The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-09-24
MR. BucYALEw NOMINATED.
a Turbulent Beginning Ends In
HARMONY.

n turbulent Begfuufng Ends III
Harmony.
The Congressional Conference for the
11th district met at the Wyoming Valley
House, Wilkes-Barre, on Thursday, the 10Th
inst. We had hoped to be able TO publish
the official report of the proceedings, but
the secretaries have not furnished 1t, and
we therefore take the following report
from the Leader.
The conference was called to order by
the Chairman of the Congressional Com
mittee, Peter Mccain, of Montour county,
who directed DR.. Trimmer, the Secretary
OF the Committee, TO read the roll of con-
ferrees which had been prepared by the
committee. Here a scene of confusion
was inaugureted by the contestants from
Luzerne and Lackawanna, led by Matt
Long, of lower Luzerne, who beloved like
the Bull of Bashan against what he was
pleased to term the usurpati on of the Sec
retary in placing the conferrees from Lu.
zerne and Lackawanua, who had prima
facie right to seats, on the roll. The loud
talk and disorder continued for some time,
but the Chairman Of the committee re-
NAMED firm in his stand that the conferrees
having prima facie right to seats must
stay on the roll and have voice in the
organization Of the conference.
A conferree moved that NJ. f. Coolbaugh,
of Monroe be elected chairman, and put the
motion himself and declared Coolbaugn
elected. Another conferree nominated J C.
Yocum, of Columbia county, for chairman,
and amid great confusion the chairman put
the motion and declared Yocum elected
He took the chair vacated by Mr.. McCann,
after which Mr.. Coolbaugh addressed the
conference, pleading for harmony and stat
ing that under such circumstances he
could not act as Chairman and asked that
another vote might be taken and the mat
ter be decided dccently and in order Mr.
Yocum held that he had been declared
elected by the Chairman of the Committee
and should act as such until the Conference
elected Secretary, amid the refusal of q
portion of the conferrees to vote and their
protest against such action. The confusion
and disorder still prevailing, interlarded by
lucid intervals during which E. H. Rauch,
of Carbon, made two or three speeches de-
nouncing DR., Trimmer and the action
which had been taken as un-Democratc
etc. After long waiting the Chairman
asked If tbnrn aatiIp 10 h,, to1,
on contested Seats Nobody presented any
contests at that point and the Chairman
then said if there was no other business
before the conference they would proceed
to name candidates for Congress.
Charles Schuter, of Hazleton, nominated
Hon. Charles II. Ruckalcw; Hon. d. Van
Auken, of Pike, then arose and asked for
fifteen minutes time in which TO retire for
consultation with Hon. George Rowland,
his candidate. This was granted him by
the chair and the conference took recess.
After assembling a motion to adjourn was
agreed to. When the conference recon-
vened the Chairman announced that the
Lackawanna contest was the first business
to be acted upon. The case was presented
on Duggan's side by DR.. Seims, of Colds
boro, who, when he concluded had con-
vinced almost everybody that they had no
case at all and that it had been regular
set-up affair to keep Lackawanna from
having a voice in the organization. L. J.
Lynott, one of the regular co,ferrees, pre-
sented their side Of the case, which COM
pletely knocked the bottom out of the 9TH
er side. A lul of some time occurred here
caused by nobody making motion to de-
ternine the question one way or the other.
Finally, after another recess had been
taken, the Chairman stated that the ques-
ton was whether the cenferrees whose
names were on the roll from Lackawanna
county should be displaced and the con-
testants admitted, upon which the roll was
called, resulting in 10 nays and no yeas,
the chairman declaring the regular con-
ferrees from Lackawanna entitled to their
seats. The conference then adjourned
until nine O'Clock the next morning.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE.
Soon after this adjournment the con-
ferrees from Pike, Monroe, Carbon and the
tixed-up contestants from Lackawanna and
Luzerne, counselled together at the end of
the portico of the hotel, and finally con-
cluded to organize conference of their
own. They returned to the room that had
been occupied, when Mr.. Van Auken
stated that he had been requested by the
conferrees of these counties to call the con-
ference to order, which he did and moved
that M. F. Coolbaugh, of Monroe, be
elected temporary chairman, which was
done. E. III. Rauch, of Carbon, was made
Secretary. A roll was prepared and called
when it was found that the conferrees from
ants from Lackawanna and Luzerne an
swered. Notice of contest from these last
two counties was entered by the Secretary
and the statement made that these two
was decided, thus leaving only nine con-
ferrees, which was 2 less than quorum to
transact business. On motion of Van
Auken the Secretary was directed to notify
the regular conferrees from Lackawanna
and Luzerne that conference was in ses-
sion before which they might appear il
they saw fit to do 50. A recess for fifteen
minutes was then taken, during which the
Secretary served notices on DR.. Trimmer,
of Luzerne, and f. j. Lynott, of Lacka-
wanna.
When the conferrees rc-asscmbled, the
Secretary gave notice of what he had done
and stated it was very doubtful whether
the gentlemen served with notices would
pay attention to them. The question wheth.
er they would adjourn until morning was