The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14
ARE GOING TO cleveland
ScrantOnians Who Will Attend Ma
tiOnal Convention Of Republicans.
PLANS FOR CARING FOR THEM
viii Be Entertained In m Excellent
Manner by the Republicans of tho
Forest City-LOSal Men Leave
for Cleveland Monday Night.

At Cleveland, o., preparations or q
most elaborate character are being
made to entertain the delegates to the
national convention Of the League or
Republican clubs, which meets In that
city Wednesday next and continues In
Among those from this city who Will
attend the convention are Major Ever
ett Warren, president of the state
League Of clubs; Attorney +. w. Fleitz,
league clubs; Attorney f. w. Fleitz,
secretary of that body; ex-County
Treasurer d. w. Powell Prothonotary
c. Il. Pryor, Clerk of the Courts John
II. Thomas, Alderman w. s. Millar,
Attorney NJ. w. Lowry, e. Il. Roba-
than, Major II. f. Penman, John Roll,
John Davis, ex-Lieutenant Governor
l.. A. Watres, Sheriff f. II. Clemons, ex-
Representative w. X. Beck.
1t Is probable that a large number
of others will also join the party, but
they have not yet definitely decided to
do so. Congressman Galusha A. Grow
will accompany the Scranton party.
ToOpcn State Headquarters.
Secretary Fleitz will leave this city
Sunday night and arrive in Cleveland
Monday morning, where he will at once
open Pennsylvania state headquarters
at the Hotel Hollenden. Later in the
day or early on Tuesday he will be
Joined by President Warren.
Monday night the greater part of the
Scranton delegation will start for
Cleveland over the Delaware, Lack
wanna and Western railroad, arriving
in that city Tuesday morning at 955.
Those who cannot leave at that time
will start Tuesday night, arriving in
Cleveland Wednesday morning about
the time that the convention opens.
Special rates have been secured on all
roads leading toward Cleveland and
those attending the convention will
also have the benefit of special rates
at all the hotels in that city.
Programme That Has Been Prepared.
On Wednesday morning the conven-
tion will be called to order and re-
main in session about two hours. At /
p. m. there will be an excursion to the
parks, factories, cemeteries and SUBJ
urbs of the city, and at 2 p. m. the
league picnic at Forest City park will
open. There will be concert by the
Iowa State band and delegates will be
admitted free.
AT p. m. occurs the big mass meet
ing at Music Hall. when short, pithy adj
dresses will be delivered by Thomas B.
Reed, Governor Mckinley, James S.
Clarkson and John NJ. Thurston, of
Iowa; Senator-elect Borroughs, of
Michigan, and others. AT $50 the same
evening there will be concert by the
Iowa State band at Forest City park
for those who would prefer the music
of horns to the music of oratory.
Excursion on Lake Eric.
At a. m. Thursday there will be
short excursions about Cleveland, fol-
lowed by excursions on Lake Erie,
which the delegates will be privileged to
attend without cost. At p. m. there
will be an open meeting at Music Hall
with speeches by prominent orators and
from to s p. m. there will be a recep-
ton to delegates lin the Biclorama
building at Euclid avenue and Erie
street.
In the Arcade, at Euclid avenue and
Superior street, a banquet will be ten
dered the delegates at $50 p. m, at
which toasts will be responded to by
some of the most prominent Republi-
cans of the country. Friday there will
be sessions of the convention at 10 a.
m. and p. m.