The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-06

The Third legislative district Re-
| publican convention was held in the
arbitration room of the court house
Yesterday afternoos, md r. J. Grover,
of Moosic, placed in nomination as the
party's candidate for the legislature.
Chairman James L. Watkins called
the convention to order at 2. 30 o'clock.
The call was read by Secretary Charles
Nor,hup and then the delegates pre-.
sentcd their credentials, after which
the roll was called by the secretary.
The following delegates answered to
their names:
Benton-CIE. Andrews, G.. G. Gibbs,
Coyington-Lewis Jones.
GlGnburn-C. A. Sherman.
Goldsboro-J. b. Gardner.
Greentield-Frank Kenyon.
La Plume-Horace Seamon
Madison-David All9n, George Brown.
Newton-H. S. Beeman.
North Ablngton-C. j. Thomas II. V.
Decker, j. E. Depue, II. B. Klees
RansUm-Abram Slime
Scott-H. B. Mead, Avery White.
South Abington--J. ID. Aylesworth, Silas
Griffin. j. NJ. Courtriaht.
Spring Brook-Wiliam Grifiths.
Waverly-D. l.. Dbty.
Lackawanna township. North district
John Koehler, John H. Evans, David IT.
Joues, Thomas w. Jones. South district
William l.. Jones. East dstrict-E.
Bowen, 7. w. Jones, David Harris, John
q. Evans. West dstrict-Thomas II.
Evans John McCrindle. Northeast dis
irict-John Lewis David G. Reede.
Southwest district-Howell Brooks.
Old Forge, First Districts. Baker,
William Gwinn. Second district-Henry
Trantfer. Third dstrict-J. E. Watkins,
w. j. Haskins, j. d. A'herton, NJ Her.
man. Fourth district-T. j. Stewart.
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
The chair appointed rs committee
on resolutions, j. d. Atherton, Thomas
W. Jones, Of Lackawanna, and j. D.
Aylesworth. The committee retired
and later reported the following reso-
)utions, which were unanimously
adopted as the sense of the convention:
We, the Republicans of the Third Legis.
lative district. in convention, renew our
allegiance to the great principles formu.
lated by the fathers of the party at its
birth and incorporated in the platform
adopted at the last state convention.
We denounce tine suicidal interference of
the Democratic party with the protective
tariff, which has built up the industries of
our country, furnished employment to the
millions Of our laboring men, and brought
about the unparalleled prosperity which
marked the years sncceeding the war Of
The rebellion rs the golden era in the his
tory OF our nation, ana call attention to
the disasters which are now threatening
our country and paralyzing its powers re.
sulting from the abOrtive efforts of the
party in power to force a return to the un-
American English idea of free trade.
We point with pride to the splendid
achievements OF the grand old Republican
party throughout its entire history, its
unCompromising loyalty to every dis
tinctly American principle; its unswerv-
ing loyalty to the integrity of the Union
of States, one and indivisible; its unfal-
tering devotion to the welfare of the
working classes, and renew our allegiance
TO its service.
We recognize in the Hon. D. II. Hast
inGs, the man latley named by the Replb.
liCau convention as its standard bearer in
the coming state contest. man of the
people, IN touch with every heart throb Of
the masses, able, fearless conscientious,
quick to see, of sound judgment and rare
executive ability.
We heartily endorse the state ticket and
trust the candidate who receives the nom.
ination in today's convention will receive
the united support of the entire party at
the coming election,
Tie preliminary organization was
then made permanent, after which the
receiving of nominations was in order.