Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-01
DEMOCRATS In SESSION.
AN EXCITING BUT HARMONIOUS CON-
VENTlON HELD.

er, Trimmer for Coroner and Crockett
for Surveyor.
The Democrats of Luzerne county had
their annual outing on Tuesday at
Wilkes-Barre. The close and exciting
contests for the nominations every year
were repeated again, and the strife for
office was waged as hard as in any pre-
vious campaign. The delegates to the
convention were on the ground from
Monday afternoon, and the all-night
curbstone caucuses vented the uncer-
tainty of what the day would bring forth.
The making of the whole ticket hinged
upon the nominees for congress and
sheriff at first, but the candidates for
recorder of deeds made their influence
felt before morning.
Between McGinty and Hines the fight
was exceedingly bitter and the friends
and supporters of both men worked hard
among the delegates to obtain votes. In
the morning the chances favored Nc
Ginty and his friends claimed he would
he named with nearly score of votes to
spare. Hines, however, never gave up
the fight for an instant, and his men
were everywhere watching for an op-
portunity to persuade McGinty's dele
gates to desert. That they succeeded
was shown afterward by the vote.
For sheriff Tom English and William
Walters were the leading candidates,
but the strength of Dotter and Wernet
was unknown and upset several calcula-
tions. About midnight Walters and
Russell made combination that SEEM
ingly settled their nominations, but this
slate was smashed the next morning
and English's chances again were in the
ascendancy. Russell had several dele
gates of his own, but was not able to get
them to throw their votes to Walters
until it was proven to them that any
other combination would result disas-
trously to the hopes of the candidate.
The slate was meEded again before
dinner, but even then it would not 90
through unless some of the other two
candidates delegates would go into it
after the first ballot. Enough promises
from Wernet and Dotter men were se-
cured to give them hopes and the
Walters people again took the field pro-
claiming victory.
The delegates thought it was about
time to organize, and the work was sus-
pended for a short while.
Senatorial Convention.
The convention to name a candidate
for senator was tame affair. Scarcely
one-half the delegates could be induced
to leave the neighborhood of the hotels,
and those who went to the hall rushed
the business through with all possible
speed. boomlet for Matt Long was
Matched on Monday night, but the lower
end men were divided and it died before
daybreak. Some of the Foster men were
anxious that his name should be pre-
sented, and were greatly disappointed
when they learned they could not pay
him their respects until some other day.
The only name offered was that of j.
Ridgway Wright, of Wilkes-B Barre, and
he was nominated by acclamation.
Morning Session.
Vice Chairman John S. McGroarty
3, called the convention to order at 10.40
b A. NJ, and after roll-call by Secretary r.
G.. Mutually the committees on resolu-
tions permanent organization and con-
tested seats were selected. Nothing
further was done at this session. The
delegates were anxious to return to the
battlefield around the Square, and
motion to adjourn until P NJ. went
through without dissenting voice.
Very little work was done by the
heelers before dinner. Everybody SEEM
ed to be waiting for the afternoon, when
the delegates might be in a more per-
suasve humor. At ! o'clock the groups
noticeable in the crowd regarding the
McGinty-Hines fight. The formers
forces were confident and appeared to
be resting on their arms, but the Hines
contingent was as active and smiled
sweetly when questioned about the out
look. They were doing effective work
and very little of it became known to
the recorder until it was too late to re-
pair the break.
Walters men also had bright look
about them, and a little investigation
showed that heavy inroad had been
made during noon hour on the English
delegation. A counter-assault was made
by the latter upon the crowd, but it met
ed for English all night were now doubt
full whether he would strengthen the
ticket as much as Walters, and from this
position they found it easy to shift
under the Sugarloaf candidates banner
When the loss was counted up English
still thought he had enough to carry
him through, and it was with this feel
ing of sure success that all the candi-
dates and delegates started again for
Music Hall at o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
After calling the convention to order
the committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported as follows:
Chairman-John Il. Lenahan.
Vice presidents-Isaac Livingstone,
F. G. Mosier, Henry Oplinger, P. L.
Liudeman, Michael Lynch and Geo. w.
Drum.
cretaries-Thomas D. Shea, M. II.
McAniffe, Geo. Lubrecht, C. F. McHugh,
John S. Harding and I. c. Mutually.
Tellers-L. G. Hart, A. G. Campbell,
A. c. Good, Byron Shoemaker and c. F.
Bohan.
Mr.. Lenahan took his seat after neat
speech, and when the committees report
ed he called for nominations for con-
gress Joseph J. McGinty, of Wilkes
Barre, was nominated by A. NJ. McNulty,
of South Heberton, who made a short
but forcible address. giving reasons for
rousing majority from the fourth dis
trict for the whole ticket if its chnica