The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-05
LOOKING FOR A NATE
Hon. John T. Williams Sought Not
Mr.. ScrantOn's Endorsement.
". PENN MORGAN is SELECTED
Not known. However. Whether or Not
lilo VIII Accept Conneii and Scrnu'
ton Have ON Interview. but 1t
Does Not Affect the Situation.

Another meeting Of the friends of
Hon. ia. Scranton was held In, ,Durr
hall last night There were hfty-nve
men of more or less prominence pres
ent, all but a few being from the CITY,
Reese q. Brooks presided and Alderman
5. S. Jones, of Carbondale, acted as
secretary.
The object of the meeting was an
nounced to be the selection of n running
mate for Mr.. Scranton for the national
delegateship, he having been named as
a candidate by this same assemblage
last Monday night. 1t was decided ON
that occasion to give Hon. John T. Will
Jams an opportunity OF casting his for
tunes with the Scranton committee ana
an embassy was sent to inform him to
that effect. MIR. Williams. SO the COM
mittee reported, informed them that he
would honor their proposition with due
deliberation. and If he had anything to
communicate would advise them at
their next meeting.
Mr.. Williams was notified that the
committee would hear him Wednesday
Qast) night, the date to which Monday
nights session adjourned. Mr. Will
iams evidently had nothing to COM
municate, for no message was received
from him.
They Proceeded to business.
After waiting a reasonable length of
time for the appearance of Mr.. Will
Jams or his representative. the meet
ing came to the conclusion that his de-
cision was unfavorable to them ana
proceeded with their business with this
fact in view.
A motion to receive the report of the
committee which visited Mr.. Will
iams and to continue the committee
was lcst by vote of sixteen ayes to
foi ~. .tcurnays. The negative responses
were given with a vigor which evil
denced that there would be no further
barley with Mr. Williams and this was
borne out by the subsequent action OF
the meeting.
IN speaking on this motion Mr..
Scranton favored placing Mr.. Will
Jams on their ticket whether he would
or not. Mr.. Williams, he said, had
been guilty of nothing more than any
other man would have done and he did
not believe In furnishing" him. Their
object was to destroy dictatorial power
and place the Republican party once
more in the hands of the people. 1t
was not a fight against William Con-
nell, to whom he made some very COM
plimentary illusions. but, he said, 1t
was fight against Mr.. Connells
IUttnOuS. ne am duIolliy
raigned boss" politics. He also gave
his version of the private interview
which he had had with Mr.. Connell
during the day.
Brooks Wanted Opinions.
Chairman Brooks, at the conclusion
Of Mr.. Scrantons speech asked for an
expression of sentiment from the
others present. At first there was a
feeling in favor of adopting Mr..
Scranton's suggestion of three
oornered fight, but opposition to this
before long arose and II was finally de-
cided to leave John T. Williams out OF
the question and nominate full ticket.
A recess was taken to discuss available
candidates. There was some talk Of
Joseph Lloyd. but when the meeting
reopened w. Penn Morgan was named
and unanimously selected in the face OF
his brothers statement that he was
quite positive Mr.. Morgan would not
accept.
w. s. Jones moved that the chairman
Of the meeting, Reese G. Brooks, be
appointed a committee to compel
said facetiously-,Mr. Morgan to ac-
cept. This was adopted and the meet
ing then turned its attention to the
selection of delegates to run in the
various districts and to arrange the
minor details Of the campaign. The
chairman was empowered to select an
executive committee
Charles w. Westpfhal, Of the South
Side. and Mayor T.. z. Hendricks, Of
Carbondale, were selected as alter
mates.
Mr.. COnnclIs Version.
Mr.. Connell, when asked yesterday
whether his conference with Mr.. Scran-
ton had developed anything for publi-
cation, said: There Is nothing new In
the situation, SO far as know. l saw
Mr.. Scranton on private business af-
fairs, but we also discussed politics.
Before he left for Europe, had gath
cred from>the newspapers that he did
not intend to oppose my candidacy
for national delegate. 1t was then
asserted that he had decided not to be
a candidate for that position. When
was requested to become n candidate
for that position. Mr.. Scranton's name
had not been mentioned. Seeing that
he had been a national delegate once
before, while had never sought any
political office whatever, / thought he
might not care to make a fight on me.
''The fact that he Is now disposed to
do so Is merely repetition Of history.
He has always fought those who have
not yielded to his wishes. No, I am
not going to fight Mr.. Scranton. The
fighting Is all on his side. But having
agreed to run for this office, l cannot
now stand aside merely to please Mr..
Scranton; and l am Informed that my
friend, John T. Williams. Is not In