The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02
Meeting OF HAPPY OMEN
Large and Enthusiastic Republican
Rally at Cnrbondale Last Night.
SHOWED WHAT WILL CONE NOV f
George NJ. Watson, of Scranton, the
Principal Speakers Many Persons
Unable TO Gain Admittanee.

One Of the most enthusiastic and
gratifying meetings of the present po-
litical campaign was that held last
evening in Carbondale under the aus
pices Of the Lackawanna Republican
club. The gathering made its own sue
cess without any aid from the tenn
porary glow of skyrockets, the noise of
brass bands or shallow and loud voiced
oratory; it was a meeting of thought
full laboring men and merchants and
sufficient number of Democrats to in
dicate that the current issue is one of
thought and not strictly politics.
Every seat in Odd Fellows hall on
Salem avenue was occupied when the
meeting was opened at 8.15 O'Clock,
and an equally large number were
standing about the rear wall, the hall
and in the doorway. 1t was estimated
that the number Of persons unable to
secure even standing room represented
fully half as many as the number
within the hall. The principle
speakers were Major Everett Warren,
president Of the State League of Repub
lican clubs, and Attorney George M.
Watson, both of Scranton, but before
adjournment was made lusty calls were
made for John II. Thomas, candidate
for clerk of the courts; R. w. Arch
bald, candidate for judge. and Charles
p. O'Malley, candidate for the legisla-
ture from the Fourth district.
Mayor e. e. Hendricks, Attorney
John F. Reynolds and ]. E. Burr COM
posed the committee which met the s
o'clock train from Scranton and es-
corted the speakers to the hall, where
the meeting was presided over by d.
w. Humphrey.
A Representative Gathering
Among those on the stage and in the
audience were: Ex-Mayor Rettew, ].
w. Dimock, A. w. Daley, DR.. F. e.
Jenkins, S. A. Dilts, j. B. Shannon
William Shannon, William Lathrope. G.
A. Patterson, C. A. Kase, ]. c. Davis
Henry Wilbur, William Hollandbask,
James M. Stewart Robert Blair, c. r.
Mum, Edward Juch, Fred Hitler, F.
e. Burr, r. D. Stewart, J.e b. Van Cor
der, Edward Moon, Robert Carter, T.
H. Mcmillan, M. X. Purdy, James Nc
MILAN, Frank H. Smith, Albert Wright,
L. I. Burrell, A. F. Cook, Will Hub
bard, w. w. Williams, ]. z. Bone, T..
]. Simmons, Robert Maxwell, Sam
| Moon, G. Nicholson, Reese Hughes r.
| A. Jadwin, George E. Mills, H. G.
Baker, Edmund Jones, Joseph Robin
son, j. Van Denmark, viii Isgar, A. l..
Patterson, David Robbins, S. Court
right, II, B. Vannan, Joseph Vannan,
George Hudson.
Attorney Watson was introduced as
the first speaker of the evening. In q
very concise and logical way he referred
to the political history of the United
States from the first congress of 17Se
until the present day. He argued that
those previous during which the coun-
try had been blessed with thrift growth
prosperity and great happiness were
during years Of Republican government
and principles of protection.
With the lesson of years behind It
the Democratic party at its last ma.
tional convention in Chicago declared
in the platform that protective princi
pies and reciprocity were unconstitu
tional. They thus stated their belief
in Cleveland and Henry Wattersor
rather than in James Madison and the
supreme court of the United States
which declared the constitutionality o.
protecting the interests of our owl
country rather than those of another.
The speaker concluded by remarkinl
upon the trend dofimmigratlon toward tn,
United States, its resources and othel
evidences of its having been the riches
and best government on the globe, ant
emphasized that the only way to undt
the wrong of the past two years anC
give the nation the position to which 1
is entitled is by electing Republican
officers, nationally and locally.
Campaign of Ideas.
Major Warren drew particular atten-
ton to the fact that present politics
Is not a scramble for position, but Is o
warfare Of ideas. He said in part:
1--WE are on the skirmish line Of the
great battle which is to be fought In
1896. Maine and Vermont have already
spoken in repudiating terms which ad
NIT of no question and now the inquiry
is, What will Pennsylvania do? W.
do mot doubt what the answer will be
but we want her voice to ring through