The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-03


HARRISBURG, Sept. @
EVERYTHING points to stunning
y league convention here on Wed.
nesday. The general committee
II of arrangements has Herman B.
Miller, the Senate librarian, as the chair.
man, On the committee with him are
George W. Miner. Howard l.. Calder.
the young orator and attorney; E J.
Stackpole. q bright and versatile ed
itor of the Telegraph; E B. Hoffman.
II. E. Radahaugh. A. Wilson Norris,
Jr., one Of the rising young Republi-
cans of the state; Charles Taylor,
James M. Auter, Jesse Dan bridge, D.
II. Grissinger, Humphrey Magee,
Meade d. Detweiler. chairman of the
Dauphin county Republican commit
tee; AL bert B. Tack, George W. Adams,
Major j. W. Simpson, Edgar l.. King,
Edward Eiselsy, DR.. H. Ross Couver,
Charles Cilly.J. Horace Mcfarland and
John w. Campbell. This committee
has accomplished some remarkable
work
The convention will open Wednesday
morning in the opera house, with
prayer by Rev. George w. Stewart,
pastor Of the Market Square Prssbyte-
rian church. The address OF welcome
will be made by A. Wilson Norris, Jr,
and tho response by President Robin
son. Advance courisrs of the eonven-
tion are already arriving. Major War.
rem, of Scranton, the Leagues future
president, is expected at the Common.
wealth in the morning, and delega-
tion from Reading will be on hand
Tuesday at the Loohiel to whoop it up
for Harry Levan Of that city, whom
they want to be chosen one Of the vice
presidents.
THE CONVENTIONS PROSPECTS.
There will be 176 clubs in the at ate
represented in the convention and pro
vision has been made for the enter.
tainment of over 400 delegates. A.
Wilson Norris, jr., Of Harrisburg, says
there will be fully 1000 young Re.
publicans at the convention, and the
reception committee has made arrange.
ments to care for twice that NUM- Der.
Mr.. Norris has labored hard and earn
estly for the success OF this League
Club assembly. and his work has had
the best commendation of the state
leaders.
The sixty-nine clubs of Philadel-
delphia will be represented in the con-
vention BY 1873 delegates. and the
Young Republican club. the strongest
of the number has chartered q special
train, which leaves Philadelphia late
Tuesday afternoon with 200 members
to assist in firing the opening gun Of
the Hastings campaign. General
Hastings is down on the list as the
guest of this club, and with General
Beaver and Colonel James A. Lambert
will have place in the special. Inde-
pendent of Philadelphia there are
twenty-five organic ,tions in Allie.
gheny county twelve each in Dela-
ware and Lackawanna. fifteen in
Dauphin, Of which number six are in
Steelton, six in Chester, four each in
Chester aud Montgomery counties,
three in Berks. the leading one being
the John B. Robinson club, of BirdS.
boro.
JACK ROBINSON READY.
President Robinson will open head
quarters at the Lochiel, Harrisburg,
tomorrow, and Chairman Gilkeson wi Ill
join him there Tuesday. General
Hastings will be at tho Commonwealth.
The speakers of the convention will be
at the same house. 81 have no doubt
OF q great convention, said Congress.
man Robinson yesterday. "Our young
Republicans are deeply in earnest in
this campaign and they will be at Har-
risburg like an avalanche. This will
be the best Republican year OF the
series since 1860 and our campaign
opening is sure to be monster sue
cess
President John B. Robinson has had
his sleeves rolled mp all week and re-
ports a perfect organization for Major
Everett Warren, of Scranton, to take
hold OF at the command Of the conyen-
tion. President Robinson's right-hsnd
executive is Captain J. G. Huddell, the
next Republican candidate for recorder
in Delaware county. and Treasurer
Mahlon D. Young has had large share
In the arrangements
CAMERoN's FACE ON THE BADGE.
The League badge this years bears
the miniature Of Senator Cameron, and
Cameron is elated to be among the dis
tinguished lights of the convention.
He is now sunmering in Dauphin.
1--WE selected Cameron as our badge
decoration purely as local compli
ment," said Chairman A. Wilson Nor
ris yesterday. He is part of Harris.
burg and his home ut Donegal is
quite near. There is no political sig
nifcanoe in the thing, mono whatever.
The senator did not know OF the mat.
ter until Yesterday, when he saw the
badge for the first time and was sur
prised to find himself part of it. AS to
the charge that we are adopting this
means TO start his presidential boom.
that is about as funny an announce
ment by General Hastings would be
that he is candidate for the senate
Mr.. Cameron is citizen Of Harrisburg,
and in honoring him we honor the town
and crafty local pride"
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