The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-17
RIPPLE AND WIDMAYER
Will Represent Second District at
Republican State Conyeatioa.
THEY HAD AN EASY VICTORY
Quayites' Opposition Endorsed b. ou'v
sixteen Delesates- Resolution with
Regard to Judge WiiIard's csndi.
dscy for Superior Court Judge.

a short, DuSlnesS-lke conNentio"
was held by the Republicans OF the
Second legislative district In the court
house yesterday afternoon, and Col
onel Ezra II. Ripple and City Con-
troller +. ]. Widmayer were chosen to
represent the district at the Republi-
can state convention to be held In Har-
risburg ON Aug. 2s. A resolution was
adopted unanimously directing the del
egates to use every honorable means
In their power to insure the nomlna-
tion OF Judge f. N. Willard as one Of
the superior court Judges Of the state.
At o'clock the convention was
called to order by w. 8. Millar. chair
man Of the Republican standing COM
mittee OF the district. and In the alb
sence Of Secretary Emil Bonn, Com
mon Councilman c. s. Seamans, OF the
Thirteenth ward. was chosen secretary
and Professor II. L. Burdick assistant
secretary.
After the call had been read creden-
tials were handed In. and 1t was found
that the following delegates were pre-
sent:
Names Of tho Delegates.
Seventh ward-First district, August
Peuster; Second district, NJ. Scanlon;
Third district, Frank I.euthner.
Eighth ward-First district. w. s. NIL
lar. William A. Raub; Second district, w.
Shiffer. Fred Zitzeman.
Ninth ward-First district, w. A. May.
Il. NJ. Vernoy. Willard Perry: Second dis
trict. w. II. Withers. NJ. ID. Hines; Third
district Everett Warren, II. II. Paine.
Tenth ward-Joseph Haus, Charles Hart.
Eleventh ward-First district. Christian
Fickus, II. W. Siebecker; Second district,
Philip Scheur, Frank Slocum; Third dis
trict, Charles Stone.
Twelfth ward-Flrst district. Fred Ehr-
hart; Second district John Metsheiser.
Thirteenth ward-First district, Sol MIL
Ter. Harry Sykes; Second district. A. b.
Stevens. II. l.. Burdlck. c. 8. Seamans;
Third district. w. w. Osmond. 7. II.
Hughes.
Sixteenth ward-First district. ]. d. Fer
ber. George ConnOrs; Second district,
George Jones. Fred Schoen.
Seventeenth ward-First district, Frank
s. Barker, ]. 8. McAnulty, Thomas Camp
bell; Second district. F. w. Martin. Luther
Keller, Robert J. Haag, Horace f. Hand.
Nineteenth ward-First district, william
Smith, Louis Swartz; Second district.
Jacob Mantz; Third district, John p.
Rink; Fourth district, Charles Wolf.
Twentieth ward-Frst district, Thomas
Williams; Second district, Matthias Gard.
Charles Kloss; Third district, James
Shorten.
Luther Keller was substituted for J..
B. Woolsey and ]. s. McAnulty for
James A. Oakford, IN the Seventeenth
ward.
There Wcrc No Contests.
After the list Of delegates was read
and 1t was found that there were no
contests, Chairman Millar formally de-
clared the convention open. and F. w.
Martin moved that a committee Of five
be appointed to prepare resolutions.
The chairman named on the committee
f. w. Martin, w. A. Raub, Christian
Fickus. Il. II. Hughes and James Short
en-. While the committee was prepar-
ing Its report Major Everett Warren
moved that the temporary organization
be made permanent and nominations
for state delegates were then declared
In order.
Attorney Horace E. Hand arose, and
after brief speech nominated Colonel
+. II. Ripple and F. ]. Widmayer. He
said they had gathered as Republicans
to send delegates to the state coIven-
tion that will meet soon to name state
officers, and at this time could not af-
ford to have any chickering's, for Lacka-
wanna county has this year a peculiar
interest in the approaching convention.
The name of one Of Its most honored
citizens, Edward N. Willard. would
come before that convention, and he
thought it proper and right that the
delegates from his home should go
to the convention solely in his in
terests. 1t was for that reason he nomi-
mated Colonel Ripple and Mr.. Wild
mayer.
Dalo and Westpfahi Named.
Frank Leuthner, Of the Seventh ward.
next claimed the attention. of the con-
vention and nominated M. II. Dale and
Charles Westpfahl as delegates. He
did not indulge in any speech making
in presenting their names to the con-
vention.
AT this point the committee on resolu-
tions filed into the room and Chairman
Martin said It was ready to report,
whereupon he read the following, which
was adopted by the unanimous vote Of
The conventions:
Resolved, That the delegates to the state
convention at Harrisburg to be held Aug.
49, 1895, be and they are hereby requested
and instructed to use all honorable means
in their power to insure the nomination OF
Hon. +. N. Willard as one Of the Superior
court judges of the commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania
"A vote was taken on the candidates
for state delegate and resulted as fol-
lows: Ripple, "a; Widmayer. "a; Dale 16;
Westpfahl. 16. Colonel Ripple and Mr..
Widmayer were declared elected. but
no motion came from the opposition to
make the election unanimous.
There was no other business to en-
gage the attention of the body and II
adjourned.
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