The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-01-07
THE MIDDLE COAL FIELD
POOH DISTRICT IN NOsIINATING cor.
vENTION.


Mcdonald, Of t'reeiaud, for Poor Director
aud ~. $. tinker for Auditor.
The delegates Of the Luzerne portion
of the Middle Coal Field Poor District
Democratic convention met in Concor-
dia hall Tuesday morning The meet
ing was called to order by Matthew
Long. Hugh Malloy was elected chair
man and A. NJ. McNulty secretary. Mr..
Mcdonald, the candidate for Poor Dir
ectOr, was empowered to select the con-
ferees TO be held in the same hall in the
afternoon. He appointed the follow
ing: Fred. Meier, l.. G.. Lubrecht, H.
NJ. Boyle, VIM. MoGinty, Patrick
O'Donnell, james Burns, Hugh Mslloy.
Adjourned.
THE CONFERENCE.
The general conference was called to
order by DR.. P. II. Latham, of weath-
erly. Hugh Malloy, of Freeland, was
elected chairman, and Z. L. Warner, Of
Woatherly, secretary.
When credentials we're called for two
sets of conferees we're reported from
the lower or Mauch Chunk District.
The Esser conferees we're Daniel
Mulhearn, John O'Donnell, u. NJ
Youngkin, Frank Hasler John j
O'Brien.
The conferees who represented the
Cassidy fastion we're C. W. Lentz, F.
IL. Ranch, James Sweeney, A. Coll and
]. w. Malloy.
The conserees from the middle oI
Weatherly district were z. i. Warner
Samuel Crol, Henry Schaefer, J. NJ
Brislln, Cormac McGarvey.
Chairman Malloy felt that he did
not want to dispose Of the contest seats
by being vested with the power of ap
pointing the committee on contests
and asked for suggestions. The
Esserites suggested that the contest bt
decided by the conferees Of the Wealth
erly portion OF the district as the!
were not interested Mr.. Cassidy OBJ
iected to this, and therefore suggested
that the Luzerne conferees dispose o
the matter His suggestion was no
acted upon, but a motion by j. NJ
Brislin, that the committee on con
tested seats be composed of two Luz
erne conferees and one from the un
contested Carbon section, prevailed
The chair appointed VIM. McGinty, L
G.. Lubrecht and Samuel Croll. TIL
committee heard the case of Mr.. Esse
first and then that of Mr.. Cassidy. Tn
committee reported in favor of givin
the conferees Of both factions a hal
vote each. The report of the CON
mittee was adopted by vote of 8 to
Nominations for Poor Director wer
} then called for. Hugh Boyle, of Hai
leigh, nominated Joseph P. McDonal
: of Freeland. Mr.. Mcdonald was elect
ed by acclamation. The nominatio
, was followed by enthusiastic cheers.
: For Poor Auditor, H. S. Rinker, {
} Weatherly, was nominated by SamuC
Croll. His nomination was made b
acclamation.
: Candidate Mcdonald was then calle
before the convention and eXpresse
his qualification at being nominated.
The standing committee for the ell
, suing year was selected as follows:
Luzerne-Fred Meier, Hugh Boyl
l George McGree.
: Mauch Chunk District-W.
t Kreider, J. r. Mulherin, Micha
Cassidy.
e Weatherly District-Dsniel Canno
g Cormac McGarvey, Elmer Warner.
Mr.. j. j. O'Brian then offered res
b luton pledging the earnest support
d every conferee to the candidates f
J. Poor Director and Poor Auditor. III
n resolution was unanimously adopte
S after which the convention adiourne