ward. There was little or no excitement In the Nineteenth, but the election there had several features. Chief among these wns the manner In which the Democrats allowed the school control ler contest to go by default. F. B. Manley and Peter B. Albaugh both filed claims of having received tho Democratic nomination and their fall ing to try It out In court, the county commissioners could not put either on the official ballot. This destroyed what ever little chance either of them had for making a showing against Louis Schwass, the Republican nominee. Mr. Manley made no effort yesterday and Mr. Albaugh prevailed upon very few to go to the trouble of writing his name or placing his Mlcker In the blank column. This ward Is the home of John J. Murphy, candidate for poor director, and his candidacy was emblazoned on the dead-walls throughout the ward with placards reading, "Do you favor the election of poor directors by the people? Vote for John J. Murphy." Other South Side wards also contained some of these placards. At 3.30 o'clock only ninety votes had been cast In the Second district, where over 300 votes were polled last fall. This had a very distressing effect on Democratic headquarter when it came in by currier and word was sent over to make renewed efforts to get out the vote. IN THE TWENTIETH. The Twentieth ward Democrats had no opposition from the enemy, but they managed to work up the warmest kind of a wrangle among themselves. For select and common council, respective ly Thomas J. Coyne, the present In cumbent, and Michael J, Cusiek, as Democrats, were opposed by Mark F. Cahlln and Michael J. Langan, who appeared on the ballot as the nominees of the Republican and Citizens par tiessomewhat chimerical organization In that stronghold of "fully and with out reserve." In that wurd everybody Is related to everybody else und all four candidates are much admired members of long as to lineage-families. Each had all his relatives out working for him and ns a consequence everybody in the wnrd was In arms. In the Sec ond dlstilct there Wer.e 164 votes polled at 4 o'clock, which Is twenty per cent, more than was polled ut the same hour In the last election. In tho Second district there was an enlivening episode In which Alderman John Rudy and his constable, Michael McMurray, were the central figures. Both men had to submit to extensive repairs after their friends had put an end to their mix-up. There was not a Democratic ward candidate In the Seventeenth, Frank 8. Barker being unopposed for school controller, as were the Republican can didates for Judge and Inspector of elec tions and assessor of voters. Mr. Bar ker's being aUo a candidate for a, one- a marked falling off of Republican votes In Republican districts. This wns the result In summary; For Treasurer Englc. R 911 Mongnti, D 899 Englo's plurality 16 For School Director Spencer, R 'i2l Weber, R ii'l Glynn, D &x;, Murray, D 891 Spencer's plurality ro Weber's plurality , is For Council McAllister, D 9.M5 Jones, R 917 Wenzel, D MH) Smith, R VV) McAllister's plurality 19 Jones' plurality 27 For Street Commissioner Jackson, R 'ill McDonnell, D W" Jackson's plurality 7 For Auditor Marshall. R '.CS Fredo, D M4 Marshall's plurality (4 Entrle, for treasurer, was re-eleoted. The election of Weber and Spencer rrmkes the school lioard entirely Repub lican. They were elected to 1111 the vacancies to be made by two retiring Democrats. Glynn ami Murray, the Democratic candidates, were unseated from the school board In the recent conttst. Tho election of Jones, Republican, nnd McAllister, Democrat, to the council, makes that body G Republicans nnd 1 Democrat. McAllister was re-electo.l. The council at present contains 4 Re publicans and 2 Democrats. Street Commissioner Jackson was te eleeted. The re-election "of Marshall, Republican, as auditor, keeps that body solidly composed of 3 Republicans as at present. The foregoing figures ate from tho returns brought to Republican head quarters by the committeemen and watchers. The vote for McDonald, who ran as a Citizens' candidate for Vote of Dunmore. :as- I :er.J SCHOOL DIRECTORS. COUNCIL. 0 si K t; a 8 r a a K a xh O "137 89 33 78 37 201 66 128 41 81 133 49 158 60 10 63 20 25 143 52 143 66 921 885 30 .... 