The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-28
Committee TO MEET
Chairman Powell Issues Call for The Repub.
llCal Organization.
makes REPLY TO EIR. FELLOWS
Meanwhile, Secretary Browning Mails
Circulars to the County Committee
men Asking Them to Get Together
Two Weeks Earlier Than the Date
Set in the Charman's CalI-Review
Of the Whole Situation.
The following official call for a meet.
ing of the Republican county commit
tee was issued last evening:

A0 lO44ONlub NILlSldl SdlN LUZ u Il6cI'
ing of the Republican county commit
tee was issued last eve ming:
HEADQUARTERS
OF THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Scranton, Pa, June 81, 1894.
Members OF the county committed are
hereby requested to meet ut the Central
Repu6lcan Club rooms, on Washington
avenue, ON Saturday, July II, 1894, at 2
o'clock p m, for The purpose of fixing u
time and place for holding the county
convention, and for the transact of any
other business that may come before tho
meeting. d. w. POWELL.
Attest: Chairman.
DAVID j. DAVIS
Assistant Secretary.
CHAIRMAN PowEL's STATEMENT.
In reference to the interview with
eX-Mayor Fellows in Yesterdays
TRIBUNE. County Chairman David W
lowell, over his own signature, has
supplied the following statement;
EX&l6yor Fellows having stated that
my action endangered the party's best in
teresIs, etc, l wish, in reply. to state u
few words and to give the public few
facts in the matter. AS to the calling Of
the county convention desire to say that
not one member Of either the executive or
the county committee has spoken 10 me or
requested me to call meeting of the com.
mlItee for that purpose. Not one OF the
many candidates, with the exception Ct
Mr, Fellows himself, candidates who are
certainly entitled to some consideration
and who are aspiring for the nomination
for county offices, has requested me to
make call until recently.
On last Thursday aid receive from the
hands of T. Ii. House petition signed by
sixteen members Of the executive COM
mittee requesting me to call the county
committee together on June 80. Before
the petition was handed to me two Of the
S.gners came to me and said they had
signed their nanes TO such petition but
need not give 1t any consideration on
thaJ account. Since | received the
petition three more signers expressed
themselves in the same way. Besides,
three Of them stated that there was no
date mentioned on the petition when they
signed, but was afterwards added, and il
not greatly mistaken in MIR. Fellows own
handwriting.
These three men are willing to sign
paper to that effect if need be. According
to section |, rule s. of the Republican
party rules, II Is the duty of the county
committee to designate tho time and place
Tor holding county Conventions, etc., and
not that OF the executive committee, as
MI Fellows states, with all due respect to
that body. The county committee is COM
posed oil l43 members. II Mr. Fellows
thought it necessary to petition me for a
call OF this committee why did he not get
majority OF this committee TO sign? The
n but ,ptN
refuse to call them together.
Taking all these things into considera-
tion, l deemed it advisable to deter the
Call until such time as | could confer with
most Of the candidates, and some Of the
members of the county committee to have
their views as to the proper time to make
call. Since then | have called upon
number Of the candidates and members of
the county committee, and they immedi-
ately expressed themselves satisfied TO
have a meeting Of the county committee
called on Saturday, July ID, at p. IN. In
accordance with the wishes, l have called
meeting Of the said committee on the
above date.
In conclusion l would say that in this l
do not :hink / am exercising the powers
OF an autoCrat or that l consider myself
the whole committee, as Mr. Fellows init.
mates; neither do belive in one man die.
tating, regardless Of others interests. am
always willing to abide by the will OF the
majority when properly obtained. II any
one is at present jeopardiziug the best in.
teTests OF his party it is the person that is
trying to force an improper issue.
ANOTHER MEETING CALLED.
A circular bearing the signature Of
y. W. Browning, secretary of the
county committee was yesterday
mailed to members of the county COM
mittee notifying and requesting them
to attend meeting of tnat body next
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the
rooms Of the Central Republican club.
1t was based upon the alleged refusal
OF Chairman Powell to grant the re.
quest of the sixteen member Of the
county executive committee whe re-
Gently signed petition desiring that
meeting of the county committee be
called on the data specified.