The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-08
SpecLal 10 tLe .ScLanLon rLLbnne.


N7OUNG blood won today in the re-
w awakened Rapublicanism Of Lu-
zerne; but not until that seasoned
Ii veteran, Morgan B. Williams,
and his effective lieutenants, James NJ.
Morris and ex-Sleriif Robinson had
given it one of the liv3lies, tussle5 eX-
perieuc-I in many day. When it is
considered that John Leisenriug, Of
Upper Lahigh. had been making rapid
headway with his candidacy for con
gress for months before the doughty
ex senator had definitely decided to en-
ter the race; aud that the active
period of the Williams cam
paigu has been contiue practically
within the last month, the fact
that the former came under the wire a
winner by 80 narrow a margin WAS l.
most victory for the shrewd man,
ayers of his opponent. When the con-
venton organized in the morning aad
choose eX.Congressmau George W.
Shonk, OF Plymouth, t mp0rarY chair
man over Gains l.. H4lsey of White
Haven, Mr. Lrisenring's attorney and
one of his intimate political advisers,
there were many who hailed it as d
token that the veterans had really won
despite the confident claims OF the So
called "amateurs
A SHORT LIVED TRIUMPH
But this victory was short-livei.
With the noon adjournment came G
grand rally of the lower enders. Re-
serve fore were trotted out and sent
on double quick to reinforce the wav-
ering; and wnen at 2.30 in the after
noon, after an agonizIug wait outside
the convention hall In a temperatur,
strongly suggestive of sheol, the door.
were again thrown open and the pr.
spring delegates were second tim,
permitted to surge in, it soon hecam,
apparent from the complaCency among
whom was Field Marshal Keck, tha
the lines had all been strengthened anC
that some Of the amateur scoutin!
parties had captured a number Of strag
glers from the enemy's camp
And then happened a thing that H.
Illustrates wildly the superior chivalry
and iberality Of the Republican party
While tue sweltering convention wa!
waiting for the report of belated com
mlttees, speakers were called upon
and among them were two Democrats
who frankly proclaimed their politica
eecentricity and yet were applauled K
the echo when successful in witticisn
or repartee. Indeed, had they beer
Republicans Of national renown, they
could not have received a more hosuit
able welcome; and even when one
went somewhat to an extreme in op
position to the partisan complexion oI
the convention, he was permitted tC
complete his daring sally and cordially
applauded when he concluded.
TWO ORAToRICAL DEMOCRATS.
The first of these speakers was Dis
trict Attorney John NJ GarmAn, o.
Nanticoke. When asked wnat h.
could say about the Republican part,
be promptly retorted that he could sa
nothing about it except that if be wer,
running against it, the convention
nominee for congress would not be j.
sight. Later on, Playwright DAME
l.. Hart, just returned from an outinl
in the Catskills, was solicited to anus,
the assemblage, and he did it to per
fection. He began by quoting Davi
B Hills famous pnrase, 1 am Demo
cratV and declared that if Luzern
Republicans didn't want to hear hin
make ID mocratic speech they shoul
not have called upon him. Thi
was the preface TO a spirited exposi
tion OF Democracy, mainly humor
ous in its character, but sufficient
rabid to exhibit in conspicuous relic
the Republican liberality which toler
ated it. Mr. Hart might have adde
another famous speech to the list o
great partisan orations had he not in
advertently accused General Grant @
having been a Democrat "befoah d
wGh." This excited the ire of vener
able delegate in one of the rear seat
aud, with capillary portierres vibratin
in Indignation, he arose and launche
forth vehement denial. A verbal due
at long range ensued. to the infinit
amusement of the onlookers; aud atte
vain effort to Withstand the rurs
veterans wrath Mr.. Hart GRACEFUL
subsidized.
MR. FULLER's MAsTERLY EFFORT.
Following the permanent organizl
tion. which was affected by Temporal
Chairman Shonk's retirement in favo
of DR.. w. q. Weaver, nominatin
speeches were called for That of
H. Fuller, placing in nomination tn
of Morgan B. Williams, was the orr
torical gem Of the convention, keei
witty. lustrous and exquisitel
phrased. When he likened Congress
man Hires to that useless and infiniti
mai remnant OF former bowel Gale
the vermiform appendix, which, win
swollen into the disease called politics
appendicitis. had once before calle
for surgical excsion of the man b
would name, and which now needed
arepetition of that treatment, the cor