The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-27
PLANS OF campaigns
Manner In Which the Parties Will Wage War
for Success In November.
MEETINGS ARE Being HELD
Republican Speakers Addressing the
Voters of the County on the Issues
of the Day-Big Ratification Meet.
ing in the rockingham Next Tues
day Night - General Hastings to
Visit the City.

The tickets Of the Republican and
Democratic parties, state and county,
are now completed and the fight is now
on in real earnest. In the cozy club
rooms OF the central club the Republic
can county committee has opened
headquarters in charge Of the affsble
secretary. W. S. Millar, which are Wis
tied daily by scores of Republicans
from all parts Of the county, who re-
port that great enthusiasm is mani
tested for the ticket in all quarters.
1t is recognized as winner every.
where.
The campaign ia now we'll under
way and public meetings are being
held at which the issues at the cam
paign are intelligenily and dispassion-
ately discussed and the voter allowed
to make his own deductions.
At Throop on Tuesday night large
meeting was held under the auspices
Of the Republican club of that place,
which was addressed by John R. JONES',
candidate for district attorney. 1t WIS
a very enthusiastic dem monstration. To.
morrow night M ,jor Warren and W.
5. Millar will deliver addresses before
the John r. Jones club, Of Peckville.
MEETING AT ToMPKINsvILLE.
Saturday night big meeting will be
held at Tompkinsville by the citizens OF
Greenfield, Scott and Benton town.
ships to ratify the congressional and
county nominations. 1t will be ad.
dressed by Galusha A. Grow and John
r. Jones.
At Old Forge on Oct. / there will be
another big meeting, at which Mayor
Connell and others will speak.
Next Tuesday evening at the Froth-
inghsm the campaign in this city will
be formally opened by monster mass
meeting under the auspices OF the
Central Republican club. E. P. Kings
bury, president Of the club. will pre-
side, and the nomination of the various
candidates be ratified. George B
Orlady. OF Huntington, one of the most
eminent campaign speakers of the
party in the state; Linn Hartranft, Of
Philadelphia, son Of Ex-Governor
Hartranft, and other disting uished
speakers will address the meeting.
There will be reception afterwards at
the Club rooms, Price building, to the
candidates
On the platform during the meeting
Will be seated the speakers, candidates,
officers Of Central Repu ubllcan club and
members Of the county committee.
Members of the Central Republican
club are requested to call on Secretary
Millar and get their tickets for this
meeting,
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
Although this meeting Ia under the
auspices Of the Central Republican
club it is in no sense merely meeting
OF that organization. II is a demon.
stration to which the public generally
Is invited and promises to be one Of the
most notable political meetings OF re-
cent years in this city. On Oct. %
General Hastings will address mass
meeting in this city and be given a
demonstration worthy of the Hero Of
the Conemaugh."
The Democratic executive commit.
tee, under the direction Of County
CHAIRMAN John Il. Roche, is planning
a campaign which will be one ;of the
most systematic In the history of the
party in this county. A big auxiliary
committee made up of one to three
prominent Democrats from each elec-
tion district in the county has been ap.
pointed. who will be expected to carry
out the plans formulated by the county
committee. Public meetings will be
held nightly in all parts of the county.
The Peoples party managers also de.
clare that they will wage determined
campaign, and from the hustlings will
nightly proclaim the beauties of the
populistic theories.
CAMPAIGN OF PRoHIBITIoNIsrs.
Leaders OF the Prohibition movement
hereaoouts say that their campaign
will be conducted along new lines this
year.
The county will be canvasssd BY dis
tricts, and by means Of literature and
personal solicitation, an effort made to
roll up bigger vote than was ever
cast before in this county for Prohi-