2 ' c a u c o g - ! s 98 134i 33 26 60 38 138 165 11 17 141 146 131 47 97 65 96 83 220 140 82 45 48 72 29 64 80 213 139 79 42 47 39 209 61 131 40 79 139 43 63 56 150 61 28 11 13 139 147 26' 48 55 64 63 8991 0091 18 01' 890 936 19 year term on the board of six school directors probably accounted for many votes of the whole number cast. There being absolutely no ward offices ut stake, the voting was very light. WARM FIGHT IN EIGHTH. There were several features connect ed with the voting in the Eighth ward. Here Fred. S. Godfrey, who was run ning on the Republican board of six school directors, was also 11 ward can didate for school contioller. Against him for the latter office the Democrats had a lively candidute In Charles F. Zeldler. The latter had the advantage of Godfrey's being unwilling to resort to the usual methods employed In ward election-day canvassing. The Repub lican candidate was bending nearly all his effort for election as director at lurge. Only n few of his lieutenants were watching his ward Interests. One of the most spirited contests In the city was that between Fred. Durr and Thomas C. Melvln. proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel, the Republican und Democratic nominees respectively for select council. Michael J. Norton, who was beaten by Durr for the Re publican nomination, was nn Independ ent candidate. It did not appear that the comparatively few votes he re ceived injured one of the regular noml ness more than the other. It had been supposed Durr would have the solid vote of the foreign-born element fiom the flats and of the firemen, but this did not prove to be the case. At nil times during the day Melvln's friends predicted his election. The voting lit eltner dlstilct was not at the normal vote enriy In the day, although large crowds weie ulways con gregated about the two polling places. Late In the afternoon the Indications were that all but at least a quarter of the usual vote would be polled. There wus only one contest of Inter est In the Ninth ward, the fight for alderman between Myron Kasson, the regulur Republican nominee, and the present alderman. O. B. Wright, an independent candidate, who was de feated recently for the nomination at one of the most spirited primaries ever held In the city. The strife, however, did not bring out the heavy vote an ticipated. Neither candidate had an abnormal number of workers at the polling places in the three districts, only a small number usually being em ployed in the Ninth, which Is a resi dential ward and largely contains a "sllk-stocklng" class who will not vote under Influence. It had been supposed Wright would get a big and solid vote from Q. A. R, men and members of patriotic organ izations, but there was no evidence that this supposition had been verified. The Democrats had no candidates for ward offices. The Democrats of the ward were out In force and voted solidly for at least one candidate, John J. Fuhey, of the school board of six. He Is u resident of the ward and was accorded a flut tering propoitlon of the Democratic votes cast. There was only one ward battle worthy of note In the Sixteenth. This was furnished by Frederick F. Sehoen nnd Edward J. 'Colemun, the Republi can and Democratic candidates re spectively, for common council. Both are young men of the hustling type and had an ample number of friends working for them In the ward's two districts. Theirs being the only ward fight, the vote was extremely light. Adam Schroeder, the present Republi can select councilman, had no oppo sition. RESULT IN THE WARDS. I'lrst Wnrd, Oeorge Shires, Republican, will sue eeed himself ns school controller. He was unopposed. Second Wnrd, Wade III. Finn, Republican candidate 91 129 SO 34 219 24 130 52 78 38 44 139 48 161 63 6 23 12 47 134 68 151 891 880 poor director, nn did six Democrats ln Scranton, Is not completely recorded. Th'ero were scattering votes for Mur phy, Democrat; Savage nnd'fJwnrtz, -Republicans, and several others. Tho excitement wns Intense In Re publican headquarters nt 10 o'clock when tho returns had been rcoe.lvc.il from nil except the "Tammany dis trict, the First of tho Second ward. Thoro was a suspicion that ,the returns weto being held "back In that district until the vote from nil tho others had. been recorded nnd a line given en tho probable result. It was known the "Tammany" dis trict would show Democratic majority nf nearly 200 votes. Without that dis trict Engle nnd Jackson, Republican, candidates for treasurer and street commissioner respectively had plurali ties of only 194 anil 186 respectively, so the strain nnd uncertainty over tho result can bo Imagined. When tho "Tammany" returns came In tho dls' trlct showed a slight Republican gain and Englc nnd Jackson elected by plu ralities of only 14 nnd 7 respectively. Tho yells and cheers following the final announcement was llko a roar of artillery nnd continued for several min utes. The returns show Democratic; gains In tho