The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-30
THE Slate went THROUGH
DunmOre Democrats Held Their Con-
yentiOn at BOland'S Hall.
A. +. HAGGERTY VAS CHAIRMAN
Ticket Nominated Without Auy Opposi.
lion OF Any Account Myics McDon.
nell Got the Nomination for
Street Commissioners.

Dunmore Democrats We're in their
glory last right.
1t was the occasion of their regular
convention for the nomination OF Of
flcers to be voted for at the coming
election. and the delegates from the
various districts of the borough met at
Boland's hall on Drinker street at s.
o'clock and proceeded to business.
Dunmore Democrats have an urban
and systematic method of nominating
their officers. They copy somewhat
after the style of county conventions;
each district elects delegates, the num-
Der being regulated according to the
vote cast at the preceding election, and
majority of these delegates have the
power of placing a ticket in the field
Up in front near the platform re-
served space was set apart for the dele
gates. The common rabble was kept
back by line of chairs stretched
across the hall; but inside the charmed
circle some had entered VINO were not
delegates, and of these Jack Gerrity
of the Second district of the Second
ward, was the only one who made him
self heard. He undertook to give the
delegates some advice. He roared aloud
several times and had to be threatened
with arrest before he quieted.
\. +. Haggerty called the convention
to order and the delegates went for
ward and passed their credentials to
the clerks. There was not single con-
test for a seat and the delegates We're
admitted to a vote without any further
ceremony.
The Officers Selected.
The next thing on the list was the
election of a temporary organization
which resulted as follows Chairman,
John Finnerty; secretaries, 7. r.
Boland and w. c. Burke. on motion
the temporary organization was made
permanent and then the convention
proceeded to business. The following
list of delegates was read:
First ward First district-W l.. Purcell,
John Blanche, John j. Murray.
First ward, Second district-W. p.
Cronen. Henry Gilligan.
Second ward, First distrfct-P. +.
o Horo, Ed NJ. Mckinney, Austin Gavi-
gan, W. j. McCarty, r. a. Scott, Thomas
Rooney, Michael Mcdonnell.
Second ward, Second district-P. J.
Leevan, p. II. Cunningham, Michael
OBoyle. Patrick Murphy, Patrick Walsh.
Third ward, First district-John Lotus.
Martin Cooney, 4. L. Boland. w. G.
Burk.
Third ward Second district-John Fin
nerty, Thomas NJ. Horo.
Third ward, Third district-Joseph il.
Murphy, Henry Klassuer.
Fourth ward-John Tighe, Thomas Me
Graw
o Fifth ward-Michael Ginley. Patrick
Golden.
Sixth ward, Second distrct-Peter T.
O'Connor, John Maloy, NJ. J. Swift.
Chairman Finnerty annaunced that
the nomination Of officers was the next
thing in order. Under this head nomi-
nations for the office of street COM
missioner was the first one called.
Myles Mcdonnell, sr., John Swift. sr.,
Martin Walsh, and James Cullen. We're
nominated. Swift declined in favor of
Mcdonnell and the ballotng resulted
in this way: Mcdonnell, "a; Walsh. 3;
Cullen, ). Two councilmen, William
McAllister and Peter j. Ward We're
chosen by acclamation. For school di-
rector two were to be nominated and
the names of James j. Ginley, John
+. Swift, BerAard Sweeney, and W. j.
Costello We're mentioned. The ballot
ing was: Ginley, "a; Swift, "A; Swee-
ney, 6: Costello. 6. Ginley and Swift
were declared the nominees. one au-
dftor was to be nominated, and John
Gibbons and Patrick Cooney battled
for the honor. Gibbons got II votes
to Cooney's Is, and he was declared the
choice of the convention. a. j. Murray
was nominated for borough treasurer
by acclamation.
Ward Officers Named.
The chairman announced that him
self and the candidates named would
appoint a borough committee, and the
delegates from each ward got together
to nominate ward officers This was
the result of their labors: First ward,
assessor, W. l.. Purcell; constable, /.
=. Dolph. Second ward, assessor, An
drew Golden; constable, Michael
O'Boyle. Third ward, assessor. Henry
Klassner; constable, Philip Hoffman
Fourth ward assessor, John j. Flynn.
Fifth ward, assessor, William Moore
constable, Thomas Mcdonnell. Elec-
tion officers for the eleven distrists
represented were also elected.
After the nominations were made
Jack Gerrity took the floor in the rear
of the hall and made a speech, urging
fidelity to the Democratic party. An