The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-21
date OF THE CONVENTION
Republican County Committee Named
Tuesday, Sept. II, at 2 p. IN.
SEPT. 10 WAS ALSO SUGGESTED
Committee. However. Decided on the
Later Dste-P Primaries win BE Held
st Regular Polling Places ON
Sept. - from Z to .. m.

AT a meeting of the Republi.
can County committee, held yesterday
afternoon in the rooms of the Central
Republican club on Washington avenue,
It was decided to hold the Republican
County convention in the cOut house
at p. m. on September II. The prl-
maries will be held at the regular poll
ing places on September IA, from to
Z p. IN.
At y. m. the committee was called
to order by the chairman. Colonel f. n.
Ripple. and Secretary w. s. Millar read
the roll. about three-fourths Of the
to their names
After the business for which the COM
mit;ee was assembled had been stated,
Wade NJ. Finn moved that the county
convention be held on Tuesday. Sep
tember II, at 2 p. m. In the court house,
ITO nominate candidates for coroner and
surveyor. and that the primaries be
held on the preceding Saturday at the
regular polling places between the
hours Of ard Up. IN.
Attorney w. h. Davis. of the Six
teenth ward, amended the motion to the
effect that the convention be held one
week earlier than the date named by
Mr.. Finn, and that the convention also
elect delegates to the national conven-
tion. -
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i.s anneui"eI. eiuSeu ... a1's
,,ars ~, r. Tr,n,n, ,,hat Santamhar m
was late enough to hold the county con-
ysntion. while others were equally as
confident that September II was the
proper date. A. il. Hobbs. OF Fleet-
willie. was one Of the committeeman
who favored September II. and me said
so in n, speech OF some length.
He tho,hght n advisa bls. TO nut of the
convention until the latest possible date.
The party. he said was lust emerging
from a warm faotional fight that had
embroiled THE leaders as well as the
rank and file ali over the state, and dn
view OF this fact he Thought It wise to
give as much time as possible for the
axcitemenlt caused nv the state fight TO
sn,hside before holding the county con-
yention. AS he viewed the situation II
was only common decency and fair
nass" that such q. course should be
adop,ed NV the COMMITTEES.
John a. McAskie and w. II. Whthers
tool, exrention to the words common
decency and fabrness'' used by Mr..
Hobbs. and called upon him 10 enlighten
the COMMITTEES as to lust what he meant
when he made use OF these words,
Other commbtteemen reinforced their
request. and Mr.. Hobbs again took the
floor.
w.., n. M..r, hv ,ho worss
IT, w., -. .,",.... o,,,r.
,yra nnaS nm IN h;s 1,ords Astsr ths
exciting fight which is now closing. and
in which the members of the party in
this county were RECENTLY mixed up. he
Thought It wise TO allow whatever bit
terness might have been aroused In
that fight to subslde before undertaking
another campaign. 1t was the part OF
wisdom 40 do so. he Thought. and that's
what he meant when he used the
words common decency and fairness u
Joseph Lewis. of the West Side. asked
the chairman IL any officer OF the
county committee had made an effort to
have the convention held on July 49,