First ward, Second dis trict; Third ward. Third district, and Plxth ward, Flrbt and Second districts. There was practically no change In the Fourth ward. Tho other districts show Republican gains. Tho following members of tlm Vor ough Republican committee, whose ef forts have made legitimate voting and counting In that borough possible verp present last night at headquarters: Burgess Daniel Powell, chairman (First ward); Moses K. Kellum, vice chair man (Fifth ward); Byron Brady, sec rotary (Second ward); George Phnlor (Third ward), Lafayette BIdwell (Fourth ward), Joseph L. Medwny and Thomas Shephard (Sixth ward). Scores of other prominent Republicans and not a few Democrats were In tho room. The returns were received and record ed by Secretary Brady, of the commit tee. Not a little spirit was added to the occasion by tho music of the Dunmore Drum corps. STREET COMM'R. AUDITOR. POOR DIRECTOR C3 s C3 C o Q a 12.1 36 37 47 42 145 102 79 215 145 79 38! 135 91 78 211 134 36 32 56 40 146 168 SO 38 45 62 20 48 57 1691 45 14 13 137 151 914 7 62 30 51 61 11 16 145 153 13 907 938 74 864 49 for re-election for select council polled a total of 713 votes In the five districts and his opponent. P. F. Gordon, the present incumbent In the common branch, polled 619 votes, thus giving Mr. Finn a malority of 91. Morrjs V. Morris, Republican candi date for common council polled 779 votes In the five districts, and Mr. Rep logle, Democratic, 551, Mr. Morris' ma jority being 228. First district Select council, Wade M. Finn, 187; P. F. Gordon, 4t. Common council, MorrU V. Morris, 207; D. B. Rep logle. 29. Second district Select council. Wade M. Finn, 324; P. P. Gordon, 76. Common council, Morris V. Morris, 30:; D, B. Rep loKle, 93. Third district Select council, Wade M. Finn, 99: P. P. Gordon, 77. Common council. Morris V. Morris, 99; D. B. Rep logle, 78. Fourth dltrlct Select council, Wado M. Finn, 72; I. P. Gordon, 187. Common council. Morris V. Morris, It).'; D. B. Rep logle 162. Fifth district Select council, Wado M. Finn, 36; P. F. Gordon, 2.W. Common council. Monls V. Monls, 69; D. B. Kep loijle, l!9. Til'tli Ward. Daniel I. Phillips, Rcpublk'un, was tendered the compliment of a unani mous election to the office of school controller. Sixth Wnrd. For select council. Edward James. R., received 370 votes; John E. Regan, D., 290, and M. E. Clark, Ind., 133. For common council, T. F. Oalpin, D., re ceived 359 votes; John Joyce, Ind., 185, and C. E. House. It., 97. The vote by districts for James, Be gan and Claik In the order named was 50, 171 und 60; 23, 107 nnd 85; 297, 18 and 12. The vote by districts for Cal pln Joyce and House was 247, 20 and 12; t'S, 63 a-ul 5, 114, 112 and SO. Seventh Wnrd. The candidacy of Dennis J, Roche, Democrat, for school controller was un opposed. For the various offices the vote by districts was as follows: First district School controller, Dennis J. Roche, 90; Judge of election, Martin. Gilgallon, 80; Inspectors of election, P. Lamont, 81; George Blrkel, 12; register of voters, James Malouey, M; J. Peus ter ,11. Second district School controller Den nis J. Roche, 71; Judgo of election, Pat lick Toole, Si: Inspectors of election, Wil liam Ulglln. 56; Joieph Corby, 13: regis ter of voters, Michael Corby, til; Thomas Walsh, 3. Third district School controller, Dennli J. Roche, 137: Judge of election, James F. Srtltry. 117; Frank Leuthner. 30; In spectors of election, Patrick McDonald. HI; G. Haldemuu. 37; irglster ot voteis, J. J. Kuune, 112; J. P. lletzel, 29. Eighth Wnrd. For select council, T. C. Melvln, D., teielved 349 votes and Fred Durr, R., 213; Melvln's plurality, 126. For common council, Flanagan, D., received 264 votes, and Zlzleman, It,, 239! Flanae,an's plurality, 25. For school controller, Zeldler. D., re ceived 250 votes, and Godfrey, R., 245; iJeldler's plurality, 3. First district Select council, . Durr, S3; Melvln, 184. Common council, Flanagan, 162; Zl7le1n.n1, 1M). School controller, Zeldlei, 130; Godfrey, 103. Second district Select council, Mel vln, 1M, Dun-, 130. Common council, Flanagan, 102; Zlzleman. 139. School controller, Zeldler, 120; Godfrey, 140.' Ninth Wnrd. For alderman Myron Kasson, R., re ceived 401, and O. It. AVrlght, Independ ent, 272 voles. The respective vote In tho' three districts was 178 and fll, 137 nnd 86, 9 nnd 122; Kasson's plurality, 132. Tenth Wnrd. For select council. C F. Wagner, R., received 283, and J. U. Kleeman, I) 69 votes. For common council E, F. Wenzel, It., received 200, und W. F. Hauer. D 153 votes. Continued on Page 8. 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