The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-26
TO FORCE The issue
John Il. Fellows Strikes Out Boldly for an
Early Convention.
THROWS Down THE GAUNTLET
Says That if Mr. Powell Does Not
Call the Committee Together II
viii Act Without Him-Mr. Powell
Says There viii Be No Meeting Of
the Committee on SaturdaY-WhY
the Petition Had Little Weight
The two evening plpars Of the city
Inst evening printed the netition which.

The two evening" papers OF the city
last evening printed the petition which,
as stated in THE TRIBUNE, was pre-
sonted to D. W, Powell, chairman of
the Republican County committee,
asking him to call the committee to.
gother for the purpose of deciding when
the county convention will be held.
The petition and signatures ara as fol-
lows:
To David W. Powell, esq, Chairman OF
the Republican Comfy Committee of
Iackawanpa county;
We, the undersigned, members OF the
republican executive committee Of thu
said county, deemiug il eXpedent TO call
the county committee together for the
purpose OF fixing u time for holding the
primaries, and the time and place for hold.
iag the Republican comfy convention, and
for the purpose Of nominating full county
ticket, or so much thereof as il to be
elected next November, do hereby most
respectfully request that you call the said
committee together on Saturday, the S0th
day q June, A. d. 1884, at 2 o'clock p. III.
for the purpose aforesaid
j. w. Browning, U. Il. Schoonmaker, Il.
d. Stuart, John Charles Miller, Cbarl o5
Neuls, George W. Boomer Charles w.
Dawson, James Young. w. J. Lewis. +.
J.. Wormser L. II. Shurilef, j. George
EiSoe, W. q. Thomas, George d. Jermyn,
Henry D. Jones, John II. Fellows.
Accompanying the petition ss it ap-
peared in the evening papers were in
terviews with John II. Follows, candi-
date for congress, VINO favors an early
convention. He thinks the latter part
of next month about the. proper time
Tor the convention and says that If Mr.
Powell does not call 4 meeting OF the
county committee for next Saturday
that body will have TO act without him.
WHAT mr. POWELL SAYS.
That declaration on the part Of Mr.
Fellows did not disturb County Chair
mn Powell's serenity in the least.
When seen by TRIBUNE reporter last
evening he was Of the opinion that the
C unty committee will not meet next
Saturday. He declared that as yet he
had given but little consideration to
the question Of calling the county COM
mittee together to fix a time for hold
ing the convention because he thought
it was little early, inaSmuch as it has
been customary to hold the county
conventions in August.
When asked il the presenting OF the
petition did not cause him to think
that an early convention would be pop
ular, Mr.. Powell said:
mo it did not because OF the sixteen
men who attached their names to that
petition four came to me and stated
tnat they did not want any Importance
attached to the fact that their names
npDearel on the petition, for they hal
signed it merely as matter Of form.
Another man whose name appears on it
called on me few moments ago and
assured me that when he attached his
name to the paper no time was fixed for
calling the committee together, that
part Of it being afterwards supplied.
WILL BE CALLED IN TIME.
81 venture to say that two-thirds OF
those who signed that petition do not
favor holding convention at as early
date as that suggested by MIR. Fellows
in his published interview. 1t is fur
thermore a somewhat unusual proceed
ing, 10 say the least, this petitioning
the county chairman to call a conyen.
tion and do not think the idea origin
ated with the committeeman. l be-
lieve the petition was formed at the re-
quest OF one or two Of the candidates.
"You can depend upon 1t that the
convention will be held in good sea.
son," said Mr.. Powell, In conclusion,
"at time that will be most acceptable
to the Republican voters of the county,
The matter will not be allowed to 90 by
default. In due season the committee
will be called together aud a time for
holding the convention fixed"