The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-05
THE convention of the Republicans
| Of the county held in the court
II house yesterday was not prolific

6PHE convention of the Republicans
Of the county held in the court
house yesterday was not prolific
u Of exciting scenes. Everything
was conducted in quiet. orderly way.
Many had. predicted that the conven-
tion would be turbulent one, but
these knowing ones were disappointed
At midnight on Monday John R.
Fellows expressed himself as confident
that he would be nominated. His
friends shared his confidence, but early
yesterday morning that confidence was
somewhat shaken. and by 1880, when
the convention opened, it was an open
secret that Mr.. Fellows would not be
able to summon together near enough
OF votes to insure his nomination.
When the convention opened Mr..
Fellows appeared at the door of the
court room, hut was not afterward
seen near the place where the dele
gates were in session.
George Okell developed much
strength, but not enough to secure his
nomination, and the same was true of
George M. Watson. The strongest
man in the convention, judged from
the number of votes he polled, was
John II. Thomas. of Carbondale.
An indication of the great interest
taken in the convention was the large
crowd that filled every inch of space in
the court room during the day.
OPENING THE CONVENTION.
At 10 80 Chairman d. w. Powell, Of
the county committee, and Vice Chair
man W. S Millar made their appear
ance in the main entrance to the court
room. and as they advanced down the
aisle to the bar enclosure, where the
delegates were seated. they were greet
ed with cheers. Ten minutes later
Mr.. Powell called the delegates to
order and directed Secretary J. w.
Browning to read the call for the con-
vention.
The credentials of delegates were
called for, and rs presented they were
recorded and tabulsted by Assistant
Secretaries Emil Bonn and David J.
Davies. 1t was 11.45 before the work
Of receiving credentials was completed.
When the assistant secretaries had
made their report Chairman Powell
raped for order and the first real bus
mess Of the day was begun. He an.
nouneed that there were eight contests
as follows:
Carbondale township, Northwest dis
trict-Phil Lee and j. w. Osborne.
Dunmore borough, Fourth ward-Pat-
rick Derry, Patrick Mccormick and John
Hennigan
Lackawanna township. Northeast dis
trict-J. Hodge, Thomas Richards and B.
f. Fern.
La Plume borough-George NJ Potter
son and Frank Chase.
Old Forge, Second district--James H.
Jones and Peter Schell.
Scranton Third ward, First district
Anthony McHae and j. Stewart.
Scranton, Sixth ward, First district
George Shoemaker and George Judson.
Scranton, Eighteenth ward - @. +.
Beckett and II. Williams.
There were ties reported from the
following districts:
Scranton, Second ward Fifth district
Thomas Fidler and John Lenahan.
Waverly borough-G. E. Stevens, Ely
Carpenter.
Old Forge, Third district-Thomas Rod
gers and John M. Thomas.
Chairman Powell then announced his
committees on credentials and resolu.
tions, which follows
Credentials-W. s. Millar, w. S. Ward.
Horace E. Hand, John Copeland, w. H.
Withers.
Resolutious-R. A. Zimmerman, A. B.
Eynon, j. f. Reynolds, Il. NJ. Vernoy, w.
B. Thornton.
The committees retired, and it then
being high noon, adjournment was
made until 2 o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
So immense was the throng at the
afternoon session that the majority Of
the delegates. who were late in coming
in, were compelled to stand up within
and about the bar enclosure during the
whole session, while spectators. and the
majority Of them Democrats. occupied
the chairs usually reserved for wit
nesses, jurymen and attorneys, and
which were yesterday intended for the
especial use of delegates.
One delegate called q halt to pro-
ceedings as the committee on ereden-
tials' report was being read, and set
everyone present smiling audibly by
moving that delegates sit down.
Chairman Powell put the motion as it
was made, and when 1t was carried by
vote which showed the unanimity Of
both spectators and delegates on the
question there was another peal OF
laughter.
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