The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
The Campaign IS BOOMING
Next Week Will Be the Most Inter-
esting to Republicans.
D. H. HASTINGS WILL BE HERE
Arrangements That Are Made for His Re-
ception-Places Where He VIII De.
liver Address Meetings to
Be Held This Week.

Next Monday will be banner day for
the Republicans of Scranton and vicin-
ity, General Hastings and associate
candidates on the state ticket, reinforced
by Hon. Charles Emory Smith, editor
of the Philadelphia Press, City Sollci-
tor Charles f. Warwick, of Philadel-
phia, and other eminent speakers, will
be in this city, and between noon and
bed time will address five immense mass
meetings.
The party of distinguished orators
will leave Philadelphia for Scranton
Monday morning, arriving here at the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
station at 1.07 o'clock in the afternoon.
At Manunka Chunk the party will be
met by committee of prominent Lack
awanna Republicans. After the recep-
ton at the station in this city, in which
Bauer's band will participate, the party
will be driven at once to the Wyoming
House. After brief rest, General Has
tings and companions will proceed at
once to Providence, where, at 3.3C
o'clock, If the weather be favorable,
they will address an open-air meeting
Half an hour later, another open-air
meeting will be held in Hyde Park, at
convenient place yet to be announced
A third meeting will be held after sup
per in the South Side, with the Germa-
MIA band in attendance.
Two Immense Mass Meetings.
But the oratorical event of the day
will occur Monday evening, at 8 o'clock
when two immense mass meetings will
be held simultaneously in the Thir-
teenth regiment armory and in the
rockingham theater. General Has
tings and Charles Emory Smith will
speak at both meetings, alternately
There will be other prominent speakers
at both places. The county candidates
will be in attendance, and both meet.
ings will, it is expected, be very largely
attended.
A meeting of the committee oil ar.
rangements was held at the Central Re
publican club rooms last evening
upon call of Chairman Fred w. Fleitz
Walter E. Davis, esq, acted as secre
tary. Three subcommittee We're ap
pointed. as follows: On printing, Liv!
S. Richard, George B. Thompson ant
George H. Shires; on music, Milton w
Lowry, Walter Z. Davis and John II
Reynolds, and on transportation
George b. Thompson, Fred w. Fleit
and f. L. Robathan. In addition t,
these committees, George II. Shires AM
Thomas Shotten were appointed t
superintend the details of the Nortl
End meeting; John H. Reynolds and F
e. Robathan, the West Side meeting
and Philip Dippre and Charles Hamm
the meeting on the South Side.
The Programme for Tuesday.
During his stay in Scranton Genera
Hastings will be entertained by Majo
Everett Warren, president of the Stat
league Of Republican clubs. Majo
Warren is now with the general and hi
party upon tour of the Northwestern
counties.
On Tuesday, Oct. 2S, the Hasting
party will proceed by special train t
Carbondale, making short stops at eac
Intermediate station. During thes
- General Hastings will dellve
eches from the car platform.
of the committee in charg
programme contemplate
Sc eetings the like of which ha
no Pown in this state since tn
try ours of that distinguishe
Zen iiia favorite, the late Jane
g. e. The attendance of ever
Republican in the valley is cordially in