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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1898
Page
6
Republicans won control of both city council chambers with light overall turnout. Several wards saw bitter contests, notably the Second Sixth Eighth Twelfth Eighteenth and Twentieth. Police were summoned in the Eighteenth Ward to preserve order.
Democratic Chair D J Campbell expresses concern over city ward neglect and Democratic indifference in seventh, eighth, nineteenth, and sixteenth wards as returns trickle in. He cites meager totals but hopes for part of the ticket while Republican Chest man claims victory for the entire GOP slate with strong support in Havelock districts. Norton and Lest fall are noted as leading in tentative tallies.
Republicans secure all six school director seats by solid margins between 700 and 1700 votes. They maintain a one vote edge on the council, gain control of the common council, and hold the board of control. Democrats win only unopposed director seats as the scene shifts with ward results and party leadership coordinating announcements.
In a tight political shift, Republicans convert a minority to a majority in the common council, altering control by a narrow margin. The move follows similar changes in the select council, reshaping local governance dynamics.
Reporting on a fractious election day, the Sixth ward saw fierce Democratic Republican clashes while other wards with no clear contests still posted strong turnout. In Second ward Finn vs Gordon drew intense mobilization as Reps and Dems pressed supporters. Green Ridge and Bellevue Heights saw targeted campaigning and disrupted lines. Second district approached full electoral strength. enforcement kept pace with crowds and challenges in several districts.
The article details election day scenes in Dunmore with street disturbances and a key tactic by O Boyle supporters distributing instruction ballots. It notes Democratic strongholds, ward contests for select and common council, and a light overall vote with several notable district clashes and candidate dynamics.
In the Fifth Dennis J. Roche replaces John Devaney in the Seventh Charles F. Zeidler fills the vacancy caused by F L Wormer resigning W A May succeeds W J Welsh in the Ninth Peter Neals takes the place of C J Conrad in the Eleventh B T Jayne succeeds C S Jacobs in the Thirteenth Elias E Evans takes John H Williams seat from the Fifteenth F B Barker succeeds himself in the Seventeenth Louis Schwass succeeds Albert Notz from the Nineteenth Edward J Leonard succeeds W S Langstaff from the Twenty First
Dunmore voters elected all Republican candidates except one for council, with McAllister re elected as Democrat and the council still showing 5 Republicans to 1 Democrat. School directors Weber and Spencer joined a Republican board as Glynn and Murray were unseated. Street Commissioner Jackson and Auditor Marshall were re elected, keeping the borough solidly Republican amid a tense countywide count.
In the First Ward George Shires, Republican, will succeed himself as school controller after running unopposed. In the Second Ward Wade M. Finn, Republican candidate, is listed.